ANNVILLE, Pa. – Hot shooting behind the arc late in the game keyed the Lebanon Valley men's basketball team to a 67-63 victory over Neumann University in the championship game of the Rinso Marquette Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 12 in Louis A. Sorrentino '54 Gymnasium.
 
LVC trailed 59-51 with six minutes remaining in the second half before heating up from deep. Evan Smith drained a pair of three-pointers, and Ryan Harder hit the go-ahead bucket to fuel a 10-3 run that staked the Dutchmen to a 62-61 advantage with 1:07 to play.
 
A pair of free throws by Kyle Tang stretched the lead to three, before a layup by Neumann's Jalen Vaughns pulled the Knights to 64-63 with 12 seconds on the clock. Vaughns led all scorers with 25 points.
 
Smith sank a pair of free throws and Harder later added one of his own to seal the win and send the Dutchmen to their second win of the season.
 
LVC returns to action on Friday, Nov. 18 at Susquehanna University for the Susquehanna Tip-Off Tournament. The Dutchmen will face the host River Hawks in the opening round with tip-off at 8 p.m.
 
Inside the Box Score

• Collin Jones finished with 16 points and six rebounds to lead a trio of LVC scorers in double digits.
• Antonio Redding chipped in with 15 points, including a 3-for-4 shooting performance from behind the arc.
• Smith scored 11 points, while Harder and Tang each added nine.
• LVC's bench outscored Neumann 26-4.
• The Dutchmen's long-range shooting proved key, 45% compared to 27% for the Knights.
• The game featured three ties and eight lead changes.

 
All-Tournament Team
Collin Jones (MVP), LVC
Antonio Redding, LVC
Jacob Valeus, New Jersey City
Justin Savage, Delaware Valley
Jalen Vaughns and Ryan Starr, Neumann
 
About Rinso Marquette
The Dr. George "Rinso" Marquette Basketball Tournament began in 1992 in honor of one of the College's most beloved administrators and the second-winningest coach in LVC basketball history. In his first season as head coach of men's basketball, he led his quad to the "Sweet 16" of the NCAA Tournament. Marquette was named dean of men and then vice president for student affairs in 1984 and remained in that position until his retirement in 1990. Marquette and his wife, Rufina Balmer Marquette '51, long remained active in the campus community. On Oct. 16, 1999, LVC honored Marquette by dedicating a residence hall in his name. The Marquette Tournament expanded in 2003-04 to add a women's competition. Marquette passed away in 2008, but his legacy lives on for future generations of LVC Dutchmen.