SCRANTON, Pa. - The Men's Basketball team traveled to University of Scranton for their season opening tip-off tournament to take on Marywood University and fell 88-56. 

Inside the Box Score

• Will Little poured in 10 points while adding 4 rebounds.
• Francesco Boniciolli was a bright spot in his Lion debut with 6 points, 2 boards, and 1 assist
• Jakir Hampton, Keith Bullock Jr. and Malik Carson all contributed to the final score with 7 points each. 

How it Happened

• Bryn Athyn started the game off on a positive note by scoring the first two points of the game. 
• Marywood would control things from there jumping out on a 24-8 run through the first 10 minutes to build a 24-10 lead.
• Lions would settle in to get stops and play even basketball the rest of the half and head into break down 14.
• Marywood would enter the half with a 36-22 lead. 
• Bryn Athyn cut the lead to 10 right out of half
• Marywood answered the quick run by the Lions to build a 21 point lead forcing Bryn into a timeout. 
• Bryn Athyn could not cut the deficit
• Marywood did not look back for the rest of the game winning by 32

Coach's Corner

• "Our defensive discipline and attention to detail was extremely poor today. We got what we deserve. We showed no effort and no level of compete on the defensive end of the floor. Offensively, we went through the motions. It's a long season, but we know the issues we're battling and we have another opportunity to get better tomorrow," Coach West said.

Notes

• Bryn Athyn had 0 foul shot attempts in the first half and went 15-22 in the second half from the charity stripe. 
• Marywood dominated the boards with a 20+ advantage
• Lions shot 36% from the field

Next

• The Lions will continue play in the Scranton Invitational Tip-off with a game against Medgar Evers College at 2pm in Scranton on 11/9/24.