Balanced Shooting Helps Men's Basketball Past Fredonia in Home Opener

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team opened the season with a convincing 94-67 win over Fredonia in the Junker Center on Saturday night.

Score: Penn State Behrend 94, Fredonia 67
Records: Penn State Behrend (1-0), Fredonia (0-1)

Key Moments:

* The Lions shot 61.3 percent in the first half for a 49-29 lead at the break
* Matthew McDonough contributed 14 first-half points and Dolan Waldo added 10
* McDonough finished with 16 points, six rebounds and two assists
* Waldo and McDonough were two of five players in double-figure scoring
* Waldo had 14 points, while Jacob Dunkle had team-high 17 points, six rebounds and two blocks in his first collegiate start
* Behrend drained five three-pointers in each half to shot 50 percent from behind the arc
* Dunkle set the pace of the second half with a steal and a dunk in the first 30 seconds
* Behrend pulled away led by as many as 39 with 6:20 to play
* Mason Blankenburg added 11 points, five steals, four assists, three rebounds and two blocks
* Nate Edward went a perfect 3-for-3 from three-point range to go with four rebounds and two assists
* Behrend outrebounded Fredonia (37-28) and held a 19-11 edge in assists

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action on Tuesday night against Case Western Reserve. Game time is 7 p.m.