X-Men defeat Sea-Hawks 70-59 to complete weekend sweep
(ST. JOHN'S, Nfld.) The StFX X-Men came from behind in the final quarter to earn a 70-59 win in AUS men’s basketball action Sunday afternoon in St. John’s.
(ST. JOHN'S, Nfld.) The StFX X-Men came from behind in the final quarter to earn a 70-59 win in AUS men's basketball action Sunday afternoon in St. John's.
The X-Men outscored Memorial 26-10 in the fourth quarter to retake command of the game.
Memorial took control in the third after dominating the quarter 17-3.
Kevin Bercy, named Subway Player of the Game for the X-Men, led the way with 14 points and seven rebounds off the StFX bench.
Rodrigo Madera added 12 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Davonte Provo and Jordan Clarke also chipped in with nine points each.
Caleb Gould and Vasilije Curic accounted for the majority of the Sea-Hawks offence.
Gould notched a double-double with a 23 point, 10 rebound performance, while Curcic drained 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
Gould was named the Subway player of the game for Memorial.
The Sea-Hawks head into the Christmas break 0-6. They will return to the court for their next AUS regular season action at Acadia on Jan. 11 and 12.
StFX improved to 4-2 with the win.
The X-Men will visit Acadia Wednesday, Nov. 28 in their second last regular season of the fall semester.
Source: Memorial Sports Information