The Royals fell behind early in the game as Lynchburg went on a 10-0 run before Stuart Leake (Woodstock, Va./Central) would hit his second free throw, almost four minutes into the game, to finally put the Royals on the board. Leake would finish the game with 14 points and four assists.
EMU would continue to chip into the Lynchburg lead. EJ Arrington (Staunton, Va./Stuarts Draft) and Jason Sager (Edinburg, Va./Central) would pace the Royals in the first half. Arrington would lead the team with six points and four rebounds while Sager’s free throw shot with a little over 7 minutes to play would bring the Royals within one. JoMorrae Gordon (Oakdale, Calif./Pendleton Co.) would put EMU ahead on a jumper from Kendal Swartzendruber (Elkton, Va./Spotswood).
The lead would change four times in the first period before Lynchburg would go ahead by two going into the half. The second half started out much like the first with the Royals trying to play catch-up. Baskets by Ryan Pehanick and Reed Fairchild would push the Hornets lead to eight. Pehanick would lead Lynchburg with 17 points while adding eight boards.
The Royals would get within two of the Hornets lead on a three pointer from junior guard Jeremy Newman (Roanoke, Va./Northside) and a basket from Arrington. Lynchburg would then take control of the game as they increased their lead back to eight on a free throw from Andy Albright. Albright would finish with 12 points and two assists.
The Royals will be back in action on Wednesday, February 4 against Randolph-Macon. Game time is scheduled for 7 pm.
Newspaper Box Score Lynchburg vs Eastern Mennonite 02/02/04 7:00 p.m. at University Commons at Eastern Mennonite At University Commons at Eastern Mennonite LYNCHBURG 73, EASTERN MENNONITE 68 LYNCHBURG (7-12, 4-8) PEHANICK, Ryan 5-12 7-12 17; ALBRIGHT, Andy 4-6 2-4 12; CROWN, Todd 4-7 2-4 11; FAIRCHILD, Reed 5-5 0-0 10; MANOS, Pete 2-9 4-6 9; SWEENEY, Matthew 3-5 0-0 8; WERMUTH, Craig 2-5 0-0 4; PRIOR, Pat 1-3 0-0 2; SHEAFFER, David 0-1 0-0 0; SMITH, Aaron 0-1 0-0 0; CRAFT, Dedrick 0-2 0-2 0. Totals 26-56 15-28 73. EASTERN MENNONITE (4-15, 2-10) ARRINGTON, E.J. 8-9 0-0 17; SAGER, Jason 7-13 2-4 17; LEAKE, Stuart 4-12 4-5 14; LENTZ, Jason 3-9 0-2 6; SWARTZENTRUBER, K. 2-5 0-1 4; DYER, Earl 1-2 0-0 3; NEWMAN, Jeremy 1-3 0-0 3; CULEN, Mike 1-4 0-0 2; GORDON, JoMorrae 1-2 0-1 2. Totals 28-59 6-13 68. Lynchburg 37 36 73 Eastern Mennonite 35 33 68 3-point goals-Lynchburg 6-14 (SWEENEY, Matthew 2-3; ALBRIGHT, Andy 2-3; MANOS, Pete 1-3; CROWN, Todd 1-3; CRAFT, Dedrick 0-1; PEHANICK, Ryan 0-1), Eastern Mennonite 6-18 (LEAKE, Stuart 2-6; DYER, Earl 1-1; SAGER, Jason 1-4; ARRINGTON, E.J. 1-2; NEWMAN, Jeremy 1-2; GORDON, JoMorrae 0-1; CULEN, Mike 0-1; LENTZ, Jason 0-1). Fouled out--Lynchburg-None, Eastern Mennonite-None. Rebounds-Lynchburg 27 (PEHANICK, Ryan 8), Eastern Mennonite 44 (SAGER, Jason 12). Assists-Lynchburg 15 (MANOS, Pete 6), Eastern Mennonite 22 (GORDON, JoMorrae 6). Total fouls-Lynchburg 17, Eastern Mennonite 23. A-418