Behrend Lions Extend Winning Streak to Six with
Pitt-Bradford Victory
The
Behrend men's basketball team won their sixth straight game with a
convincing 68-47 conference win over Pitt-Bradford in the Junker Center on
Monday night. The 21 point victory keeps Behrend's home mark an unblemished
8-0 this season.
With the win Behrend
improves to 12-3 and 6-2 in the rugged AMCC, while Bradford falls to 9-7 and
5-4 in league play.
At the games start, Behrend sprinted to a 15-1 advantage after a pair of
Kevin Buczynski (Erie/Villa Maria) lay-ups with only seven minutes elapsed
on the clock.
As the half winded down, Adam Kaiser (Erie/Cathedral Prep) hit a three ball from the left corner off a pass from Justin Kovac (Venetia/Peters Township) with five seconds remaining to send the blue white to the break with a 41-17 lead and put an exclamation point on the first twenty minutes of play. Behrend shot 63% from the floor and created 11 turnovers.
The second half both
teams shot below 40% from the field, but Behrend's lead was too much for the
Panthers. On the night, Behrend hit 51% of its shots including six from
three-point territory. Tom Newman
(Girard/Northwestern) was six-of-eight from the field for a team-high 16
points. Seniors Dan Zeigler (Johnsonburg/Johnsonburg) and Buczynski added 11
apiece. Bradford was led by Andy Buyea's 16 points and five boards.
The Behrend Lions hit the road for a trip to Lake Erie on Wednesday, January
24.
Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m.