WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – All 16 Lycoming College players scored, led by 11 points from senior
Chris Wallace (Randallstown, Md./Calvert Hall), as the 22
nd-ranked men's basketball team defeated Penn College, 92-70, on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 26, at Lamade Gym in a non-conference game.
Lycoming (5-0) continues its best start since 2011-12 when that team started 12-0.
Wallace added seven rebounds and three steals while junior
Darius James (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin) and freshman
Ramadan Jennings (Ohio./Life Skills) each scored 10. James hit 5-of-8 shots while adding four rebounds and Jennings grabbed five rebounds.
Lycoming jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead in the first two minutes. The Warriors followed that run with a 15-8 run to up their lead to 17. Penn College (1-4) answered with an 11-0 run in four minutes to get within six, but seven straight points followed from Lycoming's junior
Calvin Chandler (Lake Worth, Fla./Park Vista) and the lead was back up to 13 at 46-33 with 4:00 left in the first half. Penn College never got within single digits, as the Warriors used physical inside play as well as perimeter speed to pull away and lead by as many as 24.
The Warriors outrebounded the Wildcats, 48-33, as Lycoming pulled in 25 offensive rebounds that led to 30 second chance points. Chandler pulled in a game-high and tied for a career-high nine rebounds, including four offensive. He also added nine points off a bench that scored 59 points. It was the third time this season the reserves scored 50 points or more. Lycoming also forced 34 Penn College turnovers that led to 40 points.
Lycoming also had 20 steals, the second straight game the team had 20 or more. Six players recorded multiple steals, led by three each from Wallace, sophomore
Ronald Jefferson (Brooklyn, N.Y./Christ the King) and sophomore
Devon Taylor (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson).
Junior
T.J. Duckett (Severna Park, Md./Calvert Hall) scored nine points with two steals off the bench. Sophomore
Damani Myers (Baldwin, N.Y./St. Mary's) dished out a game-high five assists while adding four points.
Penn College was led by 17 points from Robert Young Jr. and 11 from Brandon Fedoriw.
The Warriors return to action on Wednesday, Nov. 29, as they host Messiah at 6 p.m. in the MAC Commonwealth opener in Lamade Gym.
