Edinboro, Pa. - Mercyhurst Men's Basketball adds one more win to their win total Wednesday in the 81-67 win over Edinboro. The Lakers got off to a fast start and never looked back from there, moving to 16-3 on the season and 12-3 in PSAC play.

How it Happened

First Half

Mercyhurst scored the opening six points of the game thanks to their long-range shooting. Both of their made threes to begin the game came courtesy of Nicholas Lang,

The graduate guard from New Market, Md. got off to a fast start, scoring 16 points in the opening half on 5-8 shooting from the field and 4-5 from deep.

The Lakers controlled the game from there as they went on a 21-6 run to open the game over the first 10 minutes of action. The offense proved to be in a real rhythm to start the contest with a dunk from Pipeloluwa Ajayi giving coach Manchel's crew their largest lead of the opening frame at 15.

After that, Edinboro found a groove on offense, but could not find a way to slow down their counterpart as they went into the halftime break down 43-29.

Second Half

The Fighting Scots came out of the break and managed to cut the deficit to single digits, but Mercyhurst found a way to get back in front by 11 thanks to a two-point make by Aidan Reichert

The Lakers were able to keep their opponent at arm's length the rest of the way as their lead remained in the double-digits for most of the game in the 81-67 victory.

Highlights

Nicholas Lang led the way with 22 points on 6-13 shooting and eight rebounds. He was followed by MiyKah McIntosh with 19 on 4-7 shooting from deep. 

Playoff Picture

With this win, Mercyhurst moves to 15-3 overall and 12-3 in conference play, holding their position in the PSAC West at second. The team remains looking up at IUP who is on top at 21-0 with a 15-0 record in the PSAC.

Next Game

The team gets the rest of the week off with them set to host IUP in their next game. The two teams face off inside the Mercyhurst Athletic Center on Monday, February 6th, at 7:30 p.m.