The Maritime College men's basketball team secured a key conference victory on Saturday afternoon as they upended the Mount St. Vincent Dolphins by a score of 68-64. The road win comes on contributions made throughout the whole Maritime roster.
 
The trio of Michael Walker (Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point), Brennan Whelan (Northport, N.Y./Northport), and Brendan McGovern (Seaford, N.Y./St. John the Baptist) spearheaded the Privateers offense as they combined for a total of 42 points. Walker led the charge with a game-high 16 points. Maritime's lone senior was stellar from behind the arc as he finished the afternoon 4-6 on his attempts. Behind Walker, McGovern and Whelan added 13 points apiece. The Privateers supporting cast stepped up as well, as they held a 21-15 point advantage over the Dolphins bench. Nicholas Ovanessian (Bayside, N.Y./St. Francis Prep) who added eight points, and Griffin McNally (Huntington Station, N.Y./Walt Whitman) who added seven points led the bench. Ovanessian was also stellar in the post as he had a team-high nine rebounds.  
 
In a game that had the theme of lead changes, the Privateers showed incredible resilience. Trailing 30-27 with three minutes left in the first half, the Privateers went on a 6-3 run led by two McGovern three-point field goals to take the 33-30 lead into the break.
 
In the second half it was the same back and forth game that preceded in the first half. Down nine with 10 minutes left in regulation Maritime put together a game-winning 25-12 run to leave Mount St. Vincent with the road win. The late game surge also included a 10-3 run in the final four minutes. Whelan led the way for the Privateers as he dropped nine points in the run.
 
The Privateers victory came about due to two key advantages. Maritime was  able to capitalize on the Dolphins missed opportunities as they controlled a 21-16 advantage on points off turnovers. Maritime also controlled the game in the post as they held a 24-20 advantage.
 
The Privateers look to continue their winning ways as they return to Riesenberg Hall Gymnasium this Tuesday to face Farmingdale at 7:00 p.m.