WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Penn College fell 91-82 to SUNY Poly in a North Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball game Saturday. PCT fell to 6-16 overall, 4-9 NEAC, while Poly improved to 13-9, 10-3.

How it Happened: Poly held at least two possession lead for the better part of the first half, while Penn College pulled within one of four occasions, including Elijah Vazquez' three with 9"13 left that made it 26-25. Poly responded with a 14-5 run to take it largest lead, 40-30, with 5:12 before the break. Ben Sosa scored five straight points to get his team within five, 40-35, and Poly ended up leading 56-51 at halftime.

Poly led by as many as 16 in the second half, while Penn College got as close as nine.

Inside the Box: Carson Garvis scored a career-high 22 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Sosa finished with 21, Vazquez added 17, and Fred Young contributed with 10.

Josh Gregory led Poly with 25 points.

Outside the Box: Sosa (1,199 points) passed Craig Flint (1,196) for fourth all-time in career points.

Penn College recognized six seniors prior to Saturday's game: Sosa, Garvis, Vazquez, Trey McCullough, Frank Tuason, and Ryan Lockman.

"That was a fantastic game played by both teams. We give SUNY Poly the credit for getting the win, but it was a high level college basketball game by both squads. When two teams each shoot 50% from the floor and take care of the basketball, it was a fun game to be a part of," Penn College coach Geoff Hensley said.
 
"Individually, it was nice for our seniors to play well in their last home game of their college careers. Ben and Ryan set the tone in the early minutes, with Carson, Elijah, Trey and Frank contributing as well. Ben was able to get going inside, while Ryan had some phenomenal drives to the rim, which opened up 3-point shots for Carson and Elijah. Trey did great pushing the tempo while Franks energy gave the whole team a boost.
 
"I would like to say Thank You to Dr. Davie Gilmour, Mr. Elliott Strickland, Mr. John Vandevere and the rest of Wildcat nation for coming out this season and bringing us tremendous support.  We have a quick turn around with a big game game on Tuesday to get ready for. I think this was a great challenge for us to get ready for Gallaudet next."

Up Next: Penn College returns to action Tuesday, 5 p.m. at Gallaudet.