Box Score West Chester, Pa. – Fr., G
Malik Jackson (Lansdowne, Pa. / Penn Wood) scored a game-high 22 points, 18 from beyond-the-arc, lifting West Chester to an 86-62 victory over Seton Hill inside Hollinger Field House Sunday afternoon. WCU concluded their six-game home stand to go 5-1 during their longest stretch of the season at home.
The Golden Rams (11-1, 7-1 PSAC) forced the Griffins into 20 turnovers, which allowed them to capitalize for 10-4 advantage in points off a fast break and score 21 points total off of those mistakes. Seton Hill (4-8, 2-6 PSAC) went on a 13-4 run to fine themselves down by 11 with 7:38 left in the second half, but West Chester's Jackson answered the Griffins' run with a 3-pointer from the near wing to spark a Golden Ram's 11-0 run to go back up by 20 and halt any comeback by SHU.
Guards
Mike Wilson (Philadelphia, Pa. / Martian Luther King) and
Matt Penecale (Jenkintown, Pa. / Abington) each scored 11 points, shooting 7 for 15 combined from the field and incorporated eight rebounds in the victory. Freshman guard Dejour
Williams (Harrisburg, Pa. / Susquehanna) went a perfect 4 for 4 from the floor, including two 3-pointers, for a career-high 10 points in the final three minutes of the game.
Sr., forward
Matt Wiseley (Emmaus, Pa. / Emmaus) registered his second consecutive double-double and fifth of the season with scoring 10 points and grabbing 14 rebounds (11 First Half). He also added three steals to the team's defensive mindset.
WCU jumped out on 14-4 run after both teams exchanged 3-pointers in the first three minutes of the game, to lead by 10 halfway through the first half. They would double their lead and gain a 20-point advantage at the break from 44.7 percent shooting.
Griffins' Kameron Taylor and Trevor Blondin both recorded 21 points to lead the team. Tyler Bowling contributed a team-high 12 rebounds in the loss.
West Chester hits the road to take on PSAC Crossover California (Pa.) on Wednesday Jan. 6th at 7:30p.m.
Game Notes:WCU: Fr., G Jackson 22 points (8-for-17 FG; 6-for-12 3FG), seven rebounds, one steal, and one block…Sr., F Wiseley recorded fifth double-double of season, 10 points (5-for-11 FG; 0-for-2 FT), 14 rebounds, and three steals; SHU: Sr., G Taylor 21 points (5-for-15 FG; 2-for-4 3FG; 9-for-10 FT), seven rebounds, two assists, two steals, and one block…Soph., G Blondin 21 points (8-for-16 FG; 1-for-5 3FG; 4-for-4 FT), three rebounds, and one steal; Points Off Turnovers: WCU 21 SHU 9…Points In The Paint: WCU 34 SHU 26…Bench Points: WCU 32 SHU 17…WCU is on a current four-game winning streak and have gone 11-1 for the best start in school history, surpassing the 1997-98 team that jumped to a 10-1 start and eventually made an appearance in the PSAC Championship game.
