GRANTHAM, Pa. - Hood College's Mason Wang scored 22 of his game-high 34 in the second half as the Blazers picked up a 69-54 win at Messiah in Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth action. 

The win was Hood's 13th in conference play this year, a new program record, surpassing the 12 wins by the 2006-07 team. 

Inside the Box Score

• Wang turned in his sixth 30-plus point game of the season. The senior hit 11-of-18 field goals, including 5-for-8 from 3-point range, and was a perfect 7-for-7 at the free throw line. He tied Bryce Butler for the team lead with six rebounds. 
• Evan Wang scored 11 points. He shot 4-of-5 overall and was 3-for-4 behind the 3-point line. 

How it Happened

• Hood trailed 30-29 at halftime but the second half belonged to Mason Wang. He scored less than a minute into the half to give the Blazers the lead. 
• The Falcons took the lead again on a driving layup by Bryan Coletti to make it 36-35 with 15:45 to go. Trumaine Strickland followed with a 3-pointer to make it 38-36 before Will Young IV tied the game at 14:41. 
• Jack Fricka was fouled with 12:16 on the clock and hit a pair of free throws to start a 29-9 game-breaking run for Hood. Wang caught fire during the stretch that lasted the next 10 minutes, scoring 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting with a pair of free throws. Evan Wang knocked down a 3-pointer to give the Blazers their biggest lead of the game, 67-47, with just over two minutes to play. 
• Hood started the game slowly as the Falcons claimed an 18-7 lead with 12:44 left in the first half behind 10 points from Arkese Claiborne. 
• The Blazers went on a 22-7 run, fueled by a dozen points from Mason Wang, to take a 29-25 edge on an and-one by Wang with 2:16 remaining. Evan Glogowski pulled Messiah with two before Evan Parker knocked down a 3-pointer from the corner to give the Falcons a 30-29 halftime lead. 

Analysis

• Hood shot 52 percent in the second half to end the game at 43 percent. 
• The Blazers outrebounded the Falcons 35-32. 
• Hood committed only nine turnovers in the contest, while Messiah turned it over just 12 times. 

For the Opponent

• Coletti scored 12 for the Falcons, while Claiborne and Tyler Penley added 10 apiece. Penley grabbed a game-high nine rebounds.

Notes

• The win improved Hood's record to 16-6 overall and 13-2 in the MAC Commonwealth, a school record for conference wins in a season. 
• Messiah slipped to 9-12 and 7-8. 

Up Next
The Blazers wrap up the regular season at Alvernia on Saturday, February 19 at 3 p.m.