Mont Alto Cruises Past PSU Beaver as Men’s Basketball Win Fifth-Straight

By: Frank Maira, Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Information Director

MONACA, Pa. – The Penn State Mont Alto men's basketball team picked up where it left off from a day ago, winning another PSUAC road matchup in dominant fashion with the Nittany Lions posting a 76-56 win over PSU Beaver on Saturday.

Inside the Box Score

• For the second-straight day, Mont Alto played outstanding defense as it held Beaver to just 37 percent (17-of-46) from the field and just a 25 percent clip from 3-point range.
• Mont Alto led from start to finish and quickly established itself in the paint and finished with a 42-22 edge in points in the paint over Beaver.
• The starting lineup produced three double-digit scorers. Reigning PSUAC Player of the Week Jalen Smith (Ranson, W. Va. / Jefferson) poured in a game-high 22 points. Ryan Hege (Chambersburg, Pa. / James Buchanan) was nearly perfect from the field (6-of-7) and added 12 points. Marcus Roper (Charles Town, W. Va. / Jefferson) finished with 10 points.
• Quintyn Flemister (Harrisburg, Pa. / Harrisburg) earned the most minutes off the bench and scored nine points. Starting point guard Terrell Campbell (Germantown, Md. / St. John's College Prep) filled the stat sheet with eight points, six assists and three rebounds.
• Dominique Stevens played every minute for Beaver and scored 15 points with teammate Eric Gallupe scoring a team-high 19 points off the bench in the loss.

How it Happened

• Mont Alto opened on a 7-0 run with Ryan Hege (Chambersburg, Pa. / James Buchanan) depositing a pair of layups in the team's first couple of possessions and Marcus Roper (Charles Town, W. Va. / Jefferson) hit a 3-pointer.
• Beaver nearly tied it in the middle minutes of the first half, but Mont Alto always had a counter punch throughout and went into halftime up 41-29.
• The home team once again cut the deficit to single digits and was down seven with 11 minutes to go. Mont Alto would rally once again and built its largest lead of the game at 20 points with just less than eight minutes remaining.
• Mont Alto would preserve that margin for the 76-56 win.

Penn State Mont Alto improved to 11-8 overall and 5-5 in the PSUAC. The Nittany Lions return to action on Tuesday, Jan. 30 when they conclude their three-game PSUAC road trip with a matchup with Brandywine. Tip-off is slated for 8 p.m.