Lycoming
Closes Season with a Win
Warriors Defeat
Delaware Valley on the Road
DOYLESTOWN,
Pa.—Lycoming (13-12, 6-8) defeated Freedom Conference foe
Delaware Valley (5-20, 3-11) by a score of 80-75 in the final
game of the 2006-07 season for both teams. The Aggies led at
halftime, 44-34, but the Warriors were able to come back to
claim victory.
The win
clinched a winning season for Lycoming, as junior Kevin
Morris (Camp Hill, PA) continued to rain threes on Warrior
opponents. Morris’ four three-pointers helped him to 22 points
on the day. He also garnered six rebounds and a team-high six
assists.
The Warriors
shot 58.1 percent in the second half, erasing Delaware valley’s
ten-point lead and last
minute
hopes for victory. Sophomore Greg Sye (Chantilly, VA)
culminated his season with 15 points and a pair of rebounds.
Meanwhile, freshman big man Rickey Varnell (Patterson, NY),
pulled down a team-high nine boards.
Junior
David Wilson (Pottsville, PA) had a strong performance with
13 points and three assists, while Jemayne Nowlin
(Gaithersburg, MD) recorded nine points, including a three
and two key free throws down the stretch. The game was still a
one-possession contest with just over
42
seconds left in regulation, but the difference was made at the
foul line. Along with Nowlin’s two, Morris drained four of five
foul shots in the final minute to give Lycoming the win.
Delaware
Valley
senior Isaiah Pinckney put up 21 points for the Aggies,
while Zack Van Dyke notched 18 in the losing effort.
Lycoming
finishes its season on a high note. With no seniors on the
2006-07 squad, the Warriors hope to ride their momentum into a
successful 2007-08 campaign.