WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - Senior forward Jourdan Belcher (Elmsford, N.Y.) was named to the all-tournament team in the USJ Men's Basketball Holiday Invitational, while the Western Connecticut State University Wolves dropped an 88-69 decision against the host University of St. Joseph Blue Jays in the consolation game at Calhoun Gymnasium this afternoon.  WestConn drops to 6-6 and will return to Little East Conference (LEC) action in its next game at Eastern Connecticut on January 8 at 7 p.m.  Belcher had 15 points against Connecticut College yesterday and totaled seven points and three rebounds today.  Wolves senior Cameron Gallon (York, Pa.) scored a team-high nine points, classmate Malik Cole (Brooklyn, N.Y.) grabbed a team-high seven rebounds, and junior Tayejon Lynch (Cambria Heights, N.Y.) finished with eight points, four assists and four steals.

Belcher opened the game with a three-pointer and a two-pointer to give the Wolves a 5-0 lead out of the gate but St. Joseph scored the next 11 points.  The Blue Jays increased their double-digit advantage to 23-12 at the 12:33 mark of the first half on a steal and layup by Jakari Tertulien, led by as many as 23 points in the first stanza, and went into the halftime ahead, 44-25.  WestConn scored 14 unanswered points over a four-minute span early in the second half, including four points apiece by Lynch and sophomore Quintin Chapman (Danbury, Conn.), and cut its deficit to 61-49 on a trey by junior guard Jahlyl Morgan (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) with 9:55 on the clock.  The Blue Jays responded with an 8-0 run and maintained a comfortable cushion the rest of the way.  WestConn shot 53.6 percent from the field in the second half after making just seven of 29 shots from the floor in the first 20 minutes.