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A cold stretch to start the second half doomed the Genesee Community College women’s basketball team on Thursday night, as they went nearly eleven minutes without a basket against visiting Mercyhurst North East.

The Lady Cougars trailed by just four at the half, getting nine points from Jasmine Armstead (Rochester, NY) and six points from Carrie Blunt (Syracuse, NY) in the opening twenty minutes and out-rebounded the Lady Saints 29-21.

Mercyhurst North East was able to increase their lead in the second half as Genesee started 0-23 from the field before Rachel Kohlhagen’s (Attica, NY) basket with nine and a half minutes remaining ended the drought. Despite being down as many as 15, the Lady Cougars made a push and got to within six with about three minutes to play. The Lady Saints were too strong, however, hitting four out of four free throws down the stretch and held off GCC to win 55-48.

(Jalessa Rogers' (white jersey) defense is not enough for struggling Lady Cougars)

Armstead finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds, Blunt tallied 13 boards and 11 points and Kayla Golden (Lackawanna, NY) chipped in with seven points and 14 rebounds.

The loss drops Genesee to 6-19 on the season and 1-5 in conference play. They will travel to Erie Community College on Saturday afternoon for a 1pm start.

After their first loss in conference play to Jamestown Community College on Tuesday night, the Genesee Community College men’s basketball team looked to rebound on Thursday night when the played host to Monroe Community College.

The Tribunes grabbed the first lead after a back-and-forth start when they went up 18-13 with 12 minutes remaining. Deylon Bovell (Brooklyn, NY) finished a three point play, capping off a 10-2 run in a span of two minutes for the Cougars, to give the home team a 23-20 advantage. Monroe would bounce back, however, and ended the first half on a 16-3 run, taking a 13-point 49-36 lead into the half.

(#2 Kevin Nascimento tries to hold off a Monroe defender during the Cougars loss to the Tribunes on Thursday night)

MCC started the second half much like they ended the first and grabbed a 20-point, 58-38 lead just four minutes in. The Cougars struggled to gain any ground throughout the remainder of the second half and were out-rebounded 53-30 on the night. Monroe never saw their lead drop below 20 and the Tribunes downed GCC, 93-70.

Bovell lead all scorers with 18 points, Kenton Chan-Man (Brooklyn, NY) finished with 15 points, Mike Glenn (Fairport, NY) added 11 points and Dijon Wright (Philadelphia, PA) added 10 points.

The Cougars drop to 13-9 on the season and 5-2 in conference play. They will travel to Alfred State on Tuesday for a 7:30 tip.

The Genesee Community College women’s basketball team could not handle Division I Monroe Community College on Thursday night, as the visiting Lady Tribunes (ranked #14 in the country) downed the Lady Cougars 84-30.

Genesee struggled from the floor all night, shooting only 18.8% and were out-rebounded 66-36.

Jasmine Armstead (Rochester, NY) was the only GCC scorer to reach double figures, finishing the night with 13 points. Kayla Golden (Lackawanna, NY) chipped in with six points and collected eight rebounds and Chyna Lennox (Moseley, VA) added four points.

(Genesee head coach Christie McGee-Ross talks to her team during a timeout on Thursday night)

Genesee falls to 6-17 on the season and will travel to Alfred State on Tuesday for their next contest at 5:30pm.

The Genesee Community College men's basketball team picked up a road conference win at Jamestown Community College-Olean on Saturday afternoon, escaping the Jaguars 83-75.

The Cougars, who defeated Jamestown by 29 just four days ago, started strong and built a twelve-point 43-31 lead at the half. Kenton Chan-Man (Brooklyn, NY) scored 24 of those first half points.

The Jaguars made a run in the second half but Genesee was able to hold on and escape with the win. Chan-Man finished with a game high and season high 38 points and also added five rebounds. Tyshawn Ferguson (Chicago, IL) added 21 points, Deylon Bovell (Brooklyn, NY) netted 10 points and grabbed five rebounds and Terryl Coombs (Brooklyn, NY) collected nine rebounds.

Genesee stays perfect in conference play (5-0) and improves to 13-7 overall. They will travel to Jamestown Community College on Tuesday for a 7:30pm start.

With a victory over a top ten team already under their belts this season, a victory over then ranked #7 Lakeland Community College on December 17^th, the Genesee Community College men’s basketball team welcomed #7 Erie Community College to the Anthony T. Zambito Gymnasium on Thursday night and upset the visiting Kats 101-94.

Genesee fell behind early before Deylon Bovell (Brooklyn, NY) scored two straight baskets that sparked a 13-2 run to give the home team a ten point lead at 17-7. Erie came back behind 7 of 16 shooting from three-point range and held a six point lead late in the first half. Mike Glenn (Fairport, NY) drew the Cougars to within two with a layup and a dunk in succession, before Erie converted on three free-throws to end the half and took a 53-48 lead into intermission.

The second half was the Kenton Chan-Man (Brooklyn, NY) show as the sophomore scored three straight three-pointers during a 13-3 Cougar run early in the half to give GCC a 64-58 lead. Erie would not go away, however, as the Kats kept pace and were within one before Donte Meredith (Bronx, NY) hit a three to give GCC a 74-70 lead with nine minutes to play. Chan-Man extended the four point advantage with his fourth three pointer of the second half to give Genesee an 87-80 lead with five minutes remaining. Kevin Nascimento’s (New York, NY) layup with less than two minutes to play gave GCC their first double-digit lead of the night at 95-85, and the Cougars finished off the #7 Kats.

Bovell finished with 21 points on seven of nine shooting before fouling out late in the game. Chan-Man also ended the night 21 points, all of which came in the second half. Glenn added 16 points, Dijon Wright (Philadelphia, PA) grabbed 15 rebounds and chipped in with 10 points and Tyshawn Ferguson (Chicago, IL) also tallied a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

The Cougars remain perfect in conference play (4-0) and improve to 12-7 overall on the season. They will travel to Jamestown Community College-Olean on Saturday for a 1pm tip.

Coming off of their first conference win of the season last Thursday, the Genesee Community College women’s basketball team hosted WNYAC opponent Erie Community College on Thursday night and dropped a 77-65 contest to the Lady Kats.

The Lady Cougars opened on a 6-0 run and held a 23-18 lead after a Rachel Kolhagen (Attica, NY) steal and basketball with about eight minutes to play in the first half. Erie would go on to score 18 of the last 26 points to end the opening twenty minutes, and took a 36-31 lead into the break.

Genesee made a run early in the second half when Kayla Golden (Lackawanna, NY) scored two straight baskets to draw the Lady Cougars to within two at 43-41. Erie then went on a 17-8 run and held an 11 point lead before Genesee made one last push, capped off by a Golden three point play to cut the lead to six at 60-54. Strong three-point shooting kept the Erie lead safe, however, and the Lady Kats finished off the 12 point victory.

Golden lead all scorers with 20 points and also collected 17 rebounds. Chyna Lennox (Moseley, VA) had another strong night for GCC finishing with 16 points and 10 boards and Kohlhagen chipped in with 10 points.

The Lady Cougars fall to 6-15 on the season and will travel to Jamestown Community College on Tuesday night for a 5:30pm start.

The Genesee Community College men’s basketball team moved to 3-0 in Western New York Athletic Conference play on Tuesday night, knocking off visiting Jamestown Community College-Olean in front of a home crowd, 89-60.

Kevin Nascimento (New York, NY) opened the game with a three pointer that sparked a 14-1 start for the home team. The Genesee defense stymied Jamestown to a zero for nine shooting start from the field, and held the Jaguars to just one field goal in the first ten minutes of the game. Genesee took a 37-17 lead into half.

(Genesee Head Coach Terry George talks to #23 David Andrews in blowout win over Jamestown-Olean)

Michael Glenn (Fairport, NY) started the second half by converting on back-to-back three point baskets, giving GCC a 43-17 lead. The Cougars forced nine second half turnovers, nineteen total for the game, and never saw their lead drop below 20. Deylon Bovell (Brooklyn, NY) had a strong night for Genesee finishing with 17 points and five rebounds. Kenton Chan-Man (Brooklyn, NY) once again led GCC in scoring with a game high 27 points. Glenn chipped in with 17 points and David Andrews (Bronx, NY) grabbed seven rebounds to go along with six points.

The Cougars improve their overall record to 11-7 and will host Erie Community College on Thursday night at 8pm.

The Genesee Community College women's basketball team cruised to their first conference victory of the season, defeating Niagara County Community College 90-45 on Thursday night.

The Lady Cougars pounced early and did not let up. A 16 point first half from Chyna Lennox (Moseley, VA) helped pace a 50 point opening twenty minutes for Genesee, who out-rebounded Niagara 35-15 and took a 50-15 lead into the break.

(#14 Nanase Akagami connects on a three-pointer in GCC's win over Niagara CCC)

The Genesee lead never dropped below 25 in the second half, and the Lady Cougars had four scorers reach double figures. Lennox finished with a team high 23 points, Kayla Golden (Lackawanna, NY) added 11 points and 9 rebounds, and Chelsey Cole (Brockport, NY) and Jasmine Armstead (Rochester, NY) each finished with 10 points. Nanase Akagami (Japan) also came off the bench late and added a season high 9 points.

Genesee improves to 6-14 overall on the season and 1-1 in conference play. They will take the floor again next Thursday when they host Erie Community College at 6pm.

The Genesee Community College men's basketball team went to the wire with Niagara County Community College on Thursday night, but outlasted the visiting Thunderwolves to earn their second straight conference victory of the season, 82-80.

The Cougars played a back and forth start with a Niagara team who shot better than 53 percent from the floor in the first half. Kenton Chan-Man (Brooklyn, NY) was the only scorer to reach double figures in the opening twenty minutes, finishing with 11 points and going three of six from three point range. Genesee lead 41-40 at the break.

The Cougars opened up a 56-48 lead early on in the second half, but saw the lead vanish when Niagara converted on back-to-back three point possessions with about 15 minutes to play. Trailing 76-73 with five minutes remaining, Genesee came out of a timeout and got a Chan-Man layup to draw within one. A Michael Glenn (Fairport, NY) three pointer put GCC in the lead for good, as the Cougars came up with a game-winning defensive stop as time expired to move to 2-0 in conference play.

(#21 Michael Glenn finishes with a two-hand dunk in win over Niagara CCC)

Chan-Man finished with a game high 27 points. Glenn added 19 points and three assists and Deylon Bovell (Brooklyn, NY) ended with 10 points and a team high seven rebounds.

Genesee improves to 10-7 overall and will play again on Tuesday night when they host Jamestown Community College at 7pm.

A close loss to the Community College of Rhode Island, then ranked 8th in the country, in last weekend’s Cougar Holiday Classic tournament had the Genesee Community College men’s basketball team ready to host the #7 team in the country in Lakeland Community College on Saturday afternoon.

The Cougars saw the Lakers for the second time this season and jumped out to an early nine point lead. Genesee maintained the nine point advantage throughout the first half by scoring quickly in transition, avoiding the Lakers press defense. Kenton Chan-Man (Brooklyn, NY) scored 16 first half points for the Cougars who saw their lead vanish when Lakeland made a 10-0 run to close out the opening twenty minutes by causing turnovers with their press. Both teams were tied at 46 at the half.

The second half started much like the first as Genesee took an 8 point lead just three minutes in. Chan-Man helped the Cougars stay on top going four-of-six from three-point range. The Lakeland press once again allowed the Lakers to close the gap by turning turnovers into points and cutting a six point GCC lead down to one with less than two minutes to play. The Cougars hit four out of their last five free-throws to maintain the one point lead and came up with a game-winning defensive stop with five seconds to play to knock of the #7 Lakers, 89-88.

(#4 Tyshawn Ferguson scores in GCC's win over #7 Lakeland CC on Saturday afternoon)

Chan-Man finished with a game high 32 points and also grabbed five rebounds. Deylon Bovell (Brooklyn, NY) had a strong game with 17 points before fouling out late in the second half, and Tyshawn Ferguson (Chicago, IL) added 15 points and 6 boards.

Genesee improves their record to 6-5 overall and even the season series at 1-1 with Lakeland. They will resume play after the winter break on January 6th when the travel to Niagara College in Canada.

Coming off of a win in the final game of last week’s Cougar Holiday Classic tournament, the Genesee Community College women’s basketball team dropped an 83-80 contest in overtime to Lakeland Community College on Saturday.

The Lady Cougars played well defensively to start the afternoon, causing two early shot clock violations and empty possessions for Lakeland Community College. A back and forth first half saw the game’s first significant run halfway through the opening twenty minutes when the Lady Lakers turned a 21-21 contest into a 33-21 lead within a span of three minutes. After a Genesee timeout, the Lady Cougars responded with a 10-0 run of their own to cut the Lakeland lead to two. Lakeland scored 11 of the last 13 points of the first half and took a 44-33 lead into the intermission.

Genesee closed the gap early and stayed within reach for the majority of the second half thanks to consistent play inside from Carrie Blunt (Syracuse, NY) and Janelle Long (Rochester, NY). The Lady Cougars took a one point, 68-67 lead when Blunt finished a lay-up and drew contact for a foul with two minutes left to play in regulation. Lakeland took the lead back and held a two point advantage with ten seconds to play when Kayla Golden (Lackawanna, NY) scored a lay up to even the score at 72 and send the game into overtime.

(#2 Kayla Golen dribbles past a defender in an overtime loss on Saturday afternoon)

Genesee took the lead early on in the extra session but struggled at the free-throw line allowing the Lady Lakers to take the lead and hang on for the win. GCC was led by Golden who finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Blunt also recorded a double-double ending the afternoon with 16 points and 17 rebounds. Jasmine Armstead (Rochester, NY) and Chyna Lennox (Moseley, VA) each added 11 points. Genesee drops to 4-11 on the season and will resume play after the winter break when they travel to Niagara College (Canada) on January 6th.

The Genesee Community College women’s basketball team snapped a nine game losing streak by beating the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) 67-40 in the final game of the Cougar Holiday Classic tournament on Sunday afternoon.

The Lady Cougars started strong in the opening half, jumping out to a 19-5 lead, and did not let up. Genesee took a 36-20 lead into the locker room at the half.

GCC stayed strong defensively allowing CCAC only seven points in the first ten minutes of the second half. The Lady Cougars never saw their lead drop below 16 in the second twenty minutes and they cruised to the 27 point victory, their first since November 8th.

(#23 Janelle Long scores two of her 16 points in GCC's win over CCAC)

The Cougars had a strong game from Freshmen Janelle Long (Rochester, NY – Eastridge HS) with 16 points and nine rebounds. Jasmine Armstead (Rochester, NY – Eastridge HS) also finished with 16 points and 2 assists. Armstead and Long were named to the All-Tournament Team. The Cougars are now 4-10 on the season and will take on the Lakeland CC Lakers at 1pm on Saturday December 17th at GCC.

The Genesee Community College Women’s Basketball team dropped their first game in the 2011 Holiday Classic with a 75-49 loss to the Green Knights of the Community College or Rhode Island (CCRI).

CCRI started the game on a 16-4 run and Cougars were unable to overcome the pressure put on by the Knights. CCRI had a lead as big as 20 just mid-way through the opening half of play.  Freshman Jahira Smith (Norwich, Conn) had a huge game for the Knights as she finished with27 points. Fellow Knight Cartrecia Ward (Boynton Beach, FL) came off the bench and chipped in 16 points  .

Leading the way for the Cougars was Carrie Blunt (Syracuse) with eight points and Jasmine Armstead (Rochester, NY-Eastridge) had six points for the home squad.

With the win, CCRI is 6-2 on the season and will take on the Niagara County Community College Thunderwolves at 11am Sunday while the Cougars (3-10) will take on Community College of Allegheny County –South at 3pm Sunday afternoon at the Anthony T Zambito Gymnasium on the Batavia campus of GCC.

The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) Green Knights came into the nightcap of day one of the Cougar Holiday Classic at Genesee Community College Cougars and came out with a 76-70 victory over the host Cougars.

After going back and forth for the majority of the opening half, the eighth ranked Knights were able to pull out to a 41-29 lead at halftime.

The Cougars started to climb their way back into the game as they trailed by eight early on in the second half. GCC continued to dwindle the Knights lead but CCRI continued to answer every call the Cougars made. However with less than six minutes remaining in regulation, the Cougars were able to come back to tie the score at 61.

Both teams went back and forth for the remainder of the game and CCRI sealed the deal by hitting foul shots down the stretch for their 10th win on the season.

The Cougars were led offensively by Kenton Chan Man (Brooklyn, NY) with 18 points, two rebounds and two assists. Dijon Wright (Philadelphia, PA) had 12 points and 11 rebounds for the host Cougars, who drop to .500 on the season with a record of 5-5.

The Knights were led offensively by Desmond Williams with 17 points and Anthony Henry had a double –double with 11 points and 12 rebounds for CCRI.

The Genesee Community College men’s basketball team dominated the Medaille junior varsity team on Thursday night, defeating the Mavericks 118-59.

The Cougars were successful against the Medaille press all night, quickly transitioning to the offensive end of the floor and working the ball inside. GCC scored 40 of their 54 first half points from inside the paint, and shot better than 61% from the field. Terryl Coombs (Brooklyn, NY) scored 15 of his game high 23 points in the first twenty minutes, and Deylon Bovell (Brooklyn, NY) added 13 first half points. Despite being effective on offense, the Cougar defense allowed Medaille 38 first half points on 13 of 37 shooting.

(#10 Terryl Coombs dunks in blowout win over Medaille)

GCC allowed the Mavericks to within 14 points early on in the second half before going on a 37-3 run to take control of the game. Coombs tallied the game’s only double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds. David Andrews (Bronx, NY) finished the night with 14 points and 9 rebounds, and Kenton Chan-Man (Brooklyn, NY) added 15 points.

Genesee out-rebounded Medaille 62-31 on the night and held the Mavericks to just six second half field goals. Thursday marks the first time GCC has gone over 100 points in a game so far this season.

The Cougars will travel to Mohawk Valley Community College for their next contest on Saturday afternoon at 3pm.

The Genesee Community College men’s basketball team sailed past Pittsburgh-Titusville on Thursday night, defeating the Panthers 94-62.

A 10-0 run to start the game set the tempo for the Cougars who shot better than 60 percent from the floor in the opening twenty minutes. Deylon Bovell (Brooklyn, NY) Kevin Nascimento (New York, NY) and Kenton Chan-Man (Brooklyn, NY) each reached double figures in scoring by halftime for GCC, who were five of eight as a team from beyond the arc. The Cougars held a 51-28 lead at the half.

(#35 Dijon Wright scores a second half basket in a 94-62 win over Pitt-Titusville)

Dijon Wright (Philadelphia, PA) scored all ten of his points in the second half as Genesee kept up their momentum and never saw their lead drop below 22 points. Chan-Man led all scorers with 23 points and he also collected 6 rebounds. Bovell finished with 20 points and 8 rebounds, Wright earned a double-double with 10 points and 11 boards and Nascimento and Michael Glenn (Fairport, NY) each added 14 points.

Genesee improves to 3-3 on the season and will not take the floor again until December 1st when they host the junior varsity team from Medaille College at 7pm

The Genesee Community College men’s basketball team came back from a two-loss weekend by dominating the Houghton College JV team 84-35.

After back-to-back losses to Monroe College and Harcum College this weekend, the Cougars (2-2) came out shooting better than 55% from the floor in the first half, and took a 46-14 lead into the break.

The second half was more of the same as Genesee kept an above 50% shooting mark, and cruised to the 49 point victory.

Michael Glenn (Fairport, NY) finished with a game-high 24 points on a 10 of 15 shooting night. Kenton Chan-Man (Brooklyn, NY) added 10 points and Dijon Wright (Philadelphia, PA) finished the night with 7 points and 7 rebounds.

Genesee improves to .500 on the season and will travel to Lakeland Community College for their next game on November, 12th at 3pm.

The Genesee Community College women’s basketball team cruised past the Houghton College JV team on Tuesday night, by a final score of 70-42.

The Lady Cougars began the night on an 8-0 run and did not trail in the game. GCC controlled the tempo by out-rebounding the Lady Highlanders 50-43 in the game, with Carrie Blunt (Syracuse, NY) and Erica McDaniel (Buffalo, NY) combining for 15 of them.

Genesee was led in scoring by Kayla Golden (Lackawanna, NY) who finished the night with 14 points. Blunt had a strong night netting 10 points and Jasmine Armstead (Rochester, NY) also added 10 points.

(Kayla Golden leads the Lady Cougars with 14 points in win over Houghton JV)

The Lady Cougars improve to 3-1 and will play again tomorrow night at 6pm when they host Onondaga Community College for their first conference game of the season.