BRYN ATHYN, Pa. – The Salisbury University men's basketball team saw its four-game win streak snapped on Tuesday evening, dropping a 73-66 decision in a road bout against the Bryn Athyn College Lions.
The Sea Gulls (7-3) rolled out a 9-0 run to begin the evening's affairs led by four points from
Daniel Oyediran and three from
Kedrick Frink in the first three minutes. Bryn Athyn responded with an 8-2 run, slimming the advantage to 11-8 with just over 13 minutes to play in the first period.
The Lions (4-6) fell victim to the same run as Salisbury netted eight of the next 10 points across a three-minute swing, ballooning the lead to nine at 19-10. Continuing the first-half trend, Salisbury endured an 18-4 Lion swing that gave the hosts a 28-23 lead with under five minutes on the first-half clock.
Salisbury outpaced the Lions across the final minutes, 7-4, to trail by two at the break, 32-30. Oyediran led the Sea Gulls with 11 points at the break.
Jordan Oates netted five in the first three minutes of the second half to drive a 7-2 Sea Gull stretch and build a 37-34 lead. Bryn Athyn battled back, scoring six in the next two minutes before ending a near-three-minute scoring drought to tie the contest at 42.
Salisbury caught fire with a 10-1 rally, punctuated by an Oyediran slam, to take a 52-43 advantage and the team's largest lead of the night. The Lions answered with seven consecutive points to climb within two points with eight minutes to go, 52-50.
A scoreless two and a half minutes followed, with a pair of Lion free throws tying the contest with 5:48 left in the matchup. After splitting the next 10 points even with SU, the Lions netted nine of 12 to lead by six in the final minutes, 66-60.
Oates scored six points in the final 120 seconds, but the Lions made critical free throws late to snap Salisbury's win streak and earn the 73-66 win.
GAME NOTES
- Daniel Oyediran posted his best outing so far as a Sea Gull, dropping a game-high 24 points on 9-of-15 shooting to tie his career-high across 35 minutes of action. His total stands in a tie for second among single-game efforts this season, matching a 24-point effort from Oates on Dec. 7th at Gettysburg, while also matching the career figure he set at Hartwick against SUNY Morrisville on Jan. 2nd, 2024.
- Jordan Oates logged his seventh double-double of the season, tallying 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting with 11 rebounds while denying a pair of Lion tries.
- Kedrick Frink reached the double-digit threshold for the fifth straight game, dropping 13 points while adding six rebounds and a game-high six assists.
- The Sea Gulls shot 49.1 percent (28-of-57) from the floor, making three attempts from beyond the arc and shooting 53.8 percent from the free throw line.
The Sea Gulls return home as part of a basketball doubleheader on Saturday, Dec. 14th, hosting the Widener University Pride for the team's Camper Appreciation Day at 1 p.m. before the women's squad battles Penn State Harrisburg at 3 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase
online.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming) and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 201 conference championships, and have produced 50 Academic All-Americans.
To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more about Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or follow on social media @SUSeaGulls.
