Mercy College Men’s Basketball Drops ECC Contest to Concordia
NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Result
Saturday, February 21, 2009
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| Justin McMullen |
Mercy College Men's Basketball Drops ECC Contest to Concordia
BRONXVILLE, NY
- The Mercy College men's basketball team was
defeated in East Coast Conference (ECC) action by Concordia on
Saturday by a score of 72-54.
Sophomore guard Ed Wilson
(Bronx,
NY) shot 8-for-11 from the floor,
totaling 18 points, five rebounds and three steals. Senior guard
Justin McMullen
(Brooklyn,
NY) scored 12 points and grabbed
seven boards. Junior guard Jason Charles
(Brooklyn,
NY) added nine points and four
rebounds.
The Clippers (7-21, 5-11 ECC) snagged the lead (6-5) in the opening
minutes after a three-pointer by junior guard Troy Young
(Largo, MD). Concordia
proceeded to go on a 24-6 run over the next six minutes of play to
take a 30-11 lead.
With 1:21 remaining in the first half, the Mavericks (0-25, 0-16
ECC) trimmed the deficit to 17 when Wilson hit a jumper. The Blue
& White, however, went into the half trailing 47-25.
In the second half the Mavericks fought back and went on an 8-0
run, highlighted by two buckets made by Charles to cut the deficit
to 16. After the Clippers pushed the lead back up to 20, the Blue
& White went on a 13-2 run to trail by only nine points with
4:11 remaining. During the run, McMullen scored six points.
However, that's as close as the Mavericks could get as Concordia
finished the game on a 10-1 run.
Senior center Dan Cunningham (Ulster
Park,
NY) recorded a double-double with
15 points and 14 rebounds for the Clippers. Young added 15 points
as well.
The Mavericks will be back in action at home on Wednesday, February
25 when they take on Bridgeport at 7 p.m.
