Barons Get First Conference Win
By Dylan Ehle
BUFFALO, NY - The Barons basketball team of Franciscan
University of Steubenville traveled to D'Youville College on
Friday, taking a 72-60 victory. With the win, the Barons got
their first conference victory and improved to 2-4 (1-2) on the
season.
Franciscan took a slight 33-31 advantage into the locker room at
halftime, but exploded in the second half, outscoring D'Youville
39-29 en route to their win. Matt Liedel led all scorers with
22 points, and his 12 rebounds gave him a double-double on the
night. Josh Ducoulombier had 19 points on the night, while
Connor Flanagan had 13 and Pete Burak had 11. Raysean Johnson
led D'Youville on the night with 12 points.
"I was really proud of the guys tonight," Barons coach Sean
Donovan said. "It was a really back-and-forth first half, but
we were able to come out in the second with all pistols
firing. We got big minutes from the bench, and Matt Liedel
and Josh Duke [Ducoulombier] had big games for us tonight. It
was great to get our first conference win under our belt."
The Barons' next contest is at Pitt-Greensburg on December 10 at
8 p.m.
