Bloomsburg Falls to West Chester in Men's Basketball

BLOOMSBURG--The Bloomsburg University men's basketball team lost to West Chester on Wednesday by a score of 59-56.

After taking an early 4-2 lead, Bloomsburg saw the visitors come back and go in front by eight, 25-17, at the break. In the second half, West Chester pushed its lead to 38-28 before the Huskies came storming back. Led by Buddy Rose's (Philadelphia/Mastbaum Tech) eight points and six more from Nick Jones (Rosedale, NY/Hillcrest), Bloomsburg tied the score at 42-42 with 10:35 to play.

West Chester, though, pushed the lead back to seven points on three different occasions before the Huskies fought back once again. Bloomsburg closed the gap to two points, 56-54, on a three-pointer from Jones with 3:15 to play. But, in the final 3:15, the Huskies managed just two free throws from Jones and had his game-tying three-point attempt miss the mark with a few seconds left in the game.

Bloomsburg, 8-18, 0-11 in the PSAC East, got 22 points from Jones and 16 from Rose. West Chester was led by Kenneth St. George with 24 points.

The Huskies close out their season on Saturday at Mansfield starting at 3 p.m.

Huskies Seniors

Jeremiah Long and Family with Coach Sanow

John Allen and Family with Coach Sanow

Buddy Rose and Family with Coach Sanow

Nick Jones and Family with Coach Sanow

Jon DeJesus and Family with Coach Sanow

Niko Traykov and Family with Coach Sanow