LYCOMING MEN’S BASKETBALL SUFFERS LOSS AT DESALES

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – The Lycoming College men’s basketball team traveled to DeSales University, Wednesday evening, for a Freedom Conference contest. The Warriors started strong but went cold in the second half, ultimately falling to the Bulldogs, 45-60. Lycoming drops to 12-5 overall and 3-3 within the conference. DeSales improves to 13-4 and 5-1.

The Warriors opened the game on fire, building a 26-11 lead midway through the first period. The Bulldogs chipped away at the deficit but Lycoming still led by seven at halftime – 32-25.

In the second half, the Warriors went ice-cold, shooting just 21% from the field and scoring just 13 points. Conversely, DeSales shot 58% from the field in the second half and completed the comeback with 35 second-half points.

Jonathan Pribble (Jr./Woolrich, Pa.; Central Mountain) was Lycoming’s leading scorer with 12 points to go along with seven rebounds. Patrick Baylor (Jr./Broomall, Pa.; Cardinal O’Hara) added 10 points and five rebounds. Brad Musser (Jr./Mifflinburg, Pa.; Mifflinburg) led the squad with eight assists, while Dave Pearson (Fr./Strasburg, Pa.; Lampeter-Strasburg) blocked four shots in the game.

The Bulldogs were led by Kyle Koch, who scored 23 points. Kevin Welsh added 11 markers and Michael Venafra chipped in 10 points.

The Warriors will look to rebound on Saturday, January 29, when they host Drew University. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. in Lamade Gymnasium.