Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Saint Mary's Panthers (Albany, CA) and the host Oakland Tech Bulldogs (Oakland, CA), saw Saint Mary's's basketball squad hold off Oakland Tech by a tally of 44-42.

With the victory, Saint Mary's improves its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to College Prep (Oakland, CA) to play the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Saturday, November 25. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 0-0.

Next up, the Bulldogs play the Alameda Hornets (Alameda, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 12. Oakland Tech will attempt to improve on its 1-1 season record.