CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – First-year J.J. Beagle (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport Area) led the Lycoming College men's basketball team with 12 points and senior Dyson Harward (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) also notched 10, but DeSales University shot 54 percent from the field in a 90-47 MAC Freedom win at Billera Hall.
 
Beagle hit 6-of-11 shooting from the floor in 16 minutes of action and Harward finished with 10 points and two assists. Junior Steven Hamilton (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville Area) posted seven points and although senior Mo Terry (Severn, Md./Severn School) only had two points, he did eclipse 900 career points with his lone field goal. He also added three assists.
 
Senior Pablo Pereira (San Juan, Puerto Rico/Saint Francis School) notched four points and three rebounds and senior Luke Finkbeiner (Warrenton, Va./Wakefield School) also hit a 3-pointer.
 
The Bulldogs (17-3 overall, 11-0 MAC Freedom) shot 37-of-68 from the field (54 percent) and nearly 60 percent from three (13-of-22) in the win. Nate Ellis finished with 22 points, hitting all six of his 3-point attempts. Jordan Holmqvist added 14 points and Elijah Eberly notched 13 points and eight rebounds.
 
The Warriors (12-8 overall, 7-4 MAC Freedom) still hold a game lead for second in the MAC Freedom, although, with five games left in the regular season, DeSales holds a four-game lead as it looks to clinch the No. 1-seed in the MAC Freedom Championship. The Warriors, meanwhile, have a magic number of five, to clinch a spot in the postseason tournament.
 
DeSales led 15-4 six minutes into the game and a 16-2 run later in the half by the Bulldogs gave them a 36-14 lead that expanded to 47-23 at halftime. The Warriors never got within 25 in the second half after Holmqvist hit a three to open the period.
 
The Warriors return to action on Saturday, Feb. 5, when they host Delaware Valley University at 3 p.m. to conclude a MAC Freedom doubleheader at Lamade Gym. The women's game will precede the men's at 1 p.m.