Pitt-Greensburg sinks 20 3-pointers in home victory
Pitt-Greensburg became U-P-3 on Tuesday night.
The men’s basketball team made a school-record 20 3-pointers in a 103-80 victory over visiting Penn College at Chambers Hall.
Sophomore guard Jojo France connected connected on 6 of 12 3s, while junior guard Matt Johnson was 4-for-7 from deep.
Both players had 18 points.
.@UPGbasketball drills school-record 20 three-pointers in a 103-80 victory over Penn College. pic.twitter.com/OlOUAQUVGz
— Pitt-Gbg Athletics (@upgbobcats) January 8, 2020
Junior Cam Seigfreid (Penn-Trafford), sophomore Torian Jenkins, junior David Runco (Laurel Highlands), and sophomore Tommy Arbuckle (Indiana) each made two shots from beyond the arc.
UPG made 20 of 40 attempts from 3.
Seigfreid had 15 points, Jenkins had 14 and senior Cody Spaid scored 13. Seigfreid added seven assists and three steals.
It was the first time the Bobcats (10-2) reached 100 points in a game since 2016.
The previous record for 3s was 18 set against Wright State–Lake in 2012.
Penn fell to 2-8.
UPG shot 55.6 percent from the field for the game (40 of 72).
Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.
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