CONTACT: Steve Mullen (518) 629-8063
FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Sunday, November 18, 2007
Sophomore guard Emanuel Mayben (Troy/Troy High School) posted a triple-double to lead the Hudson Valley Community College (7-0) men's basketball team to a 91-68 win over Finger Lakes Community College (2-3) today in Canandaigua.
Mayben finished with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for the Vikings, who scored the first 13 points of the second half, stretching a 42-32 halftime lead to 55-32. The host Lakers would get no closer than 15 points after that.
Sophomore forward Datwan Hemingway (Albany/CBA) posted his seventh double-double of the season with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore guards Ryne Luce (Cohoes/Cohoes High School) and Justin Gallo (Brunswick/Lansingburgh High School) added 16 points apiece.
HUDSON VALLEY 91, FINGER LAKES 68
Hudson Valley (91): Jason Brown 1-0-2, Just-IN'Love Smith 2-0-4, Ryne Luce 5-1-16, Justin Gallo 5-3-16, Bobby Barry 1-0-2, Datwan Hemingway 8-8-24, Grady Edwards 1-0-2, Emanuel Mayben 7-1-17, Derick Faragon 3-2-8, Totals: 33-15-91
Finger Lakes (68): Jordan Koch 5-1-11, Brandon Williams 2-1-5, Golden Miller 1-2-4, Zack Hudgins 1-1-3, Kenyon Sharp 4-2-10, Jonathan Lamour 5-0-12, Jonah Whipple 2-2-6, Darryl Mazzochi 1-0-2, Dom Mazzochi 6-0-14, Totals: 28-9-68.
Three-point goals: Hudson Valley 10 (Luce 5, Gallo 3, Mayben 2); Finger Lakes 4 (Lamour 2, Mazzochi 2).
Halftime: Hudson Valley led 42-32.
