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Shepherd Men Top Mansfield

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Shepherd Men Top Mansfield

Sophomore guard Carson Poffenberger (Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown) scored a game and career-high 21 points to lead Shepherd (10-7, 7-4 PSAC) to a 69-64 win over Mansfield (4-11, 3-8 PSAC) in PSAC men's basketball action at Mansfield on Saturday. 

Poffenberger connected on 8-of-15 field goals with a 2-of-5 effort from three-point range. He drained 3-of-3 free throws.  

Junior guard Daniel McClain-Corley (Clinton, Md./Massanutten Military Academy) and senior guard Jon Preston (Brandywine, Md./Rock Creek Christian) each had 15 points. Preston hauled down a game-high seven rebounds. 

Idris Ali led the Mounties with 17 points. Michael Dickson added 13 points and Saraj Ali tossed in seven. 

Mansfield had a 33-27 lead at halftime. 

Shepherd rallied from a seven-point second half deficit to take the lead for good at 49-46 after a three-pointer by Preston with 8:47 left. 

Shepherd connected on 42.9 percent (24-56) of its field goals with a 38.5 percent (10-26) performance from three-point range. The Rams drained 68.8 percent (11-16) of their free throws. 

Mansfield shot 44.6 percent (25-56) from the floor with a 27.3 percent (6-22) effort from beyond the arc. The Mounties hit on 66.7 percent (8-12) of their free throws.
 
Rebounding was even at 33-all. The Rams forced seven turnovers and committed seven. 

The Rams return to action on Monday when they travel to West Chester for a 7:30 p.m. contest. 

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