Men's Hoops Completes Perfect GNAC Regular Season, Tops Chargers on Senior Day, 91-70

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) men's basketball team completed another perfect Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) regular-season campaign, taking down conference opponent Colby-Sawyer College (CSC), 91-70, in its regular-season finale and Senior Day Saturday afternoon inside James A. Calhoun Gymnasium. The Blue Jays have now won 62-straight regular-season GNAC games and gone undefeated in conference play over the last four full seasons. With the victory, the Blue Jays finish the 2023-24 regular season with an overall record of 21-4, 14-0 mark in GNAC play, and enter the upcoming GNAC Men's Basketball Championship Tournament as the top overall seed. Meanwhile, the Chargers conclude their regular season 9-17 overall, 5-9 in the GNAC, and sneak into the upcoming postseason tournament as the No. 9 seed.

Senior forward Jalen Samuels (Franklin, Mass.) posted a game-high 23 points for the Blue Jays in Saturday's win over the Chargers. He connected on 10-of-15 shots from the field and went 3-of-4 from the free-throw line, while also pulling down seven rebounds and swiping four steals. Samuels was joined in double figures by fellow senior Tyree Mitchell (East Hartford, Conn.), who poured in 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting, including 4-of-7 from beyond the arc. Mitchell also grabbed five rebounds and dished out four assists. Sophomore guard Lence Altenor (Everett, Mass.) was one point shy from his first career double-double, finishing with nine points and a career-high 10 rebounds.

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