Box Score
Crestview Hills, Ky. (Feb. 23) – The Waynesburg University men’s basketball team raced out to a 6-0 lead on Thomas More and appeared to be on the road to a huge upset over the second-ranked Saints during a Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) playoff game on Wednesday.
Unfortunately, the Yellow Jackets couldn’t hold on to the lead and they were eliminated from the postseason following an 84-71 loss. Waynesburg ends the season with a 2-22 overall record, while the Saints move on to the second round of the postseason with a 20-6 mark.
The Jackets raced out to their early lead on a pair of baskets by junior forward Jeff Young and freshman point guard Ben Altmeyer. Though Thomas More was able to take a 10-8 lead following a 10-2 run, Waynesburg kept it close throughout the first half of play and trailed by just eight points (36-28) at halftime.
The Yellow Jackets were able to keep it to a single-digit deficit through the first three minutes of the second half. However, Thomas More was able to slowly build their lead up to as many as 20 points (66-46) with 10 minutes to go in the contest. The Jackets were able to chip the deficit down to seven (76-69) with 1:49 remaining on the clock, but that’s as close as it got for the visiting squad.
Waynesburg featured a quartet of double-digit scorers on the night. Junior Erik Noone led the group with a team-high 15 points. Sophomore James Allenby racked up 14 points on the night, while Young added 12 and junior guard Steven Iser chipped in 10 more for Waynesburg.
Though it came in a losing effort, the Jackets had one of their top shooting performances of the year, connecting on 60 percent of their attempts from the floor (29-of-48). The Saints were able to pick up the victory thanks in large part to their work from beyond the three-point line (10-of-22) and the free throw line (16-of-23).