The University of Redlands men’s basketball team captured an important road-win over the University of La Verne on Saturday night, defeating the Leopards by a score of 61-48.

After stretching their first-half advantage to 22 points, the Bulldogs held off a late-game rally by La Verne, which moved it within five at the seven-minute mark. Redlands responded by scoring 12 points to the Leopards’ nine in the waning minutes, resulting in a hard-fought victory for the Bulldogs.

Junior guard Patrick Coffey (San Carlos, CA) carried the team with 17 points, while sophomore center Andrew Mills (Newcastle, WA) posted his season-high with 14 points, connecting on 7-of-10 shots. Sophomore forward Matt Dietrich (Phoenix, AZ) and junior forward Bryan Schwartz (Las Vegas, NV) each chipped in nine.

The Bulldogs shot 76.9% from the charity stripe and tallied an overall makr of 47.1%.

La Verne held a slight edge in rebounding at 31-29.

Redlands (8-14, 4-7 SCIAC) returns home on Wednesday night for another Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) game as the Bulldogs host Cal Lutheran University at 7:30 p.m.