ALFRED, NY—Junior guard Jerry Kincel (Moosic, PA/Riverside) came off the bench to lead Alfred University to a 78-76 victory over Stevens at the Terry S. Galanis Family Arena Saturday afternoon.
 
Four Saxons scored in double-digits in order to take a win away from the Stevens Ducks Saturday afternoon, marking the first time in school history AU has swept Stevens in regular season matchups.  Kincel also hit milestone with a career-high 21 points for the Saxons shooting 9-of-14 (64.3%) from the field.
 
The first half looked meek for the Saxons when they fell behind by as many as 13 points to the Ducks and carried an 11 point deficit into the intermission.  Senior guard Tim Pacheco (Mt. Pocono, PA/Pocono Mountain East) led the Saxons in the first half with eight points, hitting 2-of-2 three pointers at clutch moments early on.  Stevens' Patrick Barron paced the Ducks with 22 points in 16 minutes of play.
 
Stevens began the second by increasing the lead on AU to 15 points with 18:30 to go in the game.  Finally the Saxons came to life and hit four deep balls to bring the lead down to five only three minutes later.  Kincel notched nine points during this run, while sophomore Tyler Seelman (Lorton, VA/Hayfield Secondary) added a fast-break three that acted as a dagger to the Ducks momentum.
 
With 8:37 left in play Pacheco drained a three-pointer to tie the game and senior forward Dalton Walsh (Stockton, NY/Cassadega Valley) capitalized on the swing in emotions and scored a layup on the fast-break.
 
With the pressure on the Saxons maintained their composure and played tough defense to hold off the Ducks.   With the win the Saxons move to 11-7 overall and 5-5 in the Empire 8.  Stevens falls to 9-10 and 6-5 in the Empire 8, holding onto third place.
 
With his 21 points, Kincel added three rebounds, three assists, and two steals.  Seelman notched 14 points while Kevin McFall (Hatboro, PA/Upper Moreland) added 13 points and five assists.  Pacheco ended his afternoon with 11 points, four assists, and three rebounds.
 
The Saxons return to action Tue. February 3 to take on the Ithaca Bombers at the Terry S. Galanis Family Arena at 8PM.