11/22/22

SCRANTON, Pa. -- A stellar first half wasn't enough for Lackawanna College, as the visiting Essex County College Wolverines shot 54% from the field, including a blistering 55% in a second half that saw them put up 57 points en route to a 98-80 win over Lackawanna on Tuesday evening inside the Lackawanna College Student Union gymnasium.
 
The Falcons (4-2, 0-1) were led by Nasir Brown (Wilmington, DE), who scored his season-high of 25 points, 17 of which came in a first half where the Falcons shot 54% from the field and held a lead as high as eleven, causing havoc and turnovers early against the Wolverines. Essex (4-3, 2-0) battled back, thanks to its three-point shooting, cutting it to five at the break, and then exploded in the second half, scoring at will and forcing the Falcons to play on the back-foot for most of the second half.
 
Four players from the Falcons hit double-figures, including Brown, as well as Rahmad Ali (Newark, NJ) with 14, Caleb Mims (Bethlehem, PA) with 12, and Malek Mims (Bethlehem, PA) who had eleven points. Koi Kirk Jr led the Wolverines with a game-high 30 points, and Pascal Dodard added 25, while Essex shot 12-for-13 from the free throw line in the second half on their way to the win.
 
The Falcons are back in action on Tuesday, November 29^th, when they are set to host the reigning Region XIX champions, the Delaware Tech CC Terry Hawks, for a 7:00pm ET tip inside the Lackawanna Student Union gymnasium.