NORTH CANTON, OH: Walsh entered Thursday's contest against Lake Erie ranked 6^th in the recent NCAA Regional Rankings. They are also 2^nd in the G-MAC standings with only a few games left in the regular season.
 
The first half of action in Alumni Arena was a three point shootout, with both teams shooting above 50% from beyond the arc. Lake Erie jumped out to a sizeable lead early in the half, led by Leon Hughes who scored a game-high 27 points for the game. Walsh climbed back to cut the lead to just 6 at halftime.
 
Lake Erie went on a quick run to start the second half and took a 13 point lead with 15:51 remaining. The Cavs clawed back with the help of some excellent 3-point shooting from Kobe Mitchell. Mitchell would finish with a season-high 26 points while he shot 8-12 from three. Ultimately, the Cavs would close it out late and come away with a 74-70 victory.
 
The Cavs will play again on Senior Day in Alumni Arena on Saturday with tip-off set for 3:00 PM.

LOCATION: Alumni Arena
SCORE: Walsh 74 – Lake Erie 70
RECORDS: Walsh 20-5 (14-5), Lake Erie 8-20 (6-13)

FOR THE CAVS 

• Kobe Mitchell scored a season-high 26 points on 8-15 shooting from the field and 8-12 shooting from three.  
• Zack Oddo scored 12 points, to go along with 9 rebounds, and 2 assists.
• Garrison Keeslar scored 13 points while adding 6 assists and 5 rebounds.
• Walsh made 16 of 31 3-point attempts for the game.