Adelphi University Athletics

Honolulu – Head coach Dave Duke and the Adelphi men's basketball team were back in action on Halloween for their second game in as many days as they got set to take on St. Edward's of the Lone Star Conference.

Series History:

• This was the first-ever matchup between Adelphi (0-2, 0-0 NE10) and St. Edward's.

Highlights:

• Vlad Popa recorded the first double-double of his young career, scoring 16 points and bringing down a team-high 10 rebounds.
• Elijah Peters paced the Panthers in scoring with 19 points, shooting 7-12 from the field.
• Joaquin Andrews had a bounce-back game, scoring 16 points and grabbing six boards while shooting 4-8 from three.
• Patrick Burke had a team-high five assists.
• Landon Geren made his collegiate debut and scored his first career points.
• Austin Workman tallied his first collegiate points.

How It Happened:

• Burke started off the scoring for the Brown and Gold before St. Edward's went on to take an early 8-2 lead.Down six, the Panthers went on an 11-5 run after makes from Peters, Trevor Whitaker and Jeremiah Gorham to hold a one-point lead at the first media timeout of the day.
• Adelphi led by as many as nine thanks to scoring from eight different Panthers, but the Hilltoppers were able to whittle the lead down to four at the eight-minute timeout after Adelphi went scoreless for 1:53.
•  Peters ended the drought as the teams traded buckets to keep the score within one possession.
•  The Panthers struggled to shoot the three and it allowed the Hilltoppers to climb back into the game. Adelphi led by only one with just over two minutes to play.
• A bucket by Peters and a three-pointer by Andrews right before the buzzer had Adelphi leading 46-41 at halftime.
• A 14-0 run to start the period put the Hilltoppers back in front for the first time since early in the first half and gave them their biggest lead of the day.
• Popa stopped the run with a three and St. Edward's led by six at 15:42.
• Trailing by eight, five straight points from Peters and a Popa putback had the Cats down just one.
• Right before the 10-minute mark, the Hilltoppers scored on consecutive possessions and led by five at 9:55.
• A Peters three cut the deficit to two, but again St. Edward's went on a run to lead by nine before an Adelphi timeout.
• The Panthers' shooting woes continued as the Hilltoppers' lead grew to 11 with four minutes to play.
• Adelphi continued to battle until the final whistle but ultimately fell, 90-76.

Up Next:

• Duke and the Panthers will wrap up their trip to the Aloha State tomorrow, taking on the loser of Winona State and tournament host Chaminade.