Joe Mancini
69
D'Youville DYCM 2-6, 0-3 AMCC
84
Winner Pitt-Greensburg UPGM 3-4, 2-2 AMCC
D'Youville DYCM
2-6, 0-3 AMCC
69
Final
84
Pitt-Greensburg UPGM
3-4, 2-2 AMCC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
D'Youville DYCM 27 42 69
Pitt-Greensburg UPGM 41 43 84

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

@UPGBasketball Cruises To Win Over D'Youville

GREENSBURG- The Pitt-Greensburg men's basketball (3-4, 2-2 AMCC) team shot 50% from the field and set a new school-record with 13 blocks in an 84-69 victory over D'Youville (2-6, 0-3 AMCC) Saturday afternoon in Chambers Hall. 

Pitt-Greensburg connected on a season-high 28-of-56 from the field and eclipsed the previous school-record of 11 blocks, which was set at Penn State Altoona on Nov. 30, 2011. 

Joe Mancini led all players with a game-high 19 points, which included hitting a career-high 6-of-9 from behind the three-point arc. 

Cam Siegfreid stuffed the stat sheet for the Bobcats, totaling 18 points, grabbing eight rebounds, and dishing out six assists. Seigfreid was also a perfect 7-for-7 from the charity stripe and as a team, Pitt-Greensburg connected on 19-of-21 for an incredible 90.5%. Including the game this afternoon as well as Wednesday at Mt. Aloysius, the Bobcats shot 90% from the free-throw line nailing 36-of-40. 

Kyle Bondi and Cody Spaid were also in double-digits with each player totaling 12 points, while Nate Burt provided stout defense for much of the afternoon recording a game-high five blocks. Burt also was involved in arguably the most exciting play of the afternoon as he took a pass from Siegfrrid and threw down an emphatic dunk to excite the crowd. 

Juan Miguel Rosales paced D'Youville with 18 points on 6-of-14 shooting, while Jake Socha and Brian Nwaekeke each hauled down nine rebounds to lead the team. 

Pitt-Greensburg generated plenty of easy baskets as it got out in the open court and connected on 19 fast break points and limited D'Youville to just three. 

D'Youville held the slight advantage in the rebounding department by a 46-41 margin, but the Spartans crashed the offensive glass all afternoon long hauling down 23 offensive boards, but Pitt-Greensburg played great defense allowing just 13 second chance points. 

D'Youville jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, but that would be the lone time on the afternoon that the Bobcats would trail on the scoreboard. After Socha hit a free-throw to put the Spartans up 3-0, Mancini came back and drilled a three to tie the game, followed by two free-throws from Jay Grubb.

Following the two free-throws from Grubb, Mancini drilled another three and Pitt-Greensburg would remain in the lead for the remainder of the first half. Burt's throwdown with 1:28 remaining in the opening half gave the Bobcats a 41-26 advantage,which was the largest lead for Pitt-Greensburg in the opening half. 

The Bobcats pushed their lead to as much as 23 in the second half on a layup from Cody Spaid, but D'Youville would not go away. The Spartans climbed their way back and cut the deficit to nine midway through final 20 minutes, but Pitt-Greensburg held off the charge and go on for an 84-69 win. 

Pitt-Greensburg will return to action next Sunday (Dec. 17) when it takes to the road to face Penn State Behrend at 1 pm. 
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