GENEVA, N.Y.—The Hobart College basketball team extended its winning streak to five games with a strong second half performance against St. Lawrence University tonight. The Statesmen trailed by two at halftime, but shot 57.7% in the second half on the way to a 66-52 Liberty League victory in Bristol Gym.
 
Hobart (17-3, 11-2) shook off a lackluster first half performance that saw the home team shot just 29.4% overall while going 3-for-19 from downtown. After halftime, the Statesmen looked like a different team, starting the second half on a 12-5 run fueled entirely from beyond the arc.
 
SLU junior Chris Jeffrey made a layup to open the half, but sophomore Dan Masino answered with a 3-pointer and then senior Tucker Lescoe cashed in on a Saints turnover, hitting another triple for a 32-30 Hobart lead. Junior Brandon Arnold knocked down a 3 for St. Lawrence for a 33-32 edge, the visitor's final lead of the night. Lescoe and first-year Daniel Cook splashed back-to-back treys to put the Statesmen up by five.       
 

.@HobartHoops extends its win streak to 5️⃣ with tonight's win over St. Lawrence.@TuckerLescoe4 led the way with 1️⃣5️⃣ pts & 5️⃣ assts@MeshanicJackson added 1️⃣2️⃣ pts & 8️⃣ rebs@fleugame_11 notched 8️⃣ pts & 1️⃣0️⃣ rebs#GoStatesmen | #d3hoops | #d3h pic.twitter.com/IOHa6v68MG

— HWS Athletics (@HWSAthletics) February 8, 2020

 
Over the next 10 minutes, Hobart outscored SLU 22-8, building a 17-point advantage. Five different Statesmen scored during the run, led by first-year Andrew Lynch's six points. Hobart was 5-of-8 from behind the arc during the surge.
 
After making 9-of-15 from deep in the second half, Hobart finished the game shooting 41.7% overall, 35.3% from long range and 50% at the line. The Statesmen outrebounding the Saints 38-32 and committed three fewer turnovers.
 
Lescoe paced a balanced scoring effort for Hobart, notching 15 points and a game-high five assists. Sophomore Jackson Meshanic produced 12 points and eight rebounds. Senior Edens Fleurizard was two points shy of a double-double, finishing with eight points and a team-high 10 boards.
 
First-year Trent Adamson led St. Lawrence with 15 points, 11 boards and four blocked shots. Jeffery contributed 14 points and seven boards.
 
Hobart will be back in Bristol Gym at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, hosting Clarkson (7-13, 5-8), which won at RIT 90-80 tonight.
 
The Saints (7-12, 5-8) will travel to RIT (6-14, 3-10) to play tomorrow at 4 p.m.