The Muhlenberg men's basketball team shook off a slow start to pull away in the second half and score its first win of the season, 58-45 at Penn College.

Junior Peter Stanton-Shepherd recorded his second career double-double, finishing with 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds to go along with 4 assists and a pair of blocks. Sophomore Jack Woodard set a career high for the second game in a row, scoring 11 points, while junior Liam Gorman also netted 11, and sophomore Drew Buck added 10.

The Mules (1-1) scored only 10 points in the first 15 minutes of the game and trailed 14-10 before a three-pointer by Buck and a layup by senior Drew Greene off a beautiful pass from Woodard started a 9-0 run. A three-pointer by Stanton-Shepherd in the closing seconds sent Muhlenberg into halftime with a 22-17 edge.

After shooting just 21.9 percent in the first half, the Mules made field goals at a 45.5-percent clip in the second half. 

Another three by Stanton-Shepherd gave Muhlenberg its first double-digit lead at 37-26. After the Wildcats (0-3) scored the next four points, the Mules put the game away with a 12-0 run that started with a layup by sophomore Brendan Luddy and included threes by Woodard and Gorman (pictured above).

The Mules, who led by as many as 20 points late in the second half, held Penn College to 32.0-percent shooting for the game and had a 42-32 rebounding advantage. The 45 points matched the fewest allowed by Muhlenberg in 11 years.