Kings Point just trailed once on the day and that came just 27 seconds into the contest with the first bucket made by the Cougars’ Travis Kennedy. Loepker would knot the affair, followed by a Lou DeCarlo three pointer to give the Mariners the lead for good. Medgar Evers would pull back to within one (5-4) at the 17:30 mark on yet another Kennedy field goal, but the Mariners quickly made mincemeat of Cougars with an 11-0 run over the span of 3:10 to take control of the game.
USMMA lead by as many as 15 points in the first stanza and took a nine-point margin into the break, 42-33.
In the second half, the Mariners continued to pour salt in the wounds of MEC leading by as many as 21 points en route to the fourteen-point triumph.
In addition to Loepker’s big day, three other Mariners notched double-figures, including seniors Zach Wyatte and Paul Tricarico with 19 and 13 points, respectively. Junior Brian Kelly chipped in with 10, while Stephen McDade added nine off the bench.
The Cougars (3-5) were led by Perry Wilkes with 24 points, while Kenneth Griffin tallied 21 in the loss. Kennedy finished the day with a double-double of 18 points and 10 boards.
The deciding factor in the game came in bench play, as the USMMA subs outscored that of Medgar Evers, 20-7.
USMMA (3-2) returns to action on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at Liebertz Gymnasium versus Baruch College at 7 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Old Westbury vs U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 12/10/05 2:00 pm at Kings Point, NY - Liebertz Gymnasium At Kings Point, NY - Liebertz Gymnasium U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY 67, OLD WESTBURY 54 OLD WESTBURY (3-3, 0-1) Yambaye, Rachel 7-12 0-0 14; Payton, Candyce 2-7 7-9 12; Purnell, Danna 3-10 3-5 11; Johnson, Janera 2-8 2-2 6; Hoyt, Jennifer 2-7 1-3 5; Midy, Monique 2-11 0-2 4; Hernandez, Leah 1-5 0-1 2; Thompson, Kacey 0-1 0-0 0; Murray, Arione 0-0 0-0 0; Benjamin, Chanel 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-63 13-22 54. U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY (5-2, 1-0) Carey, Andrea 3-7 6-6 14; Hayes, May Marie 4-6 4-7 12; Eko, Hannah 4-5 2-4 10; Gartner, Morgan 3-6 4-4 10; Carlisle, Ashley 3-7 0-0 9; Hetsko, Kristen 2-9 0-0 5; Olson, Marisa 1-3 3-4 5; Westendorf, Debra 1-1 0-0 2; Waller, Stephanie 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 21-48 19-25 67. Old Westbury.................. 26 28 - 54 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.. 37 30 - 67 3-point goals-Old Westbury 3-11 (Purnell, Danna 2-2; Payton, Candyce 1-3; Hernandez, Leah 0-3; Benjamin, Chanel 0-1; Johnson, Janera 0-2), U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 6-17 (Carlisle, Ashley 3-6; Carey, Andrea 2-4; Hetsko, Kristen 1-5; Waller, Stephanie 0-2). Fouled out--Old Westbury-None, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy-None. Rebounds-Old Westbury 39 (Yambaye, Rachel 13), U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 42 (Hayes, May Marie 9). Assists-Old Westbury 11 (Purnell, Danna 4), U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 15 (Carey, Andrea 4). Total fouls-Old Westbury 19, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 20. USMMA wins 5th straight