USMMA (4-1) scored 25 of the first 30 points of the contest, and was up at halftime by a 50-21 count. Senior team captain Josh Buck (Warsaw, Ind.) scored 10 of his game-best 17 points in the opening frame, and shot 4-for-6 from the field.
The Mariners scored eight of the first 10 points of the second half, and went up by a 70-28 score halfway through the session following a lay-in by Zach Wyatte (Jr. - Camp Hill, Pa.), who scored 10 points on the night on 5-for-6 shooting. At that point, head coach Chris Carideo called off the dogs and the Blue and Gray sailed on to the victory.
Buck also led all players with eight rebounds, while sophomore Brian Kelly (Belle Harbour, N.Y./Abp. Molloy) was 4-for-6 from the field in scoring 10 points. Freshman Jimmy Sanders (Katy, Texas) registered a career-high four assists.
York (2-7) had three players -- Reyaad Mohamed, Kwesi Liverpool and Christopher Simpson (6-for-6 from the field) -- score 13 points apiece in a losing effort.
USMMA is back in action for the final time before Christmas break Saturday afternoon (Dec. 18), when the Mariners play at William Paterson (N.J.) in a 1 p.m. tip-off.
At York Gymnasium USMMA 84, YORK COLLEGE 65 USMMA (4-1) Buck, Josh 7-16 0-0 17; Wyatte, Zach 5-6 0-1 10; Kelly, Brian 4-6 0-0 10; McDade, Stephen 2-3 2-2 7; Icke, Eric 2-5 1-2 7; Holm, Sky 3-6 1-1 7; Hanson, Eric 3-4 1-2 7; Fassnacht, Jonathan 2-2 1-2 6; Hart, Joe 2-5 1-2 6; DeCarlo, Lou 1-2 0-0 3; Sanders, Jimmy 0-4 3-4 3; Gavis, Tyler 0-0 1-4 1. Totals 31-59 11-20 84. YORK COLLEGE (2-7) Reyaad Mohamed 3-5 4-5 13; Kwesi Liverpool 4-8 5-8 13; Christopher Simpson 6-6 1-3 13; Ryan Bischop 2-4 3-4 7; Michael Thompson 3-6 0-0 6; Andre Vincent 3-6 0-1 6; Jalon Holmes 1-4 0-0 2; Anderson Straker 0-1 2-4 2; Francis Ainoo 1-4 0-0 2; Christopher Roberts 0-2 1-2 1; Ivan Lynch 0-2 0-0 0; Eric Zapata 0-0 0-0 0; Jonathan Christian 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-49 16-27 65. USMMA......................... 50 34 - 84 York College.................. 21 44 - 65 3-point goals-USMMA 11-23 (Buck, Josh 3-7; Icke, Eric 2-5; Kelly, Brian 2-3; DeCarlo, Lou 1-2; Fassnacht, Jonathan 1-1; Hart, Joe 1-2; McDade, Stephen 1-1; Sanders, Jimmy 0-2), York College 3-8 (Reyaad Mohamed 3-5; Andre Vincent 0-1; Francis Ainoo 0-2). Fouled out--USMMA-Hanson, Eric, York College-Michael Thompson. Rebounds-USMMA 33 (Buck, Josh 8), York College 31 (Jalon Holmes 4; Michael Thompson 4; Christopher Simpson 4). Assists-USMMA 24 (Sanders, Jimmy 4), York College 16 (Ivan Lynch 4). Total fouls-USMMA 19, York College 21