Drew defeats Lycoming at Lamade Gym in Landmark men’s basketball game
Four Lycoming College men’s basketball players finished in double figures on Saturday afternoon, but Drew University shot 54% from the field in a 95-72 Landmark Conference win at Lamade Gym.
The Warriors (1-8 overall, 1-3 Landmark) were led by 12 points each from senior Ivan Komitski and freshman Gyasi Miller, with Miller hitting two 3-pointers and adding two steals. Junior Isaiah Valentine added 11 points and seven rebounds and sophomore Hayden Pardoe, a Central Mountain graduate, added 10 points, nine rebounds and three assists.
The Warriors shot 42% (28 of 66) from the floor in the fast-paced game, also forcing 13 turnovers from first-place Drew (6-2 overall, 4-0 Landmark).
The Warriors stayed within two points during the game’s first six and a half minutes, with a layup from first-year Noah Mathis (Ewing, N.J./Notre Dame) making it 14-12 before Drew went on a 20-5 run to make it 34-17. The Warriors cut that lead down by scoring 19 points in the last seven minutes of the half to make it 49-36 at the break.
In the second half, Drew jumped out with the period’s first 14 points and never let Lycoming back within 18. Miller scored all 12 of his points in the second period while Komitski added six of the team’s 36 points in the period.
Mathis finished with seven points and five rebounds and sophomore Misaias Herrera drilled two 3-point attempts and added two assists for the Warriors.
Josh Kline led the Rangers with 17 points, four steals and three assists and Matthew Zenker, Malcolm Newman and James Anderson all had 11 points. David Musial finished with nine points, nine rebounds and five assists.
The Warriors are back on the court after final exams, hosting Wilson College on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 1 p.m., in Lamade Gym.
Drew 95, Lycoming 72
DREW (6-2, 4-0 LANDMARK)
Peso Crump 4-6 0-0 9; David Musial 3-3 1-2 9; Matthew Zenker 5-12 0-0 11; Malcolm Newman 4-9 0-1 11; Josh Kline 7-12 1-2 17; Devon Musial 2-5 2-2 7; Eli Yusavage 2-5 0-0 5; Kevin Cronin 3-4 0-1 6; James Anderson 4-7 0-2 11; Marc Herasme 2-3 1-2 6; Ben Kipnis 0-1 0-2 0; Anthony Tancredi 0-0 0-0 0; Will Bradley 0-0 0-0 0; Kevin Cotton 0-1 0-0 0; Andres De Los Reyes 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 37-69 5-14 95.
LYCOMING (1-8, 1-3 LANDMARK)
Hayden Pardoe 5-8 0-1 10; Ethan Bomgardner 2-5 0-0 4; Isaiah Valentine 4-10 2-2 11; Ivan Komitski 4-10 3-3 12; Connor Shanahan 2-5 2-2 6; Noah Mathis 3-5 1-1 7; Gyasi Miller 4-6 2-3 12; Misaias Herrera 2-4 0-0 6; Princeton Layton 2-11 0-0 4; Brian Kopp 0-2 0-0 0; Jalen Godette 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-66 1-12 72.
Halftime: Drew 49-36. 3-point goals: Drew 16-37 (Newman 3-5, Anderson 3-6, Kline 2-4, Da. Musial 2-2, Herasme 1-2, De Los Reyes 1-1, Zenker 1-5, Crump 1-3, De. Musial 1-3, Yusavage 1-3, Cronin 0-1, Kipnis 0-1), Lycoming 6-18 (Miller 2-3, Herrera 2-4, Valentine 1-2, Komitski 1-4, Pardoe 0-1, Shanahan 0-1, Kopp 0-1, Layton 0-2). Fouled out: Drew-none; Lycoming-none. Rebounds: Drew 38 (Da. Musial 9), Lycoming 36 (Pardoe 9). Assists: Drew 23 (Crump 5, Da. Musial 5), Lycoming 12 (Pardoe 3). Technical fouls: Drew-Crump; Lycoming-none. Total fouls: Drew 16, Lycoming 19. A: 188.