Men's Basketball | 11/8/2014 5:40:00 PM

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bloomsburg University men's basketball team began its 2014-15 campaign with an exhibition contest at Division I George Washington, falling by an 89-47 decision at the Charles E. Smith Center.
 
A pair of Huskies worked into double-figure scoring as senior guard Jon Riles (Philadelphia/Academy of the New Church) paced the offense with 12 points while fellow senior Alssene Saintilus (Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) notched 10 points. Charles Haigler (Charles Town, WV/Hargrave Military Academy) finished with nine points, five rebounds and four steals.
 
The Huskies closed to within 12-10 at the 13:22 mark of the first half on a 3-pointer from Ashkan Naderi (Herndon, VA/Herndon) before the Colonials, picked second in the Atlantic 10, embarked on a 14-2 run over the next four minutes to take control.
 
Bloomsburg cut to within single digits at 26-17 following a jumper from Riles at the 8:09 mark, but it would be as close as the Huskies would get the rest of the way. George Washington finished the half on a 19-5 sprint and took a 46-22 advantage into intermission and never led by fewer than 26 during the second half.
 
Six players scored in double figures for George Washington, which reached the NCAA Tournament last year and is ranked No. 35 in the USA Today preseason poll. Preseason All-Atlantic 10 pick Patricio Garino powered the offense with a game-high 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the floor.
 
The Huskies officially open the season with a trip to Penn State Hazleton on Nov. 14 with their first home game the next night against Adelphi at Nelson Field House.