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HUNTINGDON — Juniata College will host Penn St.-DuBois Friday night at Memorial Gymnasium with a chance to move to 2-0 on the young season.
The Eagles are coming off an 88-67 win over Mt. Aloysius on Monday where the Eagles made 40% from three-point land. Juniata also made about 50% of their field goals.
Elijah Welsh, Joe Bruce and Ty Kocak each corralled 16 points in the contest. Mifflin County alumnus and forward Jayden Bilger had eight points (4-for-6 from the field) with five rebounds. Ayden Hurley added 13 points.
Juniata went 16-for-27 from the foul line.
PSU-DuBois (0-3) just lost to Lake Erie on Monday, 151-41. Cole Love averages almost 22 points per game. Josh Beer gets nine boards per ballgame and makes more than 73% from the field. PSU has three players making more than 40% from downtown, including James Henry with a 54.5% clip from beyond the arc.
Juniata will play Susquehanna on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Then, they’ll visit Drew next Saturday (Nov. 21).
Juniata is looking to build off of a 10-win season last year. The Eagles have won three straight dating back to last season.
In women’s hoops, the Lady Eagles were looking for their first win Thursday when they played Mt. Aloysius. Juniata will also play SU on Wednesday.