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CASTLETON, Vt. - January 4, 2011 - The Colby-Sawyer men's basketball team fell at Castleton, 80-66 on Tuesday night at Glenbrook Gymnasium. The Spartans improve to 4-4 overall on the season. The Chargers fall to 4-6 overall.

Sophomore Mark Comstock led all Castleton scorers with a 19-point effort shooting 7-13 from the field including three 3-pointers. Senior Mike Knight turned in 15 points (6-12 fg) and a team-leading seven rebounds. Junior Jared Paul notched 12 points going a perfect 5-5 from the free throw line while freshman Tyler Ackley led all players with six assists.

Freshman Robbie Burke led the Chargers with a game-high 20 points (7-14 fg, 6-12 ft) and eight rebounds. Junior James Tobin brought down a game-high 13 rebounds (three offensive, 10 defensive), scored five points and dished out four assists. Junior Will Bardaglio also tallied double-digit points shooting an impressive 5-for-8 from long distance and two free throws for 17 points.

Late in the second half, Bardaglio canned a three-pointer from the wing to cut the deficit to 56-54, but Castleton went on a 12-4 highlighted by Knight and Comstock who each scored five points during that  span and the Spartans never looked back.

Comstock's three-pointer at 6:12 of the second half gave Castleton a 68-58 lead and that margin did not dip below five for the remainder of the contest.

Colby-Sawyer returns home on Thursday evening with a non-conference tilt with perennial power Middlebury. Tip is set for 7:00 pm.

---Release courtesy of Castleton Sports Info