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MBB - Temp vs Goucher
84
Penn St.-Abington PSA 0-3,0-0 United East
88
Winner Goucher GOU 3-0,0-0 Landmark
Penn St.-Abington PSA
0-3,0-0 United East
84
Final
88
Goucher GOU
3-0,0-0 Landmark
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Penn St.-Abington PSA 39 45 84
Goucher GOU 43 45 88

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Abington Comes Up Short Versus Goucher

Chestertown, Md. – The Penn State Abington men's basketball team dropped a non-conference contest versus Goucher College on day one of the Wild Goose Classic hosted by Washington College on Friday night at Penny J. Fall Gymnasium.  The Gophers defeated the Nittany Lions by the score of 88-84.
 
Score: Goucher 88, Penn State Abington 84
Records: Penn State Abington (0-3, 0-0 UEC) | Goucher (3-0, 0-0 Landmark)
Location: Chestertown, Md. (Fall Gymnasium)

How It Happened
 
* Abington overcame a 13-point second half deficit after a three-pointer by Korrie Foster gave Goucher a 61-48 lead at the 12:07 mark. Over the next five minutes of game time, the Nittany Lions chipped away at the Gophers' lead to come within two points after senior Mike Byfield hit a jumper to make the score 65-63.
 
* Goucher scored on each of its next two possessions to regain a two-possession advantage at 69-63 with 7:07 to play in regulation.  As the half progressed, the Nittany Lions tied the game and took their first lead since holding a 22-20 advantage at the 11:09 mark of the first half. Junior Harrison Lewis connected on a pair of free throws that gave Abington a 79-78 lead.  Two possessions later, Harrison converted another two free throws to increase the Abington lead to 81-78.
 
* The Abington lead didn't last long as Goucher regained control with free throws leading to a four-point advantage at 85-81 with one minute to play.  Senior Tyler Fox came up with a clutch three-pointer to bring Abington back to within one point of the lead at 85-84.
 
* Free throws in the final minute gave Goucher breathing room as the Gophers shot 3-of-6 in the final :20 seconds.  Abington was only able to attempt one shot on one possession after Fox's three-pointer
 
Inside the Box Score
 
* Junior CJ Hayes scored a game-high 28 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field.  Hayes also converted 10-of-12 attempts from the free throw line. In addition, he totaled four steals on defense.
 
* Fox also scored in double-figures as he totaled 17 points after draining three three-pointers.
 
* Byfield came off the bench to score a season-high 14 points (6-8 FG) to go along with five rebounds.
 
* For Goucher, Jadyss Fifer scored a team-high 20 points and grabbed a game-high seven rebounds. Foster totaled 17 points off the bench.
 
All-Time Series
Today marked the first-ever meeting between Abington and Goucher.
 
Next Up
Abington wraps up the Wild Goose Classic on Saturday as the Nittany Lions face Pratt Institute in a non-conference contest.  Game time is set for 2 p.m.
 
 
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