Presidents size too much for Lions
Presidents size too much for Lions
Washington, PA- Most of the statistical categories in Saturday's match-up between the Penn State Fayette Roaring Lions and the Washington and Jefferson Presidents were aligned and fairly close, except for one. Again, the Roaring Lions failed to win the "battle of the boards", as the Presidents of Washington and Jefferson College out-rebounded Fayette 43-22 in an 88-73 loss. The loss makes it 4 in a row for the Roaring Lions, as they eagerly anticipate coming home to open PSUAC play on November 30, when they will host Penn State DuBois.
Down 20 at the intermission, the Lions scored the first 9 points of the second half in less than a minute, as Fayette's guard play put the pressure on the Presidents. Three pointers by Luke Williams (Maui, HI), Derek Jones (Brownsville, PA), and CJ Gaddis (Brownsville, PA) sparked a run that would continue until the final buzzer sounded.
The Roaring Lion offensive attack was fairly balanced, as four Fayette cagers finished with double digits. Dierre Jenkins (Uniontown, PA) paced the Lions with 16 points. Jenkins also added 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals to his stat sheet, rounding out a balanced performance. "Dierre played a well-rounded game today. His basketball IQ is extremely high, and he often sees things developing before they happen," said head coach Mark John.
Following Jenkins in the scoring column was Williams, as he continued to play an integral role on both ends of the court. Williams finished with 15 points and was one rebound shy of the Lions first double-double of the season.
The Lions offensive production was polished off by Gaddis and Jacob Bronder (Pittsburgh, PA), as they added 13 and 12 points respectively. Jones added 8 points and collected 2 steals, while Darius Mack (Washington, DC) collected 6 rebounds in Saturday's loss to the Presidents.
The Roaring Lions out-shot the Presidents 60-55, but were unable to collect the shots that came off of the rim, as the Presidents scored 22 second chance points in the paint, proving to be the difference in back and forth battle.