It was a fast paced game the whole way, with the Dolphins holding an early lead. Despite being down by only four points at the half, the Privateers just came out flat to start the second and gave up a lead that Mount Saint Vincent would hold onto for the rest of the game. Freshman guard Nikero Barbes (Freeport, Bahamas/Ingelican) had another good game for Maritime as he was unstoppable when driving to the basket. Barbes finished the night with eleven points and eight boards which tied a team high as Benton had eight rebounds as well.
Mooney only played 22 minutes after picking up three fouls early in the first half, he finished the game with only nine points. Sophomore center Luigi Nikci (Bronx, NY/St. Raymond’s) had a career high of 29 points and nine rebounds for the Dolphins. Senior guard Gary Browne added 13 points for Maritime sinking a couple of three pointers towards the end of the game, an effort that came just a little bit too late in the game.
On Wednesday, the Privateers will host the Ducks of Stevens Institute of Technology for a men’s and women’s double header. The women’s game is slated to begin at 5pm and the guy’s game at 7pm.
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Newspaper Box Score Mount Saint Vincent vs Maritime College 01/31/05 7pm at Throggs Neck, NY At Throggs Neck, NY MOUNT SAINT VINCENT 91, MARITIME COLLEGE 79 MOUNT SAINT VINCENT (8-10, 4-6) Nikci, Luigi 13-18 3-3 29; Casey, Greg 7-10 0-0 16; Senat, Mitchell 5-5 2-4 12; Bailey, Dan 4-10 4-7 12; Hernandez, Charles 4-9 0-0 9; Mooney, James 3-11 1-4 9; Spollen, James 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-64 12-20 91. MARITIME COLLEGE (2-16, 1-8) Robert Benton 6-12 7-8 19; Gary Browne 5-14 0-0 13; Nikero Barbes 5-8 1-3 11; Frantz Dunel 4-10 1-2 9; Marc Lashley 3-6 2-2 9; Zishaan Raymond 2-7 2-2 7; Michael McPortlan 2-6 0-0 6; Joseph Bracaglia 1-2 1-3 3; Michael Stolberg 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 29-67 14-20 79. Mount Saint Vincent........... 41 50 - 91 Maritime College.............. 37 42 - 79 3-point goals-Mount Saint Vincent 5-18 (Casey, Greg 2-4; Mooney, James 2-8; Hernandez, Charles 1-3; Bailey, Dan 0-3), Maritime College 7-19 (Gary Browne 3-9; Michael McPortlan 2-4; Marc Lashley 1-1; Zishaan Raymond 1-3; Joseph Bracaglia 0-1; Robert Benton 0-1). Fouled out--Mount Saint Vincent-Senat, Mitchell, Maritime College-None. Rebounds-Mount Saint Vincent 34 (Nikci, Luigi 9), Maritime College 40 (Robert Benton 8; Nikero Barbes 8). Assists-Mount Saint Vincent 23 (Hernandez, Charles 9), Maritime College 13 (Marc Lashley 6). Total fouls-Mount Saint Vincent 19, Maritime College 21. A-150