Staten Island, NY – The Wagner College men's basketball team extended the nation's longest active win streak on Thursday night with a convincing 69-57 win over Mount St. Mary's.
With the victory, Wagner stays perfect at 13-0 in Northeast Conference (NEC) play, extends its win streak to 14 games, and remains undefeated at 9-0 at the Spiro Sports Center while improving to 17-2 overall.
In a nationally televised rematch of last year's NEC Semifinal game, graduate student
Alex Morales once again led the Seahawks with 21 points, eight rebounds, five assists, and two blocks, while graduate student
Will Martinez contributed 13 points off the bench. Redshirt-senior
Raekwon Rogers grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds while adding nine points.
The Seahawks came out firing in the first half, converting on 6-11 (54.5%) of shots from long range. A 9-0 Wagner run gave the Seahawks a 19-7 lead on a pair of Morales free throws with 13:12 to play.
Three minutes later, the reigning NEC Player of the Year provided the play of the night with a block on the defensive end and a bucket on the other end of the floor that made it 26-10 and forced the Mountaineers to call timeout.
Leading 39-23 at the half, the Seahawks continued to attack in the second period, as a Martinez three with 8:43 to play gave Wagner a 59-39 advantage en route to another home victory.
Wagner's defense held the Mount to 26.7% (8-30) on field goal attempts in the first half and 37.7% (20-53) throughout the night. The Seahawks converted on 48.1% (25-52) of shots on the offensive end.
The Seahawks, who led for more than 37 minutes on the night, held a 32-24 advantage in points in the paint while converting on eight three-pointers throughout the game.
Next up, Wagner will take on Merrimack on Saturday, February 12, with tip-off set for 1:00 pm at the Spiro Sports Center. For tickets, visit wagnerathletics.com/tickets.
