LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The 2018-19 season has concluded for head coach
Mike Nestor and the Bald Eagles.
LHU finished the season at 12-15 overall and went 8-12 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) action.
The Bald Eagles made a return trip to the postseason for the first time since the 2016-17 season, but fell in a thrilling upset bid against Shippensburg, 71-70.
Below is a quick look at the season behind the numbers.
96. In a dominating win over Carlow, The Haven scored a season-high
96 points.
Matt Cerruti highlighted the offensive explosion with what was at the time a career high 26 points. Cerruti's big night included a stellar 6-9 from beyond the arc..
14. The Bald Eagles were lights out from downtown, making
14 3-pointers on two separate occasions, wins over Clarion (Dec. 1) and Salem (Feb. 2).
9. Guard
Christian Kelly finished
ninth in the conference in rebounding. The junior led the team, by hauling in 7.9 rebounds per game, and tallying five double-doubles.
8. Head coach
Mike Nestor wrapped up his
eighth season at the helm of the Bald Eagles and made his fifth PSAC playoff appearance in that span.
7. As a team, Lock Haven finished
seventh in the PSAC in field goal percentage. For the year, the Bald Eagles shot 44.7 percent from the floor.
Jesse McPherson posted a team best 52 percent mark from the field, just behind him was
Matt Cerruti who shot 51.3 percent.
6. Without a doubt, the most exciting moment of the season came in the Bald Eagles
sixth win. Against highly favored Shippensburg, the Bald Eagles rose to the occasion and upset the Raiders 59-58 thanks to a last second layup from
Matt Cerruti to seal the game.
5.
Christian Kelly was a huge part of the team's success this year, scoring 19.4 PPG. This number placed him
fifth in the PSAC in points per game.
4.
Matt Cerruti lit up the scoreboard all year long for the Bald Eagles, scoring 20 points per game. That mark was best on the team and good for
fourth place in the conference.
3. The backcourt duo of
Matt Cerruti and
Christian Kelly led a strong team
3-point shooting attack. Cerruti hit 53 3-pointers on 43.1 percent of his attempts and Kelly recorded a 37.6 percent mark, while making 67 of them.
1. Lock Haven was
first in the conference as a team in free throw shooting percentage at 72.7 percent. Highlighting this impressive stat was
Noah Warren shooting 83 percent and
Matt Cerruti at 80 percent from the stripe.
*All PSAC rankings are from the first round of playoffs updated March 5, 2019.