Behrend Men Sprint Past Juniata In ECAC Tournament Semifinal Game
The
Behrend men's basketball team defeated #4 Juniata 77-69 on Friday, March 2 in the ECAC
Southern Tournament Semifinals, advancing to the championship game.
The top-seeded Behrend Lions came out firing, hitting on 63% of their shots
in the first half to take a 41-34 lead to the break. The Eagles would
come back to twice take the lead early in the second half. Behrend led
62-59 with just under six minutes to play before going on a 6-0 run to take
a nine point lead with two and a half minutes remaining. The blue and
white knocked down free throws down the stretch for the eight-point win.
Behrend will face #2 seed and weekend host DeSales University at 2:00 p.m.
on Saturday, March 3 in the championship game.
Kevin Buczynski (Erie/Villa Maria) led the blue and white with 16 points and
six rebounds, while Drew Seker (Ellicott City, MD/Centennial) and Justin
Kovac each reached double digits scoring 14 points and 10 points.