BRYN ATHYN, Pa. - Men's basketball came into tonight searching for an elusive win and were able to finish the job with a 78-69 win over the visiting Gallaudet Bison.
Inside the box score
How it happened
- Teams played even basketball the first 9Â minutes of the game. Bryn Athyn held a narrow lead 11-10
- The Lions proceeded to go on a 14-4 run thanks to great team basketball and lead 25-14 with 8:38 left in the half
- Bryn Athyn would hold the 11 point lead fot the next four minutes before Gallaudet was able to cut the lead to single digits at half.
- The Lions went into the break with a 38-30 lead
- The Bison would take control of the first 8 minutes of the second half outscoring the Lions by 10 to take a 2 point lead with 12:36 left
- Bryn Athyn would amp up there pressure to take the lead back and over the course of the final portion of the second half the Lions would build the lead back to 9 points and win 78-69.Â
Analysis
- Bryn Athyn forced 26 turnovers and had 14 steals
- The Lions shot a season low .24% from 3
- Cannady Jr. tied the program record for made free throws in a game (13-16)
- The win was the first of Head Coach Sean Westerlund's head coaching career
Coach's Corner
"The scoreboard never validates our process, but feels better when we win. I am really proud of our guys and their response when things got tough. They stayed true and executed what we asked of them. I thought
Haybert Louchie and Jamal Cannady were excellent. We need to continue to sure up some things as we head into conference play against the preseason #1 Cairn on the road. We love the forward momentum we have and we will enjoy this for the night and back at it tomorrow morning for practice," Coach Westerlund said.Â
Up Next
Lions will begin CSAC play on the road at Cairn University on Thursday December 2 at 8 PM.Â
