Center Valley, PA (February 15, 2025) - The DeSales University men's basketball team got 31 points from its bench in a 69-57 win over Lebanon Valley College in MAC Freedom action on Saturday afternoon in Billera Hall.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 69, Lebanon Valley - 57
• Records: DeSales (13-10, 7-5 MAC Freedom); Lebanon Valley (11-12, 5-7 MAC Freedom)
• The Bulldogs earn a split of the season series and tie the all-time series at 12 wins each.
• DSU sit in a tie for second place with Arcadia University with two games left in the regular season in the MAC Freedom.
• DeSales can clinch a spot in the MAC Freedom postseason tournament with a win Tuesday night at Misericordia University.

How it Happened

• DeSales dominated the first-half of this one using a 15-4 run early in the first-half to take a 25-10 lead at the 8:20 mark.
• The lead swelled to as many 25 points on a late three from first-year Luke Keppel before taking a 40-17 lead into the halftime locker room.
• The Flying Dutchmen cut into the lead over the first five minutes of the second-half, out-scoring the Bulldogs 12-2 to start the half to get within 13 (42-29) at the 14:37 mark.
• Senior Devin Atkinson put a stop to that run with a lay-up on the other end and the two teams went back-and-forth over the next several minutes.
• LVC got within 11 points (52-41) at the 6:32 mark before a three-point play from junior Chris Edwards quited the Flying Dutchmen pushing the lead back to 14 points.
• LVC chipped away, getting within single digits at the 2:21 mark but DeSales hit 6-for-8 from the charity stripe down the stretch to ice the win.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Senior Devin Atkinson recorded his third double-double of the year with 16 points and 10 rebounds, adding four assists.
• Senior Matt Ciszkowski had 10 points and first-year Jayden Thomas added 14 points off the bench, pulling down seven boards.
• Keppel finished with nine points and Edwards had a career-high eight points, each off the bench.
• First-year Ty Mishock also played well, handing out a game-high five assists.

For the Foes

• Evin Timochencko led LVC with 22 points and nine rebounds.
• Ryan Harder added 14 points and eight boards.

Inside the Box Score

• The Bulldogs shot 39 percent from the field and held LVC to just 31.5 percent shooting.
• DSU had a 46-33 advantage on the glass and scored 13 second chance points.
• The DeSales bench out-scored LVC's, 31-9.

Up Next

• The Bulldogs will look to earn a spot in the postseason tournament on Tuesday, needing just a win at Misericordia to punch its ticket. Game time is set for 7:00 pm.