BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - Scott Woodring and Saraj Ali each recorded a double-double to lead the Mansfield University men's basketball team (5-11, 4-8 PSAC) to an 81-66 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) victory over Bloomsburg University (0-16, 0-12 PSAC) on Monday night, Jan. 23.

S. Ali and Woodring dominated the paint, as Ali grabbed 11 rebounds and scored 10 points, while Woodring scored a team-high 18 points to go with 10 rebounds. Idris Ali finishing second to only Woodring with 15 points on 5-of-11 shooting, while also leading the contest with five steals.

Ali ignited the Mountaineers' defense, which forced 19 Huskies' turnovers and finished with a game-high 13 steals. The Mounties turned those steals into 27 points, with 20 coming in transition.

Mansfield led from start to finish, jumping out to a 19-point lead, 26-7, through the opening 10 minutes and never looked back.

The Huskies best run started with 3:43 to go in the first half, when they outscored the Mounties 14-6 over a seven-minute period to cut the deficit to 37-31 with 18:48 to go in the game. However, that was as close as the Huskies could get, as the Mountaineers' defense forced nine steals over the next 16 minutes, while knocking down four 3-pointers and 10 shots at the line to extend their advantage to 21 and put the game out of reach.
S. Ali scored all 11 of his points during the run, where the Mounties nearly doubled the Huskies in scoring.  

Jordan Montgomery lit the world on fire with the Mounties' second unit, knocking down four 3-pointers on 5-of-7 shots from the field, pouring in 14 points. Gabe Perez added nine points, while Michael Dickson filled up the stat sheet with eight points, five rebounds, four steals and three assists.

On the night, the Mounties only knocked down one more field goal, but nearly tripled the Huskies in 3-pointers (8-3), while making 21 shots at the line compared to Bloomsburg's 13.

For Bloomsburg, Matt Bengel scored 14 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead three Huskies in double figures.

The Mounties remain on the road on Wednesday, Jan. 25 when they travel to California University of Pennsylvania at 7:30 for a PSAC East-West crossover game.