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Postgame Press Conference: Head Coach Bashir Mason and Junior Guard Corey Henson

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Staten Island, NY – Junior guard Corey Henson (Upper Marlboro, MD / DeMatha Catholic) tossed in 24 points and senior wing Michael Carey (Nassau, Bahamas / Lamar Consolidated / San Jacinto) scored all of his 21 points in the second half to lead four players in double figures, as the Wagner men's basketball team earned a 75-64 Northeast Conference (NEC) victory over Sacred Heart this afternoon at the Spiro Sports Center.
 
With the win, the Seahawks improve to 6-8 on the season and 2-2 in NEC play while the Pioneers fall to 6-11 overall, 1-3 in conference.
 
Henson played a complete game today, shooting 9-of-14 from the floor, including 4-of-9 from three-point range, while dishing out seven assists and pulling down six rebounds in 38 minutes of action. His seven assists are a season high and tie his career high, first set vs. Central Connecticut on February 20, 2016. Carey, who was coming off a 21-point, 22-rebound performance on Thursday night vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, recorded his 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting and was a perfect 7-of-7 from the free throw line, while in addition to pulling down five rebounds and dishing out two assists in his 35 minutes of action.
 
Also hitting for double figures in the win were freshman guard Connor Ferrell (Conyers, GA / Rockdale County / DME Sports Academy) and redshirt senior forward Mike Aaman (Hazlet, NJ / Raritan / Rhode Island), who finished with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Aaman shot 5-of-10 from the floor and corralled a game-high eight rebounds.
 
Sacred Heart was led by Matej Buovac, whose 5-of-8 shooting day from beyond the arc keyed a 15-point performance, while De'von Barnett and Quincy McKinight added 14 and 12 points, respectively.
 
Henson scored 16 of his 24 points in the first half in helping the Seahawks to a 35-31 halftime lead. The Pioneers were within two points on two occasions in the second half, the last of which came at the 8:03 mark when McKnight's layup made it a 55-53 game. Carey steadied things for Wagner at this point, recording an old-fashioned three-point play with 7:37 left which built the lead back to five at 58-53 and capped a stretch where he scored 11 straight points for the Seahawks.
 
Sacred Heart would get as close as three on a Buovac three-pointer from the right baseline with 3:27 to go to make it 63-60, before the Seahawks closed the game on a 12-4 run in pulling away for the 75-64 win.
 
Wagner outshot SHU 45.8 percent to 42.6 percent while the rebounding battle was even at 37-37. The Seahawks held a 36-34 edge in points in the paint and led 20-8 in points off turnovers, the Pioneers led in fast break points (15-9) and bench scoring (22-7) while the teams were tied 13-13 in second chance points. There were four ties in the game and two lead changes.
 
For Henson, his 24-point effort marked his first 20-point plus game of the season. fifth of his career, and drew him to within 90 of the 1,000-point mark with 910 career-points. It also marked his 11^th double digit game of the season and 46^th of his career.
 
Carey, in less than two seasons as a Seahawk, now has eight 20-point plus games in his career and four for the season. The versatile 6-5 wing has now hit for double digits 34 times in his career, including eight this season.
 
Today's game marked the 38^th time in Wagner head coach Bashir Mason's five-year career that the Seahawks have placed four players in double figures and the Green & White have a 28-10 record in these contests. Wagner is also now 59-10 in Mason's five seasons when leading at the half.
 
The victory was the 150^th for Wagner since the Spiro Sports Center was opened in 1998-99. In this time, the Seahawks are 150-78 (65.8%) in the 2,100-seat facility.
 
Wagner is next in action on Thursday, January 12 when the Seahawks travel to Smithfield, RI to meet the Bryant University Bulldogs, before returning home on January 14 to host Robert Morris. 
 
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