CONTACT: Steve Mullen (518) 629-8063
FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Four players finished in double-figures scoring as the Hudson Valley Community College (10-7) men's basketball team defeated host SUNY Cobleskill 93-80 on Tuesday. The win avenges Hudson Valley's 54-52 loss to Cobleskill (12-6) on December 5.
Sophomore guard Markael Brace (Albany/Albany High School) ran his double-figures scoring streak to 21 games with a game-high 25 points. He also collected eight rebounds. Sophomore center Bill Heslin (Schaghticoke/Hoosic Valley High School) made three shots from beyond the arc en route to 22 points. Freshman guard Justin Smith (East Greenbush/Columbia High School) and freshman forward Allan Dickson (Troy/Troy High School) added 17 and 14 points, respectively.
Hudson Valley will play at Fulton-Montgomery Community College on Thursday, January 30. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
HUDSON VALLEY 93, COBLESKILL 80
Hudson Valley (93): Tim Kindlon 1-1-3, Josh Wysocki 2-0-5, Justin Smith 5-6-17, Allan Dickson 4-4-14, Bill Heslin 8-3-22, Markael Brace 9-5-25, Antwan Gibson 1-0-2, Jeremy Sowle 2-1-5, Totals 32-20-93.
Cobleskill (80): Jackson 9-0-19, Janukasis 4-1-9, Holmes 8-1-18, Frazer 3-0-6, Menhenmett 3-4-10, Ledford 1-0-2, Swabbe 5-4-14, Samidi 0-2-2, Totals 33-12-80.
Halftime: Hudson Valley, 44-33
3-point goals: Hudson Valley 9 (Heslin 3, Brace 2, Dickson 2, Smith, Wysocki). Cobleskill 2 (Holmes, Jackson).
