The Basics
Score: Roberts Wesleyan 83-88 Mercy
Record: Roberts Wesleyan 6-14, 3-11 | Mercy 11-9, 8-6
Location: Mercy Gymnasium – Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.


DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – Roberts Wesleyan men's basketball fell on the road to Mercy, 88-83, Thursday evening as senior guard Mike Stone scored his 1,000^th career point.

Stone, who came into the game needing just four points to reach the milestone, scored 16 points for the Redhawks while posting a team-high four assists. The senior is now the 26^th player in program history to score more than 1,000 career points.

How It Happened
After trailing by 11 points with 6:55 remaining in the game, Roberts Wesleyan managed to trim the Mavericks' lead to just one point with 15 seconds left after Tyrel Dixon slammed two of his six points home.

However, Mercy hit four free-throws in the final moments to secure the win, giving them the season sweep over the Redhawks.

Key Stat
The Mavericks shot slightly better as they finished the game with a 50.0 field goal shooting percentage compared to Roberts Wesleyan's even 47.7 percent from the field.

Inside the Numbers
- Stone now has 1,012 career points to his credit with six more games left in the season.
- Malik Dare picked up his third double-double of the season after scoring 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
- Zack Panebianco and Dwayne Roberts both came off the bench to score 14 and 13 points respectively.
- The Redhawks committed one fewer turnovers (13 to 14) while stealing the ball seven times to just four by Mercy.

"Dare's" Impact
The sohpomre forward shot 70.0 percent from the field, going 7 of 10 while making 2 of 3 at the line en route to scoring his 16 points, which is just one shy of his season high.
 
Dare also helped the Redhawks on the boards grabbing 10 rebounds and blocking one shot.

Up Next
Roberts Wesleyan visits St. Thomas Aquinas on Saturday when they tip-off against the Spartans at 4:30 p.m.