SPRINGFIELD, MASS. - The University of New Haven men's basketball team rebounded from their weekend loss with a resounding 81-54 victory over the American International Yellow Jackets on Wednesday. This was the Chargers' ninth win in the past ten meetings with the Yellow Jackets as their conference record rises to 3-1 on the year. Four Chargers racked up double-digit points including sophomore guard Justin Hendrick (Valley Stream, N.Y./St. Francis), who recorded a season-high 12 points.

 Leading the Chargers on the night with 16 points was Davontrey Thomas (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Poughkeepsie), who has scored 14+ points in every game to start the season. Nearly all of the the junior forward's points against AIC came from beyond the arc as he tied a career-high with five three-pointers on 11 attempts. 

Following close behind Thomas with a pair of 14-point performances was Ty Perry (Boston, Mass./Brighton) and Quashawn Lane (Trenton, N.J./Trenton Catholic Academy). Both guards finished with exactly 14 points while the latter of the two put up seven field goals as opposed to Perry's five. Perry added four points at the free throw line where he was 4-of-5. Combined, the pair shot 12-of-17 from the field, while as a team, the Chargers shot 53.7 percent, making 29-54 attempts, including a season-high 10 three-pointers.

Joining Thomas, Lane and Perry in double digits was guard Justin Hendrick (Valley Stream, N.Y./St. Francis), who put up his most points in a game since transferring to New Haven. Hendrick finished with four buckets, all of which came from behind the three-point line. The sophomore also pulled in six rebounds and tallied an assist in the winning effort.

Center Majur Majak (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./), who recorded his lone block within the first minute of play, shot 3-of-6 from the floor to finish with six points while also grabbing 11 rebounds. Majak tied a season-high in rebounds which he previously set in last weekend's loss to Indiana (Pa.). The senior has also pulled in 10+ rebounds in each of his last three games as he currently sits second in the conference with nine rebounds per game.

Having as much as a 30-point lead in the game, many Chargers saw action at Henry A. Butova Gym on Wednesday. Newcomers Joshua Hopson (Jersey City, N.J./MacDuffie School) and Tarese Morse (Springfield, Mass./Springfield) racked up their most points in the Blue & Gold to date, scoring six and two, respectively. Hopson, who made all three of his attempts, has now started his New Haven career 4-of-4 after sinking his lone attempt against Saint Rose. Senior guard Kendall McMillan (Columbia, Md./Mount Saint Joseph) also tallied his first points of the season, coming by way of a pair of free throws.

As a team, the Chargers finished the night with a 43-19 advantage in rebounding, including a season-high 11 offensive boards which New Haven turned into 15 second chance points. The Chargers continue to assault the paint as the outscored the Yellow Jackets, 34-20 on the inside. New Haven forced six turnovers but converted them in 14 points on offense.

Despite only forcing six turnovers, the New Haven defense was still as persistent as it's been all year. The Chargers held American International to 20-of-56 shooting (35.7 percent) while also limiting them to making nine of their 30 three-point attempts (30.%). The team ranks second in the Northeast-10 in both of those categories as they have held opponents to 38.8 percent shooting from the floor. On the other end, the offense averages 73.2 points per game on 50.7 percent shooting, second most in the conference.

Now 3-2 on the season (3-1 in conference play), the University of New Haven men's basketball team will return to Charger Gymnasium after a three-game road trip for the first time since Nov. 19. Tip-off for the start of the homestand is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 3 at 3:30 P.M with live play-by-play stats on NewHavenChargers.com and coverage on Chargers Sports Network.