Center Valley, PA (December 10, 2022) - The DeSales University men's basketball team held Misericordia University to just 33.3 percent shooting, pulling away in the second-half for a 77-58 win in MAC Freedom action on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 77, Misericordia - 58
• Records: DeSales (7-2, 4-0 MAC Freedom); Misericordia (5-4, 1-2 MAC Freedom)
• The win is DSU's seventh straight over the Cougars in the series as the Bulldogs are now 35-19 all-time vs. Misericordia.
• The Bulldogs stay unbeaten in MAC Freedom play and atop the MAC Freedom standings.

How it Happened

• Misericordia started this game strong extending an 11-8 lead into a 20-8 lead after a 9-0 run at the 12:31 mark of the first-half.
• Back-to-back 3's from first-year Nate Ellis and a fast break dunk from junior Elijah Eberly cut it down to a four-point game with just over 10 minutes left in the opening half.
• The Bulldogs continued to trail by four with 3:33 left before finishing the half on a 10-0 run to take a 35-29 halftime lead.
• The second-half was all DeSales as a 9-0 extended a four-point lead into a 13-point cushion (46-33) with 13:43 left and the Bulldogs led by double digits the rest of the way to stay unbeaten in conference play.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Eberly had a game-high tying 19 points, hitting 8-for-11 from the field and blocked two shots.
• Ellis came off the pine to toss in 17 points and added six dimes.
• Senior Jordan Holmqvist and junior Ryan Boylan also got into double digits with 10 points.
• Sophomore Caleb Gibbs led all players with 12 boards in the win.

For the Foes

• Joseph Baldachino had 19 points and Kevin Lazdowsky added 13 points for the Cougars.
• Nick Hornung also came off the bench to total 11 points.

Inside the Box Score

• DSU held MU to just 33.3 percent shooting and shot 44.4 percent on its end.
• The Bulldogs controlled the glass out-rebounding the Cougars, 44-31, and took excellent care of the ball with just eight turnovers.
• DeSales bench out-scored Misericordia's, 34-14.

Up Next

• DeSales breaks for final exams this week and will return to action on Dec. 19th when they take on local rival Muhlenberg College with tip set for 5:00 pm.