Beaver defeats York

January 29, 2011

Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011

Monaca, PA - The Penn State Beaver men's basketball team defeated Penn State York on Saturday, 76-68, and is 10-1 in the PSUAC.

Beaver held the lead for most of the first half and went into the break ahead of York. In the second half, York came back to cut into the lead, but Beaver went on a run of its own. A steal and a layup by freshman Nick Miller (Beaver Falls High School/Beaver Falls, PA) put the team ahead 49-41 with 15 minutes to go.

Beaver held the lead by hitting free throws and playing solid defense down the stretch. The Lions were ahead 70-63 with just a minute to go before scoring their final six points and taking the win.

Beaver senior David McGarry (Poland High School/Poland, OH) scored 26 points, and Miller added 15 points and eight assists. The team will host Penn State DuBois at 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 1.