Senior Ryan Shipley (Palmyra-Macedon/Macedon, NY) scored 15 points, pulled down 12 rebounds, and blocked 3 shots and was named to the all-tournament team. Freshman Brian Ameneiros (Xaverian/Staten Island, NY) scored 12 points and freshman Joe Canori (Webster Thomas/Webster, NY) added 9 points for the Golden Flyers.
Trailing by one point, 59-58, with time winding down, Nazareth got a basket by Ameneiros with 1:08 left to take the lead for good, 60-59. Canori then hit a jumper along the left baseline on Nazareth's possession to make it 62-59. After CCNY misfired on its chance to tie the score, Matt Groot was fouled while grabbing the rebound and sank both resulting free throws to seal the win.
Nazareth is 3-2 overall following a weekend split. The Golden Flyers have their first home came Tuesday against Oswego at 7 p.m. Nazareth then closes out the first semester schedule with the Joe King Tournament next weekend.
Newspaper Box Score Nazareth vs CCNY 12/04/04 1:30 at Saratoga Springs, NY At Saratoga Springs, NY NAZARETH 64, CCNY 59 NAZARETH (3-2) Ryan Shipley 6-10 3-5 15; Brian Ameneiros 5-8 0-0 12; Joe Canori 4-9 0-0 9; Kyle Nelson 4-6 0-0 8; Ryan McAdam 3-9 2-2 8; Matt Groot 2-7 3-4 7; Mike DeBlois 1-3 0-0 3; Caswell Smith 1-4 0-1 2; Tyler Smith 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-57 8-12 64. CCNY (2-3) France, Darryl 7-15 1-2 15; Jarvis, Andrew 5-5 0-0 10; Mungin, Andrew 4-8 0-0 9; Boddie, James 2-10 4-4 8; Gourdine, Avain 3-9 0-0 7; Barker, Robert 3-12 0-0 6; Tabon, Jamaal 1-3 0-2 2; Avery, Justin 1-3 0-0 2; Wood, Jonathan 0-0 0-0 0; Oliver, Chad 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-65 5-8 59. Nazareth...................... 28 36 - 64 CCNY.......................... 28 31 - 59 3-point goals-Nazareth 4-14 (Brian Ameneiros 2-3; Joe Canori 1-4; Mike DeBlois 1-3; Matt Groot 0-3; Ryan McAdam 0-1), CCNY 2-9 (Mungin, Andrew 1-1; Gourdine, Avain 1-5; France, Darryl 0-3). Fouled out--Nazareth-None, CCNY-None. Rebounds-Nazareth 34 (Ryan Shipley 12), CCNY 41 (France, Darryl 14). Assists-Nazareth 15 (Kyle Nelson 3; Ryan McAdam 3; Joe Canori 3; Brian Ameneiros 3), CCNY 13 (France, Darryl 5). Total fouls-Nazareth 10, CCNY 13. A-100 Skidmore Invitational Consolation game-- Ryan Shipley named to all-tournament team for Nazareth