COLLEGE BASKETBALL Marc Palermo leads West Liberty State
The Ursuline graduate enjoyed career highs in points, assists and steals.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE -- Marc Palermo, a graduate of Ursuline High, collected 14 points, 13 assists and 10 steals -- all career highs -- in 22 minutes, as West Liberty State defeated Ohio University-Eastern 112-88 Wednesday.
West Liberty is 1-3.
Mount Union 82, Lake Erie 61
PAINESVILLE -- Rob Paulauskas scored 16 points and Brett Hershberger added 14 points for the Purple Raiders (3-2).
Jajcen Harris paced Lake Erie (2-3) with 13 points.
Grove City 77, Medaille 56
GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Tanner Prosser scored 22 points and J. D. Collar added 19 for the Eagles (2-2).
Rene Smith produced 22 points for Medaille (0-4).
Allegheny 85, Alfred 62
MEADVILLE, Pa. -- Matt Majzlik made 9-for-11 shots and scored 23 points to lead the Gators (2-3).
Matt Magnusen added 15 points for Allegheny and Casey McCloskey had eight rebounds and five steals.
Chris Lemasters led Alfred with 17 points and eight rebounds.
Penn State-Behrend 91,Westminster 63
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- Pat O'Connor led Westminster (1-3) with 16 points, while Chris Hatch (South Range High) and Ed Pagley each scored 10. Pagley also had a team-high five rebounds.
Penn State-Behrend shot 60 percent (36-for-60) from the field and 87 percent (13-for-15) at the foul line. James Curren led Behrend with 25 points.
Thiel 92, Pitt-Bradford 71
GREENVILLE, Pa. -- Thiel's Damien Williams scored 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting in his first career start.
Ryan Singleton added 13 points for the Tomcats (2-3), while Daryl Moore scored 11 and Chris Kwolek and D.J. Gambridge each finished with 10. Mike Banach had 15 rebounds.
Pitt-Bradford (2-2) was led by Matt Rowles and Erik Siuta with 11 points each.
Women
ALLIANCE -- Ashley Bourdeau finished with 20 points and Lauren Friedrich added 16, as Mount Union defeated Geneva 65-59.
Mount Union is 3-2.
Megan Gallagher scored 19 points for Geneva (5-2).
Otterbein 82, Westminster 52
WESTERVILLE -- The Titans (2-4) were led by Erica Tallo who had 16 points on 8-for-11 shooting.
Otterbein is 4-0.
Allegheny 63, Wooster 50
MEADVILLE, Pa. -- Three players scored in double digits for the Gators, led by Meredith McDonough who recorded her third double-double of the season with 15 points and 13 rebounds. Jessica Kankoski also recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds, while Caitlin Murtagh added 15 points and eight rebounds.
Michelle Hall led Wooster with 13 points.
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