BATESVILLE -- Jonathan
Donaldson and Levi Taylor scored 14 points apiece and
the Lyon College Scots shot a season-high 82 percent
from the free-throw line in a 64-51 triumph versus the
John Brown University Golden Eagles Saturday evening at
Becknell Gymnasium.
The Scots hit 23 of 28
from the charity stripe, including 10 of 11 in the
second half to hold off the Golden Eagles down the
stretch. Taylor picked up nine rebounds to go with his
point total while Donaldson hit on 7 of 8 foul shots to
share game-high honors.
Lyon (8-3) also got a big
effort from its bench as the reserves contributed 25
points – including eight from freshman Alex Kelly and
seven from forward Preston Butts. Starting forward
Charles Black also earned seven points for the Scots.
John Brown (8-4) received
14 points from guard Adam Workman and 12 from Jesse
Scroggins.
Lyon’s victory was its
fifth straight overall and avenged a Nov. 11, 23-point
loss to the Golden Eagles at Siloam Springs. The Scots
are idle until Jan. 3 when they open the TranSouth
Conference season with a game at Crichton College.
