New Rochelle, N.Y., December 4, 2021 - The Monroe Express JV men's basketball team lost for the first time this season at home to Bryant and Stratton, 73-67, on Saturday evening at the Monroe Athletic Complex. The loss drops the Express to 3-1 while Bryant and Stratton improves to 2-3.
Freshman Chamarri Baskerville (Queens, New York) posted a career-high 32 points on a career-best 12-for-25 from the field, while classmate Audley Falconer (Bronx, New York) drained 14 points on the evening. Underclassman Darius Rivers (Bronx, New York) also missed a double-double bringing down a game-high 12 rebounds and scoring nine points, while classmate Leshawn Bryant (Brooklyn, New York) registered a team-high four assists and two steals.
After three lead changes and two ties to begin the first half, Jalon Dawkins knocked down a three-pointer to give the Bobcats the lead 10-6 at 14:56, then Baskerville recorded five consecutive points, a layup and a go-ahead three-pointer at 13:21 to make it 11-10. After Mikhir Jackson jumper gave Bryant and Stratton back the lead 12-11 at 13:10, the Bobcats built it into a double-digit advantage 34-23 on a Montrell Jackson layup at 3:57 and increased it to its biggest mark 14, 39-25 with 17 seconds on a Dean Locksley three-pointer to go into halftime.
The Express gave a valiant response over the first 13:23 of the second half putting together a 17-6 run to get a close as two, 45-42 on a Baskerville three-pointer but was as close as they would come. The Bobcats increased their lead to double digits, including its biggest of the evening 15, 63-48 at 7:18 on a layup, never looking back as they rolled to a 73-67 victory.
For Bryant and Stratton, four players scored in double-figures, with Jalon Dawkins and Dean Lockley leading the way with 13 points, while Mikhir Jackson and Montrell Jackson chipped in with 12 points each. Jackson also snatched a game-high four steals, and Destin Lee hauled down a team-high eight boards.
The Express will look to bounce back on Wednesday, December 8, at home against Vision Academy at 8 p.m. from the Monroe Athletic Complex. For more information, visit the Monroe Express JV Men's Basketball Schedule Page.
ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE COLLEGE
The athletic program at Monroe College encompasses a total of 36 teams competing across nine sports. There are 19 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as club men's and women's rugby, the Monroe College marching band, and the newly added esports program, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus, has 17 teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
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