Led by Jonathan Moscatelli's 28 points, the Guelph Gryphon men's basketball team defeated the Lake Erie Storm tonight (Oct. 15) at the W.F. Mitchell Centre in pre-season action.

Moscatelli was lights out from behind the arc, going 8-for-11 from three point land. Rookie Michel Clark (Burlington, Ont.) chipped in with 16 points while third year Dan McCarthy (Guelph, Ont.) was outstanding with13 points, six rebounds and five assists.

Lake Erie displayed a balanced scoring attack led by Garrick Sims with 17 points.  Three other Storm players tallied double digits including Alex Davis (14), Eric Worthey (12) and Brandon Smith (11).

The Gryphons led from start to finish and looked strong throughout the first three quarters of play. At the halfway mark, the Gryphons were ahead by nine points (41-32), and had extended their lead to 16 points (73-57) by the end of the third.  It wasn't until the fourth, where the Gryphons struggled and the Storm made a small run outscoring Guelph 17-14.  But it was too little too late, as the Gryphons held on for the win. 

Strong rebounding by the entire team helped the Gryphons as they out-rebounded the Storm 38-30. Guelph finished with 52.5 percent from the field on 31-for-59, while Lake Erie was 40.6 percent (26-for-64).  

The Gryphons will continue their preseason on Sunday, October 17 as they host Cape Breton. Game time will be at 1:00 p.m. in the W.F. Mitchell Athletic Centre.