Posted: Feb 11, 2012

Trey Black Scores 1,000th Career Point as Eagles Cruise Past Yeshiva

Yeshiva

(4-17, Sky 4-11)

St. Joseph's (L.I.)

(19-3, Sky 15-1)

Final

Yeshiva (4-17, Sky 4-11)

St. Joseph's (L.I.) (19-3, Sky 15-1)

Game Leaders

Yeshiva

Pts: Shlomo Weissberg - 13

Reb: 2 Players (#32, #11) - 5

Ast: Omer Haim - 3

St. Joseph's (L.I.)

Pts: Steve Velazquez - 24

Reb: Olivier Laurent - 7

Ast: Trey Black - 7

Team Stats

Yeshiva

St. Joseph's (L.I.)

Field Goals

(24-58)

(35-60)

Field Goal %

41.4%

58.3%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

Patchogue, NY – St. Joseph's College (19-3, 15-1 SKY) defeated Yeshiva University (4-17, 4-11 SKY) in men's basketball, 91-59, to secure one of the top two seeds in the upcoming Skyline Conference Tournament. The victory guarantees the Golden Eagles a home semifinal game and a first round bye.

In the contest, senior guard Trey Black (Bayport, NY/Bayport-Blue Point) scored his 1,000^th point on a three-point field goal with 4:10 remaining in the contest. He finished the game with 21 points and 1,001 career tallies.

Leading all scorers for SJC was senior forward Steve Velasquez (Hauppauge, NY/Hauppauge) with 24 points on 8-for-9 from the field. Senior guard Chris Jimenez (Huntington Station, NY/St. Anthony's) scored 18 for the Eagles. Fellow senior guard Olivier Laurent (Amityville, NY/St. Anthony's) chipped in with 13 points and a game-high seven rebounds.

The Eagles will return to the court on Wednesday when they travel to Old Westbury (12-11, 9-7 SKY) for one of their final two Skyline regular season games.