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Alex Jay - Charleston
Rylie Steiner
Alex Jay finished with a season-high 13 points and five assists.
73
Charleston UC-M 8-4
93
Winner Edinboro EDIN-M 7-2
Charleston UC-M
8-4
73
Final
93
Edinboro EDIN-M
7-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Charleston UC-M 28 45 73
Edinboro EDIN-M 46 47 93

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Bob Shreve, Sports Information Director

Liggins, Bench Lead Edinboro to Seventh Win, 93-73 over Charleston(WV)

EDINBORO, Pa. – Keshawn Liggins posted his third 30-point effort of the season and the bench played a key role as the Edinboro men's basketball team posted a 93-73 win over Charleston(WV) at McComb Fieldhouse on Monday afternoon. The non-conference victory boosted the Fighting Scots to 7-2 overall, just one win shy of last year's total of eight wins. The Golden Eagles, members of the Mountain East Conference, dropped to 8-4 with the loss. The 93 points was a season high.
 
Liggins, a 6'5" senior in his first season as a Fighting Scot after transferring from Idaho State, dropped in a season-high 38 points while playing an all-around outstanding. He would fall short of his seventh straight double-double, but still finished with seven rebounds and six assists. He made 14-of-21 field goals, including three 3-pointers, and was 7-of-8 at the line.
 
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Keshawn Liggins had career-high 39 points.
The Fighting Scots got great production from the bench, offsetting subpar shooting days from Anthony Coleman and Jaymon Mason. Alex Jay played 23 minutes and contributed a season-high 13 points. The 6'3" freshman made 5-of-8 shots, including 3-of-5 3-pointers. He added five assists. Fellow freshman Jaryn Simpson contributed 10 points with five assists, making 4-of-6 field goals, including 2-of-3 3-pointers.
 
Edinboro once again received great production from the pivot, as Jack Frank started and finished with six points and a game-high nine rebounds. Trey Staunch, still hardly a month removed from playing offensive tackle for the football team, came off the bench and totaled a season-high 12 points. He made 4-of-7 field goals and was a perfect 4-for-4 from the line.
 
The contest was expected to be a tight affair, and was for the first six minutes. A 17-0 run gave the Fighting Scots a double-digit lead that they would not relinquish. Tied at 6-6 with 14:37 to play in the first half, Edinboro held Charleston scoreless for the next four minutes as five different players contributed to the 17-point run. Mike Beck led the way as he scored all six of his points in the burst on a tradition 3-point play and a 3-pointer from the corner.
 
The Golden Eagles closed the gap to ten points on two occasions, the last at 35-25 with 3:48 remaining, but Edinboro closed the half on an 11-3 run to go up 46-28 at intermission. The Fighting Scots limited UC to 39.1 percent shooting in the first half.
 
With leading scorer Kier Anderson leading the way, the Golden Eagles opened the second half on 11-3 run of their own to once again pull to within ten at 49-39 less than four minutes into the half.
 
Yet another 11-3 run, this one courtesy of the Fighting Scots, boosted the margin back up to 18 points at 60-42, and UC never pulled closer than 14 points the rest of the game. A 24-6 run over the next six minutes gave Edinboro its largest lead of the game at 84-55 with 6:23 remaining.
 
Edinboro shot 50.7 percent from the floor (34-of-67), including 9-of-26 on 3-pointers, and went 16-of-18 at the line. Charleston ended the game at 46.4 percent (26-of-56), making 5-of-16 3-pointers and 16-of-25 free throws. Edinboro ruled the boards, 38-31, and committed just nine turnovers compared to 13 for the Golden Eagles.
 
Anderson, who came in averaging 18.2 ppg., had 15 points for UC, as did Jordan Smith. Shaq Speights was also in double figures with 14 points.
 
Edinboro will take a holiday break before beginning PSAC West action on Saturday, December 30 at California(Pa.).
 
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Trey Staunch

 
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Jaryn Simpson

 
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