Center Valley, PA (January 16, 2019) - Junior Tracy Simsick scored a career-high 34 points leading the DeSales University men's basketball team to its ninth straight win, 92-62, over Manhattanville College in MAC Freedom action on Wednesday evening in Billera Hall.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 92, Manhattanville - 62
• Records: DeSales (12-4, 5-0 MAC Freedom); Manhattanville (7-9, 1-4 MAC Freedom)

How it Happened

• After the Valiants opened up an 8-2 lead to start the game it was all Bulldogs the rest of the way.
• DSU out-scored MVC, 17-6, over the next 6:07 to take a 19-14 lead on a three from sophomore Mike Bealer at the 10:53 mark of the first-half.
• The Valiants regained the lead for a brief period at 22-19 before DeSales finished the last 7:58 of the half on a 25-8 run to take a 44-30 lead into the locker room.
• The lead never went below double digits in the second-half as DSU led by as many as 31 points before the final tally was posted.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Simsick tallied the seventh most points in a game in DSU history shooting 13-for-23 from the field and hitting six three-pointers.
• Senior Luke Connaghan added 17 points and pulled down six rebounds.
• Sophomore Matt Kachelries was just two assists shy of tying the single-game record with 13 helpers.
• Junior Julian Wing added nine points and five rebounds.

For the Foes

• Sean Smith Jr. had a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
• Jojo Cobbs finished with 13 points and Connor Yetman added 10 points.

Inside the Box Score

• DeSales had a 24-8 advantage in points scored off turnovers committing just eight miscues as compared to 14 for the Valiants.
• DSU shot 52.1 percent from the field and held the Valiants to just 35.3 percent shooting for the game.

Up Next

• DeSales is on the road on Saturday when they travel to Misericordia University for another MAC Freedom showdown beginning at 2:00 pm (NOTE TIME CHANGE).