Hawks fall at the Palestra 02/16/13
After last week’s strong performance against Richmond the Hawks continued conference play visiting the La Salle Explorers at the Palestra. The Explorer’s seemed to have an early edge taking a 29-24 halftime lead over the Hawks. Going into halftime it was clear the Hawks needed another spark from the locker room to win this game.
Unfortunately for all SJU fans that littered the Palestra, there would be no second half spark. The Hawks continued to get out rebounded as a team despite Ronald Roberts’s efforts, ending the day with 13 points and 10 rebounds, his 12th double-double of the season. The Hawks as a team shot well over 50%, but got outrebounded at a 2.5:1 ration leaving room for second chance points they couldn’t afford ultimately losing 76-64. The Hawks are back at Hagan Arena February 23rd facing off against the George Washington University Colonial’s.