Men's and Women's Day 2 Recaps
Men's Division I
University of ,Maine Fort Kent 80, Manor College 72
University of Maine Fort Kent comes out on top in a close one against Manor College 80-72 holding off a heroic effort from Manor College All-American Freshman Manny Roach who ended the game with 30 points off of 11-21 shooting from the field. Maine Fort Kent was led by sharpshooter Maksim Vukcevic who shot 4-9 from long range and finished the contest with 24 points and 5 boards.
Bryant & Stratton Syracuse 95, Southeastern Illinois College 69
Bryant & Stratton-Syracuse put on a team scoring clinic defeating Southeastern Illinois College 95-69! Syracuse had a total of six players in double-figures in points and an enormous all-around performance from Moses Hughes as he puts up an incredible triple-double stat line of 15 points, 10 assists, and 12 rebounds!
Women's Division I
University of Maine Fort Kent 66, Carlow University 58
University of Maine Fort Kent squeezes out a tight win against Carlow University 66-58 in what can only be described as a nail-biter of a contest. Coreeahn Yharbrough finished with a game high 20 points as she erupted in the fourth quarter to hold off Sydney Carr’s near triple double effort of 14 points, 14 rebounds, and 9 assists for the Celtics.
Lyon College 90, Bryant & Stratton - Syracuse 81
Salem University 84, Bryant & Stratton - Buffalo 49
Salem University with a masterful display as they win big against Bryant & Stratton - Buffalo 84-49. Salem was led by the double double efforts of Elena Pericic, who scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds
Men's Division II
Penn State Mont Alto 87, Southern Maine Community College 66
Penn State Mont Alto with a convincing win over Southern Maine CC 87-66 due to a huge first half outscoring their opponents by 20 points! Mont Alto secured the victory by spreading the involvement and having four different players in double figures who were led by All-American Caleb Eckert with a game high 17 points to go along with 7 rebounds!
UC Clermont 78, Villa Maria College 61
Cincinnati-Clermont’s Kenyon Gardner collects 10 boards and 26 points to pick up the bigger double-double and the bigger win to finish off Villa Maria 78-61.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre 85, NHTI 83
Penn State Wilkes-Barre win in an incredible battle against NHTI 85-83 off of a last second go ahead game winner by Wilvens Fleurizard! A hard fought contest on both sides saw Wilkes-Barre comeback down 8 with only 3 minutes left behind star performance by Fleurizard tallying 24 points and 17 rebounds.
Penn State York 66, Miami Hamilton 61
Penn State York defeats Miami Hamilton 66-61 in a close contest going down to the wire. Deriq Brown led all scorers with 22 points while shooting an impeccable 6-8 from beyond the arc! He also added 9 rebounds to help raise his team to a win.
Kent State Tuscarawas 99, Penn State Greater Allegheny 91
Behind massive scoring efforts from Tuscarawas’ Kyle Shockley (34 points) and Kameron Shockley (26 points), Kent State Tuscarawas was able to comeback from down 10 points at half to defeat the Penn State Greater Allegheny 99-91 in a thriller!
Women's Division II
Five Towns College 70, Penn State Shenango 63
Five Towns College comes up with the big time win against Penn State Shenango 70-63 fueled by the relentless scoring duo of Talaya Guirantes (20 points) and Judith Girones (18 points).
Christendom College 71, Penn State Beaver 38
Christendom College, powered by the dynamic duo of Catherine Thomas and Mary Pennefather, defeat Penn State Beaver 71-38. Catherine Thomas with a HISTORIC scoring performance and USCAA Tournament record and personal career high of 46 points! Pennefather added a near triple double with 9 points, 15 rebounds, and 11 dimes! Christendom didn’t stop there as they also broke the USCCA Tournament three-point scoring record as the team swishes 9 shots from behind the arc!
UC Clermont 81, University of Maine Augusta 50
UC Clermont shows off their dominance verses a talented University of Maine Augusta with a 31 point win 81-50. Tyra Murphy turned out to be the key difference maker lighting up Maine Augusta for 34 points in the matchup!
Johnson & Wales - Charlotte 62, Southern Maine Community College 37
Johnson & Wales - Charlotte utilized their entire team as scoring was spread far and wide in their 62-37 victory over Southern Maine Community College. Charlotte also didn’t waste any opportunity for extra points as they shot 83% from the free throw line!
Central Maine Community College 63, Miami Hamilton 51
Central Maine Community College explode in the 4th quarter to defeat Miami Hamilton 63-51. Ella Lavigne led the charge for the mustangs with 26 points shooting an efficient 12-19 from the field!