THROGGS NECK, NY --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College men's basketball opened their 2024-25 season Saturday afternoon, dropping a 71-59 non-conference decision as the SUNY Maritime College Privateers (1-0) pulled away late to claim victory inside Riesenberg Gymnasium.

How it Happened

• The Cardinals got off to a strong start as Aidony Nivar scored back-to-back buckets to give York a 4-0 lead 53 seconds in.  
• After Jake Devaney put Maritime on the board with a triple, Rohan Singh answered with a 3-pointer of his own to push York's lead back to four (7-3). 
• Maritime responded with an 11-2 spurt as four different Privateers contributed to the spree.
• Trailing by seven, Adrian Owusu controlled the paint by scoring on two-straight possessions to pull York within two (28-26).
• Maritime rallied by scoring seven of the next nine points, and later landed a Theo Noble 3-pointer with 4:41 left to extend Maritime's lead to eight (38-30).
• During a 9-1 Cardinal run, Brandon Barrett scored on three-straight York positions while Singh converted on a 3-point play to slice the deficit to one before Noble landed a 3-pointer as time expired to send Maritime into the break with a 43-39 lead. 
• Nivar and Bryan Godette both dropped in layups to break the second-half scoring ice to knot the game at 43. 
• The Privateers regained control by scoring 21 of the game's next 32 points to build a 10-point lead with 64-54 with 5:24 showing on the clock.  
• During the second-half push, York got as close as three (55-52) on a Michael Litchfield jumper with 9:34 remaining before Maritime countered with a 16-7 run over the final 8:07 to secure the 12-point win.  

Leading the Cardinals

• Singh paced York with 14 points (5-of-9 FG), and added five assists and three steals to his performance. 
• Nivar totaled 13 points (5-of-15 FG), six rebounds and one steal.   
• Godette collected eight points (4-of-6), six rebounds, three blocks and two steals.
• Barrett chipped in eight points (4-of-7 FG) and pulled down nine boards (four offensive).
• Adrian Owusu contributed a career-high nine rebounds (five offensive) and scored six points to go with one block.

For Maritime

• Devaney led Maritime to victory with 21 points (8-of-17 FG, 2-of-4 3FG), eight rebounds, three blocks and two steals. 
• Noble went for 20 points (8-of-14 FG, 4-of-9 3FG), six rebounds and three steals
• Jake Murphy netted 15 points (6-of-12 FG), nine rebounds and two steals.

Inside the Box Score
The Cardinals shot 41.4 percent (26-of-63) from the field, 14.3 percent (3-of-21) from beyond the arc and 40 percent (4-of-10) from the free-throw line. Maritime hit 43.5 percent (27-of-62) from the floor, 36.8 percent (7-of-19) from deep, and 43.5 percent (10-of-23) from the line.  York won the blocks battle, 5-4, and owned the edge in rebounds (47-35), scoring 16 second-chance points off 17 offensive boards.  Both teams drew even in points in the paint (38-38), while the Privateers converted 23 Cardinal miscues into 23 points, and outplayed York in assists (15-11) and steals (14-7).

Up Next
The Cardinals (0-1) return to the court Tuesday (Nov. 12) for their home opener against the William Paterson University Pioneers (0-0) in a non-conference bout at 7 p.m. inside York College Gymnasium.

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