Dolphins outrebound Fighting Blue Jays 53-30 in the second half
(Riverdale, NY) – Dan Bailey (Mineola, NY/Mineola HS) scored a game and season-high 22 points on 10 for 11 shooting, and point guard Charles Hernandez (Bronx, NY/Msgr. Scanlan HS) had an incredible game with 12 points, eight rebounds, and six assists as the Mount Saint Vincent Men’s Basketball team cruised past Polytechnic University, 83-60 at the Hayes Gymnasium in Riverdale, NY. The Dolphins blew open a 30-30 halftime tie and outscored Polytechnic (4-11) 53-30 during the final 20 minutes to win the game.
Also for Mount Saint Vincent, James Mooney (Bronx, NY/Iona Prep HS) scored 13 points to bring his career scoring total to 956 points – only 44 points from 1,000. Also for the Mount (6-10), Greg Casey (Mount Vernon, NY/Blessed Sacrament HS) added 13 points.
For Polytechnic, Lindon Ivezaj (Detroit, MI) scored 16 points, while Robbie Liebel (Toronto, Ontario) added 11 points.
But the night belonged to Bailey, who had his finest game of the season. His success will be necessary tomorrow night when Mount Saint Vincent travels to Brooklyn to face St. Joseph’s College. Tip-off is 7:00 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Polytechnic vs Mount Saint Vincent 01/25/05 7:30 PM at Hayes Gymnasium, Riverdale, NY At Hayes Gymnasium, Riverdale, NY MOUNT SAINT VINCENT 83, POLYTECHNIC 60 POLYTECHNIC (4-11) Ivezaj, Lindon 7-13 2-5 16; Leibel, Robbie 4-9 2-2 11; Nokaly, Omar 3-10 0-0 8; Jean, Christopher 3-5 0-0 7; Omishore, Oladipo 2-4 2-2 6; Smiley, Dale 2-7 1-4 6; Washington, Joshua 2-4 0-2 4; Modeste, William 1-4 0-0 2; Miley, Bob 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-57 7-15 60. MOUNT SAINT VINCENT (6-10) Bailey, Dan 10-11 1-4 22; Mooney, James 5-11 2-3 13; Casey, Greg 5-8 1-3 13; Hernandez, Charles 4-7 2-5 12; Nikci, Luigi 3-11 3-7 9; Cortese, Michael 2-5 2-2 8; Senat, Mitchell 1-1 1-2 3; Spollen, James 1-2 0-0 3; Lasak, Danny 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-57 12-26 83. Polytechnic................... 30 30 - 60 Mount Saint Vincent........... 30 53 - 83 3-point goals-Polytechnic 5-21 (Nokaly, Omar 2-5; Leibel, Robbie 1-5; Jean, Christopher 1-1; Smiley, Dale 1-5; Miley, Bob 0-1; Modeste, William 0-2; Washington, Joshua 0-1; Ivezaj, Lindon 0-1), Mount Saint Vincent 9-20 (Hernandez, Charles 2-4; Cortese, Michael 2-4; Casey, Greg 2-2; Spollen, James 1-1; Bailey, Dan 1-2; Mooney, James 1-6; Lasak, Danny 0-1). Fouled out--Polytechnic-None, Mount Saint Vincent-Senat, Mitchell. Rebounds-Polytechnic 33 (Smiley, Dale 10), Mount Saint Vincent 41 (Nikci, Luigi 10). Assists-Polytechnic 20 (Smiley, Dale 5), Mount Saint Vincent 22 (Mooney, James 6; Hernandez, Charles 6). Total fouls-Polytechnic 23, Mount Saint Vincent 17. A-135