“As far as Kyle (McGee), EA (Allen) and Man-Man (Robert Smith) making big shots and big plays, I’ve seen that all season,” Blair said. And then sophomore guard Robert Smith added a 3-pointer and back-to-back 3-point plays to give West Chester a bit of a cushion at 69-64 with 5:39 to go. But LHU pushed back.Īllen hit another big 3-pointer to make it 59-58, and WCU never trailed again.
It started with back-to-back 3-pointers midway through the second half by McGee and sophomore guard Elijah Allen that sparked an 11-2 burst to put the Rams in front, 54-52. Up next is a home clash with the Marauders on Wednesday, with the winner getting a leg-up in the race for a top-two seed and a first round conference playoff bye.Ī bunch of big pays put the Rams in a position to win it at the end. With six wins in its last seven, WCU moves into a tie for second place in the division at 14-6 (19-7) along with Millersville with two left in the regular season. “We need to continue to keep that in a bottle and let a little bit of it out at a time.” “It tells me that when our players need to play with confidence, and they need to make a big play, they find it,” head coach Damien Blair said. West Chester won similarly on Wednesday at Shepherd. Numerous WCU players delivered a series of big plays down the stretch, and none was bigger than junior guard Kyle McGee’s game-winning 3-pointer with three seconds on the clock, delivering the Golden Rams a heart-pumping 81-78 victory. WEST CHESTER > It was abundantly clear, from the start, that Saturday’s PSAC East basketball showdown was going to be a grind-it-out battle of attrition for West Chester against a veteran Lock Haven squad that starts three seniors and two juniors.
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