LATROBE, Pa. -- Senior forward Caden Hinckley (Boise, Idaho/Mt. Lebanon (Pa.)) helped the Allegheny College men's basketball team earn its third consecutive Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) victory on Saturday, 78-67, over Saint Vincent College.

The fourth-year standout broke the program's all-time single-game record for blocks with ease, as Hinckley logged nine rejections in a near triple-double performance. He also led all Gators (6-5, 5-2 PAC) with 10 rebounds while chipping in 12 points.

Allegheny led wire-to-wire, highlighted by a solid first-half effort. The Gators shot 65.5% (19-of-29) from the floor and 53.9% (7-of-13) in the first half, resulting in a 47-24 lead at the intermission. Allegheny then opened the second stanza with seven of the first nine points, including a 5-0 run by Ryan Lang (Sarver, Pa./Knoch) that gave AC its largest lead of the afternoon, 54-26.

However, the Bearcats (7-4, 3-4 PAC) hung around and reduced the deficit to single digits with three-and-a-half minutes to play. A 10-0 run Saint Vincent run brought the hosts within seven points, 67-60, but the Bearcats made only two of their last eight field goals in the closing minutes. Hinckley's defense played a significant role in preserving the victory, as he recorded three of his record-setting blocks in that span.

Inside the Box Score

• Allegheny shot 53.8% (28-of-52) overall and 43.8% (7-of-16) from 3-point range.
• Saint Vincent only made 37.9% (25-of-66) of its shots and was 6-of-15 (40.0%) from distance.
• All five starters scored in double figures, led by Lang with 19 points.
• Andre Wilder (Beaver Falls, Pa./Lincoln Park) added 17 points, Luke Barker (New Castle, Pa./Struthers (Ohio)) netted 16, and Preston Turk (New Castle, Pa./Neshannock) finished with 11.
• Hinckley led all players with 10 rebounds and nine blocked shots in addition to his 12 points.
• Turk dished out a team- and game-high four assists.
• Saint Vincent's Shemar Bennett led all scorers with 20 points, thanks to a perfect 8-of-8 performance at the foul line.

News and Notes

• Allegheny improved to 9-1 all-time against Saint Vincent.
• The Gators have won three consecutive games, their longest win streak since ending the 2019-20 regular season with three wins in a row.
• Hinckley's nine blocks broke the team's single-game record; the previous record was six, which was shared by three players and most recently accomplished by Jordan Rawls on February 13, 2019, against Hiram College.
• Hinckley posted his seventh double-double of the season.
• Turk reached double-digit points for the second time this year.
• Lang has made three-or-more 3-pointers in each of his last three games.

Up Next
Allegheny concludes the first half of the 2022-23 season with a non-conference matchup against Penn State Shenango on Wednesday, December 21, inside the David V. Wise Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.