Lycoming Battles Division One Lafayette

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.—Lycoming took on a big foe on Thursday night, traveling to NCAA division I Lafayette. The Warriors played tough but eventually fell 72-54.

Lafayette, who plays the likes of Bucknell, Notre Dame and Indiana, jumped to an 11-2 lead to start the game, when Jemayne Nowlin (Gaithersburg, MD) hit the first of his four three-pointers to spark the blue and gold. Greg Sye (Chantilly, VA) followed with a layup and the Warriors looked to make a run. However, the Leopards scored seven unanswered points to reestablish their big lead.

Throughout the game, head coach Don Friday’s team showed true grit battling back to single digit deficits. Following Lafayette’s seven-point run, David Wilson (Pottsville, PA) and Kevin Morris (Camp Hill, PA) hit back-to-back jumpers to keep the pace. But Leopard Bilal Abdullah answered with a three-pointer. This would prove the theme of the evening as the powerful Leopards kept the gritty Warriors at bay while Lafayette’s lead grew..

Nowlin and Sye led Lycoming with 13 points each. Nowlin was Friday’s big threat from three-point land, hitting 75% of his bombs. Wilson and Anthony Watson (Philadelphia, PA) distributed the ball with three assists apiece.

The Warriors travel to Susquehanna on Sunday afternoon for a 1:00 p.m. game. Lycoming’s next home contest is versus crosstown rival Penn College on Tuesday December 19 at 7:00 p.m. at Lamade Gymnasium.