Following their impressive win against then-first place Robert Morris, Central Connecticut’s men’s basketball team was unable to continue their winning ways, falling on the road to Wagner and Saint Francis (BKN).

The story against Wagner on Thursday for the Blue Devils was a lack of offense, shooting just 30.2 percent from the floor and a measly 19 percent from three. Despite this, the Blue Devils hung around all game, falling by a score of 63-57.

Though connecting on just four shots, senior Tyler Kohl scored 18 points to go with five rebounds. Junior Jamir Coleman had 17 points and seven boards of his own.

Heading into the game, head coach Donyell Marshall stressed the importance of defending the three, as the Seahawks shot nearly 43 percent from beyond the arc in the first meeting.

Though they improved on the mark, Wagner still connected on over 38 percent of their attempted threes.

The Blue Devils got off to a slow start against St. Francis (BKN), missing their first six attempts from the field before getting on the board. Despite this, they were able to come back and even take the lead in the closing minutes of the first half. But a late Terrier three had Central down five at the break.

The Terriers could not miss coming out of the half, hitting their first seven shots from the floor. All in all, they shot a whopping 64.3 percent in the second half. Though the Blue Devils shot at a solid 46.9 percent from the half themselves, they were unable to get the necessary stops to get back in the game, leading to the 90-79 defeat.

In particular, the Blue Devils struggled to contain guard Glenn Sanabria, who had 25 points to go with three made triples. Rosel Hurley also eclipsed 20 points for the Terriers.

The Blue Devils once again struggled to defend the three as the Terriers connected on 45 percent of their attempts.

On the offensive side, it was once again Kohl that led the way for the Blue Devils, scoring 26 points to go with 10 rebounds and three assists. A three-pointer midway through the second half marked 1,000 career points for Kohl at CCSU, a feat reached in just his second season with the Blue Devils.

Coleman also again showed well in the box score with 17 points, mostly thanks to making all nine of his free-throw attempts later in the second half.

The Blue Devils had five players with at least nine points, but they were the only five to score at all.

Entering the weekend, Central was in a three-way tie for seventh in the NEC standings along with LIU Brooklyn and Bryant. Thankfully for the Blue Devils, both teams lost on Thursday. But on Saturday, LIU handled Sacred Heart at home, giving them sole possession of the seventh spot.

Bryant was unable to take down Fairleigh Dickinson, leaving them tied with the Blue Devils with just four games remaining before the conference tournament.