Mavericks Men's Basketball Cannot Hold Lead, Lose to STAC
The Mercy College men's basketball team lost a tough East
Coast Conference matchup to St. Thomas Aquinas College,
83-76. Senior Ed Wilson reached a career milestone, scoring
his 1000th point in the first half.
STAC got the scoring started, when Ian Stark knocked down a
three-pointer early in the game. The Mavericks started
shooting well, including Colin Senior (Hackensack,
N.J./Hackensack) hitting three shots from behind the
arc to give Mercy the 13-11 lead. With 5:36 to go in the
half, a layup by Wilson (Bronx,
N.Y./Monsignor Scanlan) gave him his tenth point of
the game, and brought his career total to 1,001 points. The
Mavericks would control play for the rest of the half, leading by
as many as ten. Mercy held the 48-41 at the end of the first
stanza.
Mercy came out strong in the second half. A layup by James Mindingall (Randolph,
N.J./Randolph) brought the score to 53-43, with the
Mavericks holding the double-digit lead. Ignited by a three
pointer by Justin Brown, the Spartans would then go on 19-4 run to
take the 62-57 lead. Mercy would take the lead one more time,
when Wilson hit a jumper to take the 63-62 lead. STAC scored
the next possession, and would lead the rest of the way, taking the
game 83-76.
Senior led the Mavericks with 21 points, Wilson had 16 points
and four steals, Hasan Powell (Bridgeport,
Conn./Central) had 11 points and led all players with
nine assists, and Mindingall added ten points. STAC's
Brown led all players with 26 points.
The Mavericks return to action on Sat., Feb. 19th
against Molloy in Mercy's annual WBCA Pink
Zone game, to bring awareness and raise funds for
breast cancer research.
Prior to the 3:00 p.m. tip, the Mavericks will formally honor
Wilson for his 1,000th point.
