News Release

GLENSIDE, Pa. — Senior guard J.D. Byers led all scorers with 26 points and No. 22 Lebanon Valley defeated host Arcadia University 76-63 in non-conference men’s basketball action Monday evening.

Lebanon Valley (8-1), playing for the first time in 23 days following semester break, won its seventh straight game, the team’s longest winning streak since the 1998-99 season.

Arcadia (1-9), which lost its fourth game in a row, was led by Cory Rich and Justin McCuen, who scored 17 and 16 points, respectively.

Byers shot 7-for-15 from the field and was a perfect 10-for-10 at the foul line as he surpassed the 1,500-point mark for his career. He now has 1,516 points for his career, seventh on Lebanon Valley’s all-time list.

Lebanon Valley held a slim 31-28 lead at halftime before pulling away in the second half. The Flying Dutchmen outscored the Knights 45-35 on 60.9% shooting over the final 20 minutes. LVC shot a season-best 53.1% from the field for the night.

After shooting 42.9% in the opening half, Arcadia was held to 32.3% shooting in the second stanza.

Senior forward Steve Buzinski enjoyed a career night for the Dutchmen, recording his fifth double-double of the season. Buzinski notched a career-high 18 points on 8-of-13 shooting to go with 12 rebounds.

Senior center Brad Stigelman and sophomore guard Hunter Bretschneider added 10 points apiece for LVC.

Lebanon Valley vs Arcadia
1/3/05 7:00 pm at Glenside, Pa.
At Glenside, Pa.
LEBANON VALLEY 76, ARCADIA 63
LEBANON VALLEY (8-1)
J.D. Byers 7-15 10-10 26; Steve Buzinski 8-13 2-3 18; Brad Stigelman 4-4 2-2
10; Hunter Bretschneider 2-4 4-4 10; Billy Orr 3-5 1-2 7; Dan Hogan 2-4 0-2
4; Peter Ruth 0-2 0-0 0; Jimmy Curran 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-49 20-25 76.
ARCADIA (1-9)
Corey Rich 6-18 3-3 17; Justin McCuen 5-11 4-5 16; Dave Boettcher 5-8 2-2
12; Ty Wallace 2-11 0-0 5; Andrew Hauber 1-1 2-2 4; Andrew Martin 2-5 0-1 4;
Stuart Slattery 1-3 0-0 3; Kevin Brown 0-1 2-6 2; Eric Elliott 0-1 0-0 0.
Totals 22-59 13-19 63.
Lebanon Valley................   31   45  -   76
Arcadia.......................   28   35  -   63
3-point goals-Lebanon Valley 4-8 (J.D. Byers 2-3; Hunter Bretschneider 2-4;
Jimmy Curran 0-1), Arcadia 6-21 (Justin McCuen 2-7; Corey Rich 2-10; Stuart
Slattery 1-2; Ty Wallace 1-2). Fouled out--Lebanon Valley-None,
Arcadia-None. Rebounds-Lebanon Valley 33 (Steve Buzinski 12), Arcadia 32
(Dave Boettcher 9). Assists-Lebanon Valley 7 (J.D. Byers 3; Hunter
Bretschneider 3), Arcadia 9 (Kevin Brown 2; Ty Wallace 2). Total
fouls-Lebanon Valley 20, Arcadia 21. A-320