Center Valley, PA (February 1, 2025) - The DeSales University men's basketball team shot just 33.3 percent from the field and saw a late comeback fall short in a 65-59 loss to Arcadia University in MAC Freedom action on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

• Final Score: Arcadia - 65, DeSales - 59
• Records: DeSales (10-9, 4-4 MAC Freedom); Arcadia (9-10, 4-4 MAC Freedom)
• AU sweeps the season series but DeSales still holds a 21-12 lead in the all-time series.

How it Happened

• Arcadia jumped all over the Bulldogs early scoring the first 10 points of the game over the first three minutes.
• The Bulldogs calmed things down chipping away and out-scoring the Knights, 19-6 over the next 10 minutes to claim a three-point advantage.
• It went back-and-forth for the rest of the half with AU taking a 29-26 lead into the halftime locker room.
• The Knights had another quick start in the second-half extending its lead to 11 points with an 11-3 run over the first 4:10 of the half.
• The lead peaked at 14 points before the Bulldogs started to peck away at the lead.
• DSU got within seven before AU pushed it back up to 13 points and a three from senior Matt Ciszkowski made it a six-point game with 5:29 to go.
• Another three from Ciszkowski made it a four-point game at the 3:27 mark but Arcadia answered with a triple on the other end making it a seven-point game.
• The Bulldogs then went scoreless over the next 2:50 before a layup from first-year Jayden Thomas pulled DSU within five with 38 ticks remaining.
• Another Thomas layup with eight seconds left made it a three-point game before Arcadia iced the win from the line.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Senior Caleb Gibbs led the Bulldogs with 12 points, but had just two in the second-half.
• Senior Devin Atkinson had his first double-double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds.

For the Foes

• Jamison Lynam led the Knights with 17 points and handed out seven assists.
• Joshua Okocha had 15 points and Josh Parks reached double digits with 11 tallies.

Inside the Box Score

• DSU shot a season-low 33.3 percent from the field, while the Knights hit 45.1 percent from the field.
• DeSales had a 40-32 edge on the glass.
• Arcadia made 11 3's.

Up Next

• DeSales is back in action on Wednesday when they travel to King's College for a very important MAC Freedom game set to begin at 7:00 pm.