McGuthrie's 17 help Mount top St. Francis, Pa.

LORETTO, PA — LORETTO, Pa. -- Chris McGuthrie scored 17 points to lead Mount St. Mary's past St. Francis, Pa., 91-74, in a Northeast Conference game last night.

The Mountaineers also got 16 points from Michael Watson, 15 from Riley Inge and 14 from junior Sefton Robinson. The Mount (9-8, 6-4), without starting forward Jeff Balistrere (bruised calf), played the first half without 6-foot-11 freshman center Randy Edney, who strained his right knee in warm-ups.

St. Francis (6-10, 5-5) built a 40-26 lead with 2:35 left in the half.

With the score 60-60 in the second half, McGuthrie put the Mount ahead for good with a three-pointer.