BRYN ATHYN, Pa. - Men's basketball opened their season at home hosting Manor College and fell 74-58 after a slow first half

Inside the Box Score

• Jaryn McCann led the Lions with 19 points. He added 14 rebounds and 5 steals.
• Jamal Cannady Jr. joined McCann in double figures at 13 points. He added 8 rebounds and 6 assists.
• Matt Contreras netted 9 points and 3 boards.

How it Happened

• Manor College jumped out to a 6-0 lead, but the Lions would answer with consecutive threes from Contreras and Haybert Louchie
• The teams would play even basketball with the scored tied at 11-11...Manor would go on a 12-3 run to stretch the score to 23-14. 
• Bluejays would take a 34-23 lead at the break
• The Lions would look to chip away in the second half to make it a game. 
• From the 16:05 mark to 12:20 mark the men would cut the 16 point deficit down to 7 (48-41)
• The teams would exchange baskets over the next four minutes and the Lions would pull as close as they would for the second half with cutting the lead to 5 after a Juleton Jean-Louis steal and layup to make the score 54-49. 
• Over the next three minute, Manor would answer with a run of their own to bring the lead back up to 13. 
• The men's basketball program would get no closer than 8 the rest of the game and fell by the score of 74-58

Analysis

• Bryn Athyn forced more turnovers (29) and had more steals than Manor (15)
• Manor held the advantage in points off turnovers with 23 compared to the Lions 15.

Coach's Corner:
"Obviously, this is not the way we wanted to start our season. Credit to Manor, they were the tougher team today," Coach Sean Westerlund said. "I was disappointed in our transition defense and our lack of attention to some details offensively. We need to be better and playing out of our flow. It was a good game though with al lot of positives. I thought Jaryn McCann was excellent. Noah Riley and Derreck Orr Jr. both gave great sparks for us as well. We have to be better and we have a great opportunity next Saturday against Division 1 UMES."

Notes

• Bryn Athyn moves to 0-1 and Manor moves 1-0
• Jaryn McCann tied the second highest single game rebound total with 14. First time since Christian Rivera did it in 2016 at Saint Elizabeth (Feb). 

Up Next
The Lions are back in action November 13 in an exhibition against Division University Maryland Eastern at 4pm.