THE BASICS 
Lesley University, 86 vs Thomas College, 68

Lesley University, 67 vs Thomas College, 101

Records: 

Lesley Lynx (4-13)

Thomas (7-10)

Location: Medford, MA

Date: Friday, Jan. 19^th & Saturday, Jan. 20^th 2024

THE LEAD –  The Lynx hosted Thomas College in back to back matches this past weekend, splitting the pair in two nail-biter matchups.

HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME 1

• Five minutes into the first, the Terriers lead 11-9 with the Lynx trailing at their heels. A layup from Malachi Howard evened things out, and sparked the Lesley offense.
• Two back to back three-pointers gave the Lynx a four point lead but they weren't done there.
• Seven three-pointers for the Lynx gave them a 40-25-point lead heading into halftime.
• The Lynx struck first when the teams returned to the court, with Thomas right on their tails.
• Both teams continued to fire off shots, but the Terriers were unable to break into Lesley's lead, falling to the Lynx 86-68.

INSIDE THE NUMERS  

• Howard led the Lynx with a whopping 26 points, and eight rebounds.
• Austin Hamilton followed with 13 points in Lesley's win.

HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME 2

• Game two started with back-to-back three-pointers on both ends of the court.
• The two teams remained neck and neck for the first ten minutes, Thomas eventually pulling ahead 21-14 with ten minutes to go until the break.
• A nine-point run for the Terriers gave them a 37-19 lead forcing Lesley into a deeper deficit.
• The teams broke for halftime with Lesley trailing 47-28.
• Thomas opened the second half with seven unanswered points, forcing Lesley to call a timeout just four minutes in.
• The Lynx continued to battle but couldn't break into the hefty lead that Thomas had accrued, ultimately falling to the Terriers 101-67.  

INSIDE THE NUMERS  

• Tarell Joseph lead the Lynx with 18 points.
• DJ Alexander and Howard followed with 13 points a piece in the loss.

UP NEXT

The Lynx are back on the court Tuesday January 23^rd with a non-conference matchup against Rivier College. This will be the second time these teams meet this season, losing to Rivier earlier this month.