Junior forward Brian O’Donnell, who finished with 16 points and eight rebounds, scored on a layup with 46 seconds left to cut the Warrior lead to three, 80-77. With three seconds remaining, freshman guard Sean Clark, who finished with 10 points, came up with a steal to give the Royals an opportunity to tie the game, but Scranton turned it over after coming out of a 30-second timeout.
Sophomore guard Matt Snyder led the Royals, now 3-17 overall and 1-8 in the Freedom Conference, with 17 points and freshman guard Mike McGowan added 15. Freshman forward Patrick Clabby had 12 points for Scranton, which shot 52.9 percent from the field in the final 20 minutes of play.
Jeremiah Edison connected on 9 of 10 field goal attempts to lead Lycoming, now 14-5 overall and 6-2 in league play, with a game-high 22 points and L.J. Huggler added 18. The Warriors connected on 31 of 52 field goal attempts (59.6 percent) and held a 41-24 rebounding advantage.
The Royals will host the Rangers of Drew University as part of Wall of Fame Day activities at the Long Center this Saturday, February 7, beginning at 3:00 p.m.
University of Scranton vs Lycoming Warriors 2-4-04 8:00 p.m. at Lamade Gym., Williamsport, Pa. At Lamade Gym., Williamsport, Pa. LYCOMING WARRIORS 80, UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON 77 UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (3-17, 1-8) Matthew Snyder 6-11 0-1 17; Brian O'Donnell 5-14 5-7 16; Mike McGowan 5-8 1-3 15; Patrick Clabby 4-9 2-3 12; Sean Clark 4-9 0-0 10; Michael Riccobono 1-2 2-2 5; Bill Burke 1-3 0-2 2; Victor Agapay 0-2 0-0 0; Justin Freid 0-2 0-0 0; Nick Alfier 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 26-63 10-18 77. LYCOMING WARRIORS (14-5, 6-2) Jeremiah Edison 9-10 4-5 22; L.J. Huggler 8-10 2-4 18; Matt Stackhouse 4-6 5-6 13; Jonathan Pribble 4-13 2-3 12; Patrick Baylor 3-4 0-0 7; Curtis Mays 3-5 0-0 6; Brad Musser 0-4 2-2 2. Totals 31-52 15-20 80. University of Scranton........ 29 48 - 77 Lycoming Warriors............. 40 40 - 80 3-point goals-University of Scranton 15-32 (Matthew Snyder 5-8; Mike McGowan 4-5; Patrick Clabby 2-4; Sean Clark 2-5; Michael Riccobono 1-2; Brian O'Donnell 1-6; Nick Alfier 0-2), Lycoming Warriors 3-9 (Jonathan Pribble 2-6; Patrick Baylor 1-1; Curtis Mays 0-1; Brad Musser 0-1). Fouled out--University of Scranton-None, Lycoming Warriors-None. Rebounds-University of Scranton 24 (Brian O'Donnell 8), Lycoming Warriors 41 (Matt Stackhouse 9). Assists-University of Scranton 13 (Michael Riccobono 4), Lycoming Warriors 17 (Curtis Mays 8). Total fouls-University of Scranton 19, Lycoming Warriors 20. A-829