#9 Penn State Mont Alto 66, #8 Warren Wilson College 64

FINAL SCORE: #9 Penn State Mont Alto 66, #8 Warren Wilson 64
RECORDS: Penn State Mont Alto 17-12; Warren Wilson 16-14
LOCATION: Penn State Fayette Maltho Gymnasium, Uniontown, Pa.

IN BRIEF: Penn State Mont Alto holds off a second half rally by Warren Wilson to advance to the quarter finals in the USCAA Men's Division II bracket. Mont Alto held a 17-point lead on the Owls with three mintues left in the first half. Warren Wilson took the lead with 7:57 left in the second half on a Stefan Cates jumper. The Lions hit their free throws down the stretch to advance in the tournament 

ON THE COURT

• Throughout the game both teams traded baskets and the lead. The early advantage going to Penn State Mont Alto
• The Lions went on an 8-0 run in a three minute stretch in the first half, extending their lead to 17. 
• Ty Johnson and Justin Gonyea ended the rally on a pair of made free-throws and layups to cut their thier deficit to 11 going into half
• Penn State Mont Alto pushed the lead back to 11 on a pair of made layups and 3-pointer by Sharif Welton.
• The game went back and forth from that point forward with the momentum in favor of the Lions.
• Ty Johnson made a 3-ponter with just 1 second remaining but could not create a turnover in that short of period to have an opportunity to send the game into overtime.

BEHIND THE BOXSCORE

• Guard Ty Johnson led Warren Wilson with 18 points on 6-23 from the field. Justin Gonyea chipped in 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists.
• Penn State Mont Alto's defense was the determining factor in this matchup. They held Warren Wilson to 37 percent shooting from the field while shooting 51 percent themselves. 
• There were just 2 lead changes in the game. Lead mostly held by Penn State Mont Alto 
• The Lions won the battle of the boards led by Jeremiah Mitchell's 7 rebounds.
• Corey Meyers led the scoring charge for the Lions with 16 points followed closely by Forward Sharif Welton (15).
• Penn State Mont Alto turned the ball over 23 times and Warren Wilson took advantage of that stat, resulting in 21 points.
• Warren Wilson largely settled for outside shots, shooting 30 3-pointers as a team and only getting to the free throw line 3 times.

NEXT UP

Penn State Mont Alto advances to the quarter finals where they will meet top-seeded Southern Maine Community College on Thursday, March 5th in Maltho. Warren Wilson College will face the seventh-seeded University of Maine-Machias at 1:15pm on Thursday, March 5th in Maltho.