UTICA, NY - SUNYIT junior David Golembiowski (Barneveld, NY/Holland Patent) had a school-record nine blocks and added 13 points and 10 rebounds to just miss a triple-double as the men’s basketball team defeated the visiting Keuka College Storm 73-63 at the Campus Center Gymnasium Sunday.  Golembiowski passed James Wilson’s (‘96) record of eight blocks set back in the 1995-96 season.

Senior Diloo Brown (Harlem, NY/Technical Careers Institute), who just missed a triple-double of his own in yesterday’s win over Wells, also had a monster game, nailing a game-high six three-pointers and registered game-highs of 23 points and 11 rebounds to lead SUNYIT to its seventh straight victory and put the team at 16-4 overall.  Keuka fell to 6-12 on the year.

Keuka came out hot in the first half thanks to senior Rob Crowley, who scored 14 points in the first nine minutes of the game to give his team a 26-10 lead early on.  SUNYIT would rally from there, scoring 17 unanswered points that were capped off on an alley-oop dunk from Brown to senior Floyd Fitzpatrick Thorne (Brooklyn, NY/Paul Smith’s College) to put the Wildcats up 27-26 with 4:10 left before halftime.  The game would eventually head to the break with the score tied at 32 all.

The second half would remain close as well.  With SUNYIT clinging to a one-point lead with 11 minutes remaining, the Wildcats would hit two consecutive three-pointers to extend their lead to seven, 55-48, with 8:16 remaining.  Keuka would get to within four two minutes later, but SUNYIT would close the game with a 16-10 run to secure the victory.

Fitzpatrick Thorne finished with 11 points on the day, while junior Ricky Charles (Brooklyn, NY/Fashion Institute of Technology) registered nine points, seven rebounds and two blocks.

Petter Durr and Calvin Logins joined Crowley with 14 points apiece to lead Keuka, while Alex Coleman chipped in 10 points.

The Wildcats will look to continue their winning ways on Wednesday, February 10, when they host SUNY Cobleskill at the Campus Center Gymnasium.  Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 pm.