Musser, who held the previous high assist-mark at 12 set last season against FDU-Florham, sliced Elmira’s defense with pin-point passing throughout the contest. On several occasions, he needled passes to Warriors perched on the low-block that were seemingly blocked from his view, but the outcome resulted in several easy lay-ups for the Lycoming big men. His efforts today moved him into second place all-time with 342 career assists, just 13 shy 2005 graduate Shaun Morris for first place.
Senior forward Jonathan Pribble and freshman post Greg Sye benefited most from Musser’s charitable afternoon with 15 points apiece. Sye was most efficient with his chances, making 7-of-8 field goal attempts. Pribble, who canned a trio of three-pointers and added a game-best eight rebounds, moves into second place on the Warriors all-time scoring list with 1,630 career points. He trails Richard Henninger (1970-74) for the top spot at 2,184 points.
Senior wing Patrick Baylor added 10 scores for the Warriors and came away with three steals. Freshman forward Shawn Harper was solid off the bench in a season-high 17 minutes of play. He dropped in seven points, grabbed three boards, and came away with a pair of steals in an excellent game-long defensive effort.
Elmira was led by center Micah Owens who tallied 15 points and six rebounds. Matt Keating followed up with 11 points including three hits from beyond the arc, and Joe Prunier added 10 points.
The outlook seemed gloomy for the Warriors in the first five minutes of the game as Elmira jumped out to a 9-3 early advantage. The Soaring Eagles seemed to confuse Lycoming’s offense with a full-court press that fell back into a strong half-court zone resulting in three Warrior turnovers.
Lycoming would eventually settle into its offense, much to the thanks of Musser’s passing and game-pace management, but the defense proved the real cause for the Warriors’ turnaround. Lycoming forced Elmira into 12 first-half turnovers, feeding the Warriors offense with extra opportunities. Junior Derrick Dull drained a jumper from the high-post with just under eight minutes left in the first stanza that gave the Warriors its first lead of the match at 17-15. They would not relinquish control from that point on.
The Warriors forced Elmira into 30 miscues for the game directly resulting in 33 Lycoming points. The blue and gold also dominated the paint with 40 points in the key compared to 10 from Elmira, and the Warrior bench poured in 25 tallies against only a single score from the Soaring Eagle substitutes.
Lycoming is next in action on Monday, December 19, as the Warriors welcome cross-town rival Penn College to Lamade Gymnasium. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Elmira College vs Lycoming College 12/17/05 1:00 PM at Williamsport, Pa. At Williamsport, Pa. LYCOMING COLLEGE 67, ELMIRA COLLEGE 42 ELMIRA COLLEGE (2-5) Micah Owens 5-7 5-8 15; Matt Keating 3-7 2-2 11; Joe Prunier 4-13 0-0 10; James Brown 2-2 0-0 4; Colin Lajoie 1-1 0-2 2; Shanon Harmon 0-1 0-0 0; Tim Ingalls 0-3 0-0 0; Nick Molak 0-6 0-0 0; Blaise Dafoe 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-41 7-12 42. LYCOMING COLLEGE (5-4) Jonathan Pribble 6-13 0-0 15; Greg Sye 7-8 1-3 15; Patrick Baylor 4-10 1-1 10; Shawn Harper 3-7 1-1 7; Brad Musser 2-4 2-2 6; Derrick Dull 2-2 0-0 4; Dave Wilson 2-8 0-0 4; Kevin Morris 1-6 0-0 2; Matt McGair 1-1 0-0 2; Kevin Arvai 0-2 2-2 2; Anthony Watson 0-1 0-0 0; Brandon Wilkinson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-64 7-9 67. Elmira College................ 24 18 - 42 Lycoming College.............. 35 32 - 67 3-point goals-Elmira College 5-17 (Matt Keating 3-6; Joe Prunier 2-7; Tim Ingalls 0-2; Nick Molak 0-2), Lycoming College 4-22 (Jonathan Pribble 3-7; Patrick Baylor 1-4; Brad Musser 0-1; Dave Wilson 0-3; Kevin Morris 0-4; Kevin Arvai 0-2; Brandon Wilkinson 0-1). Fouled out--Elmira College-None, Lycoming College-None. Rebounds-Elmira College 35 (Matt Keating 6), Lycoming College 33 (Jonathan Pribble 8). Assists-Elmira College 8 (Nick Molak 4), Lycoming College 19 (Brad Musser 14). Total fouls-Elmira College 14, Lycoming College 18. A-160