Briarcliffe broke out an early 8-0 run in the beginning moments of this game and appeared to be on fire, but Maritime quickly answered back with its own 8-0 run with Benton picking up six of those points as he dominated the paint. At around 14:16 left in the half, the Privateers took their first lead of the game, a lead that they would never relinquish.
For well over six minutes in the first half, Maritime was able to hold Briarcliffe to only 12 points, yet they kept pacing up and down the floor nailing each jump shot and lay-up totaling for a 39-18 margin after one half of play. The Privateers got a huge effort out of senior guard Gary Browne (Blauvelt, NY/Tappan Zee) who had his best game of the year scoring 18 points making 4-of-6 shots from downtown. The Seahawks actually outscored the Privateers in the second half although Coach Spina did empty the bench for a majority of the half.
Freshman forward Brandon Feliciano (Long Island, NY) was the high scorer for the Seahawks with 23 points and six rebounds, while the six-foot-five center Michael Manusama (Merrick, NY) pulled down 13 boards but was limited to only five points thanks to the stellar defensive efforts by both Benton and junior forward Jonathan Holler (N. Tonawanda, NY/Cardinal O’Hara).
The win now brings Maritime to 2-9 on the year and remains at 1-2 in the Skyline Conference. They will get a shot to break even in the conference on Saturday when they travel to the deep end of Long Island to take on the Golden Eagles of Saint Joseph’s in an 8pm second half of a men’s/women’s double header.
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Newspaper Box Score Briarcliffe College vs Maritime College 01/13/05 8pm at Throggs Neck, NY At Throggs Neck, NY MARITIME COLLEGE 70, BRIARCLIFFE COLLEGE 52 BRIARCLIFFE COLLEGE Brandon Feliciano 9-19 3-5 23; David Pankey 6-17 5-7 19; Michael Manusama 2-12 1-2 5; Wesley Hall 1-12 1-3 3; Jonathan Harris 1-4 0-0 2; Daniel Webster 0-1 0-0 0; Joe Furman 0-1 0-0 0; Bobby Lovergine 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-67 10-17 52. MARITIME COLLEGE (2-9) Robert Benton 7-11 6-6 20; Gary Browne 6-9 2-2 18; Marc Lashley 4-7 0-0 9; Gerard Danzy 3-6 0-0 7; Jonathan Holler 2-4 0-0 4; Zishaan Raymond 2-3 0-0 4; Michael Stolberg 1-2 2-2 4; Michael McPortlan 1-3 0-0 2; Frantz Dunel 1-3 0-1 2; Joseph Bracaglia 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 27-53 10-11 70. Briarcliffe College........... 18 34 - 52 Maritime College.............. 39 31 - 70 3-point goals-Briarcliffe College 4-18 (Brandon Feliciano 2-8; David Pankey 2-7; Wesley Hall 0-2; Michael Manusama 0-1), Maritime College 6-17 (Gary Browne 4-6; Marc Lashley 1-2; Gerard Danzy 1-4; Michael McPortlan 0-1; Frantz Dunel 0-2; Joseph Bracaglia 0-1; Zishaan Raymond 0-1). Fouled out--Briarcliffe College-None, Maritime College-None. Rebounds-Briarcliffe College 43 (Michael Manusama 13), Maritime College 37 (Jonathan Holler 7). Assists-Briarcliffe College 4 (David Pankey 2), Maritime College 21 (Marc Lashley 6). Total fouls-Briarcliffe College 11, Maritime College 15. A-150