HAMILTON SWEEPS VASSAR BASKETBALL TEAMS
Continental men win 78-52, women win 53-36

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. ≠ Senior forward Joe Finley (Brooklyn, N.Y.) scored 25 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead Hamilton College to a 78-52 victory over Vassar College in a Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association menπs basketball game Saturday afternoon at the Athletic & Fitness Center.

Vassar (3-12, 0-7 UCAA) trailed 38-29, before Finley scored 15 points in the second half to put the game away for Hamilton (13-3, 6-1 UCAA). Junior forward Joe Smith (Sherrill, N.Y.) scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half as well, as the Continentals made 65 percent of their shots in the period.

Sophomore forward Matt Parker (Highland, N.Y.) led Vassar (3-12, 0-7 UCAA) with 17 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Sophomore guard Seth Taft (Philadelphia, Penn.) added seven points.

In the womenπs game, Hamilton (9-7, 5-2 UCAA) placed 13 players in the scoring column, led by sophomore guard Missy Nelson (Oxford, N.Y.) and freshman guard Jessica Gormanπs (Conway, Mass.) nine points as the Continentals slipped past Vassar 53-36.

Vassar (4-12, 1-6 UCAA) was plagued by poor shootingãmaking just 19 percent of their shotsãdespite a strong defensive effort that led to 17 steals.

The Brewers were led by senior forward Carleen Aubee (Chepachet, R.I.) with ten points and six rebounds. Freshman guard Natalie Serkowski (Clinton Corners, N.Y.) also chipped in ten points.

Sophomore forward Anna Jablonski (E. Aurora, N.Y.) grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds to go along with four points for Hamilton.