CONTACT: Steve Mullen (518) 629-8063
FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Sunday, January 23, 2005
Sophomore guard Aric Kucel (Gloversville/Gloversville High School) connected on five three-pointers en route to 21 points in leading the Hudson Valley Community College (9-9) men's basketball team to a 78-62 win over RPI JV on Sunday.
Freshman forwards Mike Collopy (Averill Park/Averill Park High School), Khylan Hunt (Saratoga Springs/Saratoga Springs High School) and Ryan Livingston (Bethlehem/LaSalle Institute) each contributed 10 points apiece for the Vikings. Hunt also had 10 rebounds.
Mike Visker (Essex Junction, VT/Essex High School) had 19 points to lead the Red Hawks.
Hudson Valley (78): Marlon Sousis 1-1-3, Aric Kucel 6-4-21, Mike Collopy 5-0-10, Mark Reilly 1-0-2, Maurice Frye 5-0-12, J.R. Battle 2-4-8, Khylan Hunt 5-0-10, Craig Houck 0-2-2, Ryan Livingston 4-1-10, Totals: 29-12-78.
RPI JV (62): Galvin 3-2-9, Lazarczyk 2-1-6, Quimby 3-0-6, Visker 8-1-19, Melchor 4-2-10, Hadley 1-0-2, Gordon 3-4-10, Totals: 24-10-62.
Halftime: Hudson Valley, 39-28.
3-point goals: Hudson Valley 8 (Kucel 5, Frye 2, Livingston); RPI JV 4 (Visker 2, Lazarczyk, Galvin).