Mont Alto at Widener's Tip-Off Classic

Penn State Mont Alto Men's Basketball spent the weekend playing two competitive NCAA Division III teams at the Widener University Tip-Off Classic Tournament.

Mont Alto faced home team Widener for the opening game at 6:00 p.m. 2-0 Mont Alto was not able to find a win against Widener, trailing 28-69 in the first half; Widener came out just as strong adding 46 points to the board. Mont Alto only found themselves scoring 19 to end the game with a core of 115-47. "We played a very tough and well coached team on Friday night," Head Coach Jack Schenzel comments. "We started out great but after a few minutes Widener started to assert themselves. Our shooting was not able to keep up with theirs. It was a great learning experience for the team. We will not see another team of that caliber all year. Widener University has four or five players who would be very good Division II players."

Jeremiah Mitchell led the scoring with 11 points and 4 rebounds. Sophomore and Captain Cameron Bowens tallied 8 points, 4 rebounds and one steal.

Saturday brought another chance for Mont Alto, playing Delaware Valley College in the consolation game of the tournament. Mont Alto had the lead at halftime, 39-34 and continued to battle for the win until the last few minutes of the game when Delaware pulled away for the win, 86-73.