Box Score LANCASTER, Pa. - The Northampton men's basketball team snapped their two-game losing streak with a 70-63 victory over Thaddeus Stevens College on Saturday afternoon at Bulldog Hall. 

"We were able to build a 12 point lead in the first half, but Stevens was able to cut it to 6 at halftime," lamented Head Coach Brennan McCarthy, "we struggled with their pressure in the second half, but to their credit our guys were able to hang on down the stretch and make enough plays to get a critical road victory for us."

D'Montie Shaw (York, PA/William Penn ) scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Northampton, while Ramon Nedd (East Stroudsburg, PA /Notre Dame - East Stroudsburg ) added 10 points and 5 rebounds and Edwin Lopez (East Stroudsburg, PA /Stroudsburg ) had 12 points and a team-high 8 assists. 

"This was a big win given that we had dropped two straight conference games," remarked McCarthy, "we really needed to come out strong today and I thought our guys did a good job of keeping their composure."

The Spartans finished 29 of 49 from the field (59%), but once again struggled from the charity stripe (7/15) and taking care of the ball (31 turnovers), "There are definitely areas that we need to work on," stated McCarthy, "but I feel like we are improving each day."

Northampton improves to 4-3 overall, 2-3 in Region XIX and 2-2 in conference play. 

Stevens falls to 1-3 overall, 1-2 in Region and 1-2 in conference. 

The Spartans host undefeated Harrisburg Area Community College on Tuesday November 24th at 8pm.