1/14/23

SCRANTON, Pa. -- In a game where the first team to hit a big run would be favored to win, the Monroe College Bronx Express did just that, outscoring a poor-shooting Lackawanna College 24-9 in the third quarter to run away with a 54-37 win on Saturday afternoon inside the Lackawanna College Student Union.
 
The Falcons (6-5) had an abysmal shooting day, hitting on just 18% of their shots from the field and from three-point range. Monroe (11-5) wasn't much better, shooting 29% for the game, but 41.7% in the second half. After a brutal first quarter ended at 7-all, the Express opened up on a 10-2 run to push the lead to 17-9, before the Falcons closed on a brisk 7-0 run to get within 17-16 at the break.
 
In the second half, the Monroe shots started falling, while the Falcons remained ice cold, and the Express opened on a 16-1 run over the first six minutes that all but put the game out of reach. Lackawanna had things within as close as 12 with less than two minutes to play, but the Falcons just couldn't get their offense on track.
 
Nya Jackson (Harrisburg, PA) finished with a team-high eleven points and three rebounds, while Seanlajah Smith (Philadelphia, PA) added eight points off the bench, to go with seven rebounds, and Gabrielle Jackson (Darby Twp, PA) had seven points and five assists. Mahogony Collins (Harrisburg, PA) had a season and career-high 21 rebounds, as well as six blocked shots.  
 
Janay Legagneur led the Express with eleven points, while Aleah James had ten points and four steals. Nyeira Spady added six points and a team-high 13 rebounds.
 
The loss snaps a four-game win streak for Lackawanna College. The Falcons are back in action on Tuesday, January 17^th, when the host the Chesapeake Skipjacks. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:00pm ET inside the Lackawanna College Student Union gymnasium, and it will be the first game of a doubleheader, with the men's squads scheduled to follow at 7:00pm ET.