Dave Janosz

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Merchant Marine USMMA 5-9,3-2 Skyline

Mount Saint Mary MSMC-M 5-10,2-4 Skyline

Merchant Marine USMMA

5-9,3-2 Skyline

Final

Jan. 11, 2023

Mount Saint Mary MSMC-M

5-10,2-4 Skyline

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Merchant Marine USMMA	28	30	58
Mount Saint Mary MSMC-M	31	30	61

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/11/2023 11:36:00 PM

Mount Saint Mary Battles Past USMMA, 61-58

Trio of Knights score in double-figures

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Newburgh, N.Y. - The Mount Saint Mary College Men's Basketball team stopped a three-game losing streak on Wednesday night at the Kaplan Center with a hard fought 61-58 Skyline Conference win over the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Chris Yearwood (Red Hook, N.Y.) led the charge with a team-high 13 points.

Wednesday's victory moves Mount Saint Mary to 5-10 overall on the season and to 2-4 in league play, while the Mariners slip to 5-9 overall and 3-2 in conference competition.

First Half

The first half featured runs from each team as the game swayed back-and-forth.
The Mariners opened a 12-5 advantage just under seven minutes into the game on a Bryce Bristow conversion.
After falling behind by seven, the Mount got a Jayden Racca (New Fairfield, Conn.) triple to pull to within 16-15.
The Racca trey started an 11-0 run for the Knights that saw them push in front 23-16 on a Jayden Figueroa (New Windsor, N.Y.) bucket with 5:53 left in the opening half.
Following the Figueroa bucket it was the Mariners turn to go on a run and they ripped off a 12-1 run to surge back in front 28-24 on a Caleb Hutchins triple with 2:25 left before the break.
Mount Saint Mary went on to score the final seven points of the half, getting baskets from Connor Cyran (Garfield, N.J.) and Yearwood to knot the score at 28-28.
Following a defensive stop, Ryan Graham (Campbell Hall, N.Y.) closed out the run with a three-pointer in the closing seconds of the half to send the Knights to the intermission with a 31-28 lead.
Mount Saint Mary was held to 32.4-percent shooting in the opening 20 minutes, but hit on four three-pointers and outscored the Mariners 5-0 from the free-throw line.
USMMA converted at 48.0-percent overall and 40-percent from three-point range before halftime.
Figueroa led the Mount with eight points at the break.
USMMA received nine first half points from Drew Zalescik.

Second Half

Much like the first half, the second stanza saw each side trade runs.
Bristow came out of the break and quickly tied the score with a three-pointer for the visitors.
The two sides would then trade buckets until a Josh Kauffman three-pointer pushed USMMA in front 36-35.
The Mariners would not trail again until a Justin Rivera (Hazlet, N.J.) bucket gave the Knights a 43-42 lead with 13:29 left to play.
The Mariners responded by building their lead back to 52-46 following a three-pointer from DeMarcus Spivey with 9:13 left in regulation time.
Another Hutchins three-pointer saw the USMMA lead grow to 55-48.
USMMA would maintain the advantage in the game until the 1:15 mark of the second half when Figueroa converted a layup to push the Mount in front 59-58.
Two free-throws from Yearwood capped a 13-3 run for the Knights to push them in front by the final three-point advantage.
USMMA had a look at the horn, but was unable to get the game tied.
Mount Saint Mary improved to 42.3-percent shooting in the second half despite going just 1-for-8 from behind the arc.
USMMA shot 40.9-percent after halftime and connected on six second half triples.
Cyran and Yearwood led the way with seven second half points apiece for the Knights.
USMMA got eight points from both Bristow and Zalescik.

For The Knights

Yearwood closed the victory 5-for-9 from the floor on his way to the team-high scoring total. He finished off a strong all-around game with nine rebounds, five assists and three steals.
Cyran contributed 12 points and four rebounds.
Figueroa narrowly missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds to go along with three blocked shots.
Elijah Barnett (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) chipped in eight points and three assists.
Racca rounded out the night with seven points, five rebounds and three steals.
R. Graham handed out three assists and supported the offense with six points.

For The Mariners

Zalescik led all players with 17 points, connecting on four three-pointers. He added three rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Bristow scored 14 points, hauled in five rebounds, handed out two assists and blocked two shots.
Hutchins came off the bench to score 10 points.

Game Statistics

Mount Saint Mary shot 36.7-percent overall in the game and went 5-for-22 from three-point range.
USMMA finished the night shooting 44.7-percent overall and hit on 10 three-pointers.
Mount Saint Mary outscored USMMA 12-6 from the free-throw line.
The Knights posted an 11-2 advantage in second chance scoring.
Points in the paint went to the Knights 32-8 as did transition points 20-8.

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