AMHERST, N.Y. - The Daemen Wildcats won their third consecutive game on Tuesday night and snapped out of a bit of an offensive funk in the process by downing the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 104-69 on the opening day of the Daemen College Can-Am Classic at Lumsden Gymnasium.  The Wildcats hadn't topped the 70-point plateau since a 77-69 win at Notre Dame College back on November 30 but they broke out to the tune of 61 second half points en route to their highest point total of the season, improving their overall record to 6-7.

The visitors came out in control for much of the first half but Daemen used a 13-2 run late in the opening stanza to grab control of the lead which they never relinqueshed.  Daemen led 43-36 at halftime and they immediately pushed the lead to 19 as they went on a 17-5 spurt over the first five minutes of the second half.

The Daemen lead ballooned to as many as 35 points in the second half thanks to a 76% shooting in the frame (22-for-29).  For the game, the Wildcats shot a season-best 66% from the floor (40-for-61).

Freshman guard Casey Sheehan led five Wildcats in double figures by pumping in a career-high 22 points on 8-for-10 shooting from the field.  Sheehan had a great all-around game as he tied for the team lead with six rebounds while also dishing out six assists to go with one blocked shot and a steal.

Senior forward Moustapha Baidy continued his fine play of late with 14 points, six boards and three steals.  Mujeeb Oridami and Troy Nowak split 22 points with Nowak's coming in a reserve role while Khorri Silcott contributed 10 points and five rebounds.  

Freshman guard Mark Coppola made his third start of the season at the point and dished out a game-high seven assists.

Kale Harrison led the Hawks with 15 points.

The Wildcats are back in action tomorrow as they host the University of Toronto.  The Varsity Blues were 69-53 winners over Houghton College in the first game of the Can-Am Classic today.