Brooklyn, N.Y. – For the second time in the final four games of the regular season, the College of Mount Saint Vincent dropped a game as time expired, falling on the road at NYU-POLY 68-67 Saturday afternoon. Four Mount Saint Vincent players scored in double-figures, including Gerard Fraser (Staten Island, N.Y.) who posted his fourth double-double of the season.
 
The Dolphins jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead on a three-pointer from Antonio Johnson (Fort Johnson, N.Y.) and a bucket from Jesse Regina (Staten Island, N.Y.) and then quickly built their lead to 16-6 on a Regina triple with 15:42 left in the first half.
 
Fraser would get the Mount out in front 30-19 with a jumper at the 5:47 mark of the half. The Dolphins would take a half-high 13 point advantage twice in the final five minutes of the half before taking a 36-26 lead into the intermission.
 
The Dolphins shot an efficient 48.5-percent in the opening 20 minutes and held the Jays to just 9-for-29 shooting. Fraser led all scorers at the half with 10 points to go along with six rebounds. Kahlil Shorter (Staten Island, N.Y.) handed out three assists in the half for the Mount.
 
Serrano got the Dolphins in front by 14 points on a conversion three minutes into the second half before the Jays ripped off the next 11 points to slash its deficit to 42-39 with 15:03 left to play.
 
Mount Saint Vincent would get its lead back to 11 points on a three-point play from Fraser with 7:16 to play, but would be outscored 19-7 over the final seven minutes of the contest.
 
NYU-POLY would grab a 63-61 lead on a Jethro Auguste three-pointer with 3:37 to play before Regina answered with his second three-pointer of the game to get the Mount back in front 64-63. The Dolphins would lead by as many as three points in the final minute before a three-point play from Isaac Neaves knotted the score at 67-67. The deciding point came with no time on the clock after a foul at the horn and resulting free-throw from Brendan Gallagher.
 
Mount Saint Vincent shot just shy of 40-percent in the second half, while NYU-POLY converted at 48.3-percent from the floor. The Dolphins turned the ball over 17 times in the contest, leading to a 14-7 edge in points off miscues for the Jays.
 
Neaves led all players in the game with 23 points and added four rebounds. Gallagher finished with 18 points and went 9-for-10 from the free-throw line to go along with nine rebounds, three assists and three steals. Auguste added 11 points in the win for the Jays.
 
Fraser came off the bench to post career-highs in scoring and rebounding on Saturday. He went 6-for-9 from the floor on his way to 15 points and hauled in 13 rebounds for the Dolphins. Serrano closed out a double-double effort with a team-high 22 points and 11 rebounds.
 
Johnson and Regina each finished with 12 points and three assists and Shorter handed out a team-high four helpers for the Mount.
 
Saturday's loss closes Mount Saint Vincent's season with 8-17 overall record and a 6-12 mark in Skyline Conference play. 

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