Basketball Competes at Darius Classic

The Erie men's basketball team traveled to Sullivan County Community College for the Darius Lee Memorial Classic.  The Kats went 1-1 with a loss to the host Generals and victory over Rockland Community College.

Friday night, the Kats and Generals were in a tight battle with Sullivan coming out with the 79-78 win.  A'Mag Tate led Erie with 24 points and 6 rebounds while Hugo Silva and Emeka Ceaser also put up double digits with 13 and 10 respectively.

Erie would rebound on Saturday with a 103-90 win over the Rockland Hawks.  The Kats had five players in double digits with Tate again being the high scorer with 19 points, six rebounds and three steals. Ryan Kelly put up 15, Dray Akin and Eddie Beverly each had 14 while Waseem Ajeigbe had 10 points and nine rebounds. 

Erie back on on Wednesday when they host cross town rival Niagara County Community College at 7:30 pm.