E&H basketball falls short against Lynchburg

Emory & Henry’s hardcourt struggles continued Saturday against Lynchburg College, as the Wasps suffered a 96-91 loss. A strong first half, during which Lynchburg outscored E&H 62-43, carried the Hornets.

Lynchburg finished with five scorers in double-digits and was led by senior Steven Echols, who tallied 36 points and made seven of nine 3-point attempts. Danny Reed finished with 16 points for the Hornets and Jeff Langrock, Nate Campbell and Brandan Connor each tacked on 10 points.

The Wasps were paced by forward Terrance Grigg, who netted 28 points. Jordan Short and J.D. Dyson added 22 and 18 points, respectively.

“We didn’t have any problems scoring,” said Short, a freshman. “We just couldn’t stop them… especially [Echols].”

Despite a disappointing first half result, the Wasps mustered an exciting comeback, cutting the deficit to three points (from 19 points at the half and 24 late in the first half) on two occasions. However, E&H was never able to gain the lead and the Hornets didn’t miss any free throws down the stretch.

“It didn’t matter if we fouled them,” Short said. “They were just going to go to the line and get two points there. That really killed us.”

Another stat that hurt the Wasps was rebounding. Lynchburg out-rebounded E&H 42-29, and outscored the Wasps 30-18 in the paint.

“We were almost there,” said Short. “We just couldn’t get over that hump.”

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