News Release

BETHANY, W.Va. — Senior forwards Matt and Mike Drahos both scored 21 points and the Bethany College men’s basketball team shot 59 percent for the game in racing to a 102-93 victory over visiting Waynesburg College Wednesday night.

The win was the Bison’s sixth in a row and improved their record to 11-4 overall and 2-0 in the PAC. The Yellow Jackets saw their record evened at 6-6 and fell to 0-2 in conference play.

Bethany used a barrage of three-pointers in the opening half to claim a 60-43 lead by halftime. Sophomore guard Brody Jackson drained four triples and senior guard Scott Mezyk swished three as BC hit 10 of 18 shots from the arc in the opening stanza. Back-to-back treys from Jackson gave Bethany their biggest lead of the half at 53-26 with five minutes to go before intermission before the Yellow Jackets closed with a 17-7 run to get within 17 at the break.

Any hopes Waynesburg had for a comeback were crushed quickly, as the Bison opened the second half with a 12-0 run. Junior Chris Stephens scored six during the spurt that basically sealed the BC triumph, their sixth straight over Waynesburg. The Yellow Jackets did close the game with a 13-2 run over the final three minutes to make the final score a little closer.

Pacing the Green and White offense, which hit 39 of 66 shots for the game, were the Bison Twin Towers. Matt went 10 of 16 from the floor and added five rebounds and four assists to his 21 points. Mike was nearly perfect on the night, as he was 7-for-8 from the floor, including 1-for-1 from the arc, and 6-for-6 from the foul line in totaling his 21 markers. In addition, he gave out five assists in the contest.

Also reaching double figures for BC, which broke the century mark for the second straight game and fourth time this season, was Mezyk, who had 13 points and a game-high six assists, and Jackson, who amassed four rebounds and four helpers to go along with his 12 points.

Waynesburg, who shot 53 percent (32-61) from the floor and 50 percent (9-18) from three-point land in the setback, was led by Ryan Bujnowski and Jeff Linden with 17 points each.

Bethany returns to the hardwood Saturday when it hosts Washington & Jefferson College in an early season showdown for first place in the conference. Both teams will enter the game 2-0 in the PAC. The second game of the doubleheader with the women’s team is set for a 4 p.m. tip-off.

Waynesburg College vs Bethany College
1/11/06 6 p.m. at Bethany, WV
At Bethany, WV
BETHANY COLLEGE 102, WAYNESBURG COLLEGE 93
WAYNESBURG COLLEGE (6-6, 0-2 PAC)
Jeff Linden 7-7 2-2 17; Ryan Bujnowski 7-10 1-3 17; Beau Wilson 5-13 3-3 15;
Shawn Coleman 4-7 5-7 13; Tim Drakeley 2-3 2-3 7; Jered Gamble 2-5 2-2 7;
Marc Lodovico 2-5 3-3 7; Jeff Nero 2-7 1-2 6; Dan Happe 1-1 0-0 3; George
Wasik 0-1 1-2 1; Colby Grubich 0-0 0-0 0; Josh Parisi 0-2 0-0 0. Totals
32-61 20-27 93.
BETHANY COLLEGE (11-4, 2-0 PAC)
Mike Drahos 7-8 6-6 21; Matt Drahos 10-16 1-1 21; Scott Mezyk 5-10 0-0 13;
Brody Jackson 4-8 0-0 12; Josh Polantz 2-5 4-4 9; Chris Stephens 4-7 0-0 8;
James Wallace 4-4 0-2 8; Marc Palermo 2-4 0-0 6; Joe Sprumont 1-2 0-0 2;
Nate Stoner 0-2 2-2 2; Bill Grant 0-0 0-0 0; Matt Kubachka 0-0 0-0 0; Carey
Palermo 0-0 0-0 0; Marcus Adams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-66 13-15 102.
Waynesburg College............   43   50  -   93
Bethany College...............   60   42  -  102
3-point goals-Waynesburg College 9-18 (Ryan Bujnowski 2-2; Beau Wilson 2-5;
Jeff Nero 1-3; Dan Happe 1-1; Jered Gamble 1-3; Tim Drakeley 1-2; Jeff
Linden 1-1; Marc Lodovico 0-1), Bethany College 11-24 (Brody Jackson 4-8;
Scott Mezyk 3-8; Marc Palermo 2-4; Mike Drahos 1-1; Josh Polantz 1-1; Chris
Stephens 0-1; Matt Drahos 0-1). Fouled out--Waynesburg College-None, Bethany
College-None. Rebounds-Waynesburg College 27 (Jeff Nero 6; Ryan Bujnowski
6), Bethany College 32 (Chris Stephens 6). Assists-Waynesburg College 11
(Jeff Nero 2; Shawn Coleman 2), Bethany College 27 (Scott Mezyk 6). Total
fouls-Waynesburg College 14, Bethany College 22.