Box Score

The Albright College men's basketball team couldn't recover from a pair of first half LVC runs, in a 78-57 home loss to the Lebanon Valley College Dutchmen on Saturday.

Seniors Pedro Perez (15 points) and Kyle Jordan (14 points) led the Lions in scoring, while each missing a double-double with nine total rebounds. Perez added four steals.

As a team, the Lions shot just 39.3% from the floor and 47.1% (3-of-10 in the second half) at the free throw line. Albright also missed 13 of 14 attempts from behind the arc.

Kevin Agnew, third in the nation in scoring, drove hard on Jordan for his second consecutive basket and an 11-0 LVC run to open the game. Jordan finally got the Lions on the board following an Albright timeout.

Albright showed signs of life in the middle part of the first half. Calvert Gantz' block led to a Perez fast break that cut the deficit to 17-11. Perez soon stole a pass and fed freshman Sameen Swint in transition to make it 23-18.

LVC had another big run to end the first period however. Mike Fasano's three-pointer gave the Dutchmen a 35-22 lead, and Travis Conrad's putback made it 39-22 at the half.

The Dutchmen pushed the gap over 20 early in the second half. Perez had another fast break basket to cut it to 55-42, but the Lions couldn't get closer despite a Jordan dunk two minutes later.

Agnew made 16-of-17 free throws and finished with a game-high 28 points for the visitors. Fasano added 18 points.

Albright falls to 8-7, 4-4 and concludes the first half of its Commonwealth Conference schedule with an important road game at Lycoming on Wednesday.