Wagner Seahawks
Wagner wins 6th straight, beats St. Francis (Brooklyn) 79-61
Wagner Seahawks

Wagner wins 6th straight, beats St. Francis (Brooklyn) 79-61

Published Feb. 3, 2018 6:49 p.m. ET

NEW YORK (AP) Blake Francis scored 15 points, AJ Sumbry had 10 points and 11 rebounds and Wagner cruised to a 79-61 victory over St. Francis (Brooklyn) on Saturday for its sixth straight win.

Wagner (17-6, 10-2) has a two-game lead over Mount St. Mary's atop the Northeast Conference standings. St. Francis (10-14, 7-5) has lost two of its last three games.

JoJo Cooper added 14 points for the Seahawks, which outrebounded St. Francis 46-34. Romone Saunders had 12 points and Devin Liggeons chipped in 10.

Chauncey Hawkins scored 18 points to lead the Terriers. Glenn Sanabria added 12 points and Rasheem Dunn had 10.

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Wagner had a double-digit lead midway through the first half and built a 33-22 halftime advantage. The Seahawks opened the second half with a 14-6 surge for a 21-point lead with 13 minutes left. Liggeons scored five points, and Cooper made a 3-pointer to cap the stretch.

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