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KEYSER, W.Va. — WVU Potomac State stunned the 12th ranked team in NJCAA Division II, defeating Montgomery 102-82 on Sunday.
The Catamounts (16-10, 12-5 NJCAA Region 20) had six players score in double figures.
Camren Wilkes led all scorers with 25 points, adding seven assists and three steals, also shooting 10 of 11 at the free throw line.
Damian Thompson scored 21 points with five 3-pointers, adding seven boards and a steal.
Andre Grant (18), Eugene Bryant (16), Daniel Charlot (10) and Yanis Youbi (10) also finished in double figures.
Bryant added 11 rebounds, two steals and a block while Youbi added nine boards and two blocks off the bench.
Isaiah Gill led the Raptors (22-5, 13-1 Region 20) with 20 points while Franklin Ayissi-Etoh (14) and Christopher Levy (11) also scored in double figures.
Potomac State will look to extend its winning streak to seven games on Wednesday at Cecil at 6 p.m.
Montgomery 70, Allegany College 69
ROCKVILLE — Area teams have played the No. 12 Raptors as close as anyone this season.
A day before Potomac State upset Montgomery, Allegany College fell by one point.
Garrett College lost 103-100 on Jan. 22 which the Lakers led by as many as 17 points.
On Saturday, the Trojans (11-14, 9-8 Region 20) led 33-29 at halftime and led 45-31 with just under 16 minutes left when Daniel Nwaete hit a 3-pointer.
The Raptors rallied back with a 34-22 run over the next 15 minutes and took a 66-65 lead on a Christopher Levy layup with 1:01 to play.
Nwaete scored a layup with 1:15 left to retake the lead, but with six seconds remaining, Levy hit the go-ahead 3-pointer.
Alex Byrd led Allegany with 21 points and 12 rebounds while Jaylen Brown scored 18 points with eight rebounds, eight assists, three steals and a block.
Nwaete finished with 13 points, seven boards, two blocks and a steal.
Levy scored a game-high 22 points, adding six boards, five assists and two steals for Montgomery.
Franklin Ayissi-Etoh (15) and Mateusz Szpin (10) also scored in double figures.
Ayissi-Etoh added seven rebounds, five assists and two steals while Szpin grabbed 19 rebounds including seven offensive boards.
The Trojans head to Garrett (16-8, 9-6 Region 20) on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Frostburg State 105, Wheeling 83
FROSTBURG — In Wednesday’s 129-102 loss to No. 10 West Liberty, Frostburg State hit 14 3-pointers, tied for the second-most in a single game.
Three days later, the Bobcats (10-14, 7-10 Mountain East Conference) tied the program’s single-game record, knocking down 15 triples in a rout over Wheeling.
Frostburg has made 15 3-pointers three other times, most recently also against Wheeling on Feb. 29, 2022.
Trey Simmons scored a career-high 26 points for the Bobcats, adding five steals and three rebounds.
In his first 11 games as a freshman, Simmons only scored in double figures three times, not surpassing 13 until Saturday.
Eric Sondberg finished with 20 points off of five 3-pointers, adding five boards and two steals.
Jaden Baker added 18 points, eight rebounds and two steals.
Frostburg had 14 players score at least two points.
Tee Harris led the Cardinals (10-14, 5-11 MEC) with 19 points, nine rebounds and two blocks.
Curtis Harrison IV scored 12 points with six rebounds and a steal while Jaylon Jackson added 10 points and a steal.
The Bobcats host Salem Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.