Herkimer Men's Basketball Gets Win Over Tough TC3; Ellis Record Another Double Double

The HCCC men's basketball team extended their current winning streak to eight with a 92-74 victory over #12 in the nation Tompkins-Cortland Community College last night in Herkimer.  The Generals, ranked sixth in the country, stormed out to a 79-49 lead before settling for the 18 point victory.  Akeem Ellis once again lead the Generals with 17 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists.  Freshman Matt Baldwin from Gloversville had his best collegiate game with 15 points and Darien Thomas extended his superb play off of the bench with 10 points and seven rebounds in 18 minutes of action.  Ian Austin-Michaud had eight assists.

The Generals extended their record to 9-2 with their two losses coming via forfeit for not filing a transfer waiver in a timely manner.  HCCC won those two games by 50 and 49 points respectively.  They return to the court on Saturday to play Cayuga Community College in Herkimer at 3:00.