Quantcast

East Panhandle Times

Thursday, October 31, 2024

East Stroudsburg Rallies Past Shepherd Men at PSAC Tournament

Sheperdu

East Stroudsburg Rallies Past Shepherd Men at PSAC Tournament | https://shepherdrams.com/

East Stroudsburg Rallies Past Shepherd Men at PSAC Tournament | https://shepherdrams.com/

East Stroudsburg Rallies Past Shepherd Men at PSAC Tournament

Lakeem McAliley scored a game-high 26 points to lead East Stroudsburg (22-7) to an 81-75 win over Shepherd (14-15) in first-round action of PSAC Men's Basketball Tournament at East Stroudsburg on Monday night.  

Sophomore guard Carson Poffenberger (Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown) led the Rams with 19 points. He connected on 7-of-10 field goals with a 4-of-7 effort from three-point range. He was 1-of-1 from the foul line.                                           

Junior guard Phillip Jordan (Rockville, Md./St. Albans) added 18 points, a game-high six assists, and five rebounds. Junior guard Daniel McClain-Corley (Clinton, Md./Massanutten Military Academy) had 18 points and a game-high eight boards. Sophomore guard Jarod Robinson (Laurel, Md./Glenelg Country School) contributed six points and six boards.                       

Jaelen McGlone added 17 points and Carlos Pepin had 16 points and seven rebounds for the Warriors. 

Shepherd had a 38-32 lead at halftime. Poffenberger paced the Rams with 12 first-half points. 

East Stroudsburg took the lead for good at 77-75 on a three-pointer by McGlone with 2:06 left in regulation. The Warriors closed the game on a 4-0 run to capture the win. 

Shepherd connected on 52.7 percent (29-55) of its field goals with a 36.8 percent (7-19) performance from three-point range. The Rams drained 71.4 percent (10-14) of their free throws. 

East Stroudsburg shot 43.8 percent (28-64) from the floor with a 29.6 percent (8-27) effort from beyond the arc. The warriors hit on 89.5 percent (17-19) of their free throws. 

Shepherd had a 36-31 rebounding advantage. The Rams forced eight turnovers and committed 18. 

The Warriors advance to face West Chester in quarterfinal action of the PSAC Tournament at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at West Chester. 

Notes: Jon Preston completes his career at Shepherd with 1,166 career points to rank 30th on the Shepherd all-time scoring list … his 725 career rebounds place him 11th on the SU all-time list while his 215 career three-pointers place him fifth … he also added 186 assists and 112 steals. 

Original source can be found here

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate

MORE NEWS