BETHANY,
Okla. -- Four Lyon College players scored in double
figures to pace the team to an 88-82 victory over
Southwestern Christian Friday in the Scots'
season-opener at the Southern Nazarene Classic.
Forward Charles Black led
the Scots with 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the
floor and grabbed seven rebounds.
Guard Jonathan Donaldson
and forward Levi Taylor chipped in 14 points apiece.
Taylor also had a game-high nine rebounds and point
guard Trey Salley rounded out the Lyon quartet in double
digits with 11.
Lyon shot 21-of-35 (60
percent) from the floor in the second half and hit for
36-of-66 buckets (54.5 percent) over the course of the
game.
"We had some struggles
defensively and with fouls," said Scots' head coach
Kevin Jenkins of his teams 27 personal fouls, "but we
shot the ball well. You really can't ask for more than
that in an opening-game win on the road."
Jenkins'
Scots were up 38-34 at the half, and led by as many as
16 with about three minutes to go.
Southwestern Christian's
Roman Owen led all scorers with 23 points while
teammates Jarail Smith and Nolan Johnson added 17 and
16, respectively.
The Scots are back in
action again Saturday at 8 p.m. against the host team.
Fans who wish to listen
to a live broadcast of the Southern Nazarene game on
Satuday can do so by clicking
the link below and selecting the Lyon College men's game
under the audio menu options:
