Dailey Breaks Single-Game Blocks Record

Junior Cole Dailey set a new single-game blocks record and registered his second double-double of the season as the Bethany College men's basketball team improved to 2-0 with the 95-87 win Wednesday over Penn State-Beaver on Joe Kurey Memorial Court inside the Hummel Field House.  

Dailey, who is on the verge on establishing a new career blocks record, finished with eight rejections to go along with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Eleven of his 12 boards were on the defensive end.  

Bethany scored 14 consecutive points during a 19-2 run that opened up the lead. Defense was the key to the spurt as the Bison forced eight turnovers during the game-changing run. 

The Bison lead ballooned to as much as 26 points before Penn State-Beaver started to crawl back into the game. Most of the Lions points as they continued to trim into the BC lead came from the free throw line. Penn State-Beaver went 17-of-22 from the charity stripe in the last 10 minutes of the game.  

However, Bethany made enough plays down the stretch to secure the victory.  

Sophomore Will Brooks registered his first double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while junior Ryan Reasbeck added 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting, three steals, three rebounds and two assists.  

Freshman Jess Roller continued his stellar play off the bench with 15 points and four rebounds.  

INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES 

• Bethany has won its first two games of the season for the first time since 2016.  

• There were 75 free throws taken in the game. Bethany was 29-of-38 (76.3 percent) and the Lions were 29-of-37 (78.4 percent) from the charity stripe.  

• Dailey needs just nine more blocks to establish a new career blocks record.  

• More than half of the team shots came from beyond the arc as the Bison went 8-of-35 (22.9 percent).  

Bethany (2-0) remains home, hosting Penn State-Shenango 5:30 p.m. Saturday.