Montclair, NJ – Sophomore guard Angel Gonzalez (Ocala, FL, Meadowbrook Academy) and senior guard Daniel Singleton (Neptune, NJ, Neptune)combined for 29 points in the first half as Montclair State snapped a four-game losing streak in a big way with a 104-61 victory over Vaughn College in the opening round of the Team Hill Holiday Classic on Friday evening.

Gonzalez finished with 18 while Singleton added 16 for the Red Hawks (3-6), who advance to the championship game on Saturday, December 28 against Berkeley College at 1:00 pm. Berkeley defeated Neumann 85-79 in Friday's other contest. Vaughn will face Neumann in the third-place game at 3:00 pm.

Freshman guard Michael Pena (Dumont, NJ) had 19 points for Vaughn (8-4).

MSU, which won for the first time since November 26, stormed out of the gate as Gonzalez drained a three-pointer five seconds in and Ordel Goldson (Hackettstown, NJ, Warren Hills) and Kevin McGorry (Rutherford, NJ, Rutherford) each added buckets for a 7-0 lead. After a Vaughn score, Gonzalez hit again from behind the arc and connected for a third time with 16:04 to play giving Montclair a 16-4 advantage.

Pena hit a three to bring the Warriors within 23-14 with 13:24 to go however the Red Hawks exploded with 18 straight points. Singleton had nine of those points including a three-pointer with 7:12 that put MSU in front 41-14.

Montclair State shot an astounding 27-of-34 from the field in the first half, including 5-of-8 from behind the arc as MSU nearly matched its season scoring average in the first half. Eleven different Red Hawks scored in the first 20 minutes. SeniorMichael Spence (Irvington, NJ, Manchester Regional) had eight points and six rebounds with Josh LeClerc (Garfield, NJ, Garfield) scoring four in the final minute of the half as Montclair went into the locker room leading 64-23.

Goldson finished with 13 points and five rebounds for MSU which shot 62 percent (42-of-68) for the games while outrebounding Vaughn 43-21. Spence collected 12 points and nine rebounds while LeClerc posted eight points and three rebounds.

The Red Hawks also scored 100 points in a game for the first time since November 12, 2012 when it defeated Penn College 107-61 in the Pepsi Tip-Off Tournament at Susqehanna University.

Sophomore guard Rashad Luckett (Chicago, IL) had 14 points for the Warriors.