FROSTBURG, Md. - Six players scored in double figures and the Frostburg State men's basketball team scored 100 points for the first time this season as it got past Mt. Aloysius, 102-83, Saturday at Bobcat Arena.
FSU (3-9, 2-3) ended a three-game losing skid in the win while MTA (2-6, 1-4) is currently riding a four-game losing streak.
Of the six players in double figures, four were starters led by senior
Jade Belt (Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall) who netted 20 points, pulled down 14 rebounds and blocked two shots. Senior
Brian Green (Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley) was second with 16 points and nine assists.
Freshmen
Korawn Harris (Baltimore, Md./Edmondson Westside) and
Blake Walker (Frostburg, Md./Northern Garrett) also scored in double figures will making their first collegiate starts. Harris had 12 and Walker scored 11.
Senior
Jermaine Kapombe (Washington, D.C./Friendly) had 15 points and freshman
Martin Fernandez (Germantown, Md./Northwest) chipped in 11.
As a team, FSU recorded its second best shooting performance of the season, hitting 37-of-76 baskets (48.7 percent) including a 24-of-31 effort (77.4 percent) from the foul line. The Bobcat defense forced 21 Mt. Aloysius turnovers and grabbed 11 steals.
Richard McNutt and Joe Balog led the Mounties with 20 points each while McNutt had 14 boards and Balog led all players with three baskets from beyond the three-point line.
Frostburg State held a 17-point edge at halftime (52-35) despite holding just a three-point lead (31-28) with 5:48 left in the opening half. The Bobcats closed out the remainder of the half on a 19-7 run.
Junior
Juan Wansley (Odenton, Md./Arundel) hit a pair of free throws with 12:52 left in the second to give FSU a 21-point edge, 71-50.
The Mounties would eventually put together a 20-9 run to cut their deficit to just seven (83-76) with just 5:05 left in the game but the Bobcats pushed their lead back to double figures (88-77) just a minute and a half later. FSU would keep the pressure on and push it to a 21-point advantage (102-81) with just 19 seconds left. Kary Roberts made a late layup to bring the scoring to a close.
Frostburg State returns to action on Saturday, January 12 when it travels to Pitt-Bradford at 3:00 pm.