Albany, N.Y. – During the second day of the Saint Rose Tip-Off tournament, the Bloomfield College Bears outrebounded the Le Moyne College men's basketball team 53-26, including a 18-1 margin in favor of the Bears on the offensive glass, to claim a 84-73 non-conference victory over the Dolphins.

"It's difficult to come back when you're getting outrebounded 53-26 and getting beat on the offensive glass 18-1. It comes down to how hard you want to play, and how willing you are to play the right way. We have to get better; we have a big challenge coming in on Wednesday with Saint Thomas Aquinas. It's a disappointing weekend, we didn't play anywhere near what we're capable of...  We just have to be more consistent as a team. We had a couple guys that played well yesterday, and then we had some guys that played well today. We need a complete team performance… We have to continue to push forward. I was a little disappointed with the free throws. Overall, the season is here, which is a great time of the year, but we have to get better, and we need to take advantage of our opportunities. We have a lot to work on and we'll learn from this," said Le Moyne head coach Nate Champion '14 after the game.

Three Le Moyne players scored in double-figures on Sunday. Junior forward Luke Sutherland (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee/Siena/Bryant) led the 'Phins in scoring and rebounding with 17 points and six boards, while graduate point guard Mike DePersia (Cherry Hill, N.Y./Haddonfield Memorial/IUPUI) contributed 14 points and led the 'Phins in assists and steals with four of each. Graduate guard Isaiah Salter (Charlotte, N.Y./Central Cabarrus/American International/Adelphi) tallied 11 points on four made field goals, including two three-pointers.

All five of Bloomfield's starters scored in double-figures, led by 6'7" forward Josh Morris who scored 19 points to go along with eight rebounds.

Morris and Andres Fulgencio grabbed a combined nine offensive rebounds for the Bears. Fulgencio pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds and provided 17 points to the Bloomfield cause.

Bloomfield Senior guard Tyrek Battle-Holley and redshirt-freshman guard Al Fatir Connor scored 16 and 10 points, respectively, and the two players recorded a combined seven steals.

The Bears jumped out to a 12-3 lead within the first four minutes of the contest, then with 9:37 left in the first half Izaiah Poole scored a layup to put Bloomfield up 25-14.

The Bears held their largest lead of the first half, a 36-20 advantage, with 3:23 left on the clock, but Le Moyne scored nine of the half's final 13 points to trim their deficit to 40-29 after 20 minutes of action.

Redshirt-sophomore forward Isaiah Elmore (Tampa, Fla./Tampa Catholic) was an important part of Le Moyne's push at the end of the half.

With 3:09 left in the half, Elmore made a nice pass to Nate McClure (Houston, Texas/Concordia Lutheran/Texas State/State Fair C.C./IUPUI) who drilled a three pointer.

During the next Le Moyne possession, Elmore ran to the rim and converted a putback dunk, and finally with 2:10 left in the half, Elmore hustled to coral a defensive rebound then sent a quick pass ahead for Salter who made the fast break layup to trim Le Moyne's deficit to 36-27.

The Bears went on a 9-0 run to begin the second half, extending their lead to 20 points with 17:43 remaining in the contest.

DePersia knocked down two of his team-high three makes from behind the three-point line during the next minute and a half of game time to make it 51-35 in favor of Bloomfield.

Sutherland sank a three-pointer with 14:30 left in the second half, then during the next Le Moyne possession he got the ball on the right side of the floor, took a hard dribble towards the short corner before pulling up and drilling a 15-footer to give the 'Phins some momentum.

Le Moyne ramped up their defensive pressure during Bloomfield's next possession, resulting in a DePersia steal followed by a Kevin Constant (Lawrence, Mass./Central Catholic/Tilton School) fastbreak layup.

DePersia got into the lane and scored a bucket with 11:25 remaining to trim Le Moyne's deficit to single digits.

Morris grabbed an offensive rebound at the other end and converted a putback to give the Bears a 55-44 lead.

The 'Phins were unable to cut their deficit back down to single digits during the final 11 minutes of the game, and the Bears came away with a 84-73 non-conference victory.

The Le Moyne College men's basketball team holds a 0-2 record following the Saint Rose Tip-Off Tournament. The team will play their first home game of the 2022-23 season this Wednesday when they host Saint Thomas Aquinas College on Ted Grant Court for a non-conference battle scheduled for 7:00 p.m.