Barons drop Five-In-a-Row

Cresson, PA - Franciscan University Barons men's basketball lost another close game Wednesday (88-80) to the Mounties of Mount Aloysius. The Barons record now stands at 3-8 (0-5).

The Barons were only down 43-41 going into the half and they tied the game 72-72 with five minutes remaining. With one minute left, Barons senior captain Robert Slattery made two free-throws making the score 85-80. Slattery had a spectacular game with 30 points six rebounds, and two steals.

"Robert (Slattery) had a great game," commented Coach Donovan. "The entire team played well. We had a couple of key players foul out at the end of the game and could not get ahead of them."   

The Barons will continue to look for their first conference win on the road Saturday against second place Penn State Behrend.