January 13....Cheyney (7-6:1-0) defeated Bloomsburg (6-7:0-1) 73-52 in the PSAC East opener for both schools.  The Wolves missed their first seven shots from the field but still managed to take a 41-25 lead into the locker room at intermission.

Cheyney was led by Tamir Smith, Sharif Bray and Kevin Presbery.  Smith recorded a double double scoring 17 points while grabbing 10 rebounds.  Bray led the players with 19 points and Presbery grabbed a team high 12 rebounds.  Bruce Kennedy came off the bench to score a career high 10 points.  

With the game tied at 9, Cheyney went on an 11-2 run to break things open.  In the run three different players hit three pointers. Cheyney converted 9 of 22 from behind the arc during the contest.  Cheyney stretched the lead to 16 after they went on a 7-3 run to close the half. 

With the lead still at 11, 59-48, Cheyney went on a 14-4 run over the last five minutes of the game to put away their first conference victory.

Cheyney travels to Mansfield on Saturday afternoon.