Box Score Hoboken, NJ (1/3/14)- The Utica College men's basketball team had its three-game win streak snapped as it fell 81-67 to host Stevens Institute of Technology Friday night in Empire 8 action. Junior Marion Lewis (Bronx, NY/Lehman) led the way for the Pioneers with 12 points off the bench.

The Ducks opened the game on a 17-6 run in the first 5:35 and did not let up as they picked up their first conference victory of the season. Freshman Agim Hamiti (Prishtina, Kosovo/Syracuse Academy of Science) led UC starters with 11 points and two steals, while Aaron Nevins (Buffalo, NY/Canisius) had nine points. Junior Marty Felicia (Phoenix, NY/Phoenix) had a team-high seven rebounds and Chris Jeffers (Albany, NY/Bishop Maginn) had six points and a game-high five dishes.

The UC reserves totaled 34 points off the bench. Ian Henderson (Chateaugay, NY/Chateaugay) and Kendall Brown (Queens, NY/Benjamin Cardozo) each netted six points, while Mark Felicia (Phoenix, NY/Phoenix), Robert Tutein (Nanuet, NY/Nanuet), and Michael Howard (Bronx, NY/John F. Kennedy) also recorded points. Five players recorded double digits for the Ducks, led by a 17-point performance by Matt Skrelja.

The Pioneers drop to 5-4 on the year, while Stevens improves to 5-3. UC heads to Hartwick College on Saturday in search of its E8 win of the year. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m.



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