Philadelphia University junior guard Mike Dunn (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin; pictured) poured in a team-high 19 points, including five three-point field goals, but it wasn't enough to prevent an 81-75 setback to Kutztown University in men's basketball action on Wednesday night at the Gallagher Center.  The loss drops the Rams to 6-10 overall while the Golden Bears improve to 7-5 overall.

In addition to Dunn, senior forward Jason Hickenbottom (Philadelphia, Pa./Simon Gratz) finished with 17 points and sophomore guard/forward Marcus Lemon (Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams) added 15 points and five steals in a losing effort.  Kutztown was paced by sophomore guard Stephen Dennis (West Chester, Pa./Henderson) with 20 points and 16 rebounds.

The Golden Bears stormed out of the gate in the first half, opening up a 14-2 lead at the 12:49 mark.  The advantage would grow to 17 for Kutztown when they led 31-14 with just 3:16 left in the opening stanza.  But Philadelphia University fought back, going on an 11-2 run to close the half, with Dunn hitting two three-pointers and Hickenbottom adding another in the rally that gave the Rams a bit of momentum heading into the dressing room despite being down 33-25.

After the relatively defensive start to the game, the two sides began to find their range and were back-and-forth through the opening stages of the second period, with Philadelphia able to trim the Kutztown lead to three points on a Russell Frederick (Joppa, Md./Calvert Hall) layup with 8:32 left in the game.  Frederick, as usual, played all 40 minutes of the contest and finished with a game-and-career-high 11 assists to go along with seven points and five rebounds.

Lemon's layup at the 6:44 mark of the closing frame would cut the Golden Bears' margin to two points at 57-55, but that would be the closest the Rams would get to ever leading in the game.  Kutztown's percentage from three-point land would be a blistering 61.5% (8-13), and overall they made just under half of their total field goals (49.1%, 27-55).  By contrast, Philadelphia University shot 29.6% (8-27) from beyond-the-arc, and 42.2% (27-64) on total field goals.

The Rams look to get back on the winning track this Saturday, January 12th at the Gallagher Center when they host University of the District of Columbia; the non-confrence rematch tips off at 2:00 p.m.  In their fourth game of the season, the Rams dropped a 59-53 decision to the Firebirds in the Nation's Capital back on November 17, 2007.