November 22, 2008
HASSETT'S 27 POINTS LEADS DOLPHINS TO 64-61 WIN OVER NEW
HAVEN
Syracuse, N.Y. - Junior forward Kevin Hassett (Phoenix,
Ariz./Desert Mountain/Iona College) scored a career-high
27 points to lead the Le Moyne College men's basketball team to a
64-61 Northeast-10 Conference victory over New Haven on Saturday
afternoon at Ted Grant Court.
Hassett, a transfer from Division I Iona College, connected on his
first seven shots, including four from three-point range, as the
Dolphins jumped out to a 24-10 lead with 6:42 remaining in the
first half. After New Haven scored five consecutive points to trim
Le Moyne's lead to nine, the Dolphins scored 11 of the final 14
points of the half to take a 35-18 lead into the intermission. The
Dolphins ended the half with three-pointers on back-to-back
possessions by Hassett and freshman guard James Cormier
(Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull/Proctor Academy).
The Chargers jumped out on a 13-3 run over the opening 6:16 of the
second half to whittle Le Moyne's lead down to seven at 38-31.
Junior Cassius Chaney tallied five points, while classmate James
Carr, a transfer from Division I Siena College, scored four points
in the run for New Haven. Over the next six and one-half minutes of
action, the two squads traded possessions as New Haven narrowed its
deficit to six points, 51-45, on a layup by Chaney.
The Dolphins were able to extend their lead back to 10 points on a
shot clock-beating three-pointer by junior guard Damani
Corbin (Brooklyn, N.Y./Frederick Douglass) with 4:39
remaining in the contest. A three-pointer by Chaney, who scored 16
points in the second half, ignited a 12-4 run over the next four
minutes to pull within a basket with 37 seconds remaining. Freshman
guard Christopher Johnson (Lindenhurst,
N.Y./Lindenhurst) sank a foul shot with 13 seconds
remaining to deliver the final score.
Hassett finished the contest 11-of-15 from the field, including
5-of-9 from three-point range, to record his 27 points, while also
grabbing three rebounds and dishing out three assists. Johnson
registered his second double-digit scoring contest of the season by
tallying 10 points. Junior forward Laurence Ekperigin
(Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Walter Panas) pulled down a
game-high 14 rebounds, including 10 in the first half, and scored
five points. Chaney led three Chargers in double-figures with 18
points. Kelvin Jackson added 17 points, while D.J. Sackmann
contributed 11.
Le Moyne (2-1, NE-10 2-0), which has opened the season 2-0 in the
Northeast-10 for the first time, returns to action on Tuesday, Nov.
25 at American International at 7:30.
-agate-
Le Moyne 64, New
Haven 61
New
Haven (0-3, NE-10
0-2)
18
43
-
61
Le Moyne (2-1, NE-10
2-0)
35
29
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64
