NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Result
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
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Keiron Guy |
Mercy College Men's Basketball Topped by No. 18 C.W. Post 58-40
BROOKVILLE, NY - The Mercy College men's
basketball team was defeated by C.W. Post, ranked No. 18 in the
nation, on Wednesday night by a score of 58-40. The Mavericks'
record falls to 8-18 overall and 7-12 in East Coast Conference
(ECC) play.
Senior forward Keiron Guy (Brooklyn, NY) notched a
double-double with 15 points and 13 boards. Senior guard
Paul Flowers (New York, NY) registered eight
points and grabbed three rebounds. For the Mavericks it was a tale
of two halves. In the first half Mercy shot a solid 47.6 percent,
but was held to 21.1 percent in the second frame.
The first half was a tight battle with and the score remained close
until a three-pointer by Gilbert Montalvo gave the Pioneers an
11-point lead (26-15) with 6:23 remaining. However, the Mavericks
responded with a three-pointer from guard Justin McMullen
(Brooklyn, NY) and then Vince Jordan (Spring
Valley, NY) connected on a lay-up, which was followed by
two free throws from Flowers to cut the lead to six (30-24) with
1:43 remaining.
With just 10 seconds left in the half Guy nailed a jumper to cut
the lead to four. The Mavericks went into the locker room trailing
32-28.
The Pioneers (23-3, 18-1 ECC) got off to a quick start in the
second stanza hitting back-to-back three-pointers from Brandon
Butler and Wesley Matthews to build a 10-point lead (40-30). Butler
then hit two more shots from downtown to go up 48-33, capping off a
14-5 run.The Mavericks were unable to mount a comeback the rest of
the way.
The Pioneers held the edge in rebounding 31 to 28 and in steals 12
to 3.
Butler and Jonathan Schmidt led the Pioneers in scoring with 13
points each. Matthews chipped in with 12 points.
The Mavericks will finish off its regular season when they travel
to play Bridgeport on Saturday.
