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February 14, 2010

Strong First Half Leads Berks to Win over Keuka

Penn State Berks (6-15) closed out their weekend swing with a dominating first half that led them to a 58-52 victory over Keuka College (7-14) in Keuka Park, NY on Sunday afternoon.  

The Nittany Lions and Storm traded baskets for the opening four minutes of the game before Berks was able to take control.  Berks held a narrow 17-13 lead with 12:46 left in the half before using an 18-5 run over the next seven minutes to build a seventeen point advantage with five minutes left in the opening half.  The Nittany Lions would add to their lead going into halftime up 41-23.      

The second half saw both teams struggle from the floor as they each shot under 30% in the half.  Michael Perone (Freshman/Middlesex) opened up the half with a jumper to push the lead to 20 points.  The host Storm would fight back as they put together an 11-3 run to cut the Berks lead to 12 points with 14:37 remaining.  The next three minutes saw both teams struggle from the field as both teams were unable to score over that three minute span. 

The Storms Calvin Logins connected on a traditional three point play with 8:37 left in the game to cut the Berks lead to single digits.  The Storm would get as close as six points but could not overcome the Berks 20 point lead early in the half. 

Flowers led the way for Berks with a solid all around performance with 11 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks in the win.  Adam Fusco (Senior/Norristown) contributed 11 points and 4 assists in the game while Vonte Shippen (Sophomore/Norristown) scored 10 points while collecting 6 rebounds before fouling out of the game.

The Storm were led by Calvin Logins who scored a game high 20 points and grabbed a game high 16 rebounds in the loss.

Penn State Berks will return to action Wednesday when they travel to Penn State Harrisburg as part of a men's and women's doubleheader.  The men will tip off at 8pm.