JAMAICA, NY --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College men's basketball caught fire Tuesday evening by shooting 60.9 percent from the field (tied season-high) coast past the Brooklyn College Bulldogs (3-21, 2-12 CUNYAC) with a convincing 93-68 CUNYAC Senior Day win inside York College Gymnasium.  Prior to opening tip, seniors Quran Dublin (2021-22), Guillermo Hernandez (2019-22), Mambe Koureissi (2019-22) and Roki Mendoza Familia (2021-22) were recognized for their dedication to York College Athletics with the annual Senior Day Ceremony. 
 
How it Happened​​​​​​

• The Cardinals raced out to a quick 8-0 lead just 1:46 in to set the tone. 
• Brooklyn answered with an 8-2 run to get as close as two points (12-10) before York scored 18 of the game's next 24 points to build a 14-point cushion (30-16) with 10:18 left in the opening quarter. 
• York closed out the final 1:40 with six-unanswered points to hold a 55-39 advantage at intermission. 
• Trailing 65-47, Kayin Okajide scored eight points during a 10-0 Brooklyn run to trim the deficit to eight (65-57) with 12:12 left. 
• York put the game away 5:20 later with a 16-4 scoring spree to increase the lead to 20 (81-61) at the 6:52 mark. 
• Austinson Cooke closed out an 11-2 Cardinal run to extend York's advantage to a game-high 27 points (92-65) with 2:10 showing on the second-half clock.   

Inside the Box Score
Dublin produced his fourth double-double of the season, producing 18 points (7-of-9 FG, 4-of-4 FT), 10 assists, six rebounds and two steals.  Hernandez went for 17 points (8-of-10 FG), nine rebounds, two blocks and one steal.  Koureissi achieved his seventh double-double of the season, adding 14 points (6-of-13 FG, 2-of-2 FT), 11 rebounds, four steals, three assists and one block.  Mendoza Familia contributed 10 points (5-of-6 FG) as Tavon Price sparked the Cardinals with 13 points (5-of-6 FG) off the bench.  Devine Chisholm dished out five assists in the win.   

Olajide led Brooklyn with a game-high 33 points (12-of-22 FG, 6-of-12 3FG, 3-of-3 FT), and added six steals, five rebounds and three steals to his performance.  Noah Shy (12 points) and Elisa Park (10 points) both scored in double figures. Zuric Harvey added 10 assists.

In the end, York converted on 39-of-64 of its field goals, 10 percent (1-of-10) from 3-point range and 70 percent (14-of-20) from the free-throw line while Brooklyn landed 34.7 percent (25-of-72) from the field, 27.6 percent (8-of-29) from outside the arc and 62.5 percent (10-of-16) from the charity stripe.  York outrebounded Brooklyn by 10 (45-35) as the Bulldogs scored 11 second-chance points off 15 offensive boards.  The Cardinals generated 29 points off 19 Brooklyn turnovers and led the game in assists (27-18), blocks (4-1), steals (11-9) and points in the paint (60-20).

Up Next
The Cardinals (12-10, 10-4 CUNYAC), who are locked in as the No. 3 seed, return to CUNYAC Championship play for the first time since 2015-16.  With first-round action set to begin Saturday (Feb. 19), the 2022 tournament bracket will be released on Wednesday (Feb. 16).

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