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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Senior guard Denell Stephens (pictured above) recorded his fourth "double-double" of the season Monday night when he scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead The Rock to a 105-37 win over visiting Penn State Wilkes-Barre in non-conference action in Morrow Field House.

The win gave the Green and White a 7-0 record this winter and equalled last year's win total (7-20 final record).

The Rock, under the guidance of first-year head coach Kevin Reynolds, is off to its best start since 1963-64, when a Hank Baierl-coached squad won its first nine games en route to a 16-4 final record.

Monday's game marked the fifth time this season that SRU scored more than 100 points; the school record for passing the century mark is 15 by the 1990-91 team.

Stephens (STEFF-ins) was one of five Rock players to finish Monday night's game with double-digit scoring totals. Senior wing player Jamar Scales scored 15 points, junior guard Maurice Douglas added 14 points and seven rebounds in a substitute role, junior guard Michael Evans Jr. pitched in 13 points and sophomore forward Maron Brown added 11 points.

Senior point guard Kyle Camper handed out nine assists and scored nine points in only 14 minutes of action, while junior post player Gary Satterwhite and sophomore post player Jade Burka eached snared eight rebounds.

The Rock outrebounded their guests by a whopping 57-27 margin and forced the Lions into 28 turnovers.

SRU also shot 53.2% (42 of 79) from the field, 20% (5 of 25) from 3-point range and 61.7% (16 of 26) from the foul line.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre shot an icy 27.5% (14 of 51) from the field, hit 27.8% (5 of 18) from beyond the arc and sank four of six free throws.

The Rock ran away to a 50-19 halftime advantage and outscored the visitors by a 55-18 margin in the final half.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre's point total was the lowest recorded by a Rock foe since Marian (Ind.) scored 37 in 1983-84. The school record for fewest points by a Rock rival is 21 by Grove City in 1944-45.

SRU is idle until Dec. 16, when it will take on Mansfield in opening-night action of the Indiana (Pa.) Holiday Tournament.

The next Rock home game is Jan. 10 vs. Millersville (3 p.m. tipoff).