Warriors Fall at Etown

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – Lycoming men’s basketball opened its 2005-06 road schedule on Tuesday evening in less that desirable fashion as the Warriors dropped a high octane contest with Elizabethtown 87-79.  Lycoming falls to 1-2 on the season while E-town improves to 2-1.

The Blue Jays used an efficient transition game to catch the Warrior defense off guard.  After each made Lycoming basket, E-town pushed the ball up the court resulting in several uncontested lay-ups through the heart of the Warrior defense.

Turnovers and second-chance opportunities didn’t help the Warrior cause.  Lycoming committed 17 miscues to E-town’s nine and surrendered 22 points off those turnovers.  The Blue Jays collected 14 offensive rebounds and registered 18 points via the extra chances.

Lycoming did recover from a sub par first half shooting performance that saw the Warriors go 9-for-25 from the field including 3-for-15 from beyond the arc.  In the second half, Lycoming shot a blistering 63.0 percent (17-27) and canned half of the 10 three-pointers they attempted to finish with an even 50 percent shooting night (26-52).

Senior forward Jonathan Pribble (Woolrich, Pa./Central Mountain) led all scorers with 21 points and eight rebounds.  Freshman Greg Sye (Chantilly, Va./Chantilly) recorded his second double-double with 13 points and 11 boards.  Senior Patrick Baylor (Broomall, Pa./Cardinal O’Hara) shot 4-for-7 from deep on his way to a 15-point effort, and sophomore Kevin Morris (Camp Hill, Pa./Trinity) dropped in 10 tallies.

Five Blue Jays scored in double figures led by guard Greg Adams.  Forward Michael Schatzmann added 12 points and team-best eight boards including six offensive rebounds.

Lycoming is next action on Sunday, November 27, as the Warriors welcome Arcadia to Williamsport.  Game time is set for 3:00 p.m. in Lamade Gymnasium.