GRANTHAM, Pa.--Zach Wiernicki scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds while Jared Yoder added 13 points and 13 rebounds as Messiah downed Hood 67-43 in the first annual Messiah College Invitational Friday night.

Messiah (6-2) advances to Saturday's championship game at 3 p.m. and will face Cabrini, a 119-84 winner over Penn Tech. Hood (3-5) and Penn Tech meet in the consolation contest at 1 p.m.

Hood shot just 7-of-28 (25 percent) from the floor in the first half, but was a perfect 11-of-11 from the free-throw line and trailed 35-26 at the break.

Messiah pulled away in the second half behind a 13-of-31 effort (41.9 percent) from the field.

Hood's shooting woes continued after the break, as the Blazers hit just 6-of-18 (33.3 percent) from the floor and 4-of-11 from the free-throw line.

Junior Santo Provenzano led Hood with 20 points but was limited to 21 minutes due to foul trouble.

Freshman Tim Abercrombie added eight points and three steals, while sophomore Jesse Gutekunst finished with six points, five rebounds and two blocks.