CONTACT: Steve Mullen (518) 629-8063
FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Thursday, December 1, 2005
Sophomore forward Khylan Hunt (Saratoga Springs/Saratoga Springs High School) finished with 28 points, eight rebounds and four assists to lead the Hudson Valley Community College (6-3) men's basketball team to an 82-69 win over SUNY Cobleskill (5-5) earlier tonight in Troy.
Hudson Valley trailed 52-40 early in the second half before going on a 21-4 run to take the lead for good.
Sophomore guard J.R. Battle (Binghamton/Binghamton High School) added 16 points and five steals for the Vikings. Sophomore Allan Dickson (Troy/Troy High School) contributed 16 points and sophomore Larry Tape (Syracuse/Cicero-North Syracuse High School) posted 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Sophomore Michael Lawrence (Newburgh/Newburgh Free Academy) had 27 points to pace the Tigers.
Cobleskill (69): Daniel Smalls 2-1-5, Reynaldo Crossman 2-2-7, Gary Warner 2-0-4, Michael Lawrence 10-3-27, Josh Fullerton 1-0-2, Matt Hatlee 4-0-8, Bryan Morse 3-0-6, Steve Chapman 4-2-10, Totals: 28-8-69
Hudson Valley (82): 6-2-16, Marlon Sousis 0-1-1, Lee McCarthy 1-1-4, Mike Canape 1-2-4, Allan Dickson 5-4-15, Kevin Goutos 1-0-2, Khylan Hunt 11-6-28, Larry Tape 5-2-12, Totals: 30-18-82
Halftime: Cobleskill, 45-38
Three-point goals: Cobleskill 5 (Lawrence 4, Crossman); Hudson Valley 4 (Battle 2, McCarthy, Dickson)
