Box Score
LATROBE, Pa. (Feb. 13) – The Waynesburg University men’s basketball team made a furious comeback attempt late in the fourth quarter against Saint Vincent on Saturday night that erased a nine-point lead and put the Jackets in position to steal away a win.
Unfortunately, the Bearcats broke the hearts of their opponents with a last-second jumper that gave the home team a 51-49 win. The victory snapped a nine-game losing streak for Saint Vincent, which is now 6-16 on the year. The loss dropped Waynesburg to 2-19 for the season.
Saint Vincent opened up a 20-15 lead at halftime and were able to build their advantage to nine points (49-40) with 1:43 to go in the game. A pair of three-pointers from sophomore Erik Noone and a long ball from freshman Ben Altmeyer tied the game at 49-49 with 16 seconds showing on the clock. Unfortunately, the Bearcats’ Armani Fountain was able to knock a jumper down with four seconds left in regulation to seal up the win.
Noone had a solid night on the court with a team-high 15 points and eight rebounds. Altmeyer added 12 points on the night, while junior forward Jeff Young pulled down a team-best nine rebounds.
Saint Vincent got a game-high 16 points from guard BJ McGill.
Waynesburg will try to rebound quickly from their heart-breaking loss as they return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 17, when they travel to Washington & Jefferson.