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FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Monday, February 11, 2008
The Hudson Valley Community College men's basketball team cruised to a 97-66 win over Adirondack Community College Monday night in Queensbury
With the win, Hudson Valley improves to 25-0 and matches the 1992-93 team for the best start to a season in Hudson Valley history.
Sophomore forward Datwan Hemingway (Albany/CBA) continued his dominance on the boards, pulling in 21 rebounds to go with his 22 points. Sophomore guard Justin Gallo (Brunswick/Lansingburgh High School) finished with 26 points and eight boards and sophomore guard Emanuel Mayben (Troy/Troy High School) contributed 23 points and six assists.
HUDSON VALLEY 97, ADIRONDACK 66
Hudson Valley (97): Ryne Luce 4-0-12, Justin Gallo 11-2-26, Bobby Barry 1-0-2, Datwan Hemingway10-1-22, Grady Edwards 1-4-6, Emanuel Mayben 9-2-23, Derick Faragon 2-2-6, Totals: 38-11-97.
Adirondack (66): Andy Sherwin 1-0-2, Eric Dufford 4-0-9, Tim Fish 1-0-2, Carter Combs 8-2-22, Robby Eddy 1-0-3, Craig Robertson 3-2-8, Mike Nassiveria 3-0-7, Rob Snyder 5-2-13, Totals: 26-6-66.
Three-point goals: Hudson Valley 10 (Luce 4, Gallo 2, Hemingway, Mayben 3); Adirondack 8 (Dufford, Combs 4, Eddy, Nassiveria, Snyder).
Halftime: Hudson Valley led 40-24.
