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            THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (Jan. 20, 2011) – The Maritime men's basketball team is back in action tonight after tallying their first win of 2011 against Bard, 57-45, on Tuesday night. The Privateers look to repeat the feat they achieved earlier in the season, when they defeated both Bard (66-65 on Nov. 30, 2010) and NYU-Poly (84-68 on Dec. 2, 2010) in straight games playing away from Riesenberg Hall Gymnasium. Now, they have the opportunity to treat their home crowd with the first winning streak of the new year.

Inside The Series With NYU-Poly

            This will be the second time these teams meet this season. In the first game, Maritime came out on top by a score of 84-68. The Privateers were led by Senior Giovanni Hurley (Brooklyn, N.Y./Middle College High) (Brooklyn, N.Y./Middle College High) who scored 29 points, while grabbing six rebounds, six steals and five assists.    

During the 2009-10 season, Maritime won both meetings. The first game finished 76-49 in Throggs Neck on Dec. 8, 2009. The second game was at NYU-Poly on Feb. 3, 2010, and the final score was 63-54.

A Look At Tonight's Matchup

Records

NYU-Poly Record: 0-14 (0-10 Skyline)

Maritime Record: 6-9 (4-6 Skyline)

Last Three Games

NYU-Poly: 1/18 Home vs. St. Joseph's (Loss, 92-85); 1/13 Away at Bard (Loss, 57-54); 1/11 Away at Old Westbury (Loss, 85-65)

Maritime: 1/18 Home vs. Bard (Win, 57-45); 1/1/6 Home vs. Old Westbury (Loss, 65-57); 1/10 Home vs. St. Joseph's (Loss, 99-65)

Leading Scorers

NYU-Poly: Freshman Anthony Mottola (6-3, F) 17.5 ppg; Senior Jason Buckner (6-7,F) 12.2 ppg; Senior Eddie Johnson(5-9, G) 10.9 ppg

Maritime: Senior Giovanni Hurley (Brooklyn, N.Y./Middle College High) (6-4, 205, F) 19.3 ppg: Senior Quamel Lyerly (Inwood, N.Y./Lawrence) (Inwood, N.Y./Lawrence) (6-3, 190, F) 15.5 ppg; Junior Mike McSloy (Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park) (Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park) (6-1, 185, G) 13.4 ppg

Leading Rebounders

NYU-Poly: Junior Alex Westphal (7-0, C) 9.3 rpg; Mottola 6.9 rpg; Buckner 6.8 rpg

Maritime: Hurley 10.3 rpg; Lyerly 7.9 rpg; Junior Sam Porte (Harlem, N.Y./H.S. for Math, Science & Engineering) (Harlem, N.Y./H.S. for Math, Science & Engineering) (6-5, 218, F) 6.2 rpg

Skyline Standings

School                         Conf     Overall

1. St. Joseph's-L.I.        10-0      14-1

2. Mount Saint Mary      8-2        10-5

3. Farmingdale State     7-2        8-6

4. Mount Saint Vincent   7-3        12-3

5. Purchase                   6-3        10-4

6. Old Westbury            4-5        5-9

t7. Sage                        4-6        6-8

t7. Maritime                  4-6        6-9

9. Yeshiva                     2-7        2-11

10. Bard                        1-9        1-14

11. NYU-Poly                0-10      0-14