SWARTHMORE DEFEATS BEHREND MEN'S BASKETBALL IN ECAC SEMIFINALS

The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team ended their season with a loss to Swarthmore College in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) South Regional semifinals 84-72Saturday afternoon.

In his last game as a Behrend Lion, senior forward Zane Hackett paced the team with 24 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the floor and 4-of-5 from the charity stripe. He added eight blocks, three assists, a steal and a block in his sendoff.

Freshman forward Justin Gorny was the only other Lion (21-6) to finish in double digits. He dropped a career-high 14 points for the fifth time this season, sinking four threes for the fourth in his 27 games.

The Garnet (22-7) shot lights out during the contest, posting a 60.8 percent mark from the floor and 9-of-18 from behind the arc. Matt Brennan led all scorers with a career-high 27 points. He shot 88.9 percent (8-of-9) from the floor, including 5-of-6 from three.

Behrend never led in the game. Brennan hit a three two seconds into action for Swarthmore and the Lions were never able to catch up. The Garnet were able to slowly build a 10-point lead throughout the first half using multiple small runs.

With 14:26 remaining in the game, and a 50-42 advantage, Swarthmore went on a 19-7 run that gave them their largest lead (20 points) of the game with 8:39 left. The Lions were able to close the gap a little bit before the game finished, but could not get an extensive swing that would bring them all the way back to victory.