Center Valley, PA (December 7, 2022) - Junior Elijah Eberly recorded his third double-double of the season with 19 points and 11 rebounds leading the DeSales University men's basketball team past Wilkes University, 71-67, in MAC Freedom action on Wednesday evening in Billera Hall.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 71, Wilkes - 67
• Records: DeSales (6-2, 3-0 MAC Freedom); Wilkes (5-4, 1-1 MAC Freedom)
• DeSales improves to 38-30 in the 68th career meeting between the two teams.
• DSU also stays unbeaten in the MAC Freedom thru the first three games.

How it Happened

• An early 10-0 run by Wilkes saw the Colonels take a 15-9 lead before DSU answered with a 10-2 spurt to claim a 19-17 lead with 8:38 to go in the first-half.
• It was back-and-forth action over the final eight minutes that saw the Bulldogs take a five-point lead on a three point play from junior Ryan Boylan with six seconds left in the half.
• Leading by two (47-45) at the 11:56 mark, DeSales used a 7-2 spurt to take its largest lead (54-47) with 10:09 remaining.
• The Bulldogs continued to lead by six with 3:46 to go when the Colonels hit back-to-back three-pointers to tie the game at 63 with 3:03 left.
• Two free throws from first-year Nate Ellis gave DSU a two-point lead and sophomore Devin Atkinson iced the win with a three-pointer from the left wing with 1:31 remaining giving the Bulldogs a 68-63 lead before free throws posted the final tally over the final minute.

Top Bulldog Performers

• It is Eberly's second straight double-double as he added two blocks in the win.
• Senior Jordan Holmqvist had 15 points, hitting 3 3's.
• Atkinson came off the bench to total 12 points, also hitting three 3's and pulling down seven rebounds.
• Ellis added eight points, three assists, and four steals.

For the Foes

• Drake Marshall led the Colonels with 14 points.
• Trent Fisher (12 points) and Matthew Davidheiser (11 points) also reached double figures.

Inside the Box Score

• Both teams shot well in the second-half as Wilkes finished the game shooting 50 percent from the field, while DeSales hit 46.0 percent.
• DSU was outstanding from the free throw line converting 75 percent (18-for-24).
• The Colonels hit 9-of-18 from outside the arc.
• The DeSales bench out-scored Wilkes, 29-13.

Up Next

• DeSales is back in action on Saturday when they host Misericordia University in another MAC Freedom matchup beginning at 3:00 pm.