Alfred, NY- The Alfred State men's basketball team suffered a hard-fought loss against Mt. Aloysuis Mounties, 76-71. The Pioneers fall to 3-18 on the season and 2-10 in conference play.

Michael Miller led the way with 22 points and five rebounds. Mason Putnam added 13 points and five rebounds, while Darius Cunningham Jr. and Jacob Gonzalez tallied 10 points each. Mekhi Belcher led the way on the boards as he pulled down seven rebounds and four points.

After a tightly contested start to the game, the Pioneers found themselves trailing by eight at the break, 45-37.

Dylan Perry opened the second half with a layup. After a Mounties three, Miller put in a layup and followed with a steal that led to a Putnam layup. On the next Pioneer possession, Miller completed a three-point play to make it a 48-46 game. After some back-and-forth action Putnam put in a layup to tie the game at 60 all. After getting a stop, Perry gave the Pios their first lead on a fast break layup, 62-60. The Mounties were able to regain the lead a few possessions later and held off the ASC offense to get the 76-71 win.

The Pioneers will be back at home on Wednesday February 12^th  against Pitt Bradford at 7 pm.