Hoyt, Mooney each score 40, Guzman, Weldon combine for 55
(Riverdale, NY) – In one of the most wild games of the 2004-05 season, the College of Mount Saint Vincent Men’s Basketball team fell to Mount Saint Mary, 115-107 tonight in a front of a raucous crowd at Mount Saint Vincent. The Blue Knights led 46-45 at halftime, but extended the lead to as many as 18 during the second half, only to see Mount Saint Vincent narrow the gap to five down the stretch. However, Mount Saint Mary hit several key free-throws down the stretch to preserve the win.
The match-up featured a battle between two of the finest shooting guards in the Skyline Conference as Mount Saint Vincent’s James Mooney (Bronx, NY/Iona Prep HS) and Mount Saint Mary’s Mike Hoyt (Florida, NY/S.S. Seward HS), both who wear #11, went head-to-head, and did not disappoint. During an unbelievable individual effort by both players, each scored an incredible 40 points with both putting their unique talents on full display.
Mooney’s 40 points came primarily on three-point shots, as the junior hit an incredible 9 of 18 from three-point range. Even more amazingly, 33 of Mooney’s 40 points were scored during the second half of play as he hit 8 of his 9 three-pointers during that stretch. Mooney’s 40-point effort tied him for the second best offensive output in Mount Saint Vincent history, and he became only the third Dolphin to ever score 40 or more in one game. He also contributed seven assists and five rebounds. While Mooney relied on the outside shot, Hoyt did a little bit of everything, hitting four three-point shots himself, but he also converted 16 of 19 free-throw attempts, and scored several incredible baskets driving to the hoop. The sophomore also dished out a game-high 13 assists for a double-double.
Also for the Blue Knights (11-8, 8-3 Skyline), Sergio Guzman (New York, NY/Martin Luther King HS) had an incredible game of his own, with 26 points on 12 for 13 shooting, while Brandon Weldon (Elmsford, NY/Hamilton HS) added 29 points.
For Mount Saint Vincent (8-11, 4-7 Skyline), sophomore Luigi Nikci (Bronx, NY/St. Raymond’s HS) scored 22 points, while Greg Casey (Mount Vernon, NY/Blessed Sacrament HS) and Dan Bailey (Mineola, NY/Mineola HS) scored 16 and 15 points, respectively.
Both teams shot incredibly well from the floor, with Mount Saint Vincent shooting 54% and Mount Saint Vincent shooting 59%, but the Dolphins had a horrific night at the free throw line, converting only 12 of 26 attempts, while Mount Saint Mary hit 32 of 39 free throws.
Next up for Mount Saint Vincent is a clash with Skyline rival, Stevens, on Saturday, Feb. 5 at 4:00 p.m.
The Automated ScoreBook
Official Scorer's Report
Date: 2/2/05 Game #: 19 Arena: Hayes Gymnasium, Riverdale NY Attend: 250
Visitors: Mount Saint Mary College Home: Mount Saint Vincent Length of game: 2:05
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Mount Saint Mary Col TOT-FG FREE 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name MIN MD-ATT MD-ATT MD-ATT TP OFF DEF TOT A PF TO BLK S
04 Brandon Weldon...... * 39 9-17 6-6 5-9 29 1 0 1 4 1 4 0 0
10 Roberto King........ * 33 5-10 4-4 0-4 14 2 6 8 3 3 3 0 2
11 Mike Hoyt........... * 40 10-17 16-19 4-9 40 0 3 3 13 4 6 0 3
24 Sergio Guzman....... * 38 12-13 2-2 0-0 26 1 7 8 0 2 3 2 1
32 Kenny Lane.......... * 18 1-3 3-4 0-0 5 3 9 12 0 5 1 1 0
02 Jason Cardez........ 2 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 C.J. Burdett........ 13 0-0 1-4 0-0 1 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 1
22 J.D. Fogarty........ 17 0-2 0-0 0-2 0 2 4 6 2 1 1 0 0
12 Matt Cutney DNP
13 Charles Morris DNP
14 Steven Henderson DNP
20 Justin Wilkie DNP
23 Santos, Edwin DNP
25 Jonathan Boehme DNP
33 Kieran Begley DNP
55 Ian Ward DNP
Totals.............. 200 37-63 32-39 9-25 115 9 29 38 25 18 20 3 7
TEAM................ 4 3 7 1
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-34 50.0% 2nd Half: 20-29 69.0% Game: 58.7%
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-19 31.6% 2nd Half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 36.0%
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-6 100 % 2nd Half: 26-33 78.8% Game: 82.1%
Pts off Reb: 14 Pts off TO: 22 Pts in Paint: 52 Fast Brk: 0 Bench Pts: 1
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Mount Saint Vincent TOT-FG FREE 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name MIN MD-ATT MD-ATT MD-ATT TP OFF DEF TOT A PF TO BLK S
10 Hernandez, Charles.. * 38 3-9 1-5 1-2 8 1 1 2 12 5 3 0 2
11 Mooney, James....... * 36 13-25 5-6 9-18 40 1 4 5 7 4 4 0 3
22 Bailey, Dan........ * 33 6-9 3-4 0-1 15 2 4 6 4 5 2 0 1
40 Casey, Greg......... * 32 7-11 0-1 2-6 16 2 2 4 5 1 2 0 2
54 Nikci, Luigi........ * 31 10-15 2-4 0-0 22 3 3 6 2 4 5 0 1
20 Senat, Mitchell..... 15 1-4 0-4 0-0 2 3 1 4 0 1 1 0 0
21 Cortese, Michael.... 15 1-3 1-2 1-3 4 0 2 2 1 4 1 0 0
55 Petrucelli, Corey... 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03 Narciso, Pat DNP
15 Lasak, Danny DNP
32 Chrispin, Manuel DNP
34 Spollen, James DNP
45 Chambers, Brian DNP
Totals.............. 200 41-76 12-26 13-30 107 12 17 29 31 24 18 0 9
TEAM................ 5 3 8
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 19-34 55.9% 2nd Half: 22-42 52.4% Game: 53.9%
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd Half: 10-19 52.6% Game: 43.3%
F Throw % 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd Half: 8-13 61.5% Game: 46.2%
Pts off Reb: 10 Pts off TO: 27 Pts in Paint: 52 Fast Brk: 0 Bench Pts: 6
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Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Mount Saint Mary College...... 46 69 - 115
Mount Saint Vincent........... 45 62 - 107
Ties: 6 Lead Changes: 9
Officials:
Technical fouls: Mount Saint Mary College-Mike Hoyt. Mount Saint
Vincent-Cortese, Michael; Mooney, James; TEAM.