Dominick Stewart sank six 3-pointers to highlight his 18-point performance off the bench, lifting visiting Penn State to an 87-43 victory over Division I newcomer New Haven on Saturday afternoon in West Haven, Conn.
Stewart made 11 shots from 3-point range during his freshman season in 2024-25.
Kayden Mingo collected 16 points, six assists and six rebounds to propel the Nittany Lions to a 2-0 record for the fourth straight season. He scored 15 points in Penn State’s 76-68 victory over Fairfield on Monday.
Josh Reed scored 14 points and Freddie Dilione V added 11 to go along with seven rebounds for the Nittany Lions, who shot a robust 52.5% from the floor and 44.0% from 3-point range.
Penn State also controlled the interior with a 36-24 edge in rebounds, including 12-6 on the offensive glass. The Nittany Lions also held a 38-20 advantage in points in the paint.
New Haven’s Jabri Fitzpatrick scored 14 points on 5-of-13 shooting from the floor.
Andre Pasha was limited to seven points on Saturday after scoring a team-best 17 in the Chargers’ season-opening 79-55 loss to fourth-ranked UConn on Monday.
New Haven (0-3) committed 19 turnovers en route to sustaining its second setback in as many days. The Chargers dropped a 71-53 decision to Columbia on Friday afternoon.
Fitzpatrick made a layup to give New Haven a 10-7 lead just over 5 1/2 minutes into the game before Penn State scored the next 13 points to seize control of the contest.
Stewart made two 3-pointers and Mingo also converted from beyond the arc to highlight that stretch.
Najimi George halted the run and ended his team’s 6 1/2-minute drought with a 3-pointer for the Chargers, however the Nittany Lions scored 21 of the final 32 points of the half to take a 41-21 lead.
Penn State continued the onslaught after intermission, scoring 14 of the first 21 points to effectively seal the win.
–Field Level Media
