CONTACT: Steve Mullen (518) 629-8063
FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Sophomore forward Khylan Hunt (Saratoga Springs/Saratoga Springs High School) finished with 23 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Hudson Valley Community College men's basketball team to a 67-52 win at SUNY Cobleskill on Tuesday.
Hudson Valley has won five straight games and has improved its record to 13-7 on the season and 11-7 in Region III games.
Cobleskill raced out to an early 16-5 lead in the contest, but Hudson Valley responded with good defense and managed to take a 33-31 lead into halftime.
Sophomore Allan Dickson (Troy/Troy High School) added 15 points and seven rebounds and sophomore Mike Collopy (Averill Park/Averill Park High School) contributed 11 points and five boards for the Vikings.
Hudson Valley will host Herkimer County Community College at 3 p.m. on Saturday, January 28.
HUDSON VALLEY 67, COBLESKILL 52
Hudson Valley (67): J.R. Battle 2-1-5, Mike Collopy 3-5-11, Allan Dickson 7-2-18, Kevin Goutos 0-2-2, Khylan Hunt 7-8-23, Larry Tape 4-0-8, Totals: 23-18-67.
Cobleskill (52): Rey Crossman 4-2-12, Josh Fullerton 2-0-5, Bryan Morse 2-2-6, Matt Hatlee 4-0-8, Michael Lawrence 5-2-13, Daniel Smalls 2-0-6, Gornejo Rogers 1-0-2, Totals: 19-6-52.
Halftime: Hudson Valley led 33-31.
