BRYN ATHYN, Pa. - The Bryn Athyn College men's basketball team competed with Penn State Abington tonight, losing 54-42.
Inside the Box Score
- Jaryn McCann earned another double-double, accumulating 11 points and 13 rebounds.
- Derreck Orr Jr. contributed 9 points off the bench.
- Bryn Athyn out-rebounded Penn State 42-39.
How it happened
- Bryn Athyn started out strong with a zone defense that Penn State struggled to pick apart.
- Penn State Abington jumped out to a 9-2 lead forcing head coach Sean Westerlund to call a timeout and substitute the entire lineup.
- The Nittany Lions jumped out to a 19-5 lead after that.
- Bryn Athyn cut the deficit to 7 with 8:48 to go thanks to a good defensive stretch.
- Penn State went into the halftime break up 34-18.
- The Lions finished the game on a 16-5 run to cut it to 9, but a late fastbreak and1 with 9 seconds left delivered the final score
- The Nittany Lions held on to win 54-42.
Coach's Corner
"Tonight was tough. Abington did an excellent job of cutting the head of the snake off our point of attack. We struggled to generate quality possessions. You won't win many games shooting 24%. I loved the effort
Jalen Cary,
Anthony Burr,
Derreck Orr and
Jaryn McCann gave tonight." - Coach WesterlundÂ
Notes
- Bryn Athyn came into game shooting 48% from the field and shot a program low 24% in tonight's game
- Bryn Athyn drops to 4-2
- Penn State improves to 7-3
Up Next
- Bryn Athyn hosts Great Lakes Christian College on Saturday, December 10th at 2pm at Asplundh Field House. Great Lakes is coached by Coach Sean Westerlund's twin brother, Richard Westerlund.
