(New Rochelle, NY) - Sophomore Monte Lambert (Brooklyn, NY/James Madison HS) scored a game-high 16 points, and fellow sophomore Maurice Hollis (Bronx, NY/Tuckahoe HS) added 14 points, but the Westchester Community College Men's Basketball team saw their three-game winning streak come to an end with a 72-52 loss to ASA College during the opening round of the Monroe College Tournament on Saturday at Monroe College.

With the loss, Westchester is now 11-6 for the 2018-19 season. 

It was a game that was far closer than the score indicated as the Vikings held ASA off the board for the first 3:03, and scored the game's first six points. From there, the teams went back and forth for the rest of the opening stanza. A Hollis three-pointer with 5:47 to play in the first half tied things at 25, but a 9-1 Avenger run gave ASA a 34-26 halftime lead.

The second half saw the Vikings desperately try to even things up, and Westchester appeared to be poised for a late run when a pair of Lambert free throws with 7:29 to play made it a 58-50 ASA lead. However, from there, Westchester was outscored 14-2 over the remainder of the game, giving ASA a 20-point win.

Overall, Westchester was out-rebounded 48-29, and ASA shot 47% to Westchester's 33%.

After playing seven of their last eight games on the road, Westchester finally returns home for a pair of games, beginning on Thursday, Jan. 24 when the Vikings host Region XIX powerhouse County College of Morris for a 7:00 p.m. CCM is currently 14-1.