Editor’s note: Cornell men’s basketball got its first win against ACC competition since 1951 Tuesday evening at Haas Pavilion, topping California, 88-80, to improve to 7-3 and drop the Golden Bears to 6-4. Clovis, Calif. native and junior forward AK Okereke led the Big Red with 24 points on 10-for-18 shooting, adding six rebounds, three blocks and three steals. Below are photos from the Big Red’s big win:
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Penn senior guard Ryan Betley commits to California for graduate transfer year
One more year! Let’s get it 🐻🐻🐻 pic.twitter.com/uxxN41g0nK
— Ryan Betley (@RyanBetley) April 17, 2020
Penn senior guard Ryan Betley announced on Twitter Friday night that he will be spending his graduate transfer year at California.
Betley was Penn’s leading scorer during the team’s 2017-18 Ivy League championship season and was an effective sharpshooting wing for the Red & Blue. Betley averaged 12.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 30.9 minutes per game in 74 contests for Penn. From three-point range, Betley made 38.3% of his shots on his career.
Harvard bests California for second straight season
Powered by a second-half comeback, Harvard defeated California for the second straight season Friday night, scoring a 56-53 triumph over the Golden Bears in its home opener.
The Crimson (2-0) trailed 29-19 at halftime but cut the Cal (0-1) lead to 41-39 entering the fourth quarter after an eight-point third quarter from first-year Lola Mullaney, who after exploding for 25 points in her collegiate debut at Northern Illinois notched another 14 points in 27 minutes before exiting midway through the fourth quarter due to injury, having been helped off the floor.
Three other Crimson players joined Mullaney in double figures: senior Mackenzie Barta, who also grabbed 12 boards and made two clutch free throws to extend Harvard’s lead to five with 25 seconds left, sophomore Tess Sussman, who after Mullaney exited scored nine points in the final 6:42 to help secure the win, and senior Jeannie Boehm, who pitched in 10 points in 29 minutes.
Harvard upset No. 14 California 85-79 at Haas Pavilion last season.