Box Score Washington, D.C.| The Rosemont Ravens Traveled to The Nations Capital to take on The Gallaudet Bison in the Field House.

Starting for the Ravens was #1 Zaki Gomez, #2 Ty Jones, #4 Brandon Moore, #5 Robert Sukaly, and making his first start of the season #11 Jaylen Mason.

How it Happened:

The Ravens got off the bus hot, winning the tip and scoring on the opening possession as Ty Jones found Jaylen Mason in the corner for an open three. Bradnon Moore would find Ty Jones on backdoor cut to give the Ravens an early 5-0 lead over the Bison. Rosemont held Gallaudet scoreless through the first three minutes of the game giving the Ravens early opportunities to grow their lead. The Ravens built their lead gaining momentum as Brandon Moore got to the line for an and-one opportunity putting the Ravens up seven on the Bison. Gallaudet responded with a run of their own to cut into the Rosemont lead; Leading by one (19-18) Ty Jones found a cutting Dallas Wilder for a tough bucket in the paint forcing a timeout. The Ravens did not give up their lead in the first half as they ended on a 16-5 run led by Ty Jones with eleven points in the final five minutes of half number one. 

Ty Jones and the Ravens would continue to push the Bison defense getting to the paint and scoring inside to start the second half. Rosemont lead by fifteen before Gallaudet responded with a 0-13 run to cut the lead down to only two points. Chris Taylor would stop the bleeding with a momentum shifting three pointer assisted by Kobe Butler, whose impact was limited do to foul trouble. Zaki Gomez drilled another three for the Ravens to keep the lead at five points with nine minutes remaining. Both teams did a great job of getting to the line through the rest of the second half as Rosemont could not shake the Bison. Gallaudet would take the lead for a brief second (52-54) before Ty Jones gave the Ravens back the lead with a big three forcing a timeout with two minutes remaining. A layup inside gave the Bison an one point lead as a minute thirty remained, Jones would come down on the following possession getting to the line to give the Ravens another one point lead. Rosemont did a phenomenal job on both ends of the floor in the final minute with a short lead, finding way to get to the line extending their lead to three points with five seconds remaining. Gallaudet got the inbound in but a heads up call by Coach McGee to foul, allowing the Bison only two foul shot attempts as the Ravens held on the secure their first win of the season 64-62.

"My dad always said, A win is a win is a win. So while it wasn't pretty at times, it was good to come out of it with the Win. Great to see different guys stepping up to help secure that conference victory. We're very far away from where we want to be as a team, but we are seeing the improvements everyday in practice and in games. I'm proud of the way our guys battled. The pizza on the bus back tasted a little bit better today" -Coach Ryan McGee

Leading the way for Rosemont was #2 Ty Jones with 22 points and five assists with only one turnover. Followed by Zaki Gomez tallying four steals on the defensive end. 

What's Next? 

The Ravens will be back on the road Monday December 8th as they take on the Ursinus Bears in Collegeville, PA. Tip off is set to be at 7:30 as the Ravens aim down their second win of the season.