Men’s Basketball Seniors Honored in Home Finale Win
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Penn College (7-18, 5-11) | 38 | 42 | 80 |
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Wells (5-20, 4-12) | 36 | 48 | 84 |
The Wells College men's basketball team honored three departing players in a pregame ceremony that highlighted the trio's accomplishments over their time at Wells.
Zach D'Arpino, Anthony Nesci and Jalen Tribble collectively finished their careers at Wells with 1800-plus points, 800-plus rebounds, nearly 500 assists and almost 200 steals.
The trio went out on a high note with back-to-back wins this past weekend by first beating Penn State-Berks on Friday, Feb. 21 and then capping the weekend with an 84-80 victory over visiting Penn College on Saturday, Feb. 22.
The victory over the Wildcats gave the Express three wins in its last five starts.
On this day, the Express would rally late after being down double-digits with time running out. Wells was down as much as a dozen points midway through the second half before the Express mounted its comeback as the team crept back slowly and consistently.
A Keian Montero three cut the Wildcat lead to nine. Then Dylan Frost converted and the Express trailed by seven. An Izaiah McPherson layup cut the lead to a half-dozen and a Frost jumper brought Wells within four. McPherson converted again to get within two before Frost got Wells back at even at 66 apiece with six minutes left.
Once tied, the teams were a point or two from one another for the next few exchanges until a pair of Nesci 3-pointers took Wells from trailing 72-70 to a 76-72 lead for good. The Wildcats continued to claw back and got within four with 90 seconds remaining until D'Arpino sealed the win with a three that allowed Wells to coast the rest of the way.
Nesci finished with a team-high 23 points that included 21 points from beyond the arc where he went 7-for-11. Frost's finished with 14 and was at his best during the rally and also contributed three blocks. Tribble added 13 points and finished with a double-double after hauling down a team-high 11 boards. Quentin Battle was a point shy of double digits with nine and not far behind was D'Arpino with eight.
