MORRISTOWN, N.J. - The College of Saint Elizabeth's men's basketball team (2-6, 0-4 NEAC) put a valiant effort up against NEAC leading Lancaster Bible, but fell short, 75-66 on Saturday afternoon.

Cam Tucker led the way, finishing with 15 points and six rebounds.  Roland Romano notched his fourth double-double of the season, finishing with 13 points and 12 rebounds while Jason Saldiveri added 10 points. 

CSE started string out of the gate as Tino Gonzalez buried a corner three-pointer to give the Eagles a 13-7 lead.  The Eagles continued to up the lead as Devon Tuten connected for his first three-pointer of the game, upping the lead to 23-14.  The Chargers battled back over the next three minutes, going on a 9-1 lead to slice the deficit to one.  The Eagles closed out the first half on a positive note, scoring five of the final six points to take a 29-25 lead into the break.

The Eagles led 39-33 with 15:41 remaining before the Chargers went on a 7-0 run to take a 40-39 lead.  The game went back and forth over the next five minutes before Roland Romano scored back to back buckets to tie the score at 50.  The Chargers led 59-57 before going on a 11-1 with 2:55 remaining to open up an 11 point lead.  CSE could not manage a late run over the final three minutes, dropping the contest by nine.

CSE returns to action on Saturday when it hosts Drew University at 12 pm.