Fields nets 30 to lead Privateers to OT victory over Cyclones

by Joseph DeBenedictis

1/20/2007 9:18:33 PM

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Hackettstown, NJ – Junior guard Lamar Fields (Bronx, NY/Rice) nets a career high 30 points to lead the Privateers of Maritime College to an 85-72 overtime victory over Skyline Conference foe Centenary College in men’s basketball action Saturday night in Hackettstown, NJ.
 
Trailing by three with nine seconds left in the game, sophomore guard Joseph Bracaglia (Jamaica, N.Y./Martin Van Buren) (Jamaica, NY/Martin Van Buren) was sent to the line with a chance to tie the game after being fouled while attempting a three-pointer. He would sink all three shots and following a missed last second attempt by Centenary, sent the game into overtime. In the overtime period, Maritime limited the Cyclones to just two free-throws, outscoring them 15-2 to earn their third victory of the season.
 
Junior forward Michael Stolberg (Bayside, N.Y./Holy Cross) (Bayside, NY/Holy Cross) once again contributed a double-double for the Privateers with 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Bracaglia added 15 points and sophomore forward Timothy Dougherty (Fresh Meadows, NY/St. Francis Prep) finished with 12 points and seven boards.  
 
Sophomore guard Alex Kuchar (Rutherford, NJ/Rutherford) had 30 points as the high scorer for the Cyclones.
 
The Privateers return to action on Thursday, January 25 when they host the Golden Eagles of Saint Joseph’s College in a key Skyline Conference match-up.
 
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