WATERVILLE, Maine – On Friday, the Colby-Sawyer men's basketball team picked up their first win of the season defeating Gordon College by a 79-68 final in the Colby College Tournament. 

Rapid Recap:

• The Scots jumped ahead early by a 13-2 margin behind six points by Treyton Tebbs. The Chargers battled right back with a 10-2 run sparked by five points a piece by junior Chaz Cullum (Omaha, Neb.) and junior Cha'Mar Martin (Columbia, S.C.). Another 6-1 run evened the score at 18 as with five points from junior Jaquan Mosley (Deep Run, N.C.). Gordon pushed the lead back to 27-22, but an and-one finish by junior Mike Joanou (Burbank, Calif.) led the Chargers to comeback and take the lead with 3:24 left on a finish in the paint by graduate student Bryson Jenkins (Gary, Ind.). Mosley continued his stellar play with a steal and layup to push the lead to 34-31, before Cullum swiped the ball from Alex Daniel and threw down a finish at the rim. Colby-Sawyer ended the half strong to push the lead to 40-32 on a tip-in and a thunderous tomahawk dunk by Mosley at the buzzer.
• Colby-Sawyer kept the momentum going to kick off the second half as a Mosley jumper and a triple by Jenkins pushed the lead to 45-32. The Scots continued to fight back trimming the lead to 47-39 with 16:26 to play, but first year Sean Peterson (Chester, N.H.) kept the Chargers up by double-digits. Mosley got another highlight jam with 13:27 to play to keep the lead at 51-41, but a counter by Gordon slashed the lead to 52-47. Martin stopped the run with his energy with back-to-back tough finishes at the bucket. After another triple by Bryce Smith cut the lead to 56-50, Martin scored again followed by junior Jaisan Parker (Durham, N.C.) adding a fancy finish before junior Bullen Taban (Phoenix, Ariz.) scored four consecutive points to push the lead to 14. The lead grew to 73-55 with 2:25 remaining as Jenkins knocked down another shot from deep. Peterson added the next four points for the Chargers as Colby-Sawyer closed out the Scots by a 79-68 final.

Post Game Press:
"We learn and grow everyday", said junior Jaquan Mosley (Deep Run, N.C.). "We took the things we learned from the first game and used it to get better for this one. Everyone contributed and we were able to get our first win as a team."

Inside the Numbers:

• Mosley continued his hot start to the season with a career-best 24 points (10-19 FG, 1-2 3-FG, 3-6 FT) to go with eight more boards and three steals. Martin was crucial off the bench for CSC with 13 points (6-9 FG, 0-1 3-FG, 1-3 FT), 10 rebounds, and two assists. Peterson added 14 bully ball points (5-9 FG, 4-7 FT) to go with eight boards. 
• Smith led the Scots with 21 points (7-13 FG, 4-6 3-FG, 3-6 FT) with four steals. 
• Colby-Sawyer owned the glass out rebounding Gordon by a 55-33 margin, with 18 second chance points off the rebounds. 

Up Next: 
The Chargers will take on Emerson College on Saturday at 3:00 PM in the winner's round of the Colby College Tournament. 

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