Madison, NJ (February 7) – Despite a tough battle on Roger Kindel Court, a strong second half from Lebanon Valley (7-15, 5-6 MAC Freedom) saw the FDU-Florham (4-18, 1-10 MAC Freedom) men's basketball team coming up short on Wednesday night. The final score of the MAC Freedom matchup was 73-59.
 
FDU-Florham was once again led by Jaqwan Washington (Bryan, TX), who scored a team-high 15 points while Carson Woods (Phoenix, AZ) and Joseph Carney (Garwood, NJ) followed scoring nine each. Micah Moore (West Orange, NJ) and Woods both notched a team-high eight rebounds leading FDU defensively for the day. Lebanon Valley saw three players reach double-digit points but were paced by a game-high 22 points from Ryan Harder.
 
Lebanon Valley started off the game achieving a 6-0 run early in the game that ended at the 18:17 mark. Shortly after, Carney sank a three-pointer to cut the Dutchmen's lead in half. The Devils were able to spark a run at the 14:38 mark with points from Carney and Washington. The run allowed the Devils to take their first lead of the night with a score of 13-12. That run was ended after Lebanon Valley's Karson Pavlik shot a good three-pointer to take back the lead 15-13. An 8-3 run from the Devils at the 8:36 mark allowed them to take back the lead once again 23-21. This run included baskets from Brian Nichols (Roxbury, NJ), Woods, and Carney. The Dutchman quickly tied the game back up and went on a 13-5 run that saw the Devils going into halftime down 34-28.  
 
The Dutchmen opened the second half on fire as they went on a 7-point run to extend their lead over the Devils, 41-28. This run was halted after back-to-back layups from Andrew Piombino Jr. (Rockaway, NJ) and Moore to make the score 41-32. At the 10:49 minute mark, the Devils started a 7-2 run that ended a minute later with the Devils still down 54-45. Washington score five of the seven points in that run. Shortly after, Lebanon Valley went on an 8-2 run that ended after Woods nailed two buckets to cut down the Dutchmen's lead to 62-51. For the remainder of the game, Lebanon Valley went on to outscore the Devils 11-8. Unfortunately, FDU could not get any closer than the nine-point deficit they had early in the second half as Lebanon Valley went on for the 73-59 MAC Freedom victory.
 
FDU shot 32.2 percent (19-for-59) from the floor, 23.1 percent (6-for-26) from three-point range, and 83.3 (15-for-18) from the free throw line. The Devils scored 24 points in the paint and received 20 of their points off the bench.
 
Lebanon Valley shot 46.6 percent (27-for-58) from the floor, 33.3 percent (5-for-15) from behind the arc, and 56.3 percent (14-for-24) from the free throw line. The Dutchmen scored 32 of their 73 points in the paint and received 23 points off the bench.
 
The Devils will be traveling to Misericordia University on Saturday, February 10 for their MAC Freedom contest scheduled to tip off at 3:00 pm.

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