Bison Snaps Losing Skid

MEADVILLE, Pa. - Two Bethany College men's basketball players recorded double-doubles as the Bison recorded their first Presidents' Athletic Conference win, beating Allegheny 84-81 Saturday at the David V. Wise Center.  

Junior Ryan Reasbeck led the team with 21 points and a career-high 10 rebounds, while junior Cole Dailey finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds. 

Bethany trailed for most of the game, but an 11-3 run late in the second half to claim the lead. The Bison held Allegheny to 1-of-10 shooting, nine of those shots coming from beyond the arc, in taking control of the game.  

Allegheny, after an offensive rebound off a missed free throw, had an opportunity to force overtime with five seconds remaining. However, freshman Bryson Bishop deflected the three-point attempt and the win was finalized.  

The Bison pulled to within one possession six times during the second half, and Allegheny seemingly had an answer each time.  

Until the aforementioned game-changing run.  

In the first portion of the first half, the teams played relatively close. But, Allegheny turned its five-point deficit into a six-point lead and led by nine going into halftime.  

Sophomore Ben Guffey came off the bench to drop a season-high 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting, all from beyond the arc. He aided the Bison reserves in outscoring their counterparts 21-0. Junior Troy Hixson added 12 points.  

INSIDE BOX & NOTES 

• It was Dailey's first double-double since he opened the season with four straight. Bethany is 5-0 when Dailey records a double-double.  
• The 47 three-point attempts were the second most this season, trailing only the 53 attempts against Penn State Shenango.  
• After reaching double figures in three of the first four games, Guffey hadn't achieved the feat in 10 games.  
• Hixson has now reached double figures in five of the last six games.  
• Nine of the 10 players that recorded at least 10 minutes registered an assist.  
• Bishop has registered a block in four straight games.  

Bethany (6-9 overall, 1-9 PAC) returns home to host Waynesburg Wednesday. The Bison lost the first meeting, 87-80. 

This article was written by Assistant Athletic Director for Communications, Jayson Ameer Rasheed. If you believe that there are mistakes in information-- or have a separate thought relating to the event in the article-- please email ameer.rasheed@bethanywv.edu for any corrections/comments.