Men's Basketball splits confernce games
Tough loss at PS Hazleton prevents sweep of conference games.
The Penn State DuBois Men's Basketball team split home conference games over the weekend.
On Friday, PSUD won in a lopsided game against Penn State Greater Allegheny by a score of 91-41. Will Welles led six Nittany Lions in double figures with 18 points and 9 rebounds. Woody Mitchell recorded his first double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds. The other double figure scorers were Rich Walker with 14 points, Jovan Brown had 13 points, Josh Salter with 12 points, and Justin Alvarez rounded out the double figure scorers with 10 points. Mark Shannon dominated the inside with 9 rebounds and 9 blocks.
PSUD returned to action on Saturday afternoon and suffered a heart breaking 80-72 loss to Penn State Hazleton. PSUD led by a 36-31 score at halftime. In the second half, the Nittany Lion's shooting went cold and Hazleton capitalized on PSUD's woes to bring home the victory. Josh Salter led the Nittany Lions with 20 points and 9 rebounds. Will Welles controlled the inside with 15 points and 20 rebounds. Jovan Brown and Woody Mitchell rounded out the double figure scorers with 16 and 11 points respectively.
The Nittany Lions return to action with two conference road games on Wednesday and Saturday.