With its loss, the Yellow Jackets fall to 1-1 overall, while Penn State Behrend improves to 2-0 overall.

 

In the first half, the Lions jumped out to a 5-0 lead when junior center Kevin Buczynski scored on a layup and then was fouled and added a free throw for an "old fashion" three-point play.  B-W then used a 7-2 run to tie the score at 7-7 at the 15:53 mark when junior post Andrew Bene (Hinckley/Medina Highland) scored on a hook shot.  Penn State Behrend then answered with a 28-17 run to take its biggest lead of the half at 35-24 when sophomore guard Tom Newman made a three-point field goal at the 1:58 mark.   Senior two-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference guard Brendan Schuler (Fairview Park/Fairview) closed out the first half scoring with two free throws and a three-point field goal to cut the lead to 35-29 at halftime.

 

In the second half, the Lions scored the first basket of the half to lead 37-29 and then the Yellow Jackets went on a 14-0 run to take a 43-37 lead at the 14:28 mark when sophomore guard Louis Tumblin (Elyria/Senior) canned a three-pointer.  B-W would extend its lead to 10 points when senior guard Tyler Sekerak (Corry, Pa./Corry) connected on a three-point field to lead 51-41 a the 11:42 mark.  Penn State Behrend then responded with a 22-10 run to take a 63-61 lead on a jumper from freshman forward Adam Potter at the 3:47 mark.  B-W took its last lead at 64-63 when sophomore transfer wing Kyle Brown (Strongsville) made a three-pointer at the 3:20 mark.  Penn State Behrend then took the lead for good at the 3:04 mark when freshman guard Justin Kovac made two free throws to bring the score to 65-54, and the host Lions would go on to win the game.

 

B-W was led by Brown with a game-high 21 points and was one of three players to score in double figures.  In addition to Brown, Schuler had 19 points and Bene added 11 points and a team-high eight rebounds.

 

Penn State Behrend was led by Buczynski and junior center Dan Zeigler with 15 points each and Kovac with 10 points.  Buczynski pulled down a game-high nine rebounds.

 

Yellow Jacket fans are reminded that they can listen to all B-W men's and women's basketball games on campus radio station WBWC, 88.3 FM, or via the Internet at www.wbwc.com.

 

B-W will return to Berea and begin preparations for a trip next Saturday, Nov. 24 to Rochester, New York where it will play Ohio Wesleyan University at 6:00 p.m. in the first round of the University of Rochester Holiday Inn Airport Tournament.

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact B-W Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327, by FAX machine at 440-826-2329 or via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu. To contact Head Coach Steve Bankson, please call him in his office at 440-826-2039 or  e-mail him at sbankson@bw.edu. You can get all of the latest B-W athletics information by visiting our Web site at www.bw.edu/athletics.