(Note: I have been terribly derelict about posting game
recaps this season, partially because I’ve been busy with work and fatherhood
but mostly because this season has been devastatingly depressing. However, I
hate the idea of not properly archiving these games, so to speak, so I came up
with a compromise that will allow me to chronicle #HofstraPun the season in a
basic, quick-hit fashion. So welcome to The Good, The Bad & The Quirky. Or, as I like to
call it, TGTBATQ. Pretty self-explanatory, and probably something I should
consider employing from the start next year so that I don’t fall into this trap
again. Enjoy!)
THE GOOD: Umm, well, other than Stevie Mejia tying a
career high with four 3-pointers, recording his first career double-double and
leading Hofstra in four statistical categories (18 points, 10 rebounds, two
assists, two steals—c’mon Stevie, no blocks?), not much. Mejia’s feat is
something even Charles Jenkins never did, but it came on an otherwise brutal
night for the Dutchmen in Atlanta. Mejia was the only Hofstra player to score
in double figures. In fact, only Jordan Allen (six points) had more than five
points—hey wait a minute, this is trending into the bad, isn’t it? Well, Stephen
Nwaukoni had eight rebounds and five points, all from the line. Matt Grogan got
fouled on a 3-pointer and sank all three free throws. And the Dutchmen mounted
a 10-0 run over a span of 3:01 early in the first half to take a 10-4 lead. And
then…
THE BAD: …it all fell apart. Following a timeout, in which I
can only imagine Ron Hunter calmly implored Georgia State to play better, the
Panthers went on a 16-0 run that was ended by a Mejia 3-pointer (of course).
The Dutchmen got within nine at halftime thanks to a buzzer-beating 3-pointer
by Mejia (of course) but moved no closer in the second half. If not for
Mejia—who probably should have earned all six points in the 3 Stars Of the
Game—Hofstra might have struggled to break 30 points. He was 5-of-10 shooting
while the rest of his teammates were a combined 7-of-31. Only Allen and David
Imes had multiple field goals. Nwaukoni attempted just one field goal. The
Dutchmen committed 22 turnovers, their most in CAA play this year. And…well,
you get the picture. It was a long shot the Dutchmen would sweep the season
series and this one was never in doubt after the Panthers’ game-breaking run.
THE QUIRKY: The Dutchmen finished 12-of-41 from the field, which wasn’t good, but it wasn’t even their worst outing of the
season (11-of-48 against George Mason). Oof.
3 STARS OF THE GAME (vs. Georgia State, 2/13)
3: Stevie Mejia
2: Stephen Nwaukoni
1: Jordan Allen
SEASON STANDINGS***
37: Stevie Mejia
31: Taran Buie
26: Stephen Nwaukoni
14: David Imes
10: Jordan Allen
5: Moussa Kone
3: Daquan Brown
2: Matt Grogan
1: Adam Savion
***21 points vacated
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