STANDISH, ME – Senior guard Matthew Medeiros (Westport, Mass.) became the 36th player in Saint Joseph's College men's basketball history to surpass the 1,000-point plateau in a 96-87 double-overtime victory over Rivier University on Saturday afternoon.

Medeiros entered the conference contest needing 12 points to reach the career milestone and hit the mark on the nose with 7:20 remaining in the first half when he drained his fourth three-pointer of the contest. The senior sharpshooter netted a game-high 29 points with six assists and went 7-10 from three-point distance to help the Monks notch their third-consecutive Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) victory. Medeiros tied his career-highs in points, field goals made (9) and three-point field goals made (7) and also set a new personal-best in assists in the win over the Raiders.

The second-year starter now has 1,017 points over 87 career contests – a total that includes 39 starts. Medeiros currently ranks third in team history in three-pointers attempted (485), fourth in three-pointers made (196) and sixth in three-point efficiency (40.4%).

Off to an outstanding start to his final collegiate campaign, Medeiros is currently averaging 16.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest and leads the GNAC in three-pointers made (32). He also ranks fourth in the conference in three-point accuracy (49.2%), sixth in points (132) and minutes per game (35.4) and seventh in free-throw percentage (84.2%).

He is the eighth player to reach the four-digit milestone during the tenure of Head Coach Rob Sanicola '99, who is currently in his 11th year at the helm for the Monks. Medeiros joins former teammates Tyler Kelley '11, Zach O'Brien '12 and Chris Petzy '12 on the short list of players who have reached the prestigious plateau in the 44-year history of the Saint Joseph's men's basketball program.

The contest versus Rivier was the final game of the 2013 calendar year for Saint Joseph's, as the Monks do not play again until January 4th when the team plays the first of two tilts in the Catholic University Classic Tournament in Washington, D.C.

1,000-POINT SCORERS NAME YEARS POINTS Mike Johnston 1971-74 1452 John Alexander 1972-75 1507 Pat Murphy 1972-75 1187 Tom Powers 1971-75 1121 Mike Johnson 1978-81 1092 Mike Haran 1980-83 1817 Mike McDevitt 1980-83 1381 Mark Jones 1982-85 1101 Jeff Creech 1983-86 2202 Mike Fiorillo 1983-86 1672 David Chadbourne 1984-87 1285 Bryan Rubenskas 1984-87 1183 Charles Warren 1985-88 1287 Tom Ollman 1985-88 1279 Paul Halvorsen 1985-88 1033 Tyrone White 1986-89 1047 Paul Searles 1989-90 1007 Marcus Smith 1989-92 1055 Stephen Chase 1990-93 1538 Jamie Header 1990-93 1328 Greg Collymore 1991-94 1358 Steve Schuler 1991-94 1457 John Wassenbergh 1993-96 2095 Kyle Sewer 1994-97 1127 Mike Fortier 1995-98 1033 Carl Howell 1996-99 2319 Ryan Martin 1997-00 1077 C.J. Vose 2000-03 1838 Steve Monteiro 2002-05 1107 Chad Pulkkinen 2003-07 1123 Elbie Murphy 2006-09 1464 Ray Eatmon 2007-10 1002 Tyler Kelley 2008-11 1149 Zach O'Brien 2009-12 1533 Chris Petzy 2009-12 1287 Matthew Medeiros 2011-14 1017

MEDEIROS MILESTONES Milestone GM# Date Opponent Type Site Result 1 1 11/23/10 Maine-Farmington 3PT Standish, Maine W, 69-67 50 9 1/8/11 Emmanuel College 3PT Boston, Mass. W, 81-67 100 15 1/25/11 Rivier University 3PT Standish, Maine W, 77-57 200 31 12/8/11 Lasell College 3PT Standish, Maine W, 78-63 300 39 1/19/12 Emmanuel College 2PT Standish, Maine L, 67-69 400 47 2/9/12 Rivier University FT Nashua, N.H. W, 73-61 500 54 11/25/12 Southern Maine 2PT Gorham, Maine W, 70-56 600 59 1/2/13 WPI 3PT Standish, Maine L, 45-58 700 65 1/19/13 Anna Maria 3PT Standish, Maine L, 61-75 800 74 2/5/13 Lasell College 3PT Newton, Mass. L, 58-64 900 80 11/19/13 Bates College 3PT Lewiston, Maine W, 82-77 1000 87 12/7/13 Rivier University 3PT Nashua, N.H. W, 96-87 CAREER STATISTICS: MEDEIROS THROUGH THE YEARS: Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior

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