LANGLEY, B.C. – Senior Dylan Fasoyiro (Houston, Tex.) went 7-for-12 from the field and totaled 18 points to lead Daemen University to a 71-66 victory over Simon Fraser University this evening at the Langley Events Center during second day action of the 2023 Conference Commissioners Association (CCA) Division II Canadian Tip-Off Classic.

IMPACT PLAYERS

• Four players scored in double figures for the Wildcats.
• Senior Nick MacDonald (Amherst, N.Y.) finished with 15 points.
• Senior Andrew Mason (Webster, N.Y.) drilled three three-pointers and totaled 13 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
• Sophomore Justin Glover (Buffalo, N.Y.) added 12 points, while graduate student guard/forward Joey Atkins (Watervliet, N.Y.) chipped in four points, seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks.
• Freshman Irish Coquia scored nine first-half points for the Red Leafs and finished with four three-pointers and 17 points.

GAME NOTES

• It marked the first ever meeting between the two programs. SFU is a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) and finished 6-22 overall and 1-17 in the GNAC last year. The Red Leafs were picked 10th in the GNAC preseason poll.
• Daemen returns four starters from last year's team that finished 20-8 overall and 12-4 in the East Coast Conference. The Wildcats were picked second in the ECC preseason poll and are receiving votes in the National Basketball Coaches Association (NABC) Division II preseason poll.
• SFU held a 10-5 lead five minutes into the game, but a three-pointer by Glover sparked the Wildcats on a 17-7 run. A driving layup by freshman Ryan Heath (Rochester, N.Y.) with 8:10 left in the half capped the run and gave Daemen a 22-17 lead.
• Daemen took its largest lead of the first half, 26-20, following a bucket by MacDonald at the 6:30 mark, but the Red Leafs outscored the Wildcats 19-8 the rest of the half and SFU took a 39-34 lead into the break.
• SFU held a 47-43 lead when a triple by Mason started a 12-0 run for the Wildcats. A layup by Fasoyiro with 9:37 left capped the spurt and gave Daemen a 55-47 lead.
• Daemen went scoreless for the next 4:33 which allowed the Red Leafs to make it a one-possession game (55-53), but the Wildcats scored the next five points to regain a seven-point lead, 60-53, with just over four minutes left.
• The Daemen lead was four points, 58-62, with just over a minute left when Mason hit a clutch three-pointer. Mason would also hit two free throws with seven seconds left to give the Wildcats a 68-63 lead.
• Daemen shot 45-percent (26-58) from the field overall and made 7-of-23 from three-point land. The Wildcats were 12-of-21 from the charity stripe.
• SFU finished 24-of-61 (39%) from the field overall and made 9-of-25 from downtown. The Red Leafs canned 9-of-13 from the charity stripe.
   

NEXT JUMP BALL
The tournament concludes Sunday (Nov. 5) and Daemen will square off against Seattle Pacific University. The game tips off at 12:45 p.m. PST (3:45 p.m. EST). Seattle Pacific has lost its first two games of the tournament, losing to St. Edward's (77-72) and Hawaii Hilo (76-57).
 

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