Herkimer Men's Basketball Cruises to Seventh Straight Victory; Brown Leads All Scorers With 19

The men's basketball team won its seventh game in a row last night defeating Finger Lakes Community College 80-44 in Herkimer.  Cliff Brown tossed in 19 points to lead the Generals.  Akeem Ellis, named Region III player of the week, added his fourth consecutive double double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.  Ian Austin-Michaud continued his strong floor play with 11 rebounds, four assists, and four steals.  Rhamel Williams also had a double double for the Generals with 17 points and 13 rebounds.  Freshmen Matt Baldwin and Darien Thomas contributed off the bench again.  Baldwin scored 11, including a 28 foot dagger with three seconds left in the first half and Thomas had 10 rebounds and was 3/4 from the field.

Herkimer is ranked eighth in the latest NJCAA national poll and is ranked first in Region III.  They lead the country in defense giving up only 52 points per game.  The Generals return to the floor on Wednesday, December 2 when they face #14 Tompkins-Cortland at home where they are looking to avenge one of only five losses from last year's campaign.

The Generals would also like to recognize last year's captain, Kevin Kucel, who scored the first points in his NCAA career yesterday for Chaminade University as they lost to Vanderbilt in the Maui Classic in Hawaii.