Mercy Mavericks @ Wagner Seahawks
Wagner cruises past Mercy for 75-41 win
NEW YORK -- Blake Francis scored 19 points, got seven steals and dished out five assists Sunday to help propel Wagner to its sixth-straight win with a 75-41 victory over Division II program Mercy College.
JoJo Cooper added 18 points and Elijah Davis and Jamar Brown had 10 apiece for Wagner (7-1), which controlled the glass 52-39 and forced 19 turnovers. Devin Liggeons grabbed 10 of those 52 rebounds.
Wagner took control with a 19-2 run stretching across both sides of the break to make it 43-20 with under 14 minutes left in the game. Chase Freeman kicked off the breakaway run with a 3-point play.
Mercy scored the game's first four points and still clung to the lead midway through the opening half before Wagner took it away with a layup from Francis that made it 11-10 with under nine minutes to go until the break.
Dequawne Richards led Mercy with 12 points and six rebounds.
Game Information
Staten Island, NY
Referee:Kevin Harrington
Referee:Michael Nardone
Referee:Jeff Adams
2025-26 Standings
| Northeast ConferenceNortheast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 15-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Central Connecticut | 12-6 | 3 | 18-12 |
| Mercyhurst | 10-8 | 5 | 17-17 |
| Le Moyne | 10-8 | 5 | 15-17 |
| New Haven | 9-9 | 6 | 14-17 |
| Wagner | 8-10 | 7 | 14-17 |
| Stonehill | 8-10 | 7 | 12-21 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 8-10 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Saint Francis | 5-13 | 10 | 7-24 |
| Chicago State | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
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