PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The Southern Connecticut State University men's basketball team fell to Jefferson, 92-84, at the Gallagher Center on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. With the loss, the Owls fall to 2-1 overall, while the Rams improve to 3-1.

C.J. Seaforth (Hamden, Conn.) led the team in scoring with a season-high 21 points and shot 9-for-15 from the field and 3-of-6 from three-point range. Ulyen Coleman (Brockton, Mass.) also scored a season-high 20 points and shot 8-for-11 from the field and 3-for-6 on three-pointers while chipping in five steals. Lyron Bennett (Boston, Mass.) scored 19 points and dished out seven assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half

• Southern Connecticut jumped out to a quick start, going up 12-6 in the first 4 minutes and 15 seconds. Coleman began the game with a made three, while Seaforth scored five points.
• Jefferson was forced to call a timeout and went on 12-1 run to take a 20-13 lead. 
• Southern was able to cut the lead to 22-18 with just under 10 minutes remaining, but Jefferson responded by going on a 12-6 run to go up 34-24. Seaforth got the Owls' offense going by scoring seven consecutive points and two layups and a three-pointer, and Bennett capped Southern's scoring run on a made jump shot to bring Southern's deficit back down to five.
• Jefferson closed the half on a 10-0 run to take their largest lead through the first 20 minutes, 48-33.
• Seaforth shot 6-for-8 in the first half while making his only three-point attempt on his way to 13 points, while Bennett scored seven. 

Second Half

• Both teams came out of the half evenly matched through the first five minutes, but Aaron Russell (Bowie, Md.) made a three-pointer in the corner to bring the Rams' lead down to 11. 
• Southern and Jefferson exchanged baskets over the next five minutes, but a made three-pointer by the Rams gave them a 77-55 lead with 7:40 remaining. 
• The Owls began to mount a comeback in the final seven and-a-half minutes. Coleman scored seven of Southern's next 10 points to bring the lead down to single digits, and Boissard made a three point after Jefferson split a pair of free throws to bring the score to 75-68 with four minutes remaining. 
• Jefferson upped their lead back up to 10 with 2:46 left, but Russell hit a three-pointer and Bennett and Coleman both made layups to get the score down to 78-75 with under two minutes remaining.  
• Southern made four of their last seven shots from the field, but Jefferson went 10-for-10 from the line to close out an eight-point win.

Notes

• Seaforth recorded his 12th career game with at least 20 points scored. 
• Seaforth has made three three-pointers in all three games played this year so far. 
• Coleman recorded his 10th career 20-point game.
• Coleman has scored at least 15 points in all three games this season. 
• Coleman's five steals are a new career-high. He previously had two eight other times during his career, last on Jan. 9, 2019 against Merrimack. 
• Southern shot 52.4 percent from the field and 45.8 percent from three-point range.
• Southern's 51 point second half was their most in any half since scoring 61 on Nov. 23, 2019 against Concordia.

Up Next
Southern opens up Northeast 10 Conference play at American International College on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021.