Jan22

ESU-Bloomsburg Men's Basketball

BLOOMSBURG - Aaron Carter scored 22 points and Shawn Munford added 20 as Bloomsburg University fought off a resilient East Stroudsburg University team on its way to an 85-75 victory in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division battle at Bloomsburg Saturday night.

Carter (3-for-4) and Munford (6-for-7) combined for nine of Bloomsburg's 11 three-pointers and fought off numerous second-half charges by the Warriors in running the Huskies record to 12-3 overall and 2-1 in the PSAC East.

The game was tight throughout the first half and ESU trailed by only one point, 30-29, with 5:44 left before the break. Bloomsburg ended the half on a 12-2 run, however, and looked to have control of the game. Carter scored five points in the run and Munford added a three to end the half as the Huskies took a 42-31 advantage to the locker room.

ESU refused to quit, however, and climbed back to within seven points, 66-59, on a Juwan Justice three-pointer with 7:10 left in the game. Bloomsburg responded with a 10-0 run, fueled by eight points from Munford to build the advantage to 17 with five minutes remaining.

The Warriors battled back again closing to within 82-75 late in the game. Kyle Kostic spearheaded the Warriors late charge with two three-pointers en route to a career-high 17 points. But it was not enough as Bloomsburg was able to hold on for the 10-point victory.

Freshman Shahad Abdur Rahkman led the Warriors with 20 points, his 16th straight game in double figures. Point guard R.C. Kehoe added 13 points, seven assists and three steals, and Justice had 12 points.

Bloomsburg shot 61.1 percent (11-for-18) on three-pointers including 83.3 percent (5-for-6) in the second half. The Huskies shot 63.6 percent from the floor in the second half.

The Warriors dropped to 3-13 overall, 1-3 in the PSAC East and will travel to Kutztown Wednesday night for an 8 p.m. game.

Bloomsburg 85

Buckwalter 5 1-1 11, Wessell 3 6-7 12, DeSheilds 2 0-0 6, Luckman 2 0-1 4, Munford 7 0-1 20, Carter 6 7-9 22, Wealand 2 3-4 7, Melleby 0 0-0 0, Bohman 1 1-2 3. Totals: 28 18-25 85.

ESU 75

Rahkman 8 4-6 20, Henderson 2 2-2 6, Smith 2 2-2 7, Justice 4 0-0 12, Kehoe 5 1-1 13, Rouse 0 0-0 0, Kostic 6 2-2 17, Capita 0 0-0 0, Lynch 0 0-0 0. Totals: 27 11-13 75.

Three-Point Goals: Bloom - Munford 6, Carter 3, DeSheilds 2; ESU - Justice 4, Kostic 3, Kehoe 2, Smith

Halftime: Bloomsburg, 42-31