Amherst, N.Y. – Andrew Sischo recorded a double-double to lead 17th-ranked Daemen College to an 89-79 come-from-behind win over the Le Moyne College men's basketball team on Tuesday night at Lumsden Gymnasium.
Senior guard
Ryan Roland (Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill/Mercyhurst) led five Dolphins in double figures with 20 points, including 12 in the second half on 4-of-6 shooting from long range. Junior guard
Tim Leavell (Marion, Ind./Marion/State Fair C.C.) posted 14 first-half points. First-year Dolphins, graduate student forward
Lonnie Rivera (Spring Valley, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep (N.J.)/American/Wagner) and sophomore guard
Nino Hernandez (Gardner, Mass./Winchendon School/Bryant), each scored 12 points, while Rivera scored 10 points in the second half and grabbed eight rebounds and Hernandez pulled down seven. Senior forward
Tom Brown (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) turned in 10 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
Sischo shot 11-of-14 from the field en route to 27 points, including 16 in the second half, and pulled down 11 rebounds for his seventh double-double in seven games this season. Breon Harris hit four three-points on his way to 14 first-half points, while Jeff Redband scored all 13 of his points in the second half.
Le Moyne (1-3), which faced ranked opponents in back-to-back games for the first time since November 22 (Saint Anselm) and 27 (at Bentley) in 2005, opens Northeast-10 Conference action on Saturday at the University of New Haven at 3:30 p.m.