GLENVILLE, W. Va. – The Frostburg State Men's Basketball team fell on the road 92-67 to Glenville State Wednesday.
 
Both teams began the game quickly, as sophomore Trey Simmons needed just four seconds off the opening tip to start the scoring, while GSU hit a three and a pair of free throws, to which graduate Kyle Whippen also got to the line, as the visitors led 5-4 after the first two minutes. The next four minutes were much slower, as the Pioneers earned another trip to the stripe to go with a pair of layups, while freshman Mitch Finefrock hit from deep and Simmons split a pair of freebies for an 11-8 score.
 
The sides went back-and-forth up to the midway point of the half, as junior Vilius Slanina and Whippen went four-of-four at the line and redshirt freshman DJ Daniel drove to the rim, though Glenville still held a 20-14 advantage. GSU kept trying to build on their lead, but a triple by junior Zane McCarty and lay-ins from Whippen and Daniel allowed the Bobcats to stay within three with just under eight minutes to go.
 
Frostburg's scoring halted from that point, as it would be another five and a half minutes before another field goal went in, as the offense was limited to three combined free throws between Simmons and redshirt sophomore Blake Burrows, allowing the Pioneers to build a 37-22 lead. Daniel finally ended the drought from behind the arc, then McCarty and Simmons went for back-to-back buckets to trip the halftime deficit down to 39-31.
 
Over the first three minutes of the second half, neither team seemed to be able to get defensive stops as the game turned into an offensive shootout. Finefrock nailed a pair of treys either side of another by Daniel, while sophomore Christopher Meakin also got in on the three-point contest, however GSU matched them each step of the way with a 55-43 lead.
 
Daniel scored FSU's next five through a driving layup and a triple but the offense stalled over the next two minutes while the Pioneer offense churned out a 19-point lead. Simmons drove into the lane before Meakin and Whippen converted from the stripe, however another four-minute drought allowed Glenville to push ahead 82-54. McCarty and Slanina hit pull-up jumpers either side of a lay-in by freshman Chris Cochran, who then got to the rim and converted from behind the arc. Redshirt freshman Cash Herndon ended the scoring with just over a minute to go, knocking in two free throws, as the final score read 92-67.
 
Daniel led FSU with 15 points to go with eight rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal, while Whippen pulled down a game-high nine boards.
 
With the loss, Frostburg drops to 10-9 on the year, while Glenville improves to 12-7. The Bobcats will return home to face Concord on Saturday, January 31 at 4 p.m. Information and updates will be posted to frostburgsports.com.