IMMACULATA, Pa.- Domenic Vacchiano scored a career-high 15 points and Samuel Jankowski scored 11 points as Immaculata defeated visiting Penn State Abington 82-55 in their home opener on Saturday afternoon.

With the win today, Immaculata improves to 1-4 on the season. Penn State Abington falls to 0-6 on the season.

How it Happened

• Penn State Abington got out of the gate shooting strong, as they built an early 13-6 lead. Ryan Straub got things going for Immaculata with a three-pointer with 13:52 remaining in the half to cut PSU Abington's lead to 13-9. A pair of steals by Dinero Washington led to a fast break layup for Washington and a layup for John Proctor as Immaculata tied the score at 13-13. Ryan Straub hit another three-pointer to put Immaculata ahead 16-13.
• Domenic Vacchiano would later score 13 consecutive points for Immaculata to give Immaculata a 31-24 lead with 3:01 remaining in the half. The run by Vacchiano included a pair of three-pointers. Samuel Jankowski would hit a pair of free-throws, and Jalen Flowers scored on a layup and hit a three-pointer as Immaculata would take a 40-24 lead into the halftime break.
• In the second half, Samuel Jankowski scored on a layup and drew the foul. Jankowski completed the three-point play at the free throw line. After a steal from Jankowski Mandon Seapoe scored on a layup to put Immaculata up 45-26. Tyler Scarpulla scored on a layup with 14:29 remaining as Immaculata increased their lead to 51-30.
• Penn State Abington would cut the lead to 54-40 with 10:33 remaining. John Proctor would follow with a jumper, and Ryan Straub hit another three-pointer to increase Immaculata's lead back to 19.
• Dylan Crews scored on a pair of driving layups as Immaculata increased their lead to 67-42. Kevin Telesford would later hit a three-pointer for the Mighty Macs. Immaculata would go on to close out the win 82-55.

Top Performers

• Domenic Vacchiano scored 15 points shooting 50% (5-10) from the field and was 2-6 from behind the arc. He added two rebounds and two steals.
• Samuel Jankowski scored 11 points, with five rebounds, and one steal.
• John Proctor scored 10 points, with six rebounds, one blocked shot, and three steals.
• Ryan Straub scored nine points shooting 3-5 from behind the arc, with five rebounds, and one blocked shot.
• Jalen Flowers scored nine points, with one rebound, and three steals.
• Dylan Crews scored eight points, with four assists, and two rebounds.
• Dinero Washington scored six points, two assists, and two steals.
• Kevin Telesford scored five points, with thee rebounds.
• Mandon Seapoe scored four points, with one rebound and one steal.

Team Statistics

• Immaculata shot 53.6% (30-56) from the field, 36.4% (8-22) from behind the arc, and 77.8% (14-18) at the free throw line. They scored 10 second chance points, 40 points in the paint, and scored 26 points off turnovers.
• Penn state Abington shot 38.6% (17-44) from the field, 44.4% (8-18) from behind the arc, and 44.8% (13-29) from the free throw line.
• The score was tied two times and there were three lead changes in the game.

Up Next

• The Immaculata men's basketball team will be back in action on Tuesday, November 23^rd when they host Arcadia at Alumnae Hall at 7:00 pm.