Box Score

January 14 – Oberlin got off to quick start, but in the end Allegheny proved to be too strong as they cruised to an 81-59 win over the Yeomen in an NCAC match-up on Wednesday night in Meadville, Pennsylvania.

Senior Jordan Beard spearheaded the Oberlin offensive attack with 17 points. Joe Dilworth, Mike Loll and Jared Ramirez each added eight points – which marks a career-high for the rookie, Ramirez.

The Yeomen came out of the locker room firing and quickly built a 16-10 advantage, but the Gators came to life over second part of the first half – ripping off a 19-2 run to close out the frame and lead 29-18 at the break.

“We played well to start, but struggled to close out the first half and were never able to recover,” head coach Isaiah Cavaco said. “We just got to find a way to overcome adversity more consistently as a team.”

In the second half the Gators picked up right where they left off as Oberlin (4-9, 1-4 NCAC) got no closer than 13 over the final 16 minutes of play.

Allegheny (7-7, 3-2 NCAC) had four players in double figures and shot 50.9-percent (28-of-55) from the floor – including an impressive 13-of-23 (56.5%) effort from downtown. OC checked in with a 35.1-percent (20-of-57) success rate and was 7-of-23 (30.4%) from three-point land.

The Yeomen will continue their four-game road trip on Saturday afternoon with a conference clash at Wabash. Tip-time is set for 1 p.m.