NEW YORK --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) Having last claimed victory at Hunter College on January 8, 2016, York College men's basketball produced a 121-115 CUNYAC road win Wednesday evening over the Hawks (5-11, 2-4 CUNYAC) inside Hunter Sportsplex. The Cardinals' triumph ended a five-game road losing streak to Hunter dating back to the 2016-17 season.

How it Happened

• Hunter began the night up 31-17 at the 14:27 mark.
• Olawale Kila's driving layup with 9:23 left in the first-half capped off York's 23-11 spurt, cutting its deficit to two (42-40). 
• The Hawks responded with a 9-2 run to extend their lead to nine (51-42).
• Micaiah Goosby's triple at the 3:56 mark leveled the score for York at 53.
• With 1:40 remaining, Devine Chisholm attacked the rim with a layup to give the Cardinals their first lead of the game, 59-57.
• The Hawks scored seven-unanswered points to end the half as Luka Jakic's floater with 34 seconds on the clock sent Hunter into the break ahead, 64-59. 
• Trailing 69-61 early in the second-half, York went on a 16-0 scoring spree to grab a 77-69 advantage with 14:26 left.
• During the run, York hit on 6-of-8 from the field while Hunter misfired on all 12 shot attempts.  
• Moments later, Hunter replied by scoring 15 of the game's next 22 points to go back up by one (89-88). 
• Terrell Fullerton's driving layup with 8:12 to go helped York regain the lead for good, 90-89.
• Fullerton's bucket ignited York's 12-5 burst to extend the lead to six (100-94) with 5:28 showing on the second-half clock. 
• Hunter got as close as four (102-98) before Kila dropped in back-to-back layups as part of a 6-0 spurt to build a 10-point lead (108-98).
• Goosby stuck a jumper with 1:45 left to push York's advantage to a game-high 12 points (116-104). 
• Hunter trimmed the lead to as close as four (119-115) with two seconds remaining.  

"In the second half we decided to take smarter shots and take what the defense gave us. Hunter has a very unique style of play that generates a lot of points. We just needed to take advantage of our openings."-commented head coach Jamel Gist.

Inside the Box Score
Fullerton and Kila headlined York's scoring efforts, combining for 57 points.  Fullerton tallied 28 points (11-of-14 FG, 5-5 FT) and a season-high 14 assists. The 14 assists were York's highest individual total since Taishaun Forehand-Jenkins' 15 against CCNY on January 5, 2019. Kila poured in a career-high 29 points (13-of-19 FG, 3-of-5 FT) and grabbed six rebounds. Goosby went for 21 points (8-of-11 FG, 4-of-4 FT), eight rebounds, and three steals. Chisholm totaled 15 points, eight rebounds, and five assists. Matthew Trepeata dished out a season-best eight dimes Price sparked York off the bench with 11 points (5-of-6 FG, 1-2 FT) and six rebounds. 

Jeremy Montrose and Casey Meyers each netted 21 points on over 58 percent shooting for Hunter. Jakic stuffed the stat sheet with 15 points (7-of-12 FG), a game-high 10 rebounds, and seven assists. Enzo Caceres added 10 points and four steals. Jared Brown totaled nine points and a team-best nine assists. 

The Cardinals shot a season-high 65.8 percent (50-of-76) from the field, its highest shooting percentage since a 61.8 effort on December 29, 2007, versus George Fox University. York shot 68 percent (17-of-25) from the charity stripe and only made four shots on 14 attempts from downtown. Hunter shot 45.1 percent (41-of-91) from the floor, 56.5 percent (13-of-23) from the charity stripe, and canned 20 out of 50 triples. 

York managed a narrow edge in rebounds (44-41) and assists (33-31). Additionally, the Cardinals outplayed the Hawks in points off turnovers (25-12), points in the paint (84-34), and fast break points (50-22). 

Up Next 
The Cardinals (4-13, 3-3 CUNYAC) host the Brooklyn College Bulldogs (3-13, 1-5 CUNYAC) on Friday (Jan. 20) at 7 p.m. in a CUNYAC battle from York College Gymnasium.

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