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FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Wednesday, February 26, 2003
The Hudson Valley Community College men's basketball team's season came to a close on Tuesday with a 62-58 loss at Mohawk Valley Community College. Hudson Valley finishes the season with a 14-13 record, which is good enough for its 13th straight winning season.
Sophomore guard Markael Brace (Albany/Albany High School) paced Hudson Valley with 12 points. Brace became only the sixth men's basketball player in school history, and only the second player since 1980, to score over 900 points in his career. He finished his two-year Hudson Valley career with 909 points.
MOHAWK VALLEY 62, HUDSON VALLEY 58
Hudson Valley (58): Tim Kindlon 4-0-9, Josh Wysocki 2-0-6, Justin Smith 3-0-8, Allan Dickson 3-2-8, Bill Heslin 2-2-6, Markael Brace 3-4-12, Bob Boughton 2-3-7, Antwan Gibson 1-0-2, Totals: 20-11-58.
Mohawk Valley (62): Edwards 3-3-9, Brockington 1-0-2, Sykes 8-6-22, Ruane 2-0-4, Perez 0-4-4, Brady 5-5-15, Moore 2-1-5, Celestin 0-1-1, Totals: 21-20-62.
Halftime: Mohawk Valley, 33-29.
3-point goals: Hudson Valley 7 (Wysocki 2, Smith 2, Brace 2, Kindlon); Mohawk Valley 0.