Box Score

103

Cairn Cairn 7-5,4-0 United East

Penn St.-Abington PSA 0-12,0-4 United East

Cairn Cairn

7-5,4-0 United East

103

Final

Jan. 04, 2025

Penn St.-Abington PSA

0-12,0-4 United East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Cairn Cairn	51	52	103
Penn St.-Abington PSA	28	36	64

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/4/2025 12:00:00 AM

Abington Falls to Cairn in United East Contest

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Haverford College

1/7/2025 | 6:00 p.m.

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Jan. 07 (Tue) / 6:00 p.m.

Haverford College

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Abington, Pa. – The Penn State Abington men's basketball team dropped a United East Conference (UEC) contest to Cairn University by the score of 103-64 on Saturday afternoon at the Abington Athletic Building.

Score: Cairn 103, Penn State Abington 64
Records: Penn State Abington (0-12, 0-4 UEC) | Cairn (7-5, 4-0 UEC)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Athletic Building)

How It Happened

* The game stayed close early on with neither team holding a lead larger than one possession until five minutes in when the Highlanders grabbed a four-point lead after a Jaylon Simpson layup. Simpson's score made it a 13-9 game before a three-pointer by Isaiah Coleman increased the lead to seven points at the 13:47 mark.

* Abington cut the lead to two (18-16) after a quick 7-2 surge capped off by a jumper from freshman Don Hairston with just over 10 minutes to play in the half. From there, the Highlanders responded with a 21-6 run to take a 17-point lead with five minutes left in the half. Corey Baldwin made the score 39-22 after grabbing a defensive board and then scoring a fastbreak basket.

* Cairn finished the half with a 51-28 advantage thanks to a 12-6 run to close out the half.

* The Highlanders shot 66-percent from the field in the first half (20-30 FG) and followed that up with 52 points on nearly 50-percent shooting in the second half.

Inside the Box Score

* Freshman Don Hairston scored a season-high 12 points to go along with three assists and two rebounds. Hairston also had a block on defense.

* Redshirt junior Christian Niles also finished the game with 12 points as he dished out a team-high four assists.

* Senior Kolby Miller added seven points and three boards, while freshmen Ryan Black and Anthony Pineda each contributed six points by shooting 2-of-3 from beyond the arc.

* For Cairn, Josiah Hardy finished one rebound shy of a double-double as he totaled a game-high 21 points and nine boards. Hardy shot a perfect 10-of-10 from the field and his 10 made shots are the second most field goals made without a miss this season in Division III. Coleman finished with 18 points (7-11 FG) off the bench for the Highlanders.

All-Time Series
Today marked the 10^th meeting between Abington and Cairn since the start of the 2012-13 season. The Nittany Lions are now 5-5 versus the Highlanders in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Tuesday, Jan. 7 as the Nittany Lions host Haverford College in a non-conference contest. Game time is set for 6 p.m.

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