THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (Jan. 29, 2011) – The Maritime men's basketball team will look to win its fourth-straight game for the first time this season when they visit the Purchase Panthers on Saturday night. Tip-off is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at the Panther Pavilion.

Inside The Series

            This will be the second time that these two teams meet this season. Back on Dec. 4, 2010 Purchase defeated Maritime, 90-72, at the Riesenberg Hall Gymnasium. During the 2009-10 season the Panthers won both games, the first 85-72 on Jan. 9, 2010, at the Panther Pavilion. Meanwhile, at Throggs Neck, they needed two overtimes to defeat the Privateers, 72-68, on Feb. 13, 2010. Maritime will be looking to defeat Purchase for the first time since the 2008-09 season, when they swept the series against the Panthers, 90-88, on Feb. 5, 2009 at home and 81-76 in overtime on Jan. 19, 2009 at Purchase.

A Look At Tonight's Matchup

Records:

Purchase Record: 13-4 (9-3 Skyline)

Maritime Record: 8-9 (6-6 Skyline)

Last Three Games:

Purchase: 1/26 Home vs. Yeshiva (Win, 68-63); 1/22 Home vs. NYU-Poly (Win, 83-65); 1/20 Home vs. Bard (Win, 101-38)

Maritime: 1/22 Away at Yeshiva (Win, 89-77); 1/20 Home vs. NYU-Poly (Win, 73-55); 1/18 Home vs. Bard (Win, 57-45);

Leading Scorers:

Purchase: Senior Marvin Billups (6-5, F) 18.1 ppg; Senior Michael McNair (5-11, G) 11.2 ppg; Junior Beijon Warrington (6-6, F) 10.7 ppg

Maritime: Senior Giovanni Hurley (Brooklyn, N.Y./Middle College High) (Brooklyn, N.Y./Middle College High) (6-4, 205, F) 19.0 ppg: Senior Quamel Lyerly (Inwood, N.Y./Lawrence) (6-3, 190, F) 16.5 ppg; Junior Mike McSloy (Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park) (Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park) (6-1, 185, G) 13.5 ppg

Leading Rebounders:

Purchase: Senior Charles Thomspon (6-9, F/C) 7.0 rpg; Senior Cory Orgias (6-5, F/C) 5.5 rpg; Billups 5.3 rpg;

Maritime: Hurley 9.7 rpg; Lyerly 8.0 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) 6.3 rpg

Current Skyline Conference Standings

School                         Conf.    Overall
St. Joseph's-L.I.            10-1      14-2

Mount Saint Mary          10-2      12-5

Purchase                      8-3        13-4

Farmingdale State         8-3        9-7

Old Westbury                6-5        7-9

Mount Saint Vincent      7-6        12-6

Sage                            6-6        8-8

Maritime                       6-6        8-9

Yeshiva                        3-9        3-14

Bard                             1-12      1-17

NYU-Poly                      0-12      0-16