DANBURY, Conn. - Graduate student forward Jaheim Young (Brooklyn, N.Y.) tallied a game-high 14 points, while juniors Jourdan Belcher (Elmsford, N.Y.) and Justin Morety (Bronx, N.Y.) added 13 and 12, respectively, as the Western Connecticut State University men's basketball squad raced past visiting non-conference opponent John Jay College, 87-53, on Tuesday evening at Feldman Arena. WestConn junior guard Jeremiah Williams (Brooklyn, N.Y.) dished out a game-high six assists.

With the victory, the Wolves improved to 2-1 overall while the Bloodhounds dropped to 2-1. 

The hosts trailed in the early minutes, 5-0, before surging ahead with a 19-0 run. Belcher capped the spurt with a free throw after converting a fast break layup while being fouled. 

John Jay cut the deficit to 40-34 at the break when junior guard Isaac Holmes (East Brunswick, N.J.) drained a three-pointer. They would not get any closer in the second half.

The Wolves flew out of the locker room and erupted with an 18-2 run en route to cementing the victory. Junior reserve Cameron Gallon (York, Pa.) rounded the flurry out with a jumper from the elbox to make it 58-36 midway thru the stanza. The hosts would cruise the rest of the way as they shot a staggering 55.2 percent from the floor in the period, while holding the visitors to just a 25 percent clip.

WestConn will seek to extend its win streak to three games when they head to the College at Old Westbury on Tuesday, November 21 at 7 p.m.