Lyon College's 10-game
TranSouth Conference losing streak came to an end when
Trey Salley hit a layup with :01 remaining to send the
Scots to a 70-68 victory Thursday evening over the Freed
Hardeman Lions.
The Scots improve to 10-13 overall and
1-10 in league play. Freed-Hardeman drops to 6-18 and
4-8.
Levi Taylor led the Scots with 16 points
and was 6 of 6 from the free-throw line. Guard Jonathan
Donaldson notched a double-double with 14 points and 10
rebounds. Salley scored 12 points and Preston Butts
added 11 points and six boards.
Freed-Hardeman's Shun Trevillian led all
players with 17 points. Brent McPherson added 12 points.
Lyon hit just 42 percent
from the field, but the Scots had their best free-throw
shooting performance since conference play began,
hitting 16 of 19 shots from the foul line for 84
percent.
