Mercy Men's Basketball Drops Heartbreaker to Caldwell, 77-75
The Mercy College men's basketball team lost a
heartbreaker to Caldwell College tonight, 77-75. Mercy drops
to 0-2 with the loss, and Caldwell gets their first win of the
season, to bring their record to 1-2.
Mercy was sparked by senior Ed Wilson
(Bronx, N.Y./Monsignor Scanlan), who led the Mavericks
with 16 points. Sophomore Jerrell
Lawrence (Baldwin, N.Y./St. Mary's (New Mexico Military
Institute), senior Manny
Garcia (Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Spellman), sophomore Colin Senior (Hackensack,
N.J./Hackensack), and freshman Chaz Morrish (Douglaston, N.Y./St.
Mary's), each had nine points on the night.
The first half was tight from the start. With the game knotted
at six, a layup by Lawrence gave the sparked a 9-2 run by the
Mavericks, giving them the 17-8 lead. A steal by Nik Otovic
ignited Caldwell to a seven point run, to bring the score to
23-22, and the Cougars within one. Baskets were exchanged the
rest of the half, including Morrish knocking down three
three-points, to have Mercy leading at the half, 38-36.
The second half began with the teams neck and neck. A
layup by Peter Diffley brought the Cougars within one point, and
the score 50-49. Mercy would score four straight to bring the
lead to five, but Caldwell continued to press, and tied the score
at 58. The teams continued to exchange baskets. A
jumper by Kortney
Parker (Mount Vernon, N.Y./Mount Vernon) brought the
score to 69-63, giving the Mavericks the six point lead.
Caldwell scored the next six to knot the score at 69. Tight
play on both ends saw the score tied again at 75, with 1:00 to
play. Following a timeout by Mercy, Garcia missed a layup and
the ball was brought down the floor by Caldwell. Anthony Gill
hit a jumper with eight seconds on the clock, to give the Cougars
the 77-75 score, and the win.
The Mavericks return to action on Saturday, Nov. 20 at 3:00 p.m.
against Southern New Hampshire, in Dobbs Ferry, the second game of
a doubleheader. Prior to the men's game the Mercy
women's basketball team will take on Dowling at 1:00 pm.
