DE PERE, Wis. – The Edgewood College Men's Basketball team scored a season-best 91 points with three Eagles posting a career-high, but it was not enough as UW-Stout held on for a 94-91 win Sunday night at the Nicolet National Bank Holiday Tournament. The tournament is hosted by St. Norbert and with the setback the Eagles will play in the consolation game tomorrow at 5 p.m. against UW-Superior.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Three Eagles posted career-best scoring outputs on Sunday night, led by Avery Lyons who finished with 25 points. The Green Bay native, who was playing close to home on Sunday, shot 8-of-13 from the floor and 8-of-9 from the free throw line. He added a team-best six assists.

- Matthew Myers and Jake Graf each scored career highs on Sunday night as well with Myers pouring in 17 and Graf adding 13. Ben Seefeld and Eli Hartjes added double figures with 19 and 10 points, respectively, while Hartjes posed his first career double-double, pulling down a career-best 10 rebounds.

- UW-Stout (4-6) took a 51-40 lead into halftime but the Eagles cut the lead to 64-62 with 12:41 remaining in the game. Despite getting within two a few more times, the Eagles could never get even in the second half as UW-Stout led for all 20 minutes.

- With 1:32 remaining in the game, Myers drove for a layup to make the score 88-87 in favor of the Blue Devils. UW-Stout had another answer with a 3-point basket with 1:01 to play. Ryan Buss quickly got the Eagles back within two (91-89), but the Eagles couldn't finish their next defensive possession and UW-Stout converted a second chance opportunity to go back up four.

- The Eagles next trip featured three offensive rebounds as they scored with four seconds left to make the score 93-91 before the Blue Devils made one-of-two from the charity stripe to go up three. Edgewood College had a last-second 3-point attempt that didn't go, resulting in the three-point setback.

- Both teams shot the ball well from the with the Eagles making 52.3 percent (34-for-65) from the floor, including 56.25 percent (18-for-32) in the second half. UW-Stout shot 50 percent (37-for-74) from the field.

THE OPPOSITION
- The Blue Devils were led by Jon Ciriacks, who tied Lyons with a game-high 25 points. Josh Mericle added 19 and Cliff McCray posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

UP NEXT
- The Eagles will face UW-Superior in the consolation game of the Nicolet National Bank Holiday Tournament tomorrow evening at 5 p.m. UW-Superior fell in the second game Sunday, 76-46, against tournament host St. Norbert.