BEL AIR, Md., December 7, 2017 – The Monroe College men's basketball team dropped a 100-79 decision at Harford Community College Thursday evening. The Mustangs fall to 7-5 on the year, while Harford improves to 6-5.
 
Thomas Binelli scored the first five points for the Mustangs, including a three that put them up, 5-4, in the first two minutes. The Fighting Owls then went on an 11-4 run over the next three minutes to take a 15-9 advantage. Another big run for the home team led to Harford taking a 32-16 edge with 7:34 left in the half. The Fighting Owls extended their lead to as many as 27 points, but the Mustangs closed out the half with a 7-0 run, capped off by a Clifton Tracey three, leaving Monroe with a 53-33 deficit at the break.
 
Harford kept its momentum going early in the second half, taking a 78-48 edge midway through the period. Monroe later went on a 6-0 run to cut the deficit to 18, but that was as close as the Mustangs would get the rest of the way.
 
Isaiah Ward had a big game off the bench for the Mustangs, totaling 25 points and five rebounds. Binelli tallied 17 points with three steals. Bryan Assie added 11 points, while Lovro Bulesic picked up eight.
 
The Mustangs will host the Monroe College Roundball Classic this weekend from Saturday, Dec. 9 to Sunday, Dec. 10. Monroe will open the tournament with an inter-campus matchup, the Mustangs' first-ever game against the Monroe College Express, on Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Monroe Athletic Complex.
 
ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE COLLEGE
The athletic program at Monroe College encompasses a total of 26 teams competing across nine sports. There are 18 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as club men's rugby, and the newly added club women's rugby team, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Monroe Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus, has six teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level as of the fall of 2017.
 
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