MANSFIELD, Pa. - Men's basketball (8-18, 5-15 PSAC East) hosted the No. 25 East Stroudsburg Warriors (20-6, 14-5 PSAC East) on Saturday (Feb. 22) afternoon for Senior Day and fell 86-73. 

Diarmid Stewart led the Mounties in scoring with 16 points on 5-7 shooting.

Ty Crespo also scored a team-high 16 points, while leading the team in assists (6). 

ESU opened the scoring with a three from the top of the key in the first 30 seconds.

Scott Woodring and Owen Chambers hit back-to-back threes to give the Mounties a 10-6 lead at the first media timeout. 

Six different Mounties had scored halfway through the first half as Mansfield held a slim three-point lead.

East Stroudsburg took a six-point lead with 1:14 to go in the first, forcing a Mountaineer timeout.

The Warriors closed the final 1:14 with an 8-0 run and took a 14-point lead into the break.

Crespo opened the second half by knocking down a three and Stewart made a layup to cut the deficit to nine. 

The ESU lead hovered around 10 for the first eight minutes of the second half. 

With over twelve to go Lleyton Fried hit a three to get back within single digits.

Fried cut the lead to five with under nine to go with a fastbreak layup after a steal on the defensive end. 

Nasir Brown got the Mounties to within three with under six to go with a right-corner three as the shot clock expired. 

ESU utilized a 5-0 run before the under-four media timeout and extended their advantage to eight. 

The Warriors pulled away over the last four minutes and picked up their 14th conference win of the season. 

UP NEXT: 

The Mountaineers close out their 2024-25 regular season at Shippensburg on Saturday (Mar. 1). Tip-off from Heiges Field House is scheduled for 3 p.m.