Men's Basketball Battles Goldey-Beacom Valiantly
Box Score DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Nov. 28, 2012) - On Wednesday evening, the Mercy College men's basketball team hosted Goldey-Beacom College at the Mercy Gymnasium in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. It was a close sparring until the final minute when the Lightning were able to pull away for the 85-76 victory. With the win, the Lightning improved to 3-4 overall. Following the defeat, the Mavericks slipped to 0-5 on the season.
For the first half, no team had more than a six-point lead at any point. For the majority of the opening stanza, the trailing team was down by one or two points. The Mavericks' fanbase was treated to a couple of monster jams by common dunk artist senior Joseph Pope (Akron, Ohio). However, there was a lot of tension between the two sides in this contest as four technical fouls were issued.
Heading into halftime, Mercy held a slim 44-43 lead, following a lay-up by junior Kirk Bailey (Freeport, N.Y.) with eight seconds remaining before the intermission.
Halfway through the second half, the score still remained within three points. The Lightning, with 10:21 left, were able to reel off eight unanswered points to grab a 65-57 advantage.
Pope nailed a jumper with 1:18 remaining to cut the Mavericks' deficit to 77-73. However, it wasn't enough as the Lightning converted on all six free throws in the ensuing time.
For the Mavericks, Pope finished with 22 points, while Bailey had 16 points and nine rebounds. Freshman guard Nate Stitchell (Coventry, R.I.) put together his best game so far in his young collegiate career with 11 points, three rebounds and four assists. In addition, Bailey recorded four blocks.
For the Lightning, A.J. Picard poured in a game-high 25 points, while Marcus Porter and Keith Thomas scored 16 and 14 points, respectively. Jordan Thorpe had the double-double with 13 points and 18 rebounds. Lawrence Livingston notched six blocks.
Head Coach Adam Parmenter and the Mavericks return to action on Saturday, Dec. 1 when they open up East Coast Conference play with a game against Queens (N.Y.) College at the Mercy Gymnasium. Game time is slated for 3:00 p.m., following the women's game. If you can't make it to the game, the action will be streamed live at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mercy-athletics.
