The Saint Vincent Bearcats had four players score in double figures as the team defeated the Penn State-Fayette Lions, 100-83.
It was a high scoring first half for the Bearcats, with senior Sean Kett scoring the first bucket, off a layup, at the 19:07 mark. Fayette took a 9-7 lead until junior guard JC Howard hit his first three of the night to take a 10-9 lead with 17:09 left in the first half.
SVC never trailed again in the first half, as JC Howard continued to heat up, hitting his third trey of the night at the 14:15 mark. Junior Bobby Swartwout would replicate Howard on the next possession, hitting a three of his own, while SVC's lead grew to 25-14.
Junior Geoff FuQuay entered the game and immediately got into the action, driving to the hoop and finishing to make the score 36-25 with 7:08 left in the first half. At the 4:33 mark, SVC went on a 7-0 run, highlighted by three pointers from Swartwout and Jaylon Bell.
Saint Vincent took a comfortable 56-39 lead into the locker room, led by Howard's 15 points.
The Bearcats started right where they left off, with junior Pat Jones scoring on a fast break layup to make the score 58-39 with 18:41 left in the game. At the 14:04 mark, SVC's lead would increase to 20 as Kett was fouled scoring a layup; he would hit the free throw growing the bearcat's lead to 70-50 SVC.
SVC continued the scoring with 11:00 left in the second half, as junior Dan Sinwell hit a long 2 to make the score 76-56 Saint Vincent. Teams would trade baskets on the next two possessions but the SVC lead would continue to grow with just over 5 minutes left to play, as Sinwell hit a corner trey off of a FuQuay inbound pass.
The Bearcats would finish strong; hitting the 100-point mark as Tom Weremeychik would score on a last minute free throw sealing Saint Vincent's 100-83 victory. SVC shot an astonishing 55 percent from the field, with Howard scoring 17 points along with 5 assists. Swartwout scored a career-high 16, while grabbing 8 rebounds. Kett rounded out the scoring for the Bearcats, scoring 15 points and hauling in 8 rebounds of his own.
Senior Matt McKenna, who scored 29 points and snatched 6 rebounds, led PSU-Fayette scoring. SVC (3-3) continues play next Wednesday, December third, opening PAC play against Bethany College.
Bearcats reach century mark in win over Penn State-Fayette
Penn St. Fayette
83
St. Vincent
100
Final | 1 | 2 | T |
---|---|---|---|
Penn St. Fayette (3-3) | 39 | 44 | 83 |
St. Vincent (3-3) | 56 | 44 | 100 |
Nov 24, 2014