Jan. 18, 2023 small college hoops
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La Roche 71, Pitt-Greensburg 69
• Grove City High grad Michael Brooks scored 15 points, including the game-winning shot at the buzzer to lift La Roche. Devon Darrell had 17 points for La Roche.
• Octavius Hardy had 20 points for Pitt-Greensburg.
Penn State Behrend 77, Hilbert 69
• Matthew McDonough scored 25 points and Fairview grad Matt Niland 18 to lift Behrend.
• Edward Perez had 21 points for Hilbert
Pitt-Bradford 92, Alfred St 85
• St. Marys grad Nathan Schneider had 25 points, while Cameron County alum Caden Bedlin had 14 points for Pitt-Bradford.
• Paris Jamison had 33 points for Alfred St.
Mercyhurst 66, California (Pa.) 65
• Jeff Planutis had 22 points to lift Mercyhurst to the narrow win.
• Hickory grad Donald Whitehead led Cal with 25 points.
Millersville 66, Gannon 64
• Matt Dade had 17 points to help Millersville past Gannon.
• Demetrius Mims led five Gannon players in double figures with 13 points.
IUP 87, Clarion 55
• Shawndale Jones had 23 points for No. 1 IUP, while Strong Vincent grad Dave Morris added 17 and Sharon grad Ethan Porterfield 16.
• Jayson Harris had 18 points for Clarion.
Slippery Rock 76, Edinboro 63
• Amante Britt had 17 points and Khalid Gates had 14 points and 11 boards for Slippery Rock.
• McDowell grad Jack Gallagher had 15 points and Franklin grad Easton Fulmer seven for Edinboro.
Saint Vincent 76, Grove City 68
• Jaden Gales had 24 points and Shemar Bennett had 22 points and 11 boards for Saint Vincent.
• McDowell grad Jonah Bock had 14 points for Grove City
Thiel 70, Waynesburg 47
• Ethan Barnes had 25 points for Thiel and Kennedy Catholic grad Elijah Harden 12 points.
• Matt Popeck had 16 points for Waynesburg.
Allegheny 81, Bethany 61
• Caden Hinckley had 18 points and 17 rebounds, while Ryan Lang had 15 points for Allegheny.
• Cole Dailey had 16 points for Bethany.
Westminster 102, W&J 96, overtime
• Tyler James had 22 points and 11 rebounds and Bobby Ray had 19 points for Westminster.
• Kyran Mitchell had 21 points and Brandon Jakiela was 20 for W&J.
Chatham 69, Geneva 66
• Grove City High grad Marcos Cintron had 23 points for Chatham.
• Trevor Tipton had 18 points for Geneva.
OTHER SCORES
Penn State-Altoona 97, Mt. Aloysius 63
Shippensburg 77, Bloomsburg 68
Mansfield 73, Kutztown 72
Seton Hill 79, Pitt-Johnstown 71
Shepherd 96, East Stroudsburg 88
West Chester 73, Lock Haven 68
WOMEN
Pitt-Bradford 63, Alfred St. 54, overtime
• Ashley Hall and Avery Benzel had 16 points each to lead Pitt-Bradford to the overtime win.
• Falyn Lewis-Ellison had 12 points for Alfred St.
Penn State Behrend 84, Hilbert 44
• Morgan Altavilla had 16 points for Behrend and Villa grad Rachel Majewski had 10 points.
• Ashley Schroeder had 18 points for Hilbert.
Gannon 86, Millersville 57
• Sam Pirosko led five Gannon players in double figures with 18 points, while Harbor Creek grad Ali Benim added 10 points.
• Marin Miller had 16 points for Millersville.
Mercyhurst 61, California (Pa.) 51
• Jayde Boyd and Grace Centrulla had 22 points each for Mercyhurst.
• Rajah Fink had 18 points for Cal.
IUP 76, Clarion 53
• Kiera Baughman led four IUP players in double figures with 20 points.
• Sara Bermudez had 13 points for Clarion.
Edinboro 67, Slippery Rock 63
• Rana Elhusseini had 27 points and eight rebounds for Edinboro.
• Kennedy Middleton had 15 points for SRU.
Saint Vincent 62, Grove City 52
• Madison Weber had 22 points and Kane grad Ella Marconi 10 points and 13 boards for Saint Vincent.
• Megan Kallock had 16 points for Grove City.
W&J 65, Westminster 47
• Stephanie Loutison had 17 points for W&J.
• Natalie Murrio had 13 points for Westminster.
Allegheny 68, Bethany 67
• Jess Bickart had 22 points, including the game-winning free throw inside of five seconds for Allegheny. Keystone grad Emily Lauer had 17 points for Allegheny.
• Taylor Dusenberry led Bethany with 14 points.
OTHER SCORES
Penn State-Altoona 64, Mt. Aloysius 61, overtime
La Roche 77, Pitt-Greensburg 57
East Stroudsburg 69, Shepherd 54
Pitt-Johnstown 73, Seton Hill 53
Kutztown 71, Mansfield 49
Bloomsburg 76, Shippensburg 73
West Chester 66, Lock Haven 57
Chatham 100, Geneva 57