BOX SCORE


Syracuse, N.Y. - The Holy Family University men's basketball team dropped a non-conference contest to Le Moyne College by the score of 79-49 Saturday afternoon at Ted Grant Court.
 
Holy Family is now 5-5 overall, while Le Moyne improves to 4-3 overall.
 
Senior Angel Ayala (Allentown, Pa./William Allen) led Holy Family with a team-high 11 points to go along with five rebounds, two assists and two steals.  Ayala came off the bench and shot 4-of-6 from the field and finished 3-of-4 from the free throw line.  Freshman Tuhran Griffin also scored in double figures as he tallied a season-high ten points after knocking down a pair of three-pointers. 
 
For Le Moyne, Brian Zapisek led all scorers with a game-high 17 points.  Zapisek also filled the stat sheet with a game-high eight rebounds, six assists and three steals.  Sophomore Nate Gause recorded 13 points (5-8 FG) off the bench for the Dolphins, while freshman Qwadere Lovell added 12 points (3-3 FG).
 
Holy Family led early on as the Tigers compiled a 9-3 lead after freshman Hunter Wysocki (Colts Neck, N.J./Colts Neck) scored a layup at the 13:47 mark of the first half. 
 
However, Le Moyne quickly erased the Tigers lead and used a 30-4 rally over the next ten minutes to lead by as many as 20 points.  A jumper by senior Gamal Mohamed gave the Dolphins a 33-13 with 3:48 to play in the half.
 
Le Moyne would go on to take a 15-point advantage into halftime as the Dolphins led 42-27. 
 
In the second half, Holy Family opened with a 6-0 run to cut the Le Moyne lead to single digits after a layup by Ayala made the score 42-33 (17:41).  On the ensuing possession, the Dolphins responded with a basket of their own to regain the double-digit advantage.
 
From that point on, Le Moyne maintained its double-digit lead the rest of the way.
 
Holy Family is back in action on Wednesday, Dec. 19 as the Tigers travel to face the University of the Sciences in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference contest.  Game time is slated for 8:00 p.m.