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Naclerio posts eighth double-double as Saints men's basketball overcome Bard

Posted 2/12/17

The St. Lawrence University men's basketball team swept Bard with an 81-70 win in Liberty League play Saturday afternoon at Burkman Gymnasium. Junior Riley Naclerio led the Saints scoring 21 points …

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Naclerio posts eighth double-double as Saints men's basketball overcome Bard

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The St. Lawrence University men's basketball team swept Bard with an 81-70 win in Liberty League play Saturday afternoon at Burkman Gymnasium.

Junior Riley Naclerio led the Saints scoring 21 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to post his eighth double-double of the season. Senior Kyle Edwards tallied 14 points as Kyle Kobis and Ben Crawford both added 12.

The Saints trailed for the majority of the first half with the Raptors holding a slight 36-30 lead at halftime. The Saints came out of the locker room strong posting three-three pointers in the first minute and a half to hold a 39-38 lead. St. Lawrence wouldn't give up the lead for the remainder of the game. The Saints sealed the win of a series of free throws down the stretch.

Armando Dunn led the way for Bard with 15 points. Christopher Rogers added 13 points while Chris Lockwood contributed 12.

The Saint improve to 19-4 and 12-2 in conference play as Bard falls to 1-13 and 3-20. St. Lawrence remains tied with Skidmore for first place in the conference standings.

St. Lawrence will travel to nearby Clarkson University on Wednesday evening as they partake in the Route 11 rivalry at 8 p.m.