ERIE, PA – The Alfred University men's basketball team fell to host Penn State Behrend 78-57 at the Junker Center Wednesday evening.
 
The Saxons (18-9, 11-5 Empire 8) were led by senior guard Nick Schmidt (Olean, NY/Olean) and junior guard Dom LeMorta (Scotia, NY/Scotia Glennville) with 11 points each. Senior forward Dalton Cousin (Sherrill, NY/Vernon-Verona-Sherrill)) and junior guard Scotty Stopera (Scotia, NY/Scotia-Glennville) chipped in 10 points apiece. Junior forward Sage Brown (Cortland, NY/Cortland) led the way on the boards, grabbing 10 rebounds.
 
Alfred got off to a hot start as Stopera and Schmidt both scored three-pointer on the opening two possessions. Alfred was able to get out to an 11-7 lead as Brown knocked down a pair of free-throws just over three minutes into the game. With the Saxons trailing the Lions, First-year forward Jeremiah Zitz (Irondequoit, NY/Irondequoit) knocked down one from behind the arc with 10:57 to go before halftime. Justin Gorny answered with a three of his own.
 
Penn State Behrend took a 41-37 lead into halftime.
 
The Lions were led by Dan Walker with 17 points while Mike Fischer and Gorny each had 16 points, respectively.
 
Alfred held the advantage in second-chance points (10-3) while Penn St. Behrend held the edge in points in the paint (34-24).
 
The Saxons now fall to 2-7 in ECAC Tournament play.