Tough Battle leaves Beaver Victorious over Scranton

Monaca, PA – Tonight, Penn State Beaver took on Penn State Scranton in a PSUAC match-up in the Beaver Fieldhouse. Being up by 1 at the half and winning by 4 this game had a lot of ups and downs for the Lions. Scranton started the scoring this game within in first minute of the game. Third-year, Trevor Franklin (Stafford, VA) scored off a 3-pointer letting Beaver take a quick lead. Following that up was Second-year, Jermaine Knaff (Quincy, IL) who made the team's second 3-point shot. Beaver went up by 10 with 13 minutes left in the half and Scranton battled their way back. Beaver was down by 1 going into the final 30 seconds of the half and Second-year, Xaiver Ryan (Philadelphia, PA) scored off a layup taking the team up by 1. Coming out of the half, Franklin got the scoring started once again with a layup followed quickly by Scranton tying it up with a 3-pointer. Beaver went down by their biggest deficit with a score of 51-47 with 14:32 left in the game. The game remained going back-and-forth until they were tied at 70 points for  a minute and a half. Scoring off 2 free throws to put the team ahead was Second-year, Alex Green (Chicago, IL), and First-year, Ronyell Coston (Eastern Shore, VA) scored the teams final 2 points off free throws. With a final score of 74-70 the team was able to secure a win against a tough PSUAC Competitor

Leading the team tonight was Second-year, Alex Green (Chicago, IL) who scored 16 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 1 steal. Third-year,  Trevor Franklin (Stafford, VA) scored 14 points, had 2 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal. Both Second-year, Jermaine Knaff (Quincy, IL, and Third-year, Jalen Vaughn (Beaver Falls, PA) scored 10 points. Fourth-year, Matt Brown (Upland, CA) scored 8 points, had an impressive  11 rebounds, along with 2 assists, 1 steal, and a block. The team had 34 rebounds, had 13 assists, and 7 steals, along with 3 blocks.

Penn State Beaver Men's Basketball is now 4-7 overall and 3-2 in conference play this season. The team will take the court again on Saturday, December 14^th at 3pm when they take on another PSUAC Competitor, Penn State Hazleton. Come out and support Penn State Beaver Men's Basketball all season long or catch it all on the Rise and Roar Network.