Beaver fall short from Ohio Valley

Beaver defeated, 98-87

Penn State Beaver vs. Ohio Valley December 3, 2015
Penn State Beaver vs. Ohio Valley December 3, 2015
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December 3, 2015

By: Haley Paul

Monaca, PA - 

Beaver fight back but just fall short against Ohio Valley losing 98-87.





The
 first quarter of the game was very close between both sides with Beaver
 keeping pressure on Ohio Valley. After the first 2 minutes the score 
was 6-6 before Ohio Valley pulled out a small lead but beaver staying 
with them all the way keep the game very interesting. A 3 pointer from 
Marcus Smith (Pittsburgh, PA/Perry) made it 25-25 after just 10 minutes.
 Another 3 pointer from DJ Austin (East Liverpool, OH / East Liverpool) 
made it 30-30 after 13 minutes before Ohio built a small lead at the end
 of the first quarter leading 50-44.





At the start of the second 
quarter beaver scored two 3 pointers within the first 3 minutes keeping 
the score close at 59-52. Ohio in the next 4 minutes built a big lead 
against a very strong beaver side, getting the score to 73-57. The rest 
of the second quarter saw Beaver stage a very strong comeback, including
 three 3 pointers all from Lamont Wright (Pittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills). 
Beaver managed to score 35 points in the last 12 minutes of the game but
 it wasn't enough with a very close game ending 98-87.





Beavers leading point scorer was Smith scoring 24 with Wright close behind on 20.





Beaver return to action on Saturday, December 5th against Penn State Brandywine at 5 p.m.