Rockville Centre, N.Y. – Junior Jared Weakly threw himself a block party Saturday afternoon, totaling nine denials to set a single-game record in Molloy men's basketball 81-56 victory over Mercy on Bob Houlihan Court. Following the game, the Lions improve to 4-14 overall and 4-4 in East Coast Conference play, while the Mavericks move to 2-16 overall and 2-7 in league play.
 
How it Happened

• After the Mavericks jumped out to an early 5-3 lead, the Lions put together a 10-0 run shooting a perfect five-for-five from the field to take a 13-5 lead 3:03 into the contest.
• During the run, sophomore Dylan Kopp collected six points on the back of three lay ups while the cardinal and white forced two turnovers.
• Molloy would take a double-digit lead with through the next four minutes of action, but Mercy was able to cut it back to six, 23-17, midway through the opening stanza.
• The next three minutes of action would turn into an offensive struggle as neither team was able to record a bucket, keeping the contest a six-point game.
• The cardinal and white closed the first half outscoring the visitors 16-8 on the back of 64 percent shooting to take a 39-25 lead into halftime.
• Molloy controlled the first 6:19 of the second half maintaining a multi-possession lead, but Mercy continued to climb back and cut the deficit to nine, 45-36, with 13:41 to play.
• Through the next 4:45 of action, the home team built its lead back into double-digits behind a 12-4 rally. The run saw four Lions find the scoresheet with junior Chris Stokel, freshman Chase Timberlake, Kopp, and Weakly all contribute to open a 17-point lead, 57-40.
• The Mavericks cut the deficit down to 15, 57-42, after a pair of free throws from TJ Holloway, but that is as close as they would come. The Lions would go on to shoot 7-of-13 from the floor in final 8:23 of the game and hold Mercy to 27 percent shooting to close out the victory, 81-56.

Top Performances

• Weakly collected a double-double totaling 21 points and 13 rebounds on top of nine blocks.
• Kopp collected a career-high 25 points on 50 percent shooting.
• Stokel stuffed the stat sheet tallying 16 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists.
• Timberlake rounded out the top scorers netting 10 points and grabbing eight rebounds.

Up Next
Molloy will travel to the nation's capital Wednesday, January 28 for an ECC matchup against University of the District of Columbia. Tip-off from Washington, D.C. is set for 7:30 p.m.