WASHINGTON, D.C. - The College of Saint Elizabeth's men's basketball team (5-12, 2-8 NEAC) was defeated in a NEAC matchup to Gallaudet University, 79-72 on Saturday afternoon. 

Jason Saldiveri paced the Eagles with 29 points, 11 rebounds, and two blocks.  Cam Tucker and Jordan Simmons each finished with 13 points.

The Eagles lead the Bison, 25-16 in bench points and 44-20 in points in the paint.  CSE was 27-63 (42.7%) from the floor and knocked down 5 of its 18 three-point attempts.

The Eagles return to action on Wednesday when it travels to York NY for a 7 pm tip.