ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – The Bard College men's basketball team battled with St. Lawrence but fell to the Saints 77-65 on Friday night at Stevenson Athletic Center. 

Lazaros Panagiotounis had his 10th 20+ point game tonight with 22. He added six rebounds, two assists and a steal. Rowan Heinze was the other Raptor in double-digit points with 12 points, shooting 4-of-9 from the field. He added two rebounds and a team-high five assists. 

Azriel Almodovar, Sean Wilcox and Lucas Tovar finished with five points each. Almodovar added six rebounds, four assists and three steals, while Wilcox had three blocks and two rebounds. 
Bard and St. Lawrence were back and forth in the first five minutes of the game, but the Saints went on a 15-2 run to take a 14-point lead with eight minutes left in the first half. The Raptors answered back with an 11-3 run to get within nine points with less than two minutes left. St. Lawrence finished the first half on a 10-0 run as the Raptors struggled to get out of the Saints' defensive zone.

In the second half, Bard started on a 5-0 run in the first four minutes, but St. Lawrence answered every time the Raptors scored. Bard got within 10 points with less than three minutes left, but the Saints answered back with a point every time Bard tried to chip in and score. 

Bard shot better from the field, 44% to 40.6%, but the Saints' 86.7% to Bard's 56% free throw percentage helped St. Lawrence win. 

The Raptors will be back tomorrow at 4 p.m. when they face Clarkson.