Hitting the road this afternoon, Gordon College Men's Basketball ventured to Worcester, Massachusetts where they battled the Lancers of Worcester State. After back and forth leads late in the game, the Fighting Scots ultimately fell to the Lancers, 71-60 after a second half push from Worcester. 

Garrett Sattazahn continued his hot streak for the blue and white, landing 21 points in today's non-conference competition. Meanwhile, graduate student Parker Omslaer did his part below the net by recording 13 points and eight rebounds. Right behind him was Bryce Smith who contributed 12 points to the Scots' total. 

For the hosts, Chris Cardoso spearheaded the Lancers' victory with 20 points while collecting a commanding 14 rebounds. Just shy of Cardoso was Ryan Rubenskas who added 19 points for Worcester, followed by Suubi Nkugwa who booked 12 points. 

How It Happened 

• The Fighting Scots jumped out to an early 26-15 lead after an eight point run catalyzed by a jumper in the paint from Caleb Scott to give Gordon a comfortable advantage halfway through the first half. However, the Lancers retaliated with back to back threes followed by a layup to cut the deficit to three before the clock hit zero (28-25). 
• Coming back from the half, Gordon continued to control the court as the Scots held tightly to their lead thanks to an early pair of layups from Omslaer (33-27). Hungry to close the gab, Worcester was able to tie it up 33 all just one minute and 20 seconds later. However, Gordon's Sattazahn quickly quieted the Lancers by hitting his fourth three-pointer of the afternoon to go up 36-33.
• It wasn't until 11:37 when Worcester's Cardoso flipped the script after taking advantage of a fast break to sink a layup in the paint and give the Lancers their first lead of the game, 39-38. Although, their edge didn't last long as the Scots came barreling back to take the lead once again with back to back layups from Smith and Sattazahn. 
• Once the Lancers got a taste of being ahead they went on to gain an 11 point advantage over the Scots after a game-changing 12 point run (54-43). Gordon's Smith answered back with a three to shrink the Lancerss lead to eight, but Worcester pushed to maintain their double digit lead. 
• With two minutes left, the Fighting Scots were able to get within four points of a tie after Smith sank another three (58-62), however the Lancers continued to tack onto their lead, ultimately edging out the Scots 71-60.

Beyond The Box Score

• Garrett Sattazahn has scored 16 or more points for the Scots in their past four matchups, averaging 15.8 points per game so far this season. 
• The Scots gear up to face the Cougars of Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts on Wednesday, December 29 at 3 p.m. after returning from the holiday break.