LANGHORNE, PA – The Cairn University Highlanders men's basketball team secured a decisive 89-73 victory over the Gallaudet University Bison on Saturday for a bounce back conference win.
 
Cairn (8-6 / 5-1 UNITED EAST) started strong as fifth year forward Isaiah Coleman (Fontana, CA / Clarks Summit University) would lead the team with nine points in the half from a trio of shots behind the arc with graduate guard Corey Baldwin (Henderson, NC / Averett) scoring seven points and senior guard Jonathan Desir (Feasterville, PA / Neshaminy) adding a pair of blocked shots on the defensive end. The Highlanders would find themselves on a seven-point run in later portion of the half as they shot close to 60% as a team, leading 42-35 at halftime.
 
After the break, the Highlanders maintained their momentum. Senior guard Ashton West (Newport Beach, CA / Clarks Summit University) and Desir each had strong performances in the half, scoring eleven and ten points, respectively. Desir would shoot a perfect 2-2 from deep as graduate guard Jeff Williamson (Brooklyn, NY / SUNY Potsdam) added two as well from deep to help stretch Cairn's lead to 28 points around the four-minute mark as they held on for an 89-73 conference victory.
 
West took his turn leading the offense, finishing with seventeen points on 6-10 shooting and four steals. Desir added thirteen on 80% shooting with a pair of blocked shots. Williamson provided eleven points while Baldwin had nine with a team-high eight rebounds.
 
This victory improved Cairn's record to 5-1 in conference play as they head to Keystone on Tuesday before hosting Wilson on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.