Box Score (Scranton, PA) - Five Vikings scored in double figures, and freshman Joe Zayer (West Nyack, NY/Clarkstown South HS) notched a double-double, but the Westchester Community College Men's Basketball team opened 2019 with a 103-94 loss to Lackawanna College on Saturday in Scranton, Pennsylvania. With their second consecutive loss, the Vikings are now 8-5. 

It was a battle for much of the game as both teams shot incredibly well during the first half. Lackawanna led 53-51 at halftime as the Falcons shot 59% from the floor, while the Vikings converted 48% of their field goal attempts. However, over the final 20 minutes, Westchester cooled off, allowing the hosts to pull away for good. Lackawanna led by as many as 18 points during the second half before a late Westchester rally made things closer.

Sophomore Miles Haughton (Mamaroneck, NY/Mamaroneck HS) led Westchester with 25 points, while sophomore Maurice Hollis (Bronx, NY/Tuckahoe HS) continued his recent stretch of fantastic play with 16 points. Nathan Emanuel (Suffern, NY/Suffern HS) added 11 points, while Fabian Johnson (New York, NY/Our Savior Lutheran) had 10. Zayer chipped in 13 points and 10 assists.

Shooting efficiency proved to be the difference as Lackawanna shot 54% from the floor, while the Vikings ended the game shooting 42%. The Falcons out-rebounded Westchester 38-36, while the Vikings forced 28 Lackawanna turnovers, while committing only 17.

Westchester returns to action on Tuesday, Jan. 8 when the Vikings travel to Bronx Community College for a 7:00 p.m. game.