AMHERST, N.Y. – Daemen College overcame an 18-point first-half deficit and outscored Queens College 56-32 in the second half en route to a 93-75 victory over the visiting Knights here today in East Coast Conference men's basketball action. Daemen improved to 5-2 overall and 2-0 in the league following its third-straight win. Queens remained winless on the year and dropped to 0-8 overall and 0-2 in the ECC.
 
The win extended Daemen's home winning streak to 40 consecutive games. The streak dates back to the start of the 2011-12 season. Daemen's home winning streak ranks as the second longest in the nation among all NCAA men's basketball programs. Only Division III Albertus Magnus College, which is currently riding a 44-game home winning streak, owns a longer home winning streak than Daemen.
 
The win also extended Daemen's conference winning streak to 18-straight games dating back to last season.
 
Four players scored in double figures for Daemen. Junior Torrence Dyck (Rochester, N.Y./San Jacinto College) scored a team-high 23 points and also added six rebounds and three assists. Classmate Supreme Hannah (Rochester, N.Y.) went 5-for-6 from three-point land and scored a career-high 22 points—15 of which came in the second half. Senior Jordan Greene (Fort Edward, N.Y./South Glens Falls) added 14 points and three assists.
 
Not to be overlooked, senior forward Gerald Beverly (Rochester, N.Y./Gates Chili) totaled 18 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks for the Wildcats. The 2014-15 ECC Co-Preseason Player of the Year, he registered his fifth-straight and 32nd career double-double. He has now scored in double figures in 37-straight games and has recorded at least one block in 40-straight games.
 
Senior Anthony Hodges (Queens, N.Y.) connected on 7-of-9 three-pointers and totaled 24 points and seven assists for the Knights.
 
Queens opened the game with a 10-2 run, but the Wildcats answered with an 11-5 run and cut the lead to two points, 15-13, after senior Kyle Clifford (West Seneca, N.Y./St. Francis) drained a triple with 12:34 left in the half. The teams then traded baskets before a three-pointer by junior Shaquille Thomas (Brooklyn, N.Y.) sparked the Knights on a 13-0 run. Back-to-back three-pointers by Hodges capped the run and gave Queens a 30-15 lead with 8:45 left before the break. The teams traded baskets over the next five minutes and Queens held a 41-25 lead when a three-pointer by Hannah sparked the Wildcats on a half-ending 12-2 run. A putback by Greene with 13 seconds left before the break capped the run and cut the Queens lead to six points, 43-37. The Knights came up empty on their final possession of the half.
 
Daemen did not let halftime kill their momentum, as the Wildcats opened the second half with a 15-8 run and took their first lead of the game, 52-51, following a three-pointer by Hannah five minutes into the second half. The run featured four three-pointers, two each by Hannah and Greene. A conventional three-point play by Dyck with 12:49 left gave the Wildcats a 63-53 lead, and Daemen later took a 75-62 lead following a fast-break alley oop dunk by Dyck with 8:15 left. Daemen maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the way.
 
Daemen shot a sizzling 58-percent (14-for-24) in the second half and finished 24-for-51 (47%) from the field for the game. The Wildcats canned 7-of-9 three-pointers in the second half and finished 11-for-21 (52%) from downtown for the game. Queens, which entered the game shooting just 27-percent from three-point land on the year, connected of 9-of-13 (69%) triples in the first half, but cooled off over the final 20 minutes and finished 15-for-32 (47%) from downtown for the game. The Knights shot just 34-percent (11-for-32) from the field in the second half and finished 27-for-63 (43%) from the field overall.
 
Daemen posted a 40-30 advantage in rebounds, and the hosts collected 14 offensive boards which led to 15 second-chance points. Daemen also finished with a 26-14 edge in points in the paint, while Queens posted a 48-10 advantage in bench points.
 
POST GAME NOTES: Daemen is in Candidacy Year Three of the NCAA Division II membership process…the Wildcats are now 31-10 against Division II teams since the start of the 2012-13 season…Daemen is 38-2 since the start of the 2009-10 season when it scores 90 or more points…Gerald Beverly already ranks first in career blocks at Daemen with 244…Beverly recorded his 1,300th career point during today's win and currently ranks ninth in career points at Daemen with 1,314…Beverly corralled his 700th career rebound during Friday's win over Molloy and ranks fourth in career rebounds with 718…Torrence Dyck has scored 20 or more points four times this season…Supreme Hannah has connected on 15-of-19 three-pointers over the last four games…Jordan Greene has made at least one three-pointer in 18-straight games dating back to last season.
 
Daemen heads to The Sunshine State at the start of next week to take part in the Trip Sports Cruzin Classic. The Wildcats will play St. Thomas University Wednesday (Dec. 17) and take on nationally-ranked University of Indianapolis Thursday (Dec. 18). Both games take place on the campus of Barry University in Miami Shores, Fla.
 
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