Center Valley, PA (January 19, 2022) - The DeSales University men's basketball team shot 73.3 percent in the second-half running away from Delaware Valley University for a 90-66 win in MAC Freedom action on Wednesday evening in Billera Hall.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 90, Delaware Valley - 66
• Records: DeSales (15-1, 8-0 MAC Freedom); Delaware Valley (8-7, 4-4 MAC Freedom)
• The win is DeSales' ninth straight over the Aggies in the all-time series and improves DSU to 49-22 vs. Delaware Valley.
• The Bulldogs are 15-1 overall for the first time in team history.

How it Happened

• A close game early and throughout much of the second-half saw DeSales never trail after scoring the first five points of the game.
• The Bulldogs took its largest lead of the half at the 6:50 mark (28-17) and scored the final four points of the half to take a 38-28 lead into the locker room.
• The second-half was all DeSalesas the extended a nine-point advantage at the 16:32 mark into a 23-point lead with a 16-2 run over the span of 4:10.
• Sophomores Mason Barnes and Christian Guldin each had five points during the spurt.
• The lead never went below 15 points the rest of the way and peaked at 28 points late in the game.

Top Bulldog Performers

• It was another balanced attack for the Bulldogs as seven different players scored eight or more points led by sophomore Elijah Eberly with 12 points.
• Junior Jordan Holmqvist added 11 points and had four assists and sophomore Ryan Boylan also had 11 tallies.
• Barnes and senior Mike Bealer finished with nine points, with Barnes adding seven assists.
• Senior Matt Kachelries finished with six points, six rebounds, nine assists, two steals, and two blocks.
• Guldin and senior Timmy Edwards each had eight points.

For the Foes

• The Aggies got 13 points from Jordan Gombs.
• Matt Paulus and Godly Marc each had 12 points in the loss.

Inside the Box Score

• DeSales shot 59.4 percent for the game after torching the second-half nets.
• DSU was also 11-for-21 from outside the arc (52.4 percent).
• 50 of the Bulldogs 90 points came in the paint.

Up Next

• DSU returns to action on Saturday when they travel to Arcadia University for another MAC Freedom contest beginning at 3:00 pm.