With the win, the Devils improved to 10-4 (3-1 Freedom Conference) while Lycoming dropped to 7-7 (1-3 Freedom Conference).
Lycoming jumped out to an 8-4 advantage with 3:10 gone by in the game when FDU went on a 17-0 run to take a 21-8 lead with 12:35 left in the first half. Emslie scored eight points in the run. After the Devils took a 30-14 lead with 6:55 left in the first, Lycoming had a 9-1 spurt to cut the lead to 31-23 with 2:42 left. However, the Devils got their lead back to double digits, 33-23, with 0:24 to play and kept the same lead going into the locker rooms.
The Devils came out attacking to start the second half, opening a 40-25 lead just 2:36 into the second half. Lycoming would not go away though, making a 15-7 run to close the lead to 47-40 with 12:28 left to play. That was the closest the Warriors would get as FDU went on a 12-0 run over the next four minutes to take a 59-40 lead and put the game away. Emslie scored seven points in the run to help the Devils ice the game.
βI thought today we really focused in on the defensive end,β said assistant coach Bill Zotti. βIt really showed every time Lycoming would make a run at us we were able to get key stops that enabled us to stem the tide. We know we have to keep working on the defensive end to keep our run going.β
Senior center Brian Rimol (Randolph, NJ/Randolph) scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds while senior forward Pierre Schmitt (Park Ridge, NJ/Park Ridge) added 14 points. Sophomore forward Greg Sye (Chantilly, VA/Chantilly) led Lycoming with 20 points and 11 rebounds while junior guard David Wilson (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville) chipped in 14 points.
The Devils return to action on Tuesday, January 16, 2007, at Delaware Valley beginning at 8 pm.