ABINGTON, Pa. - The last time the Gallaudet University men's basketball team left the court after a road win was Dec. 4, 2021. The Bison got their long-awaited away win as GU defeated Penn State Abington 77-65 here Thursday night in a United East Conference game in the Athletic Building.
The victory put an end to the Bison's 45 away game losing streak.
In the first half Gallaudet (3-20, 3-12 United East) and Penn St.-Abington (3-21, 2-13 United East) had a very good battle as they both faced four ties and eight lead changes. The Bison had been leading most of the time, 17 minutes total, and GU went to the locker room with a score of 39-38.
First nine minutes of the second half was a nail biting game after they were tied 55-55 at the 9:08 mark. Gallaudet jumped to finish the game with a 22-10 run to secure the sweep over the Nittany Lions and the third win of the season. Senior forward
Blessed Mbogo (Silver Spring, Md.) scored eight points in the last 11 minutes of the game.
Gallaudet had four different players in double digits. Mbogo finished with a game-high 24 points. Mbogo swished shooting 8 for 10 from the foul line and made two 3-pointers in 28 minutes due to foul trouble. Senior guard
Malosi Viena (Waipahu, Hawaii) added 18 points. Senior forward
Brandon Chung (Kahului, Hawaii) recorded a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds. First-year guard
Alex Ortman (Norway, Mich.) added 10 points and passed for three assists.
The Nittany Lions had three players in double figures led by Jahad Marable who scored 12 points.
BISON TRACKS
- First-year guard Brandon Washington (Citronelle, Ala.) added six points off the bench, grabbed seven rebounds and three steals
- Gallaudet is now 16-13 all-time against Penn St.-Abington
- GU's last road win came against Penn St.-Berks on 12/4/21 and score was 81-78 (OT)
- Neutral site games aren't considered true away games.
- It was Bison's first sweep series since the 2017-18 season (Penn St.-Berks and Penn St.-Abington)
- Gallaudet is now three games winning streak over Penn St.-Abington
UP NEXT
Gallaudet will stay in Philadelphia the next two days as the Bison will complete the 2024-25 season this Saturday, Feb. 15, at 3 p.m. against first place Bryn Athyn College (16-8, 14-1 United East).