GREENSBURG, Pa. – In a tale of two halves, the Clarion Golden Eagles fell on the road to Seton Hill Saturday afternoon 93-74 in a PSAC men's basketball matchup.
Clarion was lights out in the first half, shooting 63% including 6 of 10 from three-point range. The Golden Eagles led by as many as 11 in the first half, but found themselves tied 45-45 at the break.
It was all Seton Hill in the second half, as the Griffins outscored Clarion 48-29 and cruised to a home conference win.
Seton Hill took advantage of a short Clarion bench, playing with only one substitute, and was able to outrebound the Golden Eagles 42-27 on the day.
Clarion was led by redshirt junior
Brandon Williams, who finished the game with 22 points on 9 of 18 shooting. Freshman
Khari Williams played 35 minutes and netted 14 points while classmate
Mason Mraz chipped in 13 points and 6 rebounds.
After a stellar first half, Clarion went cold in the second half, shooting 39% from the floor and just 1 of 9 from behind the arc.
Seton Hill improves its record to 5-8 overall and 2-6 in the PSAC while the Golden Eagles drop to 3-11 and 0-8 in the league.
Clarion will be back in action on Monday when they travel to Mercyhurst for a PSAC matchup. Tip-off is set for 7:30pm.