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SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.V. - The Lock Haven men's basketball team was edged out by the hot-shooting Shepherd Rams, 73-64, in a road PSAC battle on Wednesday night.
The Haven moves to 7-8 overall and 4-5 in the PSAC, while Shepherd improves to 11-6 on the season and 7-3 in conference.
Eli Washington (22) and Kevin Coleman (20) each surpassed 20 points to headline the Bald Eagles on the night. Washington knocked down four of-of his six three-point attempts, with duo combining for 11 rebounds.
Neither team could pull away in a highly contested first half that saw Shepherd come away with a 32-31 advantage at the break. Shepherd shot over 57-percent from the floor in the half, but The Haven knocked down two additional treys and held a slight advantage at the charity stripe to make up the scoring difference.
In the second half, the Haven remained within one score through the opening three minutes, but Shepherd erupted on a 14-7 run over the ensuing seven minutes to extend its lead to 14 (52-38) and never looked back.
Both teams netted five shots from behind the arc in the second half, but Shepherd once again converted over 50-percent of its shot attempts, while holding a six-point advantage at the free-throw line. That was more than enough to seal the deal.
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The Bald Eagles remain on the road and will travel to Mansfield on Saturday for a 3 p.m. PSAC East showdown against the Mountaineers.