JAMAICA, NY --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College men's basketball raced out to a double-digit lead Friday evening but were unable to hold on as the Brooklyn College Bulldogs (8-9, 5-2 CUNYAC) prevailed with a 64-55 CUNYAC win on NABC Coaches vs. Cancer Suits & Sneakers Night inside York College Gymnasium.  

Coaching staff from both teams joined together for a pre-game photo before York held a moment of silence in which "I Honor" cards were held to recognize all of those who have been and continue to be impacted by cancer. The moment served as a reminder that we can and we will defeat this disease. 
 
Coaches vs. Cancer Suits And Sneakers Week (Jan. 20-26) is a nationwide event when basketball coaches across the country unite for a common cause – saving lives from cancer!  Coaches and their staff across the nation wear sneakers with their suits during games to raise awareness and help save lives from cancer by raising funds and encouraging people to educate themselves about cancer prevention, screening, and early detection.  In addition to raising awareness, all contributions through York's online Suits & Sneakers page (https://pledgeit.org/cvc20-york-college) will go directly to the American Cancer Society.

The Cardinals took an early advantage on a 3-pointer by Jean-Luc Etienne to break the scoring ice 50 seconds in.  Moments later, York pushed its lead to 10 points with back-to-back treys from Etienne and Devine Chisholm to make it an 18-8 game with 11:59 left.  Following a Guillermo Hernandez layup, Brooklyn replied with seven-straight points to pull within three (20-17) with 6:59 remaining. Etienne sank a jumper to push York back up by five before the Bulldogs used a 15-6 run over the final 4:22 to lead 30-26 at intermission.  

Brooklyn extended their lead to double-digits with a 12-4 spurt to open the second half with a 42-30 advantage.  Mambe Koureissi sank a pair of field goals in the paint to ignite a 6-0 Cardinal run to make it a 44-38 contest. Playing with the lead for the final 21:02, the Bulldogs scored nine of the game's next 10 points to build a game-high 14-point lead (53-39) with 8:52 left.  York chopped its deficit in half 2:15 later before Brooklyn put the game out of reach with an 11-4 run for a 64-50 margin with four minutes remaining. Jaye Bookhart nailed a trey and Koureissi dropped in a layup in the closing seconds to settle the nine-point decision. 

Chisholm led all scorers with a game-high 16 points to go with five assists and five rebounds in 40 minutes of action.  Koureissi scored 10 while Akil Vaughn followed with nine points (5-of-6 FT), 13 rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals.  Etienne chipped in eight points (3-of-6 FG) and Hernandez swatted two shots off the bench.  

Anthony McClean's 15 points led three other Bulldogs in double-digit scoring.  Michael Tesoriero added five assists and four steals to the win.

York finished the evening connecting on 37 percent from the field (20-of-54), 30 percent from 3-point territory (6-of-20) and 64.3 percent from the free-throw line (9-of-14) as Brooklyn hit 36.5 percent from the floor (23-of-63), 39.4 percent from deep (10-of-34) and 66.7 percent from the charity stripe (8-of-12).   York won the boards battle, 42-34, and scored 17 second-chance points off 11 offensive rebounds. The Cardinals outplayed Brooklyn in blocks (6-2) as both teams drew even in assists (16-16). Brooklyn held the advantage in steals (14-3), points off turnovers (23-9) and bench scoring (29-5).  

The Cardinals (6-12, 2-6 CUNYAC) close out their season series with the Hunter College Hawks (5-13, 4-4 CUNYAC) Tuesday (Jan. 28) in Manhattan starting at 7 p.m. inside Hunter Sportsplex. 

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