NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., February 9, 2019 – Loquan Deloatch recorded the second triple-double in Monroe Express men's basketball program history as the Express topped ASA College JV, 82-56, on Saturday at the Monroe Athletic Complex.
 
After the Avengers scored the first five points of the game, the Express responded to tie the score at seven-all with 15:16 left in the first half.
 
ASA briefly retook the lead on Igor Kagabo's three-pointer, but a 16-2 run over the next 4:38 gave Monroe a 25-14 lead.
 
The Avengers closed the deficit to eight with 8:11 to go in the first, but the Express brought it back out to 13, 36-23, at the half.
 
ASA opened the second half on a 9-2 run, cutting Monroe's lead down to six. And though the Express extended it to 10 with a pair of buckets, the Avengers made it a five-point game with just over 13 minutes to play with a 5-0 run.
 
But the Express outscored ASA, 38-17 the rest of the way to pick up the 82-56 victory.
 
With the win, the Express move back to .500 at 12-12 on the season.
 
Gian Batista scored a team-high 24 points, adding nine rebounds and six assists while Deloatch recorded the second triple-double in program history with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.
 
Justin Parris added 14 points, shooting 8-for-8 from the free throw line, while Eric Goodman scored a season-high 11 points.
 
Monroe shot 50.0 percent from the field and outscored the Avengers, 56-18, in the paint, while also out-rebounding ASA, 41-32.
 
The Express will look to make it two-straight victories when they host Nassau Community College in a critical Region XV matchup at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at the Monroe Athletic Complex in New Rochelle, N.Y.

ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE COLLEGE
The athletic program at Monroe College encompasses a total of 27 teams competing across nine sports. There are 18 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as club men's and women's rugby, 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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