FRAMINGHAM, Mass., December 19, 2018 – Behind a 62-point second half, Monroe Express men's basketball topped the MassBay Community College Buccaneers, 103-77, on Wednesday.
 
After trailing for much of the first half, the Express headed into halftime down by one. But they quickly opened up the second half on a 16-3 run, pulling away for a 26-point, 103-77 victory, their third-largest margin of victory on the season.
 
Dashawn Hines led the Express with 19 points and 10 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season, while Christopher Davis and Gian Batista each added 16 points. Batista tallied nine assists and seven steals, both season-highs, while Loquan Deloatch scored 14 points off the bench.
 
The Express wrap up the year on Saturday, Dec. 29 when the host Our Saviour Lutheran Prep at 3 p.m. at the Monroe Athletic Complex.

ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE COLLEGE
The athletic program at Monroe College encompasses a total of 28 teams competing across nine sports. There are 18 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as club men's and women's rugby, and the newly added club men's volleyball team, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Monroe Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus as of the fall of 2017, has seven teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
 
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