Box Score The Misericordia men's basketball team dropped their MAC Freedom matchup at Delaware Valley, 89-84, Saturday. The Cougars are now 5-10 overall and 4-4 in conference action.
Kevin Lazdowsky finished with a game-high 17 points, 10 rebounds, and had a team-high four assists.
Elijah Rosenthal scored 15 points and grabbed seven boards.
Derek Smith and
Nate Kreitzer both scored 14 points.
The Cougars charged back from a 48-29 halftime deficit to get within three points late in the second half.
A Kreitzer three eight minutes into the second half cut the Aggies' lead to 12.
Nick Hornung's layup halfway through the second got the Cougars within 10.
Lazdowsky scored seven consecutive points to get the Cougars within six.
Vani forced a turnover with less than three minutes to go, leading to a Rosenthal euro step layup to make the score 82-74.
With two minutes to go, Baldachino drilled a three-pointer to put the Cougars within five.
Kreitzer made a steal and scored in transition to make the score 82-79 with 90 seconds left. Â
After a Del Val three, Smith hit a three of his own to keep MU within three.
Rosenthal scored a layup with 23 seconds to go kept margin at three but the Aggies got a steal and a layup to close the half.
Misericordia shot 40.9% from beyond the three-point arc.
MU will travel to SUNY Cobleskill, Monday at 8:00.
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