BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The Maritime Basketball team dropped its final road game of the 2015-16 season as the Privateers fell to the St. Joseph's (Bklyn) Bears by a 75-60 score from the Hill Center.

Leading the way for Maritime was sophomore Patrick MacDonald (Buffalo, N.Y./Canisius) with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Isaiah Hayes (Jamaica, N.Y./Queens Teaching) picked up 10 points and also chipped in with eight boards. Freshman Michael Walker (Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point) added 10 more points off the bench as the third and final scorer in double-figures for the Privateers.
 
Junior Tim Hoch (Coventry, R.I./Fishers Island (N.Y.)) chimed in with seven points, while classmate Brendon Halligan (Durham, N.Y./Cairo-Durham) added five. Sophomores John Liccese (Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Spellman) and Akil Spruill (Queens, N.Y./Holy Cross) both had four points, while sophomore Tim McQuail (Middle Village, N.Y./Cathedral Prep) added three.
 
The loss ended Maritime's chances for a playoff berth, as the Privateers needed to win their final two games to potentially clinch a spot in the six-team Skyline Conference Tournament.
 
Through the first five minutes of the contest, St. Joseph's (Bklyn) took a 10-5 lead, but Hoch answered with a three-pointer and a layup to even the game at 10. The Privateers took a brief lead on a pair of free throws from Halligan, but the Bears took back the lead and enlarged it to 29-16.
 
Walker got Maritime back on track with a pair from the stripe, and made the most off a turnover with a three-point ball. Hayes then connected on a layup, followed by layups from MacDonald and Spruill to pull Maritime back within two at 29-27.
 
St. Joseph's (Bklyn) held their lead through the remainder of the half and took a 40-36 advantage into the halftime break. The Privateers shot 48% from the field in the opening half, but the Bears held the advantage in second chance points, fouls and turnovers to create the differential.
 
Maritime was still within four with 16:16 left in regulation as MacDonald converted on a layup. MacDonald scored the next two points with a pair from the stripe to trim the deficit to a bucket, but the Bears responded with a quick three-pointer to regain a five-point lead with 14:35 left on the clock.
 
The three-pointer sparked a 19-3 run for the Bears, who had increased their lead to 67-49 as there was less than 10 minutes on the clock. Maritime scored the next seven with four from MacDonald and a three-ball from McQuail to pull back within 11, but St. Joseph's (Bklyn) knocked down yet another three-pointer.
 
St. Joseph's (Bklyn) took a 75-56 advantage with 2:35 left in the game, as Maritime ended the game with four unanswered, including three points from Hayes and one from Walker to cap off the scoring at 75-60.
 
Maritime (7-17, 7-12 Skyline) will look towards Saturday's regular season finale as the Privateers play host to Sarah Lawrence for a 1 p.m. start against the Gryphons from Riesenberg Hall Gym.
 
St. Joseph's (Bklyn) (13-12, 10-10 Skyline) finishes its inaugural season in the Skyline Conference with an even league record. The Bears will scoreboard watch the remainder of the season and hope that St. Joseph's (LI) can lose its final two contests in order to qualify for the tournament over the Golden Eagles.