Ringgold, Dunn Lead Albright Past Penn State-Harrisburg

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READING, Pa. -- Omari Ringgold scored a team-high 17 points and Evan Dunn added 13 points as Albright recorded its third-straight victory with a 75-62 non-conference victory over Penn State-Harrisburg on Saturday in the Bollman Center.

Ringgold was 6-of-11 from the field, including 2-of-3 from the three-point line, and 3-of-4 from the free throw line to finish with 17 points. He also added two rebounds and two assists in 28 minutes. Dunn was 6-of-7 from the floor and 1-of-1 from the charity line, while also collecting five rebounds.

Evan Ward narrowly missed a double-double as he finished with 11 points and nine rebounds. He also added three assists, two blocks and two steals. Devin Brown had a perfect shooting night for Albright as he was 3-of-3 from the floor, including making his only three-point attempt, and 6-of-6 from the free throw line to finish with 13 points.

Albright shot a blistering 66.7 percent from the floor in the first half and finished the game shooting 56.5 percent overall. Albright limited Penn State-Harrisburg to just 35.9 percent shooting from the field.

Albright (3-1) used a big run midway through the first half to take control of the game.

Leading 16-15, Albright ripped off a 14-2 run to take a 30-17 lead with 6:41 remaining in the first half. Dunn sparked the run with eight points off the bench and Gilberto Benz also chipped in with six points.

After a three-pointer by Caleb Barwin cut the Lion lead to 39-28, Brown answered with a three-pointer and DeJuan Smith added a pair of free throws as Albright took a 44-28 lead into the intermission.

Penn State-Harrisburg (0-4) never got the deficit under 10 points until a basket by Alberto De Los Santos cut the lead to 68-59 with 1:40 to play in the game. Albright answered with a free throw from Smith and four free throws from Brown to push the lead to 73-59 with 56 seconds remaining in the game.

Albright returns to action on Tuesday (Nov. 25) when it hosts Misericordia at 7 p.m. in the Bollman Center.