Box Score

Millersville, Pa. - Senior Jason Blake scored 18 points and sophomore Mike Seibert chipped in 16 off the bench as the Millersville men's basketball team started its 2009-10 season with a 74-62 win over Penn State Abington Sunday afternoon in Pucillo Gymnasium.

Blake and Seibert not only led the team in scoring, but they turned in all-around performances. Blake recorded game-highs in rebounds with eight, assists with six and steals with five. Seibert also tallied five boards and two steals.

Behind Travis Troiano's 19 points, Penn State Abington stayed close despite trailing by as many as 18 in the first half and 13 at the half. Bryan Brown opened the second half with a 3-pointer, jump-starting a 10-3 run for the Lions that slashed Millersville advantage to 43-49 at the 14:49 mark.

But as soon as the lead dwindled to three, the Marauders scored four-unanswered on buckets from Rob Coney and Cullen Murray-Kemp. Blake slashed to the hoop on the following possession to give the Marauders an eight-point lead. The Marauders outscored Penn State Abington 17-5 over the next eight minutes. Seibert  buried a pair of 3-pointers within a one-minute span, and Palmer McDurfee hit a long jumper to extend the lead to 21--Millersville's largest of the day.

Troiano and Naseer Khalid whittled Millersville's lead back down to 10 with 1:05 left on the clock, but Blake and Seibert iced the game away, hitting 4-of-4 free throws in the final minute.

Blake hit three of his final four free throws after missing three of his first four. He drilled 7-of-9 field goals. Seibert went 5-for-8 from the field and led all players with 4-of-6 3-pointers. Brandon Widener also chipped in 11 points and two steals in 20 minutes.

As a team, the Marauders shot 14-of-25 in the second half and 28-of-56 for the game. The Marauders also limited Penn State Abington to 2-of-10 shooting from 3-point range.

Millersville has now won three-straight season openers and look to improve 2-0 on Saturday, Nov. 21 against nationally ranked C.W. Post. Game time is scheduled for 4 p.m.