Men’s Basketball – Saint Vincent
#15 Jaden Gales
6-6 Freshman Forward
Stat Line: Career-high 35 points, 11 rebounds
Avenging an early-season loss in overtime to W&J, the Saint Vincent Bearcats once again took the Presidents to OT and this time came away with a 101-93 triumph at the Carey Center. Spearheaded by Jaden Gales, the freshman phenom scored a career-high 35 points and added 11 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season. Gales connected on 14-of-19 from the field, including four highlight-reel dunks. He was also 7-for-9 at the free-throw line. For Gales, it marked the second 30-point performance of his freshman campaign. The 35 points are the most scored in a game by a Bearcat since 2014 NABC All-American Dillon Stith netted a school-record 50 in a January 2014 overtime setback at Thiel, while it marked the highest single-game scoring performance for an SVC freshman since Tony Washam, SVC’s all-time leading scorer, went for 47 points on Dec. 1, 2001,, against Cedarville. With an historic performance, Gales was tabbed the Foster Law Offices Player of the Game. (Information courtesy of Jim Berger and Saint Vincent College Athletics press release.)
