Medaille Sports

The Medaille College men’s basketball team used a dominating performance on the glass coupled with protecting the ball to roll past crosstown rival D’Youville College (76-60) this evening in the Sullivan Center.  The Mavs led throughout the contest but got a spirited effort from the Spartans before sealing the win.  The Mavs were aggressive on the glass outrebounding D’Youville (53-37) overall and (15-7) on the offensive boards.  It was another strong night for senior Keith Hack (Hopewell Junction, NY/John Jay) as he scored a team high (20) points while pulling down a squad best (11) rebounds.  With his strong effort Keith moved into fifth place on the all time scoring list as he now has (1,044) for his career.  The Mavs received a burst of energy off the bench as sophomore Phil Maiarana (Kenmore, NY/St. Joe’s)(pictured) dished out a career high (6) assists while committing no turnovers, he came up with (2) steals and knocked down a critical three pointer when D’Youville had closed to within six points late in the first half.  Junior guard Ricky Reed (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta) had a very efficient evening as he was (6 of 7) from the floor finishing with (13) points, he also hauled in (7) rebounds on the night.  With the victory Medaille continued their tremendous season as they improved to (16-1) overall and (11-1) in AMCC play.  The Mavs will head to Penn State-Altoona on Saturday (1/23) for a 3:00pm tipoff.