Beaver Lions Secure Grand Win Against Penn State Fayette

Lemont Furnace, PA - Penn State Beaver Lions took on Penn State Fayette in a epic match against that saw a grand victory for them. The game would start with Third-year Trevor Franklin (Stafford, VA) securing a 2-point layup twenty seconds into the first half. Penn State Fayette would rebut this and gain a lead that wouldn't last for long as Alex Green () would make a layup putting Beaver in the lead once again. This would be followed by a streak of points for beaver made by First-year Ny'zir Dix (Eastern Shore, VA), Third-year Trevor Franklin (Stafford, VA), Third-year Jalen Vaughn (Beaver Falls, PA), and Second-year Alex Green (Chicago, IL) gaining a 22-15 lead halfway through the first half of the match. Penn State Fayette would attempt to play catch up during the remaining time left in this half but ultimately Beaver would take the first half with Trevor Franklin () securing a 36-33 lead by halftime.

Into the second half, Fayette would score first, but Beaver wouldn't allow that. After being locked in a nearly ten-minute stalemate, First-year Ny'zir Dix (Eastern Shore, VA) would make a layup that would regain Beaver's lead at the midway through this half. This would be followed by an impressive 3-point shot made by Third-year Jalen Vaughn (Beaver Falls, PA). Beaver would be locked in another game of cat and mouse with Fayette until Third-year Jalen Vaughn (Beaver Falls, PA) would make another impressive 3-point shot. With only minutes left in the match, Beaver would pull all the stops and pull an impressive lead. Second-year Alex Green (Chicago, IL) scored the last points for the game, securing a 77-62 win for Beaver.

Third-year Jalen Vaughn (Beaver Falls, PA) would lead Beaver during the match, securing 19 of the 77 points. He managed this with 5 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 steal, and 0 blocks. Following him would be Third-year Trevor Franklin (Stafford, VA). Franklin would earn 17 points for Beaver with 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 0 steals, and 0 blocks. Second-year Alex Green (Chicago, IL) would be Beavers third leader during the match, earning 16 points during his time on the court. He would do this with 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 0 blocks. Beavers would score 11-14 from the free throw mark at 78.6% and 6-19 from the 3-point line at 31.6% success.

This match puts Beavers Lions 7-7 in their conference and 10-13 overall. The next time the Lions play is on Saturday February 15^th at home, taking on Penn State Greater Alleghany. The match starts at 3:00 P.M. EST and can be supported in person or watched on the Rise & Road Network.