WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Penn College men's basketball fell, 95-65, in its season opener against King's College Saturday afternoon inside Bardo Gym. The Wildcats start 0-1 while the Monarchs moved to 1-0.
How it happened: Penn College found itself down 58-25 at the half after the Monarchs started out hot from 3-point range. King's knocked down 14-of-21 long range shots in the first 20 minutes.
Jay Henry lde the Wildcats with nine points and
Joe Savage added seven.
Out of the break,
Ethan Roman put in the first points of the second half for the Wildcats and finished with 12 despite the Monarchs maintaining its lead.
Inside the box: Henry and
Joe Savage paced the Wildcats with 15 points each while Roman scored all 12 of his points in the second half.
Brian Rivera grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and scored six points.Â
The Wildcats were limited to just three 3s in the game and 39% 26-27) shooting overall. King's converted on 48% (37-77) shooting and 50% (18-36) from 3-point range.Â
Up next: Penn College is on the road at Penn State Hazleton on Monday, 6 p.m.