LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- Junior guard
Michael Evans Jr. (pictured above) scored a team-high 19 points Wednesday night to lead a four-player double-digit scoring attack in The Rock's 67-51 win over hosting Lock Haven in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division action.
Senior postman
Denell Stephens recorded his 11th "double-double" of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds, sophomore postman
Maron Brown chalked up his fifth "double-double" with 14 points and a game-high 16 rebounds and senior point guard
Kyle Camper chipped in 10 points, eight assists and four steals.
Wednesday's win improved the Green and White's season record to 12-6 overall, 3-2 in PSAC-West action, and moved them into a tie for third place in the division standings.
The Rock is tied with California (Pa.) and Edinboro, one game behind division co-leaders Gannon and Indiana (Pa.).
SRU visits Indiana for a 7:30 p.m. game Saturday. The Rock then opens a three-game homestand next Wednesday with an 8 p.m. game vs. California in Morrow Field House.
The game vs. California will be part of SRU's "Green Out Night" event, for which SRU fans are urged to wear green apparel. The SGA Bookstore in the SRU University Union has special "Green Out Night" t-shirts available for $7.
Lock Haven, with the loss Wednesday, saw its season record fall to 3-15 overall, 1-4 in division action.
The Rock never trailed in the game after Evans opened the game's scoring with a 3-point shot 10 seconds into action.
SRU held a slim, four-point (12-8) lead at the 11:30 mark of the first half before it went on a 22-7 run in the span of 10 minutes to take away any suspense as to the outcome.
The guests held a 34-17 advantage at the intermission and then scored the first 10 points of the second half to take their largest lead of the night, a 27-point, 44-17, lead with 17:30 left to play.
Lock Haven never got closer than 16 points the remainder of the game.
The Rock shot 40.9% (27 of 66) from the floor, hit seven of 10 free throws and canned six of 24 shots from beyond the arc. SRU also held a huge, 48-32, rebounding advantage but was on the high end of a 14-11 turnover comparison.
Lock Haven finished the game with a 38.1% (24 of 63) efficiency from the field, hit one of two free throws and made only two of 14 (14.3%) shots from long range.