Men’s Basketball Unable to Contain Mount Saint Vincent

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) men's basketball team (0-8, 0-3 Skyline) took a home conference loss to the College of Mount Saint Vincent (4-5, 2-1 Skyline), 76-53, on Saturday afternoon.

How it Happened

Following the Bears' early 5-2 start, the Dolphins scored 26 of the game's next 28 points to hold a 28-7 advantage. SJC brought the deficit down to as low as 11 – behind a combined 12 points in the period from Chris Mikos (Freehold, N.J./St. John Vianney) and Emmanuel Coffy (Marlboro, N.J./Marlboro) – before CMSV took their 39-26 lead to the locker room.

The Bears once again trailed by as little as 11 in the early stages of the second half, 41-30. thanks to Mikos driving in a layup off a Dolphin turnover at the 18:51 mark. Mount Saint Vincent, who shot 11-for-33 from beyond the arc throughout the contest, took their largest lead of the game, 75-49, with 1:43 to go before confirming the 76-53 result.

For the Bears

• Mikos led the team with 12 points while sharing the lead in assists (3) with Evan Sirakis (Hollis, N.Y./St. Francis Prep). Mikos also pulled down seven rebounds.

• Richie Simon (Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Edmund Prep) collected a game-high 11 caroms.

• Joe Sheehan (Staten Island, N.Y./Gaynor McCown) chipped in with nine points and three boards.

• Sirkakis scored seven points while Coffy and Chris Williams (Trenton, N.J./Nottingham) each finished with six points while combining for seven rebounds.

• Joe Ghotra (New Hyde Park, N.Y./New Hyde Park Memorial) finished with five points, shooting 5-of-6 from the free-throw line.

Up Next

The Bears step away from Skyline play as they host SUNY New Paltz in their final home game of the calendar year on Wednesday, December 8 at 7 p.m. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. with live stats and video available on sjcbears.com/live.