CONTACT: Steve Mullen (518) 629-8063
FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Sunday, January 22, 2006
The Hudson Valley Community College (12-7/10-7 Region III) men's basketball team improved its winning streak to four games with an 88-82 win over Tompkins Cortland Community College (4-12, 3-11 Region III) earlier today in Troy.
Sophomore forward Allan Dickson (Troy/Troy High School) finished with 24 points and five steals to lead Hudson Valley. Sophomore guard Dane Samuels (New City/Clarkstown North High School) finished with 16 points and sophomore forward Khylan Hunt (Saratoga Springs/Saratoga Springs High School) contributed 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Tompkins Cortland hit 10 three-point baskets in the game. Freshman guard Andy Jeffries (Central Square/Central Square High School) hit three from beyond the arc en route to a game-high 27 points. Sophomore guard Jared Martin (Canton/Canton High School) added 19 points.
Hudson Valley will visit SUNY Cobleskill at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24.
HUDSON VALLEY 88, TOMPKINS CORTLAND 82
Tompkins Cortland (82): Jared Martin 6-4-19, Andy Jeffries 8-8-27, Andre Miles 3-0-7, Josh Gillen 3-0-6, Garritt Stage 6-2-16, Jesse Russell 2-0-5, David Ferrer 1-0-2, Totals: 29-14-82.
Hudson Valley (88): J.R. Battle 4-2-11, Dane Samuels 6-4-16, Mike Collopy 5-2-12, Allan Dickson 10-2-24, Kevin Goutos 2-2-6, Khylan Hunt 6-3-15, Larry Tape 2-0-4, Totals: 35-15-88.
Three-point goals: Tompkins Cortland 10 (Martin 3, Jeffries 3, Stage 2, Miles, Russell); Hudson Valley 3 (Dickson 2, Battle).
Halftime: Hudson Valley led 45-29.
