HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. (Dec. 14, 2015)- Sophomore Myles McLeod (Teaneck, N.J. / Teaneck) recorded his third double-double of the season with 19 points and 10 rebounds as the Centenary College men's basketball team closed 2015 with a 73-65 loss to John Jay College.

Essien Epps finished with 22 points, nine rebounds and five steals for the Bloodhounds who improve to 2-8 overall. Junior Zachary Duymich (Millstone Township, N.J. / Allentown) finished with a season-high 11 assists, while adding eight points for the Cyclones who fall to 6-4 overall.

The Bloodhounds shot a high percentage from behind the arc, as Epps and Jesse Higgins knocked down triples to take an eight point lead at 32-24 with 4:02 remaining. Senior Deshawn Batts (Piscataway, N.J. / Pacific) rallied the Cyclones as he scored the final eight points to cut the deficit to 35-31 at the break.

In the second half, both teams traded the lead to open the half. Junior Kyle Smith (Warwick, N.Y. / Burke Catholic) knocked down a triple to give Centenary its largest lead of the game at 50-47 with 10:57 remaining. The Cyclones attempted to pull away from John Jay, but the Bloodhounds stayed in the game and eventually took the lead with their hot shooting from long distance.

After a double technical was assessed to both John Jay and Centenary, the Bloodhounds preceded to put together a 7-0 run that would give them the lead for good.

Batts and Smith both finished with nine points, while junior Paul Jones (Trenton, N.J. / Ewing) totaled eight points and four rebounds. Jordan Aiken had a stellar second half for the Bloodhounds as he scored nine of his 13 points.

Head Coach Tim Fusina and the Cyclones will return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 5^th, as they will host the Mighty Macs of Immaculata University at 8:00 p.m.