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McKenna and Bronder Receive Post-Season Honors
McKenna and Bronder Receive Post-Season Honors

Matt McKenna (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Jacob Bronder (Jeferson Hills, Pa.) have received post season honors. With only a semester under his belt in a Penn State Fayette Roaring Lion uniform, Junior forward Matt McKenna (Pittsburgh, PA) earned accolades from the Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference (www.psuacsports.com) and the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (theuscaa.com) for the 2013-14 campaign.

Head Coach Mark John, right, talks with Jacob Bronder
Fayette ends season with loss to Berkeley-NY

LEMONT FURNACE, Pa. – The curtain came down on the 2013-14 season on Thursday when the Roaring Lions fell to Berkeley, N.Y. 87-66 in the consolation round of the Men’s Division II USCAA National Basketball Championships.

Berkeley defeats Roaring Lions 91-88 in OT
Berkeley defeats Roaring Lions 91-88 in OT

LEMONT FURNACE, Pa. – For a while, it looked like the Roaring Lions were about to start another odyssey back to the national championship game. Fayette came up just short, falling to Berkeley (N.J.) 91-88 in overtime.

Jacob Bronder (11) grabs a rebound
Fayette Defeats New Kensnington 80-70

NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. – Fayette put four starters in double figures as the Roaring Lions defeated Penn State New Kensington 80-70 on Saturday at New Ken.

Roaring Lions battle for ball against Greater Allegheny
Roaring Lions defeat DuBois 114-95

DUBOIS, Pa. – Junior Matt McKenna (Pittsburgh, Pa.) notched his fifth double-double to lead the Roaring Lions to a 114-95 win over Penn State Dubois on Friday.

Luke Williams drives
Fayette's valiant second-half rally falls short against #1 York

LEMONT FURNACE, Pa. – Top-ranked Penn State York (15-0, 11-0) used a 10-0 run to start the game as a spring board en route to a hard-fought 84-75 win over host Penn State Fayette (8-10, 7-3) at the Community Center's Main Arena Saturday.

C.J. Gaddis on the move
Defensive pressure helps Lions drop #4 Mont Alto

Uniontown, PA- Point Guard CJ Gaddis (Brownsville, Pa.) led all scorers with 21 points, while dishing out 5 assists to help the Roaring Lions defeat #3 Penn State Mont Alto 83-70 in a key PSUAC cross-over game on Friday night.

Jacob Bronder (11) grabs a rebound
Roaring Lions defeat Greater Allegheny 94-72

LEMONT FURNACE, Pa. – Fayette’s Twin Towers of Matt McKenna (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Jacob Bronder (Jefferson Hills, Pa.) led the way as the Roaring Lions defeated Penn State Greater Allegheny 94-72 on Wednesday night at the Lion’s Den.

Luke Williams drives
Roaring Lions down New Kensington 78-68

LEMONT FURNACE, Pa. – Five Roaring Lion starters posted double figures in the scoring column in Wednesday’s 78-68 PSUAC win against visiting Penn State New Kensington. The victory puts the Roaring Lions at 5-2 in PSUAC play, two games behind the nation’s number one team, PSU Beaver in the Eastern Division of the PSUAC.

Head Coach Mark John, right, talks with Jacob Bronder
Roaring Lions Drop Penn College 63-54

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Jacob Bronder (Jefferson Hills, Pa) registered yet another double-double and two other Roaring Lions scored in double figures as Fayette defeated Penn College 63-54 on Saturday.

Jacob Bronder (11) grabs a rebound
Short-handed Roaring Lions fall to Saint Vincent 86-56

LEMONT FURNACE, Pa. – Saint Vincent got double-doubles from Dillon Stith and Sean Kett en route an 86-56 win over Fayette on Tuesday evening

Top-ranked Beaver too much for Roaring Lions
Top-ranked Beaver too much for Roaring Lions

Lemont Furnace, PA – Penn State Beaver (8-2, 5-0), the topped-ranked team in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), remained undefeated in PSUAC play, beating host Penn State Fayette (4-6, 3-2) 93 – 66 Friday night at the Community Center’s Main Arena. Fayette’s Jacob Bronder (Pittsburgh, Pa.) scored the opening bucket of the game, but was the only lead of the night the Roaring Lions.

C.J. Gaddis on the move
Roaring Lions bounce back: Beat Brandywine 88-70

Fayette (4-5, 3-1 PSUAC), was able to put the disappointing loss to Lehigh Valley the night before behind them and bounce back against Penn State Brandywine on Sunday. The Lions controlled much of the game in an 88-70 victory to close out the trip.

Jacob Bronder (11) grabs a rebound
Lions drop heartbreaker to Lehigh Valley

BETHLEHEM, Pa.- Fayette opened its first eastern trip of the year at Stabler Arena where the Roaring Lions faced Penn State Lehigh Valley. The game was a back and forth battle to the buzzer, as the Lions fell to Penn State Lehigh Valley (2-2), 4-4) by a final score of 72-68.

Roaring Lions battle for ball against Greater Allegheny
Fayette improves to 2-0 in confefence with win over Greater Allegheny

McKeesport, PA – CJ Gaddis (Brownsville, PA) led the Lions in scoring for the third time this year, tallying 21 points, dishing out 4 assists, and took the ball off of Greater Allegheny playerss 4 times in an impressive 95 – 76 win at the Wunderlay Gymnasium.

Luke Williams drives
Roaring Lions outrun PSU DuBois in PSUAC opener

Lemont Furnace, PA – In the first PSUAC game of the season, the Penn State Fayette Roaring Lions used a double-double from Junior Jacob Bronder (Pittsburgh, PA) to notch its first conference win 81-53.