Cresson -- The Mount Aloysius Men's Basketball team stayed undefeated in 2020 with a 91-76 win over the visiting, Hilbert Hawks. The Mounties shot a blistering 55% from the field, to fuel the victory.

Leaders
- Carlos Palacio (Bilbao, Spain, Phelps School) had game-high 24 points to go with ten rebounds, for a double-double.
- Imil Britt (Johnstown, PA, Greater Johnstown) came in off the bench for Mount Aloysius, to throw in a game-high four assists.
- Palacio also registered five blocks for the game.
- Hunter Martineau and Masia Phillips each had 20 points for Hilbert. Jon Evans registered a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

How It Happened
- Nate Christian (Accokeek,MD, Surratsville) started off the game for Mount Aloysius by knocking down two consecutive threes. It spurred them to a quick 9-2 advantage.
- Hilbert would tie the score at 9, following a 7-0 run. The Mounties would follow that up by extending their lead to 11 on another Christian three point basket.
- The Mounties would grow the lead to 15 in the first half, on three separate occasions. The first two both coming thanks to Christian three point field goals, and the last coming right before the half on a Palacio bucket.
- Mount Aloysius controlled the game in the second half, as well. Hilbert got as close as six points, 61-55, with just over 11 minutes to go.
- The Mounties scored the next nine points to push the lead to 15. Hilbert cut the lead to nine with just over seven minutes to go, but that's as close as they got.

Into the Box Score
- In addition to Palacio, all four of the other Mountie starters scored in double figures. Christian finished with 20 points, Julian Stover (Washington, DC, Richard Montgomery) had 15, Trent McErlane (Greenville, PA, Greenville) had 13, and Azim Hutson (Orlando, FL, Ocoee) contributed 12.
- Mount Aloysius hit a season-high 15 threes in the game, on the way to shooting 55% from downtown. They went 15-27.
- The Mounties also added 18 assists on the day, en route to another season-high with 91 points scored.

Up Next
- Mount Aloysius improved to 7-6 overall, and 4-4 in AMCC play. They go on the road next, as they travel to Pitt-Greensburg, to play the Bobcats on Wednesday.
- Pitt-Greensburg took down Medaille on the road on Saturday, 89-70. They improved to 11-2 overall, with a sparkling 7-1 record against AMCC competition.