Men's Basketball

Warriors fall in Commonwealth match-up 76-56

Greg SyeELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Lycoming College men’s basketball team fell to Elizabethtown College in a conference match up Wednesday, Feb. 11 by a score of 76-56. The Warriors shot at a 42.6 (20-47) percent clip, but were out-rebounded the Warriors, 37-29.

With the loss, Lycoming is now 11-10 overall and falls to 4-5 in the Commonwealth Conference. Elizabethtown improves to 11-11, and 5-5 in the conference.

The majority of the Warrior offense was on the shoulders of Brandon Wilkinson, Greg Sye and Eric Anthony. Wilkinson was the points-leader for Lycoming with 12, going 4-of-6 from beyond the three-point arc. Sye had 11 points and was tied with Will Kelly for team-high rebounds (5) while Anthony recorded 10 points.

On the Elizabethtown offense, Joe Flanagan was the game-high scorer with 20. Keith Fogel scored a second best 14. Mike Church played big on the glass, grabbing six while Josh Houseal had five. Four other Blue Jays had four Eric Anthonyrebounds.

There are three teams vying for the fourth playoff spot in the conference. Elizabethtown is 5-5 with two conference games left to play, Lycoming is 4-5 with three Commonwealth games remaining, and Lebanon Valley is 4-6, also with two games slated.

Lycoming’s next game will be Saturday, Feb. 14 in Chester, Pa. when it visits Widener for a 3 p.m. tipoff.
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