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DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (January 31, 2013) – The Men's Basketball team fell to Mercy College this evening, 69-57, in East Coast Conference action.
The Redhawks, who are playing without their leading scorer and rebounder due to injury, battled the Mavericks in a close game until Mercy pulled away in the final minutes of the game.
Tyrel Dixon hit one of his three shots from beyond the arc with 7:48 remaining to give the visitors a 47-46 lead.
It would be the home team, however, that found a way to seal the win down the stretch in a game that saw five lead changes.
Dixon led the way for the Redhawks with an 18-point effort after going 7 of 16 from the field and 3 of 4 from long range. The freshman was able to pick up his first double-double of the season after grabbing 10 rebounds.
The forward was solid on defense as well, stealing the ball three times and blocking a shot.
Sophomore guard
Mike Stone finished the night with 17 points, connecting on 4 of 9 from three-point range.
Patrick Downer added 10 points and six rebounds to go along with two blocked shots.
As a team, the Redhawks shot just 28.6% from the field while Mercy shot 38.8%.
The loss drops the Redhawks to 6-13 overall and 3-8 in the ECC.
Next up for Roberts Wesleyan is a game this Saturday against New York Institute of Technology at 2pm in Old Westbury, N.Y.
