BRYN ATHYN, Pa. - The Bryn Athyn College men's basketball team made plenty of history in their 103-68 win over Saint Elizabeth on Werdnesday night.
Inside Box Score
- Lions had a balance attack with five players in double figures led by freshman guard, Jamal Canandy Jr. who scored 21 points and dished out 5 helpers
- Junior, Jaryn McCann logged another double double with 20 points and 10 boards
- Sophomore, Derreck Orr Jr. and Isaiah Cureton both scored 13 points. Freshman guard, Noah Riley netted a career high 11 points.
How it happened
- Bryn Athyn jumped on Saint Elizabeth from the jump, opening the game on a 11-2 run with four players contributing to the run
- The Eagles would answer with their on 7-4 run
- Bryn Athyn would methodically grow their lead with their pressure forcing 20 turnovers in the first half.
- Lions would lead 51-24 at half thanks to a driving layup at the buzzer from Orr Jr.
- The second half had a similar tune to the first with Lions growing their lead to 33 points at the 15:58 mark off a three pointer from Cureton
- Saint Elizabeth would cut the lead to 21 points over the next five minutes.
- Bryn Athyn would call a timeout and put the pressure back on and slowly grow their lead back to as big as 36.
- Lions would win 103-68
Coach's Corner
"Tonight was a fun night. I thought this was our most complete game of the year," Coach
Sean Westerlund said. "Our pressure was phenomenal and we are playing excellent team basketball. This was a total team effort and a big night for our program. To have the first win streak and season sweep in three year is major step for our program. We matched our win total from our last full season. This is the first time as a program we logged back to back triple digit scoring outputs. It is all process related and I am thrilled my guys are realizing their fullest potential."
Notes
- Bryn Athyn set a program record with 22 steals and scored 37 points off of turnovers
- Lions scored 103 points which is the second consecutive game over 100 points for Bryn Athyn
- Bryn Athyn shot 57% from the field and 42% from three
- Lions are now 5-15 and 3-7 in conference
Up Next
Bryn Athyn will play host to Great Lakes Christian College (Mi.) on Saturday at 3 PM. Great Lakes is coached by Coach
Sean Westerlund's twin brother Richard Westerlund.