Worcester, Mass.  (February 23) -- A deep three with 10 seconds left by Cory Schmidt (Center Valley, Pa./Southern Lehigh) capped off a rally from six points down with just 1:19 remaining as Assumption pulled out a 76-73 win over Southern Connecticut on Senior Night. The Greyhounds trailed by as many as 16 points in the second half before pulling off the late rally.

 Prior to the start of the game, the Greyhounds honored seniors Mike Baldarelli (Sutton, Mass./Holy Name) and Tobin Haase (Southold, N.Y./Ridgewood) for their contributions to the Assumption College men's basketball program during their careers.

Assumption jumped out to a quick 10-3 lead over the game's opening minutes, capped by a three from Haase, before the Owls mounted a rally. With the Greyhounds leading 23-22 with 6:36 left in the first half, SCSU used an offensive explosion by Trevon Hamlet to close on an 18-4 run and take a commanding 40-27 lead into the halftime break. Hamlet led all first-half scorers with 20 points, while Haase was the top Assumption scorer with seven.

In the second period, the lead went to 16 at 49-33 with 15:54 remaining and was still in double digits until the midway point of the half. Baldarelli knocked down a pair of free throws with 9:28 on the clock to get the lead down to nine and the hosts continued to chip away until it got down to 65-62 after a jumper from Bobby Harris (Berlin, N.J./Eastern Regional).

With the game sitting at 73-67 in favor of the Owls with just 1:19 remaining, Ronson Quick (Marlton, N.J./Cherokee) knocked down a three to get the Hounds within one possession. After an empty SCSU possession, Lance Long intentionally fouled Assumption's Ryan Rozsnaki (Montreal, Quebec/Dawson College) and Rozsnaki hit one of two free throws to cut the lead down to 73-71. The Greyhounds maintained possession after the intentional foul and set the stage for Schmidt's late heroics.

After Schmidt's three put the Hounds up, the Owls still had a chance as they inbounded the ball with under 10 seconds left, but the visitors turned it over and fouled Baldarelli, who knocked down two free throws to seal the victory.

Baldarelli led the Greyhounds with 22 points as five Assumption players finished in double figures. Haase was the team's leading rebounder with eight boards, while also scoring 13 points in his final career home game. Hamlet led the Owls with 30 points, along with a 14-point, 11-rebound double-double by Kieran Ramsey.

The Greyhounds end the regular season at 12-16 overall and 9-13 in Northeast-10 play, while Southern Connecticut sits at 12-14 overall and 9-13 in league action. Assumption finishes the Northeast-10 regular season as the No. 12 seed in the upcoming Northeast-10 Tournament and will travel to No. 5 seed Saint Anselm for a first-round game on Saturday, February 26th beginning at 1 p.m. in Manchester, N.H.