Men's Basketball Falls to Monroe

Buffalo, NY- The Erie men's basketball team had their winning streak snapped at five straight games on Saturday when they lost to Monroe Community College 81-78.  

Erie jumped out to a 12-4 lead early in the first half before Monroe would warm up and the first half ended with the Kats trailing 35-36.  The second half saw Erie up by as many as 14 as they once again came out strong and went on a 20-5 run to begin the half.  But the Mustangs held on and turned the tables with some sharp shooting to put the game away.  

Freshman guard Jaylin McBryde led the way for the Kats scoring 19 points. Sophomore Kelvin Reeves and freshman Nathan Severson each had 12 points on the day while sophomore William Tavares de Brito led the team in rebounds with 12.  

The Kats will look to rebound on Saturday when they host Lakeland Community College at 3:00 pm at the Burt Flickinger Center.