CRESSON, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team secured an 87-50 win over Mt. Aloysius in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday.
Score: Penn State Behrend 87, Mt. Aloysius 50
Records: Penn State Behrend (9-10, 4-4 AMCC), Mt. Aloysius (4-15, 0-8 AMCC)
Key Moments:
* The Lions registered a season-high 87 points behind 12 different players scoring
* Tommy DiRienzo (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) reset his career high numbers he set last year against Mt. Aloysius, dropping 27 points and making 10 field goals
* DiRienzo added six rebounds, three steals and two assists in the win
* Seth Myers (Erie, PA/General McLane) tallied a season-high 17 points in 12 minutes of work, setting a new career high with five three pointers
* Myers and DiRienzo combined for 2/3 of the teams season-best 16 triples on the day
* The Mounties had a seven-point lead halfway through the first 20 minutes at 19-12
* Behrend answered with a 19-2 run to take a double-digit lead at 31-21 with 3:20 left in the first half
* The Lions held a 38-25 advantage at halftime, extending the double-digit lead to 20 points just six minutes into the second half
* Will Hagwood led Mt. Aloysius with 17 points
* Mason Blankenberg (Ontario, NY/Wayne) and RJ Marsh (State College, PA/St. Joseph's Catholic Academy) each tallied seven points
* The win secures the regular-season sweep over the Mounties
Up Next:
* Behrend returns to action on Wednesday at Hilbert. Game time is 7 p.m.
