Beaver Battles to Victory over Lehigh Valley

Monaca, PA – Beaver defeats cross state PSUAC rival Lehigh Valley in an intense match-up.

Beaver got off to a sluggish start against Lehigh Valley, finding themselves down 11-2 just three minutes into the game.  It was a jump shot by senior, Nick Miller (Beaver Falls, PA/Beaver Falls) that shifted the momentum for Beaver as they went on a 6 point run to bring the score to 11-8 in favor of Lehigh Valley.  Beaver continued to battle from behind, finally tying the game at 20 on a Rob Agurs (Pittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills) 3-pointer.  Finally, at the 9:32 mark in the first half, Beaver took their first lead (25-24) of the game on free throws from Chris Best (Brooklyn, NY/Bishop Ford).  For the reminder of the half, Beaver maintained a small lead and carried momentum into halftime up by a score of 49-46.

Just over a minute into the second half, Lehigh Valley tied the game at 49.  They would then go on their own 10 point run at 17:11 and take an 11 point lead (62-51).  It was senior, Chris Weathers (New Brighton, PA/New Brighton) who would shift the momentum for Beaver.  His jump shot at 13:11 was the first of seven consecutive points for the forward from New Brighton, bringing the score to 62-58.  Still down, Beaver battled and regained the lead (67-66) with 10 minutes left in the half on yet another Weathers jumper.  From this point forward, Beaver never lost the lead despite the best efforts of Lehigh Valley, who came within as few as 7 points in the closing minutes.  Beaver went on to win by a final score of 100-90, improving their conference record to 10-3.

Leading the offense for Beaver was Agurs with 28 points, followed by Weathers with 21 and Best with 19.  The Lions will take the court again on Monday, February 10^th as they host Penn State Du Bois for an 8:00 p.m. tip.