WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College men's basketball team bested the Bethany Bison by a score of 91-71, on the Presidents' Alumni day.
 
W&J lifted their win streak to three, elevating the team's overall record to 15-5 and Presidents' Athletic Conference mark to 11-4.
 
Men's basketball's future glistened as freshman Cameron Rowell (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) guided the Presidents in scoring with a season-high 21 points coupled with five steals. Nathan Plotner (Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg South) compiled his sixth double-double of the season with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Freshman Quinton Burlenski (Bridgeport, Ohio/Central Catholic) finished the night with 15 points, seven assists and five rebounds.
 
Burlenski sparked the W&J offense in the early going with three-straight triples while the Bison opened the half shooting 0-for-10 until the 15:07 mark. After the Bison gained their first lead of the matchup, Rowell drained a three pointer which sparked a scoring barrage. Plotner and the Presidents press created havoc for the Bethany offense as W&J grew their lead to 26-14. Maintaining their double figure lead, the Presidents took a 35-25 lead into the half.
 
Out of the break, the Presidents ripped off 10-0 run to open the half sparked by a paint layup from Alex Acosta (Acworth, Ga./North Cobb). Back-to-back threes from Matthew Carte (Ravenswood, W.Va./Ravenswood) and Matt Seidl (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills) grew the W&J lead to 45-25. Plotner and Rowell each logged dunks down the stretch to energize the offense. The Presidents amassed a 27-point lead by the five-minute mark off a layup from Nick Sukernek (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair). Mark Johnson Jr. (Princeton, N.J./John Curtis Christian School (La.)), Raine Gratzmiller (Butler, Pa./Butler), Brandon Learn (New Stanton, Pa./Hempfield), Harrison Sowers (Irwin, Pa./Hempfield), and Connor Roberts (Washington, Pa./Trinity) all got on the board as W&J cruised to a  91-71 win.
 
W&J held strong advantages in paint points (56-34), points on the break (39-15) and points off of turnovers (27-12).
 
Men's hoops hits the road for their next PAC matchup against the Geneva Golden Tornadoes on Wednesday (Feb. 5). Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.