The Misericordia University men's basketball team improved to 2-0 in the MAC Freedom with an impressive 83-67 win over Stevens, Monday afternoon on Doc Mould Court.
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Kevin Lazdowsky led four Cougars in double figures with 23 points.Â
Nick Hornung added 16 points while
Nate Kreitzer scored 15 and R.J. Weise had 10.
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Down one point at halftime, the Cougars fell behind 41-37 early in the second half before rallying to pull away.
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After Kreitzer's steal and coast-to-coast layup, Hornung hit a three-pointer from the left corner to put MU in front for good, 47-45, with 14:06 to play.
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A jumper by Hornung and a three-pointer from the left wing extended the lead to 54-47 with 12:26 to go.
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Weise sandwiched a pair of jumpers around a three-pointer by Smith to make it 64-49 with 7:56 to play.
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Lazdowsky scored five points down the stretch to get to 999 for his career.
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