Gwynedd Mercy 77, Lebanon Valley 57
 
LVC Starters
Baker, Tucker, Covey, Abdo, Deihm
 
Gwynedd Mercy Starters
Spencer, Seigafuse, Harriott, Dunham, Slewion
 
How It Happened
ANNVILLE, Pa. – Gwynedd Mercy proved to be too much for Lebanon Valley in a 77-57 defeat to the Griffins on Saturday afternoon in non-conference men's basketball action. The Dutchmen dropped to 2-3, while Gwynedd Mercy stayed perfect and went to 4-0.
 
The contest was close early on with the Dutchmen down by just two at 8-6 with 15:17 remaining in the opening half. Gwynedd Mercy then opened up a 15-8 lead with 13:43 to go thanks to a 7-2 spurt. Later, Mason Green knocked down back-to-back shots from the charity stripe, bringing LVC to within five at 17-12 with 11:03 to go, but the hot-shooting Griffins went back up by double digits quickly after a 3-pointer by Myles Bunyon, followed by a layup from Nathaniel Walker, making it a 22-12 game with 9:36 left in the first. Back-and-forth action continued and after two possessions, the Dutchmen found themselves back to within five after Green's triple and Luis Garcia's layup made it 22-17 with 8:24 remaining. The game stayed tight for a few minutes after, but with 3:19 left and Gwynedd Mercy ahead 30-23, the Griffins ended the opening half on a 13-4 run and LVC went into the locker room down by 16 at 43-27.
 
In the second, the Dutchmen pulled to within 13 after Justin Baker hit a pair of free throws to make it 49-36 with 15:41 to go, but LVC was unable to get any closer. Gwynedd Mercy, who let off 29 3's in the game, made 11 of them and the Griffins never relinquished their advantage. LVC's offense was never able to get in rhythm and the Dutchmen eventually fell 77-57.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Jeremy Deihm led the Dutchmen's offense with 12 points. He added seven rebounds and had a pair of assists in 25 minutes of action.
 - Justin Baker added eight points and was a perfect 6-for-6 from the free-throw line while adding seven boards.
 - Mason Green ended with seven points.
 - Luis Garcia dished out a team-high four assists and registered four points off the bench.
 - Trevor Hamilton provided five rebounds off the bench.
 - Jordan Abdo scored six points for LVC.
 - Jeff Seigafuse led the Griffins with 14 points.
 - Gwynedd Mercy's Somah Slewion recorded 13 points and Donaven Spencer was also in double digits in points with 10.
 - LVC shot just 33.9-percent from the floor and the Griffins shot 49.2-percent.
 - The Dutchmen outrebounded Gwynedd Mercy 40-36.
 - LVC went 17-for-22 as a team at the charity stripe.
 
Who's Next?
LVC is back inside Sorrentino Gymnasium this Tuesday, Nov. 26, when the Dutchmen host Elizabethtown for an 8 p.m. contest.
 
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