LH men’s basketball drops senior day contest with Kutztown

LOCK HAVEN, PA – The Lock Haven University men’s basketball team (16-8, 12-7 PSAC) hosted Kutztown University (6-17, 6-12 PSAC) for a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) contest, but the Golden Bears kept control and were able to win, 98-61.

Before Saturday’s tipoff, James Price (Joppa, Md./Archbishop Curley), Jayy Davis (Cheltenham, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham (Washington Adventist)), Adam Freese (Stewartstown, Pa./Kennard-Dale), Dymir Montague (Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann-Goretti), and Kyle Everhart (Lock Haven, Pa./Central Mountain) were honored as the five senior members of the Bald Eagles.

Kutztown jumped out to an early 17-7 lead in the first five minutes, taking control the rest of the way. The Golden Bears went into halftime, holding a stronghold on the scoreboard, pushing their lead to as high as 30 before entering the locker room up 52-28.

The momentum stayed with the visitors, who kept control and eventually claimed victory over LHU by a final score of 98-61.

Four Bald Eagles saw double figures on the day with Price dropping a team-high 16, Eli Washington (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) scored 14, Davis chipped in 12, and Justice Shoats (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Holy Redeemer) tallied 11.

The Golden Bears made the most of their chances, knocking down 30 second chance points.

Lock Haven gets back in action on Saturday (Feb. 18) on the road against West Chester. That contest is slated for a 3 p.m. start.