BETHANY,
Okla. -- The Lyon College Scots fell to 1-1 on the year,
thanks to a nationally-ranked Southern Nazarene Crimson
Storm team, in a 96-53 runaway Saturday evening in the
Southern Nazarene Classic.
Southern Nazarene (2-0),
ranked No. 10 in the Preseason Division I NAIA poll,
rocketed to a 46-18 lead at intermission and held the
Scots (1-1) at arm's length in the second half.
Poor shooting plauged the
Scots in the first half as the team hit only 29 percent
(7-of-21) from the field. Things improved from a
shooting standpoint in the second half -- the Scots hit
15-of-30 -- but the damage had been done.
The Crimson Storm hit
41-of-74 shots (55 percent) and out-rebounded the Scots
53-20, but the biggest stat line of the night might have
been in the turnover column where the host team held a
decided advantage -- Lyon had 27 turnovers compared to
SNU's five.
Southern Nazarene's duo
of Brent Kimmel and Leroy Dawson were the game's
high-scorers, earning 14 points apiece.
Forward Charles Black led
the Scots in scoring for the second night in a row,
notching 11 points. Alex Kelly was the only other Lyon
player in double digits, sporting 10 points.
Lyon is idle until its 8
p.m. home opener on Tuesday against Central Baptist
College.
