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AZ Almodovar
Jalen Smiley, Sports Information Work Study
59
Union (NY) UNI 3-5,0-3 Liberty League
72
Winner Bard BRD 5-3,2-1 Liberty League
Union (NY) UNI
3-5,0-3 Liberty League
59
Final
72
Bard BRD
5-3,2-1 Liberty League
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Union (NY) UNI 27 32 59
Bard BRD 32 40 72

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Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Noah Poll, assistant sports information director

RECAP: Men’s Basketball Earns 13-Point Victory over Union

Azriel Almodovar Sets a Career High in Steals, Sean Wilcox Grabs Career-High 13 Rebounds

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ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – The Bard College men's basketball team led for more than 33 minutes in a straight-forward win over Union at Stevenson Athletic Center in their annual Pink Out game.

Azriel Almodovar had a career-high seven steals, putting him in third place for most steals by a Bard player all-time in a game. He also is the first Raptor to have 7+ points, 7+ rebounds, 7+ steals, and 7+ assists in a game. Lazaros Panagiotounis led the team in scoring, with 17 points on 21 shots. He grabbed four boards and played a team-high 34 minutes. Rowan Heinze had 11 points, shot 5-of-10 from the field, and grabbed five rebounds. Sean Wilcox had a career-high 13 rebounds to add to his 11 points for his second double-double. Wilcox added a team-high two blocks.

Coach Dave Sloan said after the game, "we controlled the pace and made them have to execute." He also noted that on offense, "we've been getting good shots all season, they just haven't fallen", which the Raptors were able to do today at a higher clip, shooting a season-high 45.5% from the field.

Union opened the game with an early 8-2 lead, but the Raptors responded, going on a 15-5 run after a timeout called by head coach Dave Sloan. Union shot 9-of-30 in the first half. The Garnet Chargers had six turnovers in the half to Bard's three. Sean Wilcox had seven points in the first half to lead the Raptors. 

In the second half, Panagiotounis had 12 points to lead all scorers, hitting three free throws, a three, and making a trio of contested layups. At 17:18 in the second half, the Raptors turned a three point edge into a 14 point lead during a 14-3 run. They held Union to 1-of-11 shooting while going 5-of-6 from the field and 3-of-4 from the line in that time. 

Overall, they shut down the Garnet Chargers who average 82.1 points per game and shoot 45.6 from the field. Bard ranks fifth in the nation for field goal percentage defense and limited Union  to 31.8% from the field which is their lowest field percentage of the season. 

Bard plays Hartwick for the first time since 2018 at 2:00 p.m on Saturday at Stevenson Athletic Center to conclude the 2024 year. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Azriel Almodovar

#4 Azriel Almodovar

G
6' 0"
Graduate Student
Rowan Heinze

#21 Rowan Heinze

F
6' 5"
Graduate Student
Lazaros Panagiotounis

#15 Lazaros Panagiotounis

G
6' 0"
Graduate Student
Sean Wilcox

#31 Sean Wilcox

F
6' 4"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Azriel Almodovar

#4 Azriel Almodovar

6' 0"
Graduate Student
G
Rowan Heinze

#21 Rowan Heinze

6' 5"
Graduate Student
F
Lazaros Panagiotounis

#15 Lazaros Panagiotounis

6' 0"
Graduate Student
G
Sean Wilcox

#31 Sean Wilcox

6' 4"
Senior
F