Box Score MEN'S HOOPS DROP 88-77 DECISION AT MARITIME
JANUARY 14, 2009
Old
Westbury-Maritime Boxscore
THROGS NECK, N.Y.-The SUNY College at Old
Westbury men's basketball team were unable to clamp down on
Maritime College's 68.4 percent shooting from the field in the
second half as the Privateers defeated the Panthers 88-77 on
Wednesday night at the Riesenberg Gymnasium. The loss moves
Old Westbury to 5-9 overall and 4-3 in league play while Maritime
improves to 6-5 and 4-2.
After trailing 40-36 at halftime, the Panthers got as close as
two points on a jumper by sophomore Lester Prosper (Bellmore, N.Y.)
with 19:11 remaining. Old Westbury was still within striking
range at 47-41 just 3:21 into the second half before Maritime
gradually began to pull away. An 11-6 run over the next 3:40
built the hosts' advantage to 11 (58-47) and the Panthers were
never able to close within nine points.
Juniors Bill Reese (Selma, AL) and Hakiem George (New York,
N.Y.) paced Old Westbury in scoring with 19 points apiece.
George added a team-best two steals as classmate Shane DeNully
(Bronx, N.Y.) had 13 points and seven assists. Lester Prosper
pulled down a team-best eight boards to go along with seven points
while junior Patrick Bonna (Brooklyn, N.Y.) added 11 points and
five rebounds.
Rahshawn Pringle led Maritime offensively with 22 points while
Timothy Dougherty paced the Privateers in the rebound department
with a game-high 10 boards to go with 17 points. Quamel
Lyerly followed with 12 points and nine rebounds as Joseph
Bracaglia and Jermelle Fraser added 11 points apiece. Andre
Cooper chipped in with eight points, five rebounds and four
assists.
The very physical game featured 44 fouls between the two teams,
resulting in 45 points from the charity stripe. Old Westbury
shot 78.3 percent (18-23) from the free throw line while Maritime
went 27-of-39 (69.2 %). Maritime did most of its damage in
the paint, dominating Old Westbury 40-26 in the low post.
Maritime limited the Panthers to 34.7 percent shooting from the
field, compared to the Privateers 54.9 percent. The
Privateers held the rebounding edge, grabbing 46 pull downs to Old
Westbury's 34.
The Green and Ivory will pick up their dribble next on Saturday,
January 17th at 4:00 p.m. with a Skyline Conference
matchup with Mount Saint Mary College at the Clark Athletic
Center. Please visit www.oldwestburypanthers.com for more information on men's
basketball or any of the other Panther athletic teams.
