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Saint Vincent College

Yagoub_WAY
Julie Watkins
Youssef Yagoub scored a career-high nine points for SVC at Waynesburg.
43
Saint Vincent SVC 2-14,1-9 PAC
60
Winner Waynesburg WAY 11-6,7-3 PAC
Saint Vincent SVC
2-14,1-9 PAC
43
Final
60
Waynesburg WAY
11-6,7-3 PAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Saint Vincent SVC 28 15 43
Waynesburg WAY 37 23 60

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Bearcats defeated at Waynesburg

WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Jan. 26) – The Saint Vincent men's basketball team was defeated 60-43 by host Waynesburg in a Presidents' Athletic Conference matchup.

Youssef Yagoub, Dominic Jennings and Osyon Jones shared the SVC team lead with nine points apiece, but the Bearcat offense managed to shoot just 33 percent from the field and was forced into 18 turnovers by a stout Waynesburg defense.

The game was tight throughout the first half. The teams traded four leads over the first seven minutes of play, before the Yellow Jackets used a 7-0 run to open up a 15-10 lead with 11 minutes remaining. Waynesburg's lead would eventually reach eight points, 23-15, with 7:39 to go in the half, but slowly cut into the deficit, closing the gap to 28-25 on a Yagoub jumper with just inside three minutes remaining. Waynesburg would then regroup to score on its final four possessions of the half and take a 37-28 lead into the locker room.

The teams exchanged baskets over the first six minutes of the second half, before the Bearcats went cold and the Yellow Jackets pulled away. After Ethan Dunsey's layup with 14:52 left trimmed Waynesburg's lead to 41-32, the Bearcats were held to just one field goal over the next 10 minutes of game action, allowing the Yellow Jackets to open up a 60-38 lead with 6:24 left in regulation. The Saint Vincent defense held Waynesburg scoreless for the remainder of the game, but SVC was unable to cut into the deficit, managing just five points over the game's final five minutes.

Jennings' nine points came in just 13 minutes of action, as he went 3-for-3 from the field, 2-for-2 from behind the arc and made his only free throw. Saint Vincent held a slim 36-35 advantage in rebounds, with Diego Martinez grabbing 10 and Jones nine.

Matt Popeck led Waynesburg (11-6, 7-3 PAC) with 27 points, fueled by six three-pointers, while teammate Jansen Knotts recorded an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double.

Saint Vincent (2-14, 1-9 PAC) will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 29, traveling to Washington & Jefferson for a 3 p.m. PAC meeting.

 

 

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