(Loch Sheldrake, NY) - Sophomore Miles Haughton (Mamaroneck, NY/Mamaroneck HS) ended one of the most storied single seasons in the storied history of Westchester Community College history with a heroic performance, and sophomore Kevin Collado (Suffern, NY/Suffern HS) barely missed a double-double with 10 points and eight rebounds, but the second-seeded Westchester Community College Men's Basketball team ended the 2018-19 season on Saturday with an 80-78 overtime loss to third-seeded Orange Community College in the Semifinal Round of the NJCAA Region XV Championship Tournament at Sullivan Community College.

With the loss, the Vikings close the season with a 17-10 record.

It was exactly the kind of game one would expect in the post-season within a region as competitive as Region XV. Neither team held a lead by more than eight points, with the largest deficit for each team coming during the first half. There were 11 ties, 22 lead changes, and both teams had ample opportunities to win the game in regulation, and during the extra session. Westchester actually led for most of the overtime period, but a late Colt rally, followed by a basket with one second half in the game sent Orange to the Region XV Championship Game on Sunday, when they will face top-seeded Sullivan CC at 2:00 p.m.

Haughton was tremendous. The Mid-Hudson Conference and Region XV Player of the Year notched a double-double with a game-high 28 points, to go with 12 rebounds and four steals. He shot an incredible 16 for 18 from the free throw line, and played 44 out of 45 minutes.

Also for Westchetser, sophomore Monte Lambert (Brooklyn, NY/James Madison HS) added 12 points and seven rebounds, while freshman Sean Hackes (White Plains, NY/Wakefield HS) chipped in 12 points as well.

Westchester struggled from the floor, shooting only 37%, compared to 45% by Orange CC, but the Vikings were the better team on the boards, at the free throw line, and they won the turnover battle as well.

This was Westchester's first post-season appearance in more than four years as the Vikings were not eligible for the Region XV Championship Tournament a year ago during their 26-0* campaign. Westchester will look to return to the playoffs during the 2019-2020 season when Westchester Community College will host the Region XV Division II Men's and Women's Basketball Championships.