Box Score

Penn St.-Abington ABINGTON 1-10

Gwynedd Mercy GWYNEDD 6-2

Penn St.-Abington ABINGTON

1-10

Final

Dec. 08, 2025

Gwynedd Mercy GWYNEDD

6-2

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Penn St.-Abington ABINGTON	33	37	70
Gwynedd Mercy GWYNEDD	39	47	86

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 12/8/2025 12:00:00 AM

Abington Drops Non-Conference Contest to Griffins

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at Saint Elizabeth University

12/11/2025 | 7:00 p.m.

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Dec. 11 (Thu) / 7:00 p.m.

at Saint Elizabeth University

History

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Gwynedd Valley, Pa. – The Penn State Abington men's basketball team dropped a non-conference contest at Gwynedd Mercy University by the score of 86-70 on Monday evening at The Griffin Complex.

Score: Gwynedd Mercy 86, Penn State Abington 70
Records: Penn State Abington (1-10, 1-1 UEC) | Gwynedd Mercy (6-2, 0-0 AEC)
Location: Gwynedd Valley, Pa. (Griffin Complex)

How It Happened

* Gwynedd Mercy led by as many as 14 points late in the first half after Bruce Smith scored a basket to make the score 33-19. Abington cut the lead down to nine points at 35-26 after sophomore Tyler Meinel scored a layup basket at the 3:17 mark. In the final minute, senior JoJo Kelly knocked down a three to make it a six-point game at 39-33. Kelly's basket turned out to be the final score of the half.

* The Griffins pushed their lead back to double-digits after opening the second half with an 11-2 run. Dylan Harris capped the early surge with a three-pointer that gave the Griffins a 50-35 lead at the 16:36 mark.

* Gwynedd Mercy's lead swelled to as many as 22 points past the midway point of the half. A layup score by Mazen Sayed increased the lead to 69-47. The Griffins' advantage never dipped below double-digits the rest of the way.

Inside the Box Score

* Kelly scored a team-high 20 points to go along with nine rebounds. It marked his fifth straight 20-plus point performance and seventh of the season.

* Junior Mike Byfield finished the night with 16 points; only one shy of his season-high. Byfield shot 6-of-7 from the field and was 3-of-4 from the free throw line.

* Meinel filled the box score with nine points, nine rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals.

* Junior Tyler Fox added nine points, while fellow junior Tamir Powell finished with seven points.

* For Gwynedd Mercy, Harris scored a game-high 22 points, while Smith added 11 points.

All-Time Series
Tonight marked the fifth meeting between Abington and Gwynedd Mercy since the start of the 2019-20 season. The Nittany Lions are now 1-4 versus the Griffins in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Thursday, Dec. 11 as the Nittany Lions travel to face Saint Elizabeth University in a non-conference contest. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

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