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SAINT ROSE DEFEATS FELICIAN COLLEGE, 95-75 Golden Knights leave the Doc Jacobs Thanksgiving Classic with two wins FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                      FOR MORE INFORMATION November 22, 2003                                                                    Contact: Seth Cole By Katie Healey ‘04                                                                   Phone: (802) 654-2537 COLCHESTER, Vt. – In the second day of tournament action, the College of Saint Rose defeated the Golden Falcons of Felician College, 95-75, on Saturday at the Ross Sports Center. The Golden Knights came out strong and made 7-of-10 field goal attempts in the first six minutes of the game. Saint Rose went 21-for-27 from the line for the evening, and received 19 points and 10 rebounds from senior Jesse Cort (Red Hook, N.Y./Red Hook). Junior Terry George (Buffalo, N.Y./Buffalo Traditional) posted 17 points and Kyl Jones (Elmsford, N.Y./Pleasantville) scored 12 points and had three blocks. At the half, Felician trailed by only five, 47-42. With a little over 16 minutes in the second half, the Golden Falcons were down 56-46. With 9:53 left in the game, a pair of three-point baskets from Felician senior Ivan Lewis (Monticello, N.Y.) and a lone three-pointer from sophomore Sadot Williams (Irvington, N.J.,) evened the score at 63-all. However, the Golden Falcons’ never led in the second half of play, while Saint Rose shot 14-for-18 from the foul line and scored 10 points on fast breaks. On the losing side, senior Jerrell Jeffries (Newark, N.J.) had 13 rebounds and went 9-of-13 from the field, posting a game-high 20 points. Sadot Williams ended the night with 16 points and three assists.  ###PURPLEKNIGHTS###

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