Brooklyn, NY (January 11) – Despite a career-high 24 points from sophomore
Carson Woods (Phoenix, Ariz.), the FDU-Florham men's basketball team fell to Pratt, 80-70, in its final non-conference regular season contest of the 2022-23 campaign. FDU-Florham dropped to 2-13 on the year, while Pratt improved to 5-11 this season.
Woods shot 9-for-16 from the floor and added five rebounds as well as our steals to his 24 points for the Devils tonight.
Michael Dabas (Middletown, NJ) tallied 12 points, four rebounds and a pair of assists for FDU-Florham in the setback. Pratt was paced by Patrick O'Gorman, who registered 38 points in the win, while Cameron Hatcher posted an 18 point, 12 rebound double-double for the hosts. O'Gorman's 38 points rank 11th most in a single Division III men's basketball game this season.
After trading points to open the game, Pratt raced out to a 25-13 lead midway through the first half. FDU-Florham was able to chip its deficit to just seven points at the half at 39-32 following a jumper by
Jamal Santana (Randolph, NJ) at the buzzer.
Back-to-back three point buckets by Dabas and
Brian Nichols (Roxbury, NJ) made it a one point game at 39-38 just minutes into the second, but Pratt answered with a 25-9 run to balloon its lead to 17 points at 64-47 with nine minutes to play.
Late in regulation, FDU-Florham ripped off a quick 6-0 run to make it a two possession game, but that is as close as the Devils would get in the 80-70 non-conference setback.
FDU-Florham shot 43.1-percent (25-for-58) from the floor, 37.5-percent (9-for-24) from three point range and 91.7-percent (11-for-12) from the free throw line tonight. The Devils scored 30 points in the paint, 20 points off Pratt turnovers and 14 points off the bench.
Pratt shot 58.5-percent (31-for-53) from the floor, 58.3-percent (14-for-24) from three point range and 80.0-percent (4-for-5) from the free throw line. Pratt also scored 30 points in the paint, 15 points off FDU-Florham turnovers and 16 fast break points.
FDU-Florham will host Misericordia University in MAC Freedom action on Saturday, January 14 at 3:00 pm.
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FDU-Florham is currently running a campaign in honor of former Devils men's basketball head coach, men's golf coach and athletic director Roger Kindel.
All donations will go directly towards funding a complete renovation of the basketball and volleyball court inside the Ferguson Recreation Center with his name dawned on both sides. If you are interested in reading more about the campaign and/or making a donation to the cause, please follow the link here: https://support.fdu.edu/athletics/devils/giving/roger-kindel
