BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – The Bloomsburg men's basketball team came up short on Senior Day, falling 86-74 in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) matchup against West Chester on Saturday afternoon.
 
Senior Matt Bengel (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep) led the team in points, posting 25 points on 11-for-17 shooting. It is the eighth time this season Bengel notched at least 20 points in a contest. George Sabatini (Mountain Top, Pa./Holy Redeemer) went 5-for-7 coming off the bench, tallying 15 points, three assists and three rebounds in 24 minutes played. Tony Henderson (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) played an all-around game for the Huskies, finishing with 12 points, four rebounds, three steals, two blocks and two assists.
 
Overall, Bloomsburg (6-12, 5-15 PSAC) went 28-for-59 (47.5 percent) in the contest and 8-for-17 (47.1 percent) from three-point range.
 
West Chester (21-5, 17-3) opened the scoring early with a layup from Joshua Walker before Bengel responded with a three pointer to give the Huskies the lead. After a free throw from Walker tied the game at 3-3, Bengel drove into the paint for two and regained the lead for Bloomsburg. The two sides continued to trade point before a dunk from Henderson forced the Golden Rams to take a timeout.
 
The timeout gave West Chester a boost, as the visitors went on a 24-2 run over the next ten minutes of game time. The run was broken by Sabatini on a tip-in layup by the freshman. Sabatini gave the Huskies momentum to cut down on the lead, highlighted by a layup that saw the 6 foot 6 guard jump over Anthony McCall for an and-one. West Chester saw its advantage shrink as they headed into the locker room up, 45-31, at halftime.
 
The Golden Rams advanced their lead coming out of the break, moving ahead to an 18-point advantage four minutes into the frame. This sparked a 9-1 swing for the maroon and gold, with Bengel recording seven of the Huskies' nine points to move the score to 54-44.
 
A jumper from West Chester's Elijah Allen put an end to the run but Bloomsburg went right back on the offensive, as a 10-5 run put the home side within five points at 59-54. The Huskies kept the PSAC Eastern Division's top-ranked team within single digits for much of the second half, however the huskies were unable to complete the comeback as West Chester took the contest, 86-74.
 
The Huskies return to action on Wednesday, February 26 as the travel to Lock Haven for the final game of the season at 7:30 p.m.