LaCrosse, Wis. – UW-LaCrosse held the Edgewood College men’s basketball team scoreless for the final one minute and 34 seconds, as the Eagles lost a close contest at Mitchell Hall on Wednesday, 52-49.

Billy Kegler’s jumper with nine seconds remaining helped seal the victory for UW-LaCrosse (2-4). The Eagles (2-2) had one final look at the basket, but Charlie Averkamp’s (New Berlin, Wis.) three-point attempt as time expired was no good.

Edgewood College led by as many as nine points early in the first half when Seth Cooper* (Madison, Wis.) connected on a three pointer with 6:07 remaining to give the Eagles a 22-13 advantage. However, UW-LaCrosse capitalized on home court advantage by slowly climbing back into the contest.

UW-LaCrosse tied the score at 39-39 with 9:15 left to play and proceeded to go on a 7-2 run down the stretch. LaCrosse was led by Joe Werner, who shot 9-of-12 from the floor and scored a game-high 20 points in addition to 11 rebounds.

Cooper was the Eagles’ leading scorer with 14 points followed by a 13-point effort by Averkamp. Greg Blaska (DeForest, Wis.) added 11 points, including one block and one steal.

The Eagles will host Milwaukee School of Engineering this Saturday, Dec. 4 at the Todd Wehr Edgedome in the team’s Lake Michigan Conference opener. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:15 p.m.