(Riverdale, NY) – Senior
Charles Hernandez (Bronx, NY/Msgr. Scanlan) notched his second consecutive triple-double, and fellow seniors
James Mooney (Bronx, NY/Iona Prep) and
Greg Casey (Mount Vernon, NY/Blessed Sacr ament) combined for 52 points as the Mount Saint Vincent Men's Basketball team won its second consecutive game, 109-75 over Centenary College in its Skyline Conference opener at Mount Saint Vincent. With the win, Mount Saint Vincent improves to 3-2 and broke the 100-point mark for the second time this season.
Hernandez was simply fantastic, scoring 11 points, and adding 10 rebounds and a season-high 14 assists. The performance came after a 19-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist output during Wednesday's 91-71 win over Lehman College. The triple-doubles were the first of his collegiate career. Also for the Mount, Mooney scored more than 25 points for the fourth time in five games this season after a 28-point performance. Casey had another fine game with 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.
Mount Saint Vincent shot an incredible 57% from the floor and outrebounded the Cyclones, 48-35. Six Dolphins scored in double figures as freshmen Tim Blosi (Bronx, NY/Cardinal Spellman) and Charlie Britz (Armonk, NY/Byram Hills HS), as well as sophomore Derrick Charlton (Yonkers, NY/St. Raymonds) scored career-highs with Blosi scoring 12 points, while Charlton and Britz each had 10.
For Centenary (2-3, 0-1 Skyline Conference), freshman Alex Kuchar (Rutherford, NJ/Rutherford HS) had a team-high 24 points as four Cyclones scored in double figures. Centenary struggled to shoot throughout the game as they shot 38% from the floor, including a 10 for 38 performance from behind the three-point line. The Cyclones also turned the ball over 27 times while forcing only 22 turnovers.
Mount Saint Vincent returns to action on Monday, Dec. 5 when they host Westfield State (Massachusetts) for a 7:00 p.m. home game.