ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Clarion men's basketball team faced its toughest test of the young season on Sunday, falling by a score of 86-66 to Roberts Wesleyan College at the Voller Athletic Center. The Golden Eagles (1-2, 0-0 PSAC) will try to rebound on Saturday, January 30th when they return home to take on Salem at 5 pm.

Both teams suffered from insurmountable amounts of turnovers, Clarion committing 17 giveaways,while the Redhawks had 15 turnovers. Roberts Wesleyan was able to convert those Golden Eagle mistakes though, outscoring Clarion 21-12 in points off turnovers. Continuing their hot shooting from the last meeting, teh Redhawks shot 51% from the field for the game and 47% from long range.  

Gerald Jarmon had a team-high 18 points in 32 minutes played, followed by Godspower Ogide, who had 11 points and three rebounds. Sophomore Jordan Agyemang proved to be a force inside the paint once again, bringing down a game high 13 rebounds, while adding eight points in 22 minutes of work. 

Freshman Mekhi Reynolds made his blue and gold debut, scoring 6 points in 20 minutes of action for head coach Damian Pitts, while dishing out two assists and grabbing two rebounds. 

Roberts Wesleyan opened the game on a 22-3 run but Clarion found their bearings and began to claw their way back into the game. Agyemang cut the Redhawk lead to 15 after knocking down a layup on an assist from Steve Kelly. Reynolds found Aaron Hilzendeger beyond the arc for three as time expired in the first half to make the score 40-22 heading into the break. 

The Golden Eagles began the second half on a 4-0 run, cutting the lead to 42-27 thanks to a three pointer from Mason Mraz and a layup from Kelly, as the offense started to find it's rhythm. After a cold shooting streak from Roberts Wesleyan, the Golden Eagle offense went on the attack pulling the game within single digits courtesy of scoring efforts from Lawrence Lemon and Jarmon inside and out. 

The Redhawks put the game away for good midway through the second half building a lead as big as 25 points, cutting the Golden Eagles comeback efforts short. 

For the game Clarion shot 35% from the field, just 30% from three point land and 59% from the charity stripe. Utilizing their bench to the fullest, the Golden Eagles were able to score 38 bench points in the losing effort.