Box Score BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Jan. 14, 2015) - With 0:02 remaining in regulation and the score tied at 59-all, Molloy College sophomore guard
Jaylen Morris (Amherst, N.Y.)
drove in the game-winning layup to give the Lions a sizzling East Coast Conference triumph over LIU Post at the Pratt Recreation Center in Brookville, N.Y. on Wednesday night. Molloy is now 9-5 overall and 4-2 in the ECC, while the Pioneers slipped to 6-8 (1-5 ECC).
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Although the conference records would predict otherwise, the first half was a tight game with LIU Post's highest lead coming at seven points, and Molloy's coming at six points. There were three ties throughout the action as the Pioneers headed into halftime ahead, 34-30. In that opening stanza, the Pioneers shot 40.7%, while the Lions trailed with a clip of 33.3%. And while the Lions' second-half field goal rate of 37.5% wasn't abnormally special, Molloy hung in there, battled back and thanks to LIU Post's second-half mark of 25.7% from the floor, was able to lock down the win.
With 3:47 left in the game, the second half witnessed its fifth tie between the two squads. Trading bucket for bucket, the Pioneers eventually earned a sixth tie with 17 seconds remaning as Charles McCann drained a jumper in the paint. That basket turned the score to 59-59. Then, 15 seconds later, Morris earned his ninth and 10th points of the contest with that game-clinching layup to help his team to a 61-59 league victory.
For Molloy, senior guard
Matt McLeod (Greenlawn, N.Y.) scored a game-best 20 points, while Morris had 10 points and five assists. Sophomore forward
Charlie Marquardt (Rockaway Beach, N.Y.) netted nine points, while senior
Miles Prendergast (Bayport, N.Y.) and junior
Brandon Williams (Baldwin, N.Y.) each contributed seven in the win.
A PAIR IN THE TOP-10: Following tonight's game, Williams and Morris still find themselves ranked in the top-10 for points per game within the conference...The duo are both tied for ninth amongst the league leaders with 15.4 points per contest.
NEXT UP: Head Coach
Charles Marquardt and the Lions will next hit the hardwood on Saturday to take on NYIT at 3 p.m. in Old Westbury, N.Y.
SCOUTING THE BEARS: The Bears are currently 4-10 overall and 1-5 in the East Coast Conference. Khalif Chapman is pacing the squad with 11.5 points per game.
LIONS ON THE AIR: If you're unable to make it to NYIT on Saturday, LiveStats and a video webcast will be available right here on MolloyLions.com.
