January 9, 2012
PREVIEW: Men’s Basketball Travels to Nyack as Gil Looks to Net 1,000th Point
BRONXVILLE, NY – Concordia will travel to battle Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) opponent Nyack College on Tuesday evening as the two teams will meet for the second time this season. Tip-off at the Bowman Center in Nyack, NY is set for 8pm following the women's game. The Clippers lead the all-time series 18-9 versus the Warriors since the 1973-74 season according to historical records.
CONCORDIA VS. NYACK
- Concordia won their first meeting, 69-66, on Nov. 17, 1973 in Nyack, NY.
- Since joining the CACC in 2009, Concordia is 4-1 in conference games against Nyack.
- The Clippers have won the past four games in a row.
- The last time Concordia and Nyack met (Dec. 6, 2011), the Clippers won 101-85 in Bronxville, NY. Argelix Gil (Brooklyn, NY) led Concordia with a game-high 31 points on 11-of-14 shooting from the field.
- All-Time Series Results:
| Nov. 17, 1973: | Concordia, 69-66 | Jan. 26, 1982: | Concordia, 80-65 |
| Feb. 22, 1975: | Concordia, 54-50 | Feb. 11, 1982: | Nyack, 66-62 |
| Dec. 12, 1975: | Nyack, 82-69 | Mar. 4, 1982: | Concordia, 80-77 |
| Feb. 21, 1976: | Nyack, 79-69 | Jan. 29, 1983: | Concordia, 73-48 |
| Dec. 10, 1976: | Concordia, 69-68 | Feb. 8, 1983: | Concordia, 63-62 |
| Feb. 19, 1977: | Nyack, 83-62 | Feb. 18, 1985: | Concordia, 68-56 |
| Dec. 9, 1977: | Nyack, 86-70 | Feb. 25, 1986: | Concordia, 89-74 |
| Feb. 18, 1978: | Concordia, 82-73 | 1996-97 Season: | Concordia, 66-60 |
| Nov. 18, 1978: | Concordia, 66-59 | Jan. 7, 2010: | Nyack, 90-78 |
| Jan. 11, 1979: | Concordia, 71-68 | Feb. 4, 2010: | Concordia, 87-75 |
| Feb. 17, 1979: | Nyack, 62-61 | Jan. 6, 2011: | Concordia, 66-65 |
| Jan. 10, 1980: | Nyack, 89-85 | Feb. 3, 2011: | Concordia, 100-80 |
| Nov. 21, 1980: | Nyack, 88-84 | Dec. 6, 2011: | Concordia, 101-85 |
| Jan. 14, 1981: | Concordia, 70-59 |
THE CONCORDIA COLLEGE CLIPPERS (6-8, 3-3 CACC)
- Picked to finish 6th in CACC North Division preseason poll.
- The Clippers previously fell to Chestnut Hill, 86-73, on Saturday afternoon. Gil led Concordia with 23 points and 20 rebounds while adding three assists, a steal and a block. Freshman Jason Alleyne (Bronx, NY) dropped 17 points in the game along with grabbing three rebounds and Pope came off the bench to score 10 points.
- Gil has currently scored 993 points and will most likely surpass the 1,000 point plateau against Nyack.
- Within the CACC, Gil is 1st in points per game (19.7), 3rd in rebounds per game (10.9) and 8th in field goal percentage (56.0%). In Division II he is ranked 9th in rebounds per game according to the Jan. 5th rankings.
- Concordia scores the second most points per game (76.9) in the CACC and is ranked #38 in blocked shots per game (4.1) in Division II according to the Jan. 5th rankings.
THE NYACK COLLEGE WARRIORS (0-15, 0-5 CACC)
- Picked to finish 7th in CACC North Division preseason poll.
- The Warriors are on a 31 game losing streak and have not won a game since Dec. 14, 2010.
- Nyack previously fell to Holy Family, 77-71, on Saturday afternoon. Chris Hampton led the Warriors with 23 points on 8-of-16 shooting from the field. Khalid Samuels added 15 points while Lafayette Curtis and Chris Gibson both chipped in with 11 points.
- Hampton leads the team averaging 13.3 points per game while two other players average over 10.0 points per game.
- Nyack is ranked last in the CACC in assists per game (10.5) and steals per game (4.8).







