The Saint Vincent men's basketball team earned its first victory of the season, defeating Penn State-Schuylkill by a score of 75-66 in the second round of the Lycoming College Tournament.

SVC struggled in the early going, trailing by as many as 10 points (22-12) near the midway point of the first half.  An 8-point run started with a conventional three-point play by David Stephen, followed by the same thing from Drew Normandin and capped by a Stephen layup, cut the margin to just two, 22-20, with 9:10 remaining in the first half. 
 
At the 3:41 mark, the Bearcats tied the game at 28-28 on a Cletus Helton jumper, and took their first lead of the game just over a minute later on a bucket by Andrew Reed (32-31).  However, the Lions came back and retook the lead before the half ended, taking a 36-34 advantage into the break.
 
SVC trailed by three early in the second half before a layup by Normandin and a three from Stephen put the Bearcats back in front, 44-42, and the team would never trail again.
 
At the 11:07 mark, Reed hit a three to increase the lead to eight, 52-44, and after Penn State cut the gap back to five, Brendan Hempstead scored and drew a foul, hitting the free throw to once again make it an 8-point game.
 
With just over two minutes remaining, the margin was cut to just four, 70-66, but Stephen responded with five straight points to end the game.
 
Normandin had the best day of his Bearcat career, with 20 points and 11 rebounds, and was named to the All-Tournament team.  Stephen had 19 points, while Kyle Pope (11) and Hempstead (10) also scored in double figures.  Reed had 9 points, six assists, and six rebounds while playing all 40 minutes.  Hempstead also had 6 assists.

Saint Vincent is now 1-1 on the season, while Penn State drops to 0-2.  The Bearcats will host Penn State-Fayette on Tuesday night (November 12) at 7PM at the Carey Center.