MEQUON, Wis. (Jan. 10, 2006) – The Edgewood College men’s basketball team lost its third straight Lake Michigan Conference contest, falling to Concordia University 84-73 on Tuesday. The Eagles have yet to win a conference game on the road in three attempts this season.

The Eagles (6-9, 2-4 LMC) led by as many as six points early in the first half. However, Concordia (4-9, 3-3 LMC) put together a small run and tied the game at 21-21 with 9:50 remaining in the first period on a layup by Nick Leibham, who finished with a game-high 20 points coming off of the Falcon bench. Concordia proceeded to go on a 14-4 run to close out the half and took a 48-38 lead into the locker room at halftime.

Edgewood battled back in the second period. A basket by Ryan Johnsen (Greendale, Wis.) knotted the score at 64-64 with 7:48 left on the clock, but the Eagles would never re-gain the lead. Johnsen was one of four Edgewood player tallying double figures in scoring netting a team-high 17 points, including three of the team’s five three-point baskets.

Chris DeMarco (Appleton, Wis.) scored 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting and had eight rebounds. Eddie Hebl pitched in a career-high 13 points, while Charlie Averkamp (New Berlin, Wis.) added 11 points and 10 boards for his sixth double-double of the season.

The Eagles will continue with league play this weekend with a game at Dominican University on Saturday, Jan. 14. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. in River Forest, Ill.