Rosemont, PA- It was senior day for the Ravens as the men's basketball team matched up against Bryn Athyn College on Saturday afternoon, winning 80-62. Rosemont earned a playoff berth with the win and will be the #3 seed in the playoffs.
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How It Happened
- Rosemont brought great energy at the start of tipoff and jumped out to an early 28-11 lead.
- The Ravens maintained their lead in the first half shooting 48% from the floor, while holding the Lions to shoot 40%.
- Rosemont led 41-24 at halftime. Corey McGarry scored 9 points in the first half to lead the Ravens.
- Coming out of halftime, both teams exchanged buckets, before Rosemont extended their lead to 57-37.
- The Lions fought their way back into the game and went on a 13-5 run to trail 62-50, with 7:09 left.
- Rosemont would respond by getting back to back threes by Tyler Morgan and Marlon Sharpton.
- The Ravens closed out the game with clutch free throw shooting.
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Inside the Boxscore
- Perry Belcher led the team with 19 points and 12 rebounds.
- Corey McGarry scored 17 points and grabbed 5 rebounds.
- Tyler Morgan contributed 15 points and 4 assists.
- Kahleel Henry had 11 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists.Â
- As a team, Rosemont shot 41.8% from the floor (28-67), 27% from three-point range (7-26), and 85% from the free throw line (17-20).
- Bryn Athyn shot 40.7% from the field (22-54), 31.6% from three-point range (6-19), and 75% from the free throw line (12-16).
- Rosemont out rebounded Bryn Athyn 41-33.
- Tariq Moore led the Lions with 23 points and 5 rebounds.
- Okoye Taylor added 19 points for Bryn Athyn.
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Next Up
Rosemont (10-15, 7-7 CSAC) will travel to Langhorne PA to take on #2 seed Cairn University on Wednesday, February 26
th. The Ravens are 0-2 vs Cairn this season with a 94-75 loss at Cairn on December 4th, and and a 73-64 loss at home on January 29th.Â
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