LATE COMEBACK NOT ENOUGH FOR LYCOMING MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM

SCRANTON, Pa. – The Lycoming College men’s basketball team traveled to the University of Scranton, Wednesday evening, for a showdown of the top two teams in the MAC Freedom Conference. The Warriors held the Royals scoreless for the final three minutes of the contest but still fell short of eliminating a 10-point deficit giving Scranton the 59-58 victory. Lycoming falls to 11-6 overall and 4-3 within the conference. The Royals improve to 9-8 overall and 6-1 in the Freedom.

Scranton controlled the action early, scoring the first eight points of the game and eventually pulling out to a 12-point advantage midway through the first half. The Warriors, however, responded to outscore the Royals 17-4 over the final nine minutes of the period. The run gave Lycoming a 27-24 lead at halftime.

In the second half, the Warriors extended their advantage to seven before Scranton fought back to tie the game at 35 with 15 minutes to play. The two teams continued to battle back-and-forth until the Royals used a 9-2 run to move ahead 59-49 with just over three minutes to play. Lycoming’s defense prevented Scranton from scoring the remainder of the game, but the Warriors only managed nine points of their own before time expired.

Matt Stackhouse (So./Hughesville, PA; Hughesville) led all players with 20 points and 13 rebounds. Curtis Mays (Fr./Philadelphia, PA; University City) chipped in 11 points off the bench. He also added five rebounds and five assists. Tommy Wesner (Jr./Dillsburg, PA; Northern) also tallied five boards and five assists.

Lycoming returns to action on Saturday when they play host to Delaware Valley College. The game will kick off the second half of the conference schedule. Tip-off will be at approximately 3 p.m. following the women’s game at 1 p.m.