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THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (Jan. 4, 2011) – The Skyline Conference announced Monday night that Maritime senior forward Giovanni Hurley (Brooklyn, N.Y./Middle College High) (Brooklyn, N.Y./Middle College High) was named the Conference Player of the Week after his triple-double effort last week in a 92-79 home loss against an undefeated NYU team. This is the first Player of the Week accolade of his career and the second time he was honored in the weekly awards – he was Skyline Rookie of the Week back on Jan. 21, 2008. Hurley has also been named to the Skyline weekly honor roll three times this season (Nov. 22, Dec. 6 and Dec. 30).

In the second half of the game against the Violets last Thursday, Hurley recorded his 1,000th career point and helped the team capture the lead with less than 11 minutes to play. Despite his strong performance – scoring 35 points, bringing down 12 rebounds and registering 10 steals – the Privateers lost to the strong NYU team.

To read the entire release from the Skyline Conference, click here.

Hurley and the Maritime men's basketball team return to action tonight, when they travel to Newburgh, N.Y., to take on Skyline Conference-foe Mount Saint Mary. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Blue Knights' Kaplan Center Gymnasium. Follow the game on Facebook by clicking here.

2009-10 Against Mount Saint Mary

            The Privateers swept the series against Mount Saint Mary during the 2009-10 season. Maritime defeated the Blue Knights 85-72 in their first meeting in Newburgh on Jan. 12, 2010. Later that month, the Privateers hosted Mount Saint Mary on Jan. 30 and won 77-66.

A Look At The Matchup

Records

Mount Saint Mary Record: 6-4 (4-1 Skyline)

Maritime Record: 5-4 (3-1 Skyline)

Last Three Games

Mount Saint Mary: 12/18 Away at Keystone (Loss, 69-56); 12/14 Home vs. Yeshiva (OT Win, 80-76); 12/11 Home vs. John Jay (W 93-77)

Maritime: 12/30 Home vs. NYU (Loss, 92-79); 12/9 Away at John Jay (Loss, 102-68); 12/7 Away at Farmingdale State (Win, 72-71)

Leading Scorers

Mount Saint Mary: Freshman Joe Stabach (6-1, 185, G) 13.1 ppg; Junior Kevin Milella (6-5, 220, F) 12.8 ppg; Junior Carlos Valdez (6-7, 220, F) 12.5 ppg

Maritime: Senior Giovanni Hurley (Brooklyn, N.Y./Middle College High) (6-4, 205, F) 21.9  ppg; Senior Quamel Lyerly (Inwood, N.Y./Lawrence) (Inwood, N.Y./Lawrence) (6-3, 190, F) 15.3 ppg; Junior Mike McSloy (Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park) (Kings Park, N.Y. / Kings Park) (6-1, 185, G) 13.2 ppg

Leading Rebounders

NYU: Polan 10.6 rpg; Yaffe 7.0 rpg; two tied with 4.1

Maritime: Hurley 11.1 rpg; Lyerly 6.9 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) 6.7 rpg