VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (11/8/24) – Adam Silas finished with 22 points as the Kean University men's basketball team dropped their season opener to the University of Mary Washington, 85-71 in the TowneBank Tipoff Tournament hosted by Virginia Wesleyan University on Friday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED!!!

• Justin Morton and Silas combined for 21 first half points as the Cougars trailed 36-33 entering the half.
• A back-and-forth affair saw Morton hit three straight triples to give Kean their largest lead of the game at 31-25 with just under four minutes to play.
• UMW closed on an 11-5 run for the three-point advantage at the half.
• The Eagles continued where they left off in the first half, opening with a 19-5 run to push their lead to 55-37.
• The Cougars pulled the deficit down to 10, but never recovered as UMW eventually extended their lead back to 20 late in the contest.

INSIDE THE BOX

• Morton totaled 14 points.
• D.J. Alicea finished with 13 points and four rebounds.
• Trey Harts notched nine points.
• Christian Garcia pulled down six boards.

UP NEXT

• Kean faces Ripon in the consolation game tomorrow at 1:00 p.m.