Box Score MANSFIELD - Stepping up against NCAA Division II Mansfield University in the season opener for both teams on Saturday night, the Pennsylvania College of Technology men's basketball team dropped a 100-62 decision.
 
The Mounties opened a 57-40 halftime lead and then pulled away in the second half by outscoring Penn College, 43-22.
 
Cass Wisniewski, of Bethel Park, led the Wildcats in scoring with 12 points while Thomas Ross, of Williamsport, added 11. Charles Pemberton topped Mansfield with 21 points and Joe Bell scored 19.
 
Mansfield scored 41 of its points off 33 Penn College turnovers. The Mounties outrebounded the Wildcats, 53-34.
 
Penn College led by six early, taking an 8-2 lead at the 18:11 mark. But Mansfield tied it at 8-all with 16:56 left in the half. The score was tied again at 17- and 19-all and the Wildcats kept it within five points until the final 6:12 of the half when the home team started to pull away.