New Rochelle, NY, January 22, 2021 – Hitting the hardwood for the first time since last December, the Monroe Express JV men's basketball team was itching to get back to competition. The Express put on a solid performance and held off a late rally to defeat Touro College, 69-62, on Sunday afternoon at the Monroe Athletic Complex. Monroe-Bronx improves to 4-2 on the season.
The Express had four players finish the afternoon in double figures, with Freshman Audley Falconer (Bronx, New York) leading the offense with a game-high 17 points. Classmate Chamarri Baskerville (Queens, New York) added 14 points and hauled down a game-high 18 rebounds while also dishing out eight assists, another game-best. Kyle Parks (Yonkers, New York) scored 12 points, and Darius Rivers (Bronx, New York) chipped in with 11 points and nine rebounds.
Touro College jumped out to a 6-2 lead at 17:36, and then the Express responded with a furious 21-3 run over the next 9:25 stretching their lead to the largest of the day, 14 points (23-9) at 8:06 on a Falconer layup. The Tornadoes rallied with an 11-0 run to close the deficit to three, 23-20 when DJ Abreu went 1-for-3 on a three-shot free throw before the Express closed with a 10-3 run to lead 30-23 at halftime.
In the second half, Jordan Wilson (PeeKskill, New York) knocked down a three to extend the Express's lead to eight, 35-27 at 18:18, before Touro put together a 9-0 run to lead for the first time since early in the first half 36-35 on a Cameron Brown three-pointer. Touro would lead by one again 38-37, and then the Express would use a 13-2 run to build their lead back to double digits by 10, 50-40 at 9:03 on a three-point play by Parks and back to its largest of the game 14, 62-48 at 4:08 on a Leshawn Bryant (Brooklyn, New York) three-pointer.
Cameron Brown cut the lead down to five, 63-58 with 1:28 remaining, but that was as close as they would get as the Express would hold on to win 69-62.
For Touro College, three players scored in double-figures, with Danzel Laglaise leading all scorers with 16 points while Cameron Brown and Nelis Wise contributed 14 and 12 points each. Brown also handed out four assists in the contest.
The Express JV men's basketball team will look to make it back-to-back wins on the road Tuesday, January 25, against Touro College. For more information, visit the 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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