BUFFALO, NY:   Pitt-Greensburg earned an all-important AMCC road victory Saturday afternoon, knocking off host D'Youville College 95-91 to improve to 8-2 in the league.

The victory keeps Pitt-Greensburg in sole possession of 2^nd place in the AMCC with 8 games remaining on the slate.

On Saturday, the two teams squared off in a competitive first half, with the Bobcats holding the slight 46-45 edge at the half.

After the Spartans regained the lead on a three-pointer to open the second half, the Bobcats went on a 12-0 run and never trailed again in the contest.  However, D'Youville did make it interesting, climbing to within 2 points in the final minute of play. 

It was Pitt-Greensburg senior guard Jerell Figueroa, who sunk 6 consecutive free throws in the final 36 seconds to ice the win for the Bobcats.

The Bobcats had six players score in double figures, including Figueroa, who finished the game with 14 points and 5 rebounds to go along with 5 assists.  Leading the attack for UPG was senior forward Rocco Contristano with 22 points and 12 rebounds.

Marcus Thomas played another solid game on both ends of the court, adding 12 points and 16 rebounds for UPG while sophomore Matt Darby had a season high 16 points on 7 of 9 shooting while also adding 5 assists. Seniors Mike Connelly and Tyler DeWitt added 13 points and 11 points respectively, in the win.

UPG shot over 47% from the floor and found their stroke from three point range, going 10 of 25 on the afternoon.   Not to be overlooked was the Bobcats work from the charity stripe, converting 17 of 20 from the line.

The Bobcats complete the season sweep of D'Youville and will turn their sights to Penn State Altoona, who comes to Greensburg Wednesday evening  (Jan 27^th) for a 6pm tip.
 
GAME NOTES:
-Senior Rocco Contristano's 1,328 points place him alone in 3^rd place on the All-Time career records for Pitt-Greensburg, passing former Bobcat David Palmer, who scored 1,294 points from 2009-2013.