LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven University Men’s Basketball team (16-10) was defeated by the East Stroudsburg Warriors (21-7) on Wednesday, Feb. 22. The Bald Eagles came back from a 16-point deficit at halftime getting within five points of the Warriors, but fell short as East Stroudsburg grabbed a 77-64 victory.
“Overall, I think our second half was more positive for us offensively,” Lock Haven Head Coach Mike Nestor said. “Defensively, we did everything we talked about, we’re not turning it over too much. Right now we’re just struggling to make shots. That’s going to be our primary focus the next couple days.”
Lock Haven jumped out to an early 8-6 lead, but a run by East Stroudsburg saw the Warriors take a 13-11 lead. Justice Shoats hit a two-point shot to tie the game at 13.
East Stroudsburg jumped out to a 24-18 lead until Jayy Davis knocked down a three-point shot to cut the deficit to three. The Warriors went on a 13-0 run to end the first half taking a commanding 37-21 lead.
In the second half, Lock Haven cut East Stroudsburg’s lead to just ten points (51-41). Davis drilled another three-point shot and Shoats hit another two-point shot to cut the Warriors lead to 51-46. Zach Sabol hit a three-pointer increasing East Stroudsburg’s lead (54-46). The Warriors kept their cool and shut down Lock Haven’s comeback attempt to grab the win.
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Davis led the Bald Eagles with 26 points. Shoats finished the contest with 16 points.
UP NEXT:
Lock Haven will travel to Shippensburg on Saturday, Feb. 25 for a 3 p.m. contest.
“Our job is to get our guys ready, mentally, and physically, the next couple of days, but more importantly, get our heads back in the right direction,” Nestor said.
(Photo: Lock Haven Athletics/Abby Katrinak)
