Lycoming 63, Lebanon Valley 54
 
LVC Starters
Baker, Tucker, Anderson, Abdo Deihm
 
Lyco Starters
Dangerfield, James, Doughty, Fidelis, Chandler
 
How It Happened
Lycoming pulled away late in the second half to defeat Lebanon Valley 63-54 on Wednesday night in MAC Commonwealth men's basketball action inside Sorrentino Gymnasium. The Dutchmen fell to 2-6, 0-3 MACC, while the Warriors jumped to 5-3, 1-2 MACC.
 
Down by just three at 36-33 with 16:27 remaining in the second half, Jeremy Deihm made a layup, bringing LVC to within one at 36-35. After Lyco went back up by five at 42-37, Zach Tucker sank two consecutive free throws at 14:27 to make it a three-point game at 42-39. From there, the Dutchmen hung around and didn't let the Warriors run away with the contest, as Jordan Abdo nailed a 3-pointer with 5:04 left to bring LVC to within eight at 58-50.
 
Then, with 2:09 to go, Abdo hit a jumper in the paint to bring LVC to within six at 60-54, but Lyco's D'Yante Doughty responded with a huge trey that proved to be the dagger, as his bucket from beyond the arc put the Warriors back up by nine at 63-54, and the advantage was too large for LVC to come back from, as Lyco held on for the eventual 63-54 win.
 
The Dutchmen hopped out to an early 8-4 lead after Trevor Covey's free throw made it a four-point advantage with 12:26 left in the first half.  The Warriors, however, answered with a 17-7 run spanning over six minutes of action to take a 21-15 advantage with 6:06 remaining. For the rest of the first half, Lyco held on to their advantage, but with 56 seconds left, Tucker made a layup to cut the Warriors lead at 31-25 heading into second-half action.
 
LVC opened up the second half with a 6-0 run, capped by back-to-back free throws from Abdo to knot the game at 31-31 with 17:58 left. On the ensuing possession, Markanthony Fidelis came down the court and knocked down a three to end LVC's run and put the visitors back on top at 34-31. The Warriors never relinquished their advantage from there and went on to take the game 63-54.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Abdo paced the Dutchmen's offense with 13 points. He added six rebounds and a pair of steals.
 - Chris Anderson finished with 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting and notched a team-high five helpers.
 - Covey finished with nine points.
 - Deihm chipped in eight points and had a pair of assists.
 - Derreck Orr Jr. recorded two points and two boards off the bench.
 - Lyco's Doughty led all scorers with 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting.
 - The Warriors Darius Dangerfield was also in double-digits in points with 12.
 - Lyco outshot the Dutchmen 40.7-percent to 39.6-percent.
 - The visitors narrowly outrebounded LVC at 38-33.
 - The Warriors held the edge in points off turnovers (14-11), bench points (13-11), and points in the paint (32-28).
 
Who's Next?
LVC looks to get back on track this weekend when the Dutchmen travel to Huntingdon to partake in Juniata's Doc Green Tournament. LVC takes on Cabrini on Friday at 5 p.m.
 
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