Lynchburg led 31-30 at halftime when sophomore guard Pete Manos, Jr. (Fort Lauderdale, FL/Avon Old Farms) hit a lay-up at the buzzer. The game was tied at 48 with 5:16 left before the Eagles went on a 6-0 run, fueled by four points from Ricky Easterling. The Hornets trailed by five in the closing seconds before Manos hit a three-pointer to close the lead to two with six ticks on the clock. LC was whistled for a technical foul for an in-bounds violation and Easterling hit both free throws to put the game away.
Senior Ryan Pehanick (Charlottesville, VA/Albemarle) scored a team-high 15 points with seven rebounds, while Manos scored 13. Matt Sweeney (Leonardtown, MD/Leonardtown) scored 11 points and Peter Vasiliou (Chincoteague, VA/ Chincoteague) added seven rebounds.
Easterling scored a team-high 16 points, with six rebounds and five assists. Michael had 13 points and a game-high 13 rebounds and Dan Cunningham scored 12 points.
The Hornets (9-11/6-7 ODAC) will travel to Roanoke College Saturday for an ODAC game Saturday at 2 p.m.
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