WARRIOR MEN’S BASKETBALL STUNS MARYMOUNT AT THE BUZZER

ARLINGTON, Va. – Jonathan Pribble (So./Woolrich, Pa.; Central Mountain) scored 41 points and hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Lycoming College men’s basketball team an 81-79 victory over Marymount University, Thursday evening. The Warriors came back from 18 points down in the second half to stun the Saints. The victory was Lycoming’s third consecutive and improves their record to 8-2 on the season. Marymount falls to 2-9 with the loss.

The Warriors scored the first six points of the contest but the Saints quickly tied the game up and then used a 22-6 run midway through the period to open up a 15-point advantage.

Leading by 14 at the half, Marymount extended the margin to 18 points just four minutes into the second period. Lycoming, however, responded with a 16-0 run over the next four minutes to pull within two of the home team. Pribble sparked the run with seven consecutive points. After the Saints finally hit a basket to break the run, Pribble added four more points to knot the game at 58-58.

The last ten minutes were a dogfight with five ties and seven lead changes. As the game entered the final 60 seconds, L.J. Huggler (Sr./St. Marys, Pa.; St. Marys) made a layup to give the Warriors a 78-77 lead. Marymount missed a three-point attempt on the ensuing possession but Carson Robins pulled down an offensive rebound and teammate Carlton Phelps was fouled. He calmly sunk two free throws to give the Saints a 79-78 lead with 16 seconds to play.

Lycoming inbounded the ball and called a timeout with 12 seconds to play to set their strategy. The Warriors fumbled the ball setting up the play, but Shaun Morris (Jr./Camp Hill, Pa.; Trinity) recovered the ball with five seconds to play and found Pribble open for the triple at the buzzer.

Pribble’s 41 points led all players and set a new career-high – just two nights after scoring a then career-high 35 points. Huggler added 20 points and five rebounds. Morris led the squad with 10 assists and Derrick Dull (Fr./Ephrata, Pa.; Ephrata) led the team with seven rebounds.

Kip McCoy was Marymount’s leading scorer with 15 points, while Ed Carrai added 14 markers.

Lycoming will return home for their next contest versus Susquehanna University on Sunday, January 11. Tip-off is at 6 p.m.