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Late Rally Sends Men's Basketball To Road Win At Lake Erie

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PAINESVILLE, Ohio – Junior Sam Hickey (Toledo, Ohio) hit the go-ahead jumper with 56 seconds and senior Ryan Hoyng (Celina, Ohio) knocked down two late free throws as the Ohio Dominican men's basketball team pulled out a 76-73 road win at Lake Erie on Thursday night.

Hoyng's triple and a layup by junior Hasan Varence (Queens, N.Y.) had given the Panthers a 72-69 lead with just over two minutes to play, but Lake Erie scored the next four to regain the lead.

After Hickey's jumper made it 74-73 in favor of ODU, the Panthers defense came up with two stops prior to Hoyng's free throws. On the final possession, senior Ben Casanova (Sylvania, Ohio) came up with a steal to prevent the Storm to attempt a game-tying shot.

Hickey scored 21 points to lead the Panthers and Varence had a monster double-double with 18 points and 16 rebounds, his tenth of the season. Hoyng scored 17 points, knocking down five triples, and Casanova went 7-for-7 from the field for 14 points, along with five rebounds, five steals and three assists.

The Panthers had a torrid start offensively, shooting 18-of-27 (66.7 percent) from the field in the opening 20 minutes. However, 11 turnovers plagued ODU, and the Panthers led just 43-39 at intermission.

Neither side led by more than four points for the opening 15 minutes of the second half before the Storm grabbed a 69-63 edge with 4:37 to play. Hickey answered with a layup, then Casanova made a layup as well to start what was a 9-0 ODU run that set up the dramatic ending.

Ohio Dominican returns to action at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14 at Alderson Broaddus.

Contact: Scott Miles
miless@ohiodominican.edu

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Players Mentioned

Ben Casanova

#25 Ben Casanova

F
6' 6"
Senior
Sam Hickey

#4 Sam Hickey

G
6' 3"
Junior
Ryan Hoyng

#12 Ryan Hoyng

G
6' 3"
Senior
Hasan Varence

#44 Hasan Varence

F
6' 6"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Ben Casanova

#25 Ben Casanova

6' 6"
Senior
F
Sam Hickey

#4 Sam Hickey

6' 3"
Junior
G
Ryan Hoyng

#12 Ryan Hoyng

6' 3"
Senior
G
Hasan Varence

#44 Hasan Varence

6' 6"
Redshirt Junior
F