ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – Laurent Firlotte scored 10 of his career high 15 points in the second half to lead the Union College men's basketball team to a 74-63 victory over Bard College in the Liberty League game on Friday night. The Dutchmen are 8-12 overall, 5-7 in the Liberty League.

Ray Bethel also had a career high as he matched Firlotte with 15 points. Kevin Weckworth (added 11, and for the second time this week, William Hython had a double-double against Bard, this time with 11 points and 11 rebounds. It was his sixth double double of his sophomore season.

Bard (5-17, 0-13 Liberty League) ran out to a 9-0 lead to start the game, but Union responded with a 9-0 run a few minutes later to tie the game at 16-16 midway through the half. A 10-2 run to close the half gave Union a 36-29 advantage at the break. Bard was outrebounded 22-10 in the first 20 minutes.

In the second half, similar to when the teams played earlier in the week, Union kept Bard at bay. The deficit was trimmed to five early in the second half, but it ballooned at one point to 16, and the Dutchmen were never challenged down the stretch.

Bard got 19 points from Lamar Powell, 18 from Alex Fabean-Scotch and 15 from Siondueh Burnette. The Raptors next host Skidmore on Saturday afternoon.

Union, which played for the fourth time in five nights, is at Vassar Saturday.