Box Score Philadelphia, PA- The
Philadelphia University Rams (8-2, 2-0 CACC) roughed up the winless
Mercy College Mavericks (0-13, 0-3 ECC) in a 101-42 victory at Herb
Magee Court on Sunday afternoon. The Rams scored in
triple-digits for the first time in over two years- the last time
being a 102-69 win at Bloomfield on December 7th,
2006. Junior guard Russell Frederick
(Baltimore, MD/ Calvert Hall) led all scorers with 24 points, five
rebounds and five assists.
PhilaU jumped out to a 13-0 lead to start the contest and never
looked back as they shot 59% to MC's 34% from field goal range for
the game. Junior forward Mike Yocum
(Dresher, PA/ Episcopal Academy) scored 12 first half points,
finishing the day with 16 points, six rebounds and two blocks.
Senior guard Mike Dunn (Harrisburg, PA/ Central
Dauphin) scored 15 points, including four three-pointers in the
first half alone as the Rams led 52-18 at the break.
Mercy was led by Kortney Parker with 12 points and seven
rebounds.
The Rams did not slow down in the second half, starting off on
an 8-0 rally. Junior forward Malcolm Ingram
(Philadelphia, PA/ Solebury Prep) knocked down seven second-half
points, finishing with 15 points and six boards, while junior guard
Marcus Lemon (Alexandria, VA/ T.C. Williams) had a
career-high eight assists on the day.
Senior guard Carroll Mitchell (Baltimore, MD/
Towson Catholic) set a new career-high with four points, and
sophomore guard Ishmawiyl McFadden (Philadelphia,
PA/ Simon Gratz) scored seven points and pulled down a game-high
seven boards.
Freshmen b(Woodbridge, NJ/ Monmouth Academy) and Paul
Draper (Camden, ME/ Camden Hills) both saw significant
time, and sophomore Ola Sasona (Morris Plains, NJ/
Parsippany) added five points for the Rams.
Next up for PhilaU, the Rams travel to Adelphi on Tuesday,
January 6th for a 7:30 non-conference game.
