Hood 89, Lebanon Valley 83

LVC Starters
Jones, Tucker, Timochenko, Reichner, Lewis

Hood Starters
Wang, M., Wang E., Smalls, Pataki, Hollwedel

FREDERICK, Md. – LVC's Collin Jones led all scorers with 29 points as the Lebanon Valley men's basketball team lost a tight game at Hood, 89-83, on Wednesday, Jan. 5. Payton Lewis set a career-high with 18 points all coming from behind the arc. Zach Tucker with 14 rounded out the Dutchmen scorers in double digits.

How It Happened

• The Dutchmen hit five three-pointers en route to staking a 20-14 advantage midway through the first half.
• Hood pulled ahead 29-28 after a three-pointer and layup by Mason Wang, who finished with a team-high 27 points. The Blazers led 37-33 at the break and stretched the lead to as many as 10 in the opening minutes of the half.
• Lewis drilled three of his three-pointers in a three-minute span to key a 14-7 run and draw the Dutchmen with 50-47 at 15:45.
• Hood rebuilt its lead, pulling ahead 70-59 with nine to go. The Dutchmen charged once more, pulling to within four, 79-75 with 3:16 to play, but a 6-0 run by the Blazers sealed their win.

Inside The Numbers

• Seven Dutchmen combined to make 17 three-pointers, setting a new LVC single-game record for three-point field goals made.
• Jones corralled 11 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season. He made a career-best 13 of 15 free throws.
• Hood scored 34 points in the paint. LVC registered 18 second-chance points.
• LVC is now 5-7 (2-3 MACC) on the season. Hood improves to 7-4 (4-0 MACC).

Who's Next?
The Dutchmen host rival Albright College in Sorrentino Gymnasium on Saturday, Jan. 8. Game time is 4 p.m.

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