Sacred Heart Rallies Past Mount Saint Mary’s in Second-Half Surge

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (Interstat) — Sacred Heart used a dominant second half to overcome a halftime deficit and defeat Mount Saint Mary’s 77-69 in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men’s basketball game Friday night at William Pitt Center. The Pioneers, who trailed 32-31 at the break, outscored the Mountaineers 46-37 after intermission behind efficient three-point shooting. Sacred Heart made 14 three-pointers while Mount Saint Mary’s hit just 8 of 34 from beyond the arc. Luke McEldon led the Mountaineers with 19 points. Sacred Heart had three players score 17 points: Yann Farell, Nyle Ralph-Beyer and Anquan Hill. The Pioneers improved to 13-18 overall, while Mount Saint Mary’s fell to 14-16. An announced crowd of 1,016 attended.