The Mustangs had a road trip to take on the SUNY-Purchase Panthers.  They came out aggressive in the first half, took the lead, and trampled over the Panthers 81-67.

Cilk McSweeney (Ft. Lauderdale, FL/ Dillard) hit back-to-back three-pointers followed by Phil Williams (District Heights, MD/ Bishop McNamara) who sunk a three-pointer to open the game 14-6 at 16:24.  From there on, the Mustangs controlled the court.  They ended the half ahead 43-25. 

At the beginning of the second half, Kerry Dugan (Sparks, MD/ Hereford) grabbed a rebound and made a layup while being fully covered by the Panthers.  The Mustangs kept the ball running and at 7:36 Elysian Richardson (Hartford, CT/ Suffield Academy) dunked the ball to seal the deal. 

McSweeney led the team with 18 points, Steve Segears (Lanham, MD/ St. Johns College HS) had 15 points, Chaise Lancaster (Bowie, MD/ Northwestern) added 12 points, and Jason Lambert (Bloomfield, CT/ Kingswood-Oxford) put up 10 points. 

With the win, the Mustangs' record climbs to 8-7 overall and 5-2 in the NEAC.  Next up for Villa is Philadelphia Biblical at home on Tuesday, January 23, at 8:00 pm.