USCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Consolation: Southern Maine C.C. 65, Penn State Mont Alto 55

WILLIAMSVILLE, NY- The fourth seeded Nittany Lions took on third seed Southern Maine C.C. in consolation action from Villa Maria College on Thursday afternoon. Mont Alto fell to 0-2 in the USCAA Tournament with a 65-55 loss to the Seawolves. Chance Mercier scored 22 for SMCC on 9 of 17 shooting with 9 rebounds. Sean Bosia tallied 14 points in 27 minutes of action as he recored a double-double with 11 rebounds. 

Veron Talla led the way for Mont Alto with 23 points and 11 rebounds to record a double-double of his own. Richard Burke was the only other Mont Alto player in double-digit scoring with 12 points on 3 of 8 shooting.

SMCC LEADERS

Chance Mercier 22 points, 9 rebounds

Sean Bosia 14 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists

Sam DeWitt 7 points, 5 assists

PENN STATE MONT ALTO LEADERS

Veron Talla 23 points, 11 rebounds

Richard Burke 12 points, 4 rebounds

Sam Larbi 7 points, 2 blocks