McDaniel powers past Bobcats 77-65
Box Score YORK, Pa: Pitt-Greensburg men's hoops lost their first game of the young season Friday night falling to McDaniel College 77-65 on day one of the York Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament.
The Green Terror held the lead wire to wire Friday night, shooting 45% from the floor. McDaniel dominated play in the first half and held a 17 point advantage 39-22 at the break.
In the second half, the Bobcats would get as close as 8 points but couldn't string enough offense together shooting 41% from the floor and putting up an uncharacteristic 65 points of offense, as they fell to 1-1 on the young season.
UPG was led by senior
Marcus Thomas (Uniontown, PA, Uniontown) who dropped 19 points and 5 points on the night. Classmate
Jerell Figueroa (Dover, PA, Dover Area) finished the evening with 14 points to go along with 7 assists and 5 rebounds. Fellow senior
Rocco Contristano (Pittsburgh, PA, Keystone Oaks) rounded out the scoring with a double-double posting 10 points and 10 rebounds.
The Bobcats will have a quick turnaround as they return to the court tomorrow at 1pm to take on Wilson College on day two of the York Coaches vs Cancer Tournament.
