Glenville, W.Va. – The Pioneers become victorious over the Blue Knights of Urbana University (2-6, 1-3 MEC) 79-62 to improve the Pioneers to 6-2 on the year and 3-1 in conference play.
 
Phil Bledsoe lead the Pioneers with 26 points earning his 21^st double-double with 13 rebounds.
 
How it Happened
 
First Half:
 
Glenville State would start the contest early leading 7-2 with buckets by Phil Bledsoe, Hegel Augustin and Ty Robinson.
 
Augustin would hit the first bucket from deep for the Pioneers to make a ten-point separation at 22-11 with 9:56 remaining in the first.
 
Urbana would chip away at the score going on a short 8-4 run to cut their deficit 26-19. The Pioneers stopped the Blue Knight run by answering back on a 6-0 run to push their lead back to 10 at 32-21.
 
To end the half, UU would outscore GSC 9-5 as the Pioneers lead 37-30.
 
GSC shot 40% from the floor in the half shooting just 2-for-9 from deep and 11-for-12 from the stripe. UU shot 14-for-36 and 7% from behind the arc.
 
Second Half:
 
Bledsoe would start the second half by going 2-for-2 at the strip followed by a bucket from deep to push the Pioneers up by 12.
 
Both teams would trade baskets at nine a piece before Seth Fallon hit a shot from deep followed by a lay up and free throw by Ty Robinson to put the Pioneers up 55-40.
 
The Pioneers would make separation with a layup and jump shot from Bledsoe to push the Pioneer advantage to 20.
 
Steven Verplancken would connect with Bledsoe to push their lead up to 22 before Urbana would cut their deficit back to 17, at 72-55 with 4:33 remaining. Rodney Ray would go 4-for-4 at the line to end the contest at 79-62.
 
Inside the Box Score
 
The Blue and White shot 38% with just 5-for-23 from behind the arc gripping 42 rebounds. GSC had seven total blocks with 31 bench points and 19 second chance points.
 
Hegel Augustin and Rodney Ray totaled 12 and 11 points, respectively as Ray went 9-for-14 at the stripe.
 
Tyvon Taylor, Noah Frampton and Steven Verplancken all had three assists as Taylor had three steals.
 
Ty Robinson had three blocks on the night.
 
Urbana shot 39% from the field with eight fast break points, 40 points in the paint and 19 second chance points.
 
UU was lead by Mario Lacy scoring 20 total points along with eight rebounds and two assists.
Up Next
 
The Pioneers will host the Bobcats of Frostburg State University, Wednesday December 11^th at 7:30pm in the Waco Center.