HANOVER, Ind. – Hanover (7-3 overall, 4-0 HCAC) tamed the Lions of Mt. St. Joseph on Saturday afternoon in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action inside the confines of Collier Arena, 82-54.
 
Three Panthers finished in double figures paced by fifth year senior Ty Houston (Union, Ky.) with a double-double netting 14 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Junior Coleman Sater (Ellettsville, Ind.) added 13 points while senior Max Greenamoyer (Zionsville, Ind.) recorded 12 points.
 
Hanover caught the Lions flat footed from the opening tip-off as they were able to surge ahead 15-4 following a Greenamoyer three-pointer. The domination continued as a 13-0 run over a seven minute span pushed the game nearly out of reach for MSJ, 30-8.
 
The Blue and Red offense fired on all cylinders in the first half as they entered the intermission with a commanding 37-13 advantage. Sater paced the first half attack with a team leading eight points.
 
MSJ looked to spark a comeback in the second half, but junior Michael Donoho (Rockport, Ind.) shut it down with a turnaround jumper in the lane that pushed HC back on top 47-23 with 14:47 to play. The scoring frenzy ensued for Hanover as 12 different Panthers recorded points in the contest. The final blow came from junior Luke Miller (Madison, Ind.) who helped propel HC to the 82-54 conference win.
 
Hanover returns to action on Tuesday, Dec. 19 when they host Asbury at 3:00 PM.