LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven University men's basketball team (8-3, 4-3 PSAC) dropped a tough, one-point contest to Kutztown University (8-1, 6-1 PSAC) today 77-76 at Thomas Fieldhouse.
 
Kutztown, who entered the day tied atop the PSAC East standings, needed a strong second half to edge a resilient Lock Haven team.
 
LHU led 40-35 at the half thanks to hot shooting by Ra'eese Hunt (Upper Marlboro, Md./Riverdale Baptist).
 
Hunt scored all 13 of his points in the first half on 6-7 shooting from the field.
 
Kutztown quickly closed the gap in the second half and the two teams battled back and forth down the stretch in a game that featured nine lead changes and six ties.
 
With the game tied at 60-60 with 6:36 to play Kutztown took over the lead for good and never trailed again.  LHU continued to battle, but time ran out on the Bald Eagles comeback bid.
 
Four Bald Eagles scored in double-figures tonight, including three of which came off the bench.
 
Lamin Fulton (Philadelphia/Neumann Goretti) led the way in his LHU debut with 14 points off the bench.
 
Tracy Peal (Wilmington, Del./Archbishop John Carroll) matched Hunt with 13 points of his own and pulled down a team-best seven rebounds.
 
Shawn Church (Ridley, Pa./Ridley) added 10 points for The Haven.
 
Bootsie Walker (Chester, Pa./Chester) filled up the stat sheet with eight points, four rebounds, three blocks, two assists and two steals.
 
Austin Beidelman and Ryan Connolly led Kutztown with 11 points each.
 
The Bald Eagles return to action on Saturday, December 19 when the Bald Eagles host Millersville University at 4 p.m.