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MADISON, NJ — The Rangers rallied from ten points down to have a chance to tie with 13 seconds remaining, but fell 51-47 to Lycoming in Madison. Trailing 47-37 with three minutes remaining Drew staged a furious comeback cumlminating in a crucial Damon DiLorenzo steal to give Drew the ball with 13 seconds left in the game. Unfortunately for the Rangers, a three-point attempt fell short as Drew suffered its fourth straight loss, three of which have come by fewer than five points. Chris Lopez led the Rangers with 12 point and nine rebounds while DiLorenzo added 11, five rebounds, and two steals. Drew fell to 6-9 with the loss, 1-3 in the Freedom Conference while Lycoming improved to 8-7, 2-2.

In a tense, physical match, Drew fell behind early in the first half, entering the break down, 27-19. The Warriors’ lead fluctuated between eight and ten for most of the second half before the Rangers run late in the game. Lopez cut the lead to eight with 2:45 on the clock and David Cramer brought it down to five with 1:12 remaining. After a pair of Warrior free throws, DiLorenzo hit a three to pull the Rangers within four. The teams exchanged fouls with Drew picking up a point as Cramer hit both of his free throws with 23 seconds remaining. The Rangers forced a turnover on the inbound play with DiLorenzo making a diving steal to give Drew the chance to tie up the game. Unfortunately for Drew, Cramer’s three point attempt came up short and the Warriors sealed the win.

Senior forward Jonathan Pribble was the game’s high scorer with 19 points for Lycoming. Dave Wilson added eight points and 10 rebounds for the Warriors.

The Rangers get back into action as they take on FDU-Florham on Tuesday at Drew.