Both teams came out energized in the first half and things stayed close until Benton finally came out realizing he suffered an injury. Then Baruch took over and kept the Privateers from scoring a basket for over six minutes. At the half, the Bearcats had a comfortable 17 point lead with their top three scoring eight a piece.
The Baruch lead quickly dwindled in the second half as the Privateers began to fight back going on a 10-2 run that brought the game to with in seven points. The lead was kept under double digits for most of the second half, and the Privateers had a couple of chances to tie things up bust just couldn’t get the big basket. Senior guard Gary Browne (Blauvelt, NY/Tappan Zee) shot only 1-of-7 from downtown and missed four in the second half. Junior guards Louie Karis (Brooklyn, NY/Xaverian) and Robi Davidson (Beverly Hills, CA/Beverly Hills) combined for Baruch’s only four three pointers of the game all coming in the first half. Davidson was among the teams high scorers with 14.
Sophomore center Cheick Fadika (Abidjan, Ivory Coast/Petit College) controlled the post for a majority of the game, especially during Benton’s absence, scoring a team high of 18 points and had eight rebounds along with four blocked shots. Junior forward Anwar Baptise (Bronx, NY/St. Raymond’s) a transfer from John Jay, added 13 points and seven rebounds in only 16 minutes of play. Baruch picked up its tenth win of the year and are not at 10-4 overall while the privateers drop to 1-9 after picking up their first victory of the year on Saturday against Centenary College.
Senior guard Marc Lashley (Queens, NY/Holy Cross) made his first start of the season in place of Zishaan Raymond who was not dressed for tonight’s game. Lashley scored 10 points and had five assists along with four steals in 37 minutes. Senior forward Jonathan Holler (N. Tonawanda, NY/Cardinal O’Hara) added 13 points and a team high 11 rebounds for the Privateers.
Maritime entered into tonight’s game with only eight players dressed to play with junior forward Zishaan Raymond and sophomore guard Frantz Dunell sidelined with injuries sustained at Centenary on Saturday. Also not with the team is freshman Nikero Barbes who is currently back home in the Bahamas for winter break. Coach Spina hopes to have both Raymond and Dunell back in the lineup on Saturday for a key conference game against the currently winless Golden Eagles of Saint Joseph’s.
Before the Privateers travel to Patchogue on Saturday, they will have a double header at home against Briarcliffe College on Thursday January 13th with the women tipping off at 6pm and the men at 8pm.
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Newspaper Box Score Baruch College vs Maritime College 01/10/05 7pm at Throggs Neck, NY At Throggs Neck, NY BARUCH COLLEGE 70, MARITIME COLLEGE 64 BARUCH COLLEGE (10-4) Fadika, Cheick 8-11 2-2 18; Davidson, Robi 4-9 4-6 14; Baptise, Anwar 5-10 3-4 13; Karis, Louie 3-8 2-2 10; O'Connor, Chris 3-6 0-0 6; Schatz, Phil 2-3 0-0 4; Burzo, John 1-6 1-3 3; Levent, Danial 1-1 0-0 2; Serrano, Adrian 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-56 12-17 70. MARITIME COLLEGE (1-9, 1-2) Robert Benton 8-11 5-6 21; Jonathan Holler 6-17 1-1 13; Marc Lashley 2-8 6-10 10; Gerard Danzy 4-13 0-0 8; Gary Browne 2-9 2-2 7; Michael Stolberg 1-4 0-0 3; Joseph Bracaglia 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 24-65 14-19 64. Baruch College................ 38 32 - 70 Maritime College.............. 21 43 - 64 3-point goals-Baruch College 4-16 (Karis, Louie 2-5; Davidson, Robi 2-5; O'Connor, Chris 0-1; Burzo, John 0-3; Serrano, Adrian 0-2), Maritime College 2-15 (Michael Stolberg 1-2; Gary Browne 1-7; Marc Lashley 0-1; Gerard Danzy 0-2; Joseph Bracaglia 0-1; Jonathan Holler 0-2). Fouled out--Baruch College-None, Maritime College-None. Rebounds-Baruch College 38 (Fadika, Cheick 8), Maritime College 36 (Jonathan Holler 11). Assists-Baruch College 17 (Burzo, John 5), Maritime College 15 (Gerard Danzy 5; Marc Lashley 5). Total fouls-Baruch College 14, Maritime College 15. A-75