Men's Basketball: Judges storm into NCAA Sweet 16
by Melissa Siegel
Senior writer
Sports | 3/9/10
Posted online at 11:09 PM EST on 3/8/10
/ Last updated at 10:44 AM EST on 3/8/10
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The Judges defeated St. Lawrence University 76-64 Friday night in the first round and host No. 25 St. John Fisher College 66-52 Saturday night in the second round to advance to their second Sweet 16 in the past three seasons. Up next for the Judges is Rhode Island College, which upset No. 9 Middlebury College in the second round.
Against St. John Fisher, the Judges quickly fell behind 5-0 only to go on a run to take an 8-point lead with 14 minutes, 51 seconds left in the first half.
The highlight of the Brandeis run was a 3-pointer by guard Andre Roberson '10. It tied the game and gave him 1,000 points for his career, the 28th player in school history to do so.
The Cardinals then went on a run of their own, scoring the game's next 8 points to even the score at 13. The game then went back and forth until a layup by forward Terrell Hollins '10 with 8:46 left in the half gave the Judges the lead for good.
The Judges led 35-27 at the half and extended the lead to as much as 17 with 7:48 left in the game on a 3-pointer from forward Vytas Kriskus '12. St. John Fisher went on a run at the end of the game to pull within eight at two separate occasions, but the Judges were able to hold on for the win.
Kriskus led all scorers with 17 points as one of four Judges in double figures.
Hollins was just behind him with 16 points to go along with a career-high 21 rebounds for his 13th double-double of the season.
Coach Brian Meehan was pleased with how Hollins performed over the weekend, especially against St. John Fisher.
"[Hollins] had 21 rebounds yesterday and was just absolutely by far the best player on the court of all four teams," he said. "He's playing like a first-team All-American right now, so that can't be understated."
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