Spartans Suffer Road Loss to Corning

Defensive breakdowns hurt the Cayuga Community College Men's Basketball Team on Wednesday in a road loss to conference foe Corning Community College.

Trailing the Red Barons by 11 at the break, the Spartans couldn't build momentum in the second half, falling 96-70. Corning (12-8, 6-1) won both games against Cayuga this season.

A competitive first half saw the Red Barons slowly build a 47-36 halftime lead, an advantage they increased after Cayuga briefly cut the lead to less than 10 points to start the second half.

Deonte Holder led Cayuga with 29 points and seven rebounds, and Jewliann Chery had 13 points and five rebounds.

The loss drops Cayuga to 7-11 overall and 3-4 in the Mid-State Athletic Conference.

Cayuga will return to Spartan Hall on Wednesday, February 5, for a home contest against conference opponent Jefferson Community College (12-6, 3-2). Jefferson defeated the Spartans 82-69 earlier this season. Tip-off Wednesday is 7 p.m.