Behrend Men Cruise on Opening Night With Win Over Bridgewater
The
Behrend men's basketball team started the year off with a win, rolling past
Bridgewater College 56-46 in the opening game of the Behrend Tip-Off
Tournament on Saturday, November 17 in front of 212 fans in the Junker
Center.
Behrend came out firing in the first half, shooting 57% from the floor in
the first 20 minutes.
Kevin Buczynski (Erie/Villa Maria) picked up where he left off last season,
scoring six of the first eight points for Behrend. The blue and white
held Bridgewater to 8-of-23 shooting from the floor in the first half,
building a 27-20 lead at the break.
Bridgewater would not go down without a fight, clawing back to within a
single point twice during the second half, the second time at 39-38 with
just over eight minutes to play. Behrend (1-0) would respond, going on
a 14-3 run over the next six minutes to clinch the win.
Buczynski led all scorers with 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting, and grabbed
five boards. Adam Potter (Pittsburgh/Mt. Lebanon) was also in double
figures, connecting for 13 points to go along with a team-leading six
rebounds.
Tom Newman
(Girard/Northwestern) also added eight points in the win,
including two from long-range.
Bridgewater was led by Michael Oblitey, who finished with 18 points,
including four three-point buckets. Dominic Trawick was also in double
figures, scoring on three from long-range and finishing with 13 points for
the Eagles.
Sunday's consolation game will tip-off at 1:00 p.m. and will see Bridgewater
(0-1) face Fredonia State (0-1). Baldwin-Wallace (1-0) defeated
Fredonia 94-76 in the first game of the day, and will battle the blue and
white in the championship game set to begin at 3:00 p.m.