Box Score

Mary Washington UMW 16-1,1-0 C2C

Penn St.-Abington PSA 3-16,3-4 United East

Mary Washington UMW

16-1,1-0 C2C

Final

Jan. 24, 2026

Penn St.-Abington PSA

3-16,3-4 United East

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Mary Washington UMW	44	43	87
Penn St.-Abington PSA	26	45	71

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/24/2026 12:00:00 AM

Abington Falls to Nationally Ranked Eagles

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at Lancaster Bible College

1/28/2026 | 5:00 p.m.

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at Lancaster Bible College

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Abington, Pa. – The Penn State Abington men's basketball team dropped a non-conference contest against nationally ranked No. 6 University of Mary Washington by the score of 87-71 on Saturday afternoon at the Abington Athletic Building.

Score: Mary Washington 87, Penn State Abington 71
Records: Penn State Abington (3-16, 3-4 UEC) | Mary Washington (16-1, 1-0 C2C)
Location: Abington, Pa. (Athletic Building)

How It Happened

* The Eagles jumped out to a 6-0 lead before Abington answered with six points of its own to tie the game at 6-6 when sophomore Tyler Meinel hit a jumper at the 17:14 mark.

* The score remained close early in the opening half with Mary Washington holding a lead no larger than two possessions. It wasn't until midway through the half that the Eagles pushed its lead to seven points after Jadon Burgess scored a layup basket to make the score 20-13. Mary Washington pushed its lead to double-digits for the first time at the 6:27 mark when Kye Robinson converted a pair of free throws to increase the lead to 26-15. The Eagles went on to lead 44-26 at the half.

* In the second half, Abington opened with an 11-2 run to cut the deficit down to single digits. Junior Mike Byfield connected on a pair of free throws to make it a 46-37 game at the 16:45 mark. However, a quick three-pointer and a fastbreak score by the Eagles on their next two possessions pushed the lead to 51-37.

* Abington cut the lead to single digits once more later in the half as a three-pointer by Byfield made the score 58-49 with 12:11 to play. The Eagles once again answered and used 14-0 run over the next four-plus minutes to lead 72-49 for their biggest lead of the game. Mary Washington maintained its double-digit lead the remainder of the game.

Inside the Box Score

* Junior Tyler Fox scored a season-high 25 points after shooting 9-of-15 from the field, including 7-of-9 from deep range. His seven three-pointers tied the program's single game record becoming the fifth player to drain seven threes in a game. Fox is the first to do so since Don Sloan knocked down seven three-pointers against Penn State Berks on Valentines Day in 2017.

* Senior JoJo Kelly finished with 21 points for his 12^th 20-plus point performance of the season. Kelly converted 7-of-7 from the free throw line.

* Byfield finished the game with 14 points and five rebounds.

* Meinel added eighth points and a team-high eight rebounds.

* For Mary Washington, Robinson scored a game-high 27 points and recorded a game-high 11 rebounds to finish the day with a double-double. Jay Randall and Burgess each scored 12 points.

All-Time Series
Today marked the first-ever meeting between Abington and Mary Washington. The sixth-ranked Eagles are the highest ranked opponent that the Nittany Lions have faced in their Division III era. The last time Abington took on a nationally ranked opponent was back on Feb. 2, 2016 against Lancaster Bible College. The Chargers entered the game ranked 15^th in Division III.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Tuesday, Jan. 27 as the Nittany Lions resume United East Conference (UEC) play. The Nittany Lions travel to Lancaster Bible to take on the Chargers. Game time is set for 5 p.m.

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