Box Score

Arcadia ARC 1-0,0-0 MAC Freedom

Penn St.-Abington PSA 0-1,0-0 United East

Arcadia ARC

1-0,0-0 MAC Freedom

Final

Nov. 07, 2025

Penn St.-Abington PSA

0-1,0-0 United East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Arcadia ARC	40	33	73
Penn St.-Abington PSA	24	35	59

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 11/7/2025 12:00:00 AM

Abington Drops Season Opener to Arcadia

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at Alvernia University

11/10/2025 | 8:00 p.m.

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Nov. 10 (Mon) / 8:00 p.m.

at Alvernia University

History

Recap
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Abington, Pa. – The Penn State Abington men's basketball team fell short against visiting Arcadia University by the score of 73-59 in the team's season opener on Friday night at the Abington Athletic Building. First-year head coach Sean Westerlund made his Abington debut after four seasons at Bryn Athyn College in which he led the Lions to the 2025 United East championship.

Score: Arcadia 73, Abington 59
Records: Penn State Abington (0-1, 0-0 UEC) | Arcadia (1-0, 0-0 MAC)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Athletic Building)

How It Happened

* Abington held a one-point lead at the 11:13 mark of the opening half after junior Tyler Fox scored a layup basket to make the score 15-14. However, over the next eight-plus minutes the Knights went on a 22-5 run to grab a 16-point advantage at 36-20.

* Arcadia closed out the half leading 40-24 after Jamison Lynam capped the scoring in the half with a layup basket.

* Abington turned a 16-point deficit into a two-possession game heading out of the locker rooms at halftime. The Nittany Lions opened the second half with a 14-4 run to come within six points of the lead at 44-38. Senior JoJo Kelly scored eight of the team's 14 points during the run.

* As the half progressed the Nittany Lions found themselves trailing by two points after a pair of free throws by Fox made the score 47-45 with 12:17 on the clock.

* However, Arcadia answered with a 13-4 run over the next five-plus minutes to increase its lead back to double-digits. A three-point play by Lynam capped with a free throw gave the Knights a 61-49 lead. Arcadia increased its lead to as many as 19 points at 69-50 with less than five minutes to play and held on to the double-figure lead the rest of the way.

Inside the Box Score

* Kelly led the Nittany Lions with a game-high 24 points while shooting 8-of-17 from the field and 6-of-7 from the free throw line.

* Sophomore Tyler Meinel also scored in double-figures as he added 12 points (5-7 FG) to go along with six rebounds.

* Sophomore Sean Murphy led the team with seven rebounds while adding five points.

* Fox finished with eight points off the bench.

* For Arcadia, Nas Johnson totaled 21 points (7-14 FG) and six rebounds, while Lynam added 16 points (7-16 FG) and five assists.

All-Time Series
Tonight marked the 11^th meeting between Abington and Arcadia since the start of the 2011-12 season. The Nittany Lions are now 3-8 versus the Knights in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Monday, Nov. 10 as the Nittany Lions travel to face Alvernia University in a non-conference contest. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

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