KEUKA PARK, N.Y. – Central Mountain graduate sophomore Hayden Pardoe led the Lycoming College men’s basketball team with 20 points as two of his teammates finished in double figures, but the Keuka College overcame a first-half deficit thanks in large part to a 76.% effort from the free throw line to earn a 71-66 non-conference victory at the JMW Recreation and Athletic Center on Wednesday evening.

Pardoe scored 18 points in the first half, going 7 of 10 from the field, before finishing with 20 points, five rebounds and three blocks. Sophomore Connor Shanahan had 14 points and two steals and junior Isaiah Valentine added 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists as Lycoming (0-3 overall) shot 38 percent (26 of 68) of the land.

Freshman Gyasi Miller added eight points, six rebounds and five steals in his debut and sophomore Ethan Bomgardner added six points and four rebounds.

Keuka (2-0 overall) led 17-5 in the game’s opener at 7:30 before the Warriors responded with a 26-10 run over the next nine minutes, as Pardoe led that run with 10 points . The Warriors increased their lead to eight at 38-30 with 1:32 left after a Shanahan free throw before taking a six-point lead into the break.

Lycoming led by 10 in the first four minutes of the second half and by eight after a layup by senior Ivan Komitski with 14:21 remaining, but Keuka used an 11-2 run to lead by four to 10 minutes to go. Lycoming pulled within three possessions, with a layup by freshman Noah Mathis (Ewing, NJ/Notre Dame) with 25 seconds remaining making the score 67-66. However, the Wolves made four free throws in the final seconds to secure the victory.

Will Tehan led the Wolves with 21 points and nine rebounds and Damon Brumfield added 19 points. Akinlana Popoola added 16 points and four assists, while Keuka shot 42 percent from the field (22 of 53) and 76 percent from the free throw line (19 of 25).

The Warriors will return to the field on Saturday, November 16 when they host Haverford in a non-conference game at 4 p.m. at Lamade Gym.

LYCOMING (0-3)

Hayden Pardoe 8-18 2-2 ​​20; Ethan Bombardner 3-5 0-0 6; Isaiah Valentine 4-10 3-4 12; Ivan Komitski 1-5 0-0 2; Bernard Rogers 0-2 0-0 0; Misaias Herrera 0-1 0-0 0; Noah Mathis 2-5 0-0 4; Brian Kopp 0-3 0-0 0; Gyasi Miller 2-8 2-4 8; Blessing Ekwuazi 0-1 0-0 0; Connor Shanahan 6-10 2-3 14. Totals 26-68 9-13 66.

KEUKA (2-0)

Jaden Keasey 2-6 1-2 5; Damon Blumfield 4-11 9-12 19; Akinlana Popoola 6-16 3-4 16; Tyler Green 4-8 1-2 10; Will Tehan 6-7 5-5 21; Temple CJ 0-1 0-0 0; Ty LaBarge 0-3 0-0 0; Makya Morrison 0-0 0-0 0; Zane Weir 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-53 19-25 71.

Halftime: Lycoming, 38-32. 3-point goals: Lycoming 5-21 (Pardoe 2-7, Miller 2-4, Valentine 1-2, Herrera 0-1, Shanahan 0-1, Komitski 0-2, Kopp 0-2, Mathis 0-2) , Keuka 8-17 (Brumfield 2-4, Tehan 4-5, Vert 1-1, Popoola 1-2, LeBarge 0-1, Temple 0-1, Keasey 0-2). Dirty: Lycoming-none; Keuka-none. Rebounds: Lycoming 37 (Valentine 7), Keuka 41 (Tehan 9). Assists: Lycoming 10 (Valentine 4), Keuka 11 (Popoola 4). Technical fouls: Lycoming-none; Keuka-none. Total fouls: Lycoming 21, Keuka 14. A: 243.