Ashland, VA (March 1, 2019) - The DeSales University men's basketball team fell to York College (PA), 83-59, in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Men's Tournament on Friday evening at Randolph-Macon College.

The Basics/Notes

• Final Score: York (PA) - 83, DeSales - 59
• Records: DeSales (21-7); York (22-7)
• The Bulldogs finish the season with 21 wins, the 12th 20+ win season in the last 17 years.

How it Happened

• A tie game at two early, saw the Spartans jump out quickly using a 17-2 run over the next 4:22 to take a 19-4 lead.
• The advantage swelled to as many as 18 points in the first-half before York took a 42-29 lead into the halftime locker room.
• Junior Tracy Simsick scored the first bucket of the second-half to cut the margin down to 11 points but a 14-2 York run over the next four minutes pushed the lead to 56-33 and the Spartans never looked back from there.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Junior Ben Pratt led DeSales with 16 points off the bench, shooting 7-for-10 from the field.
• Senior Luke Connaghan was just one rebound shy of a double-double with 13 points and nine boards in his last game as a Bulldog.
• Sophomore Mike Bealer also reached double digits with 10 points.

For the Foes

• Joey Polczynski had 22 points to lead all scorers.
• Jason Bady finished with 19 points and Jared Wagner also reached double figures with 18 points.
• Mike Frauenheim totaled 10 assists.

Inside the Box Score

• York torched the nets shooting 62.7 percent from the field for the game and hit 14-of-27 from outside the arc (51.9%).
• The Bulldogs converted just 34.5 percent from the field.
• DSU hit just 5-for-22 from outside the arc (22.7%).