LANGHORNE, Pa. - The fourth-seeded Keystone College men's basketball team advanced to the 2022-23 CSAC Championship with Wednesday's 95-88 win at top-seeded Cairn University.
Freshman Pete Laidley finished with a career-high 30 points to lead the Keystone College men's basketball team to a 76-63 road CSAC playoff win at St. Elizabeth University on Monday night, marking the program's first postseason win since the 2012-13 season.
Tyrell Lacoste, Jack Anderson and Pete Laidley combined for 64 points — 51 in the second half — to fend off visiting Bryn Athyn, 77-68, Monday night in Colonial States Athletic Conference play at the Gambal Athletic Center.
Keystone men's basketball rebounded with a win over Valley Forge, 89-82, Wednesday evening in Colonial States Athletic Conference play at The Pit at UVF.
Albert Pewa splashed his lone bucket of the night for the game winner to help propel the Giants past Clarks Summit in overtime, 69-67, Saturday afternoon in Colonial States Athletic Conference action at the Huckaby Gymnasium.
The Giants rained in 19 long-range shots to win big over visiting Valley Forge, 105-67, Tuesday evening in Colonial States Athletic Conference action at the Gambal Athletic Center.
Graduate senior Tone Cockrell knocked down a fadeaway buzzer-beating jumper as time expired to lift the Keystone College men's basketball team past Bryn Athyn College 82-80 in CSAC action on Wednesday night.
Keystone men's basketball dropped the semifinal matchup of the York Invitational to Westfield State, 102-80, Friday evening at the York College Gymnasium in non-conference play.
Keystone poured in 30 points in the final eight minutes to complete a furious comeback victory over Goucher, 74-66, Friday evening in game No. 1 of the Stevenson Tip-Off Tournament.
The Giants held a narrow lead through the first four minutes of play, but WestConn took over and never looked back, holding its largest lead at 23 points with just over eight minutes remaining in the game.
Keystone men's basketball grabbed win No. 1 with an 84-81 road-victory at John Jay College Sunday afternoon to complete the Giants' weekend-opening non-conference slate.
The Keystone College men's basketball team opened the 2021-22 campaign on the road Friday night, suffering a 92-71 setback at Immaculata University in non-conference action.
La Plume, Pa. – Keystone College and Cairn University played a game for the ages on Saturday afternoon in the Gambal Athletic Center, battling for 60 minutes before the Highlanders claimed a 111-108 victory in a Colonial States Athletic Conference men's basketball contest that needed every second of four-overtime game to decide a winner.
Clarks Summit, PA – Keystone College's men's basketball team earned a crucial win on Monday night at Baptist Bible College by defeating the Defenders, 95-66 in a Colonial States Athletic Conference matchup. The Giants improve to 9-15 on the season and 9-8 in conference play heading into Wednesday night's regular season finale against Marywood University needing a win to earn their sixth-straight CSAC and 11th consecutive overall playoff berth.
Immaculata, PA – Keystone College's men's basketball battled their way to a key conference victory on Wednesday night, topping Immaculata University on the road in overtime, 95-87. The Giants, who were led by 23 points from Dan Candemeres (Holbrook, NY/Sachem East), improve to 8-14 on the season and 8-7 in Colonial States Athletic Conference play while the Mighty Macs slip to 10-12 overall and 8-7 in league action.
La Plume, PA – DaVaughn Roberts-Thomas (Port Arthur, TX/Silsbee) scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Keystone College to a crucial, 86-80 victory over Gwynedd Mercy University in Colonial States Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Wednesday night at the Gambal Athletic Center. The Giants, who avenged a 112-74 November setback to the Griffins, lift their record to 7-13 on the season and 7-6 in conference play while Gwynedd Mercy see their record drop to 13-7 overall and 8-5 in the CSAC.
La Plume, PA – With the scored tied at 71-apiece and the shot clock set to expire, Rashaud Kelley (Sharon, PA/Paul Laurence Dunbar) hit a clutch three-point to put Keystone College ahead and the Giants held on for a thrilling, 75-72 victory over Neumann University in Colonial States Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Saturday afternoon. The win boosts Keystone's record to 6-13 overall and 6-6 in conference play while the Knights slip to 10-9 on the season and 7-5 in the CSAC.
La Plume, PA – Five Keystone College players reached double-figures and the Giants allowed their fewest points against on the season to earn an 88-60 victory over visiting Cairn University in Colonial States Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Saturday afternoon. Keystone improves to 5-11 on the season and levels their conference record at 5-5 while completing the season-sweep of the Highlanders.
Scranton, PA – Dan Candemeres (Holbrook, NY/Sachem East) scored a career-high 27 points including the 1,000th point of his collegiate career, but host Marywood University survived a furious second half comeback bid by Keystone College to escape with a 94-92 victory. The Pacers improve to 10-6 on the season and 5-4 in league play after defeating the Giants (4-11, 4-5 CSAC) for the first time since 2011.
Candemeres reached the 1,000-point plateau by draining a three-pointer with 5:27 remaining in the second half during Keystone's rally that saw the hosts trim a 23-point deficit to a single point. The senior guard, who now has 1,011 career points for the navy and orange, becomes the 17th player in program history to reach the milestone and joins classmates Duncan Lunsford (Marietta, GA/Sprayberry) and Miles Dargan (Orlando, FL/Wekiva) as members of the exclusive club.
Radnor, PA – Tyreek Peeples (Philadelphia, PA/Girard College) and Duncan Lunsford (Marietta, GA/Sprayberry) combined for 46 points and Keystone College converted a season-high 19 three-pointers to earn a thrilling, 95-93 victory over defending conference champion Cabrini College in Colonial States Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Monday evening. The Giants improve to 4-10 overall and level their CSAC record at 4-4 with the key league win while the Cavaliers fall to 9-7 on the season and 6-3 in conference action.
Brooklyn, NY – After trailing by as many as 13 points in the first half of Saturday's non-conference game at Brooklyn College, Keystone College rallied to take a late lead, but the Bulldogs would ultimately prevail with an 82-78 victory following a frantic final three minutes. Brooklyn lifts their record to 14-3 on the season with the win while the Giants, who got a season-high 20 points from Dan Candemeres (Holbrook, NY/Sachem East) in the loss, slip to 3-10 on the year.
La Plume, PA – Miles Dargan (Orlando, FL/Wekiva) scored 22 points including the 1,000th of his career and Duncan Lunsford (Marietta, GA/Sprayberry) scored a season-high 33 points to carry Keystone College's men's basketball team to a 90-73 victory over Baptist Bible College in Colonial States Athletic Conference action on Wednesday night. The Giants, who notched their second conference win in as many nights, lifted their record to 3-9 on the season and 3-4 in league play while the Defenders remain winless in 13 contests on the year (0-7 CSAC).
La Plume, PA – Keystone College shot 72 percent from the field including a 7-10 effort from three-point range in the second half of Tuesday evening's Colonial States Athletic Conference men's basketball game against Immaculata University to earn an 89-87 victory over the Mighty Macs, who were previously unbeaten in conference play. The Giants, who trailed by as many as 13 points in the first half, got a game-high 29 points from Duncan Lunsford (Marietta, GA/Sprayberry) to improve to 2-9 on the season and 2-4 in the CSAC.
Hampden-Sydney, VA – Duncan Lunsford (Marietta, GA/Sprayberry) became the all-time scoring leader in Keystone College men's basketball history on Friday afternoon in the consolation game of the Luck Stone Holiday Tournament hosted by Hampden-Sydney College, but it wasn't enough as Kean University held off the Giants for a 65-51 victory. Lunsford tied for a game-high with 14 points in the loss and now has 1,537 for his career, the most by a Keystone player since the Giants began play in the 1936-37 season.
In one fell swoop early in the second half of Friday's, Lunsford moved from third to first on Keystone's all-time scoring list. The senior forward scored on a layup 55 seconds into the second half to move into sole possession of second place ahead of Kenneth Hardnett (1,529 from 2008-2012) before tying Destin Scott's previous record of 1,533 (2000-2002; 2003-2005) on a jumper with 15:59 left in regulation. Lunsford then broke the record on a layup with 14:57 remaining.
Hampden-Sydney, VA – Sewanee: the University of the South, scored a buzzer-beating lay-up on Thursday afternoon to edge Keystone College's men's basketball team, 66-64 on the opening day of the Luck Stone Holiday Tournament hosted by Hampden-Sydney College. The Tigers improve to 4-3 on the season and advance to Friday's championship game against the winner of the Hampden-Sydney-Kean University nightcap while the Giants will now look for their first win of the season in Friday's consolation game at 1:00 p.m.
Duncan Lunsford (Marietta, GA/Sprayberry) scored a game-high 24 points on Thursday to lead Keystone and the senior forward is now just 11 points shy of becoming the all-time leading scorer in Giants' history.
Loretto, PA – Keystone College’s men’s basketball team hit the road on Thursday night to challenge Division I St. Francis University in the Red Flash’s home opener, but despite a gutsy battle from the Giants throughout the full 40 minutes of play, St. Francis emerged with a 102-69 victory. The Red Flash picked up their first win of the season to improve to 1-2 while the Giants (0-2), who got a game-high 25 points from Duncan Lunsford, will now look for their first win of the year in next Tuesday’s conference opener.
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February 22, 2023LANGHORNE, Pa. - The fourth-seeded Keystone College men's basketball team advanced to the 2022-23 CSAC Championship with Wednesday's 95-88 win at top-seeded Cairn University.
