Elizabethtown, PA, (November 18, 2006) – Senior Steve Kriczky (Birdsboro, PA/Daniel Boone) scored a team-high 19 points on Saturday afternoon leading the DeSales University men’s basketball team past PSU-Harrisburg, 119-49, in the consolation game of the Elizabethtown College Days Inn East Blue Jay Classic.

 

        Kriczky averaged 19.5 points over the two games to be the lone Bulldog named to the All-Tournament Team.  He scored 20 points in the opening round loss to #5 Ohio Northern University on Friday night.  The 119 points falls just short of the all-time record of 135 points scored in a game and the 70-point margin of victory also falls just short of the record which is a 75 point win during the 1960-70 season.

 

        The Bulldogs opened up a 65-21 lead at the half and the outcome was never really in doubt.  The win improves DSU to 1-1 overall, while the PSU-Harrisburg falls to 0-3 overall.  DeSales shot 59.2 percent from the field and out-rebounded Harrisburg, 50-22.  PSU canned just 37.7 percent of its attempts and committed 24 turnovers in the loss.

 

        Joining Kriczky in double figures was sophomore Ed Lapinski (Red Hill, PA/Upper Perkiomen) with 11 points and sophomore Matt Zwetolitz (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall) with 13 points on 4-for-5 shooting.  All 18 players saw at least five minutes of action in the game and 17 of the 18 players reached the scoring column.