Nov. 5th – 7th
Lackawanna takes 1 of 3 from Florida

The Falcons flew down to Palm Beach late Tuesday night and began preparing Wednesday for their 3 game road trip. Thursday came the first test as the team drove across the state to play Hillsborough CC at their Tampa campus. Hillsborough had been a nationally ranked Division 1 program in previous years and have a roster full of talented players. Lackawanna played tough early and had the lead at the half by one. Hillsborough built a 12 point lead as Faisel Aden came out hot, scoring 16 of his game high 30 points in the first 10 minutes of the second half. The Falcons turned up the heat and chipped away at the deficit and took a 2 point lead with 2 minutes to play. The pressure forced Hillsborough into tough shots late in the shot-clock and they would not score in the final minute as Lackawanna sealed their first road victory of the season 80-76. “This is a great early season win for our program,” Coach Mike Netti said about his team after the game. “Now we have to build on it”. Shedrick Haynes led Lackawanna with 21 points, freshman Angel Ayala finished with 20 points and 8 assists, and Thomas White came off the bench to add 11 points and 9 rebounds.

The team then traveled back to Palm Beach for Friday’s game against the home team of the event, Palm Beach CC. The home rims certainly were kind to the home team as Palm Beach shot the lights out from start to finish, they knocked down 16 three pointers in a 101-87 win over Lackawanna. Shedrick Haynes and Tarron Stewart had 27 and 20 points respectively for the Falcons but it wasn’t enough, Palm Beach had 5 players score over 15 points, each player connecting on 2 or more three pointers.

At 2-1 and with a scoring average of 93.7 points per game, Lackawanna faced their 3rd opponent in as many days against Broward CC. The pace slowed a bit in this third game, as Broward utilized their size with two big men down low, Devyn Erwin and Kervin Bristol. The duo scored a 35 of the teams 64, and their size caused some trouble for the Falcons as Broward snuck away with the 64-61 win. Angel Ayala had another strong all around game with 8 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. Shedrick Haynes again led all scorers with 22.

Next up for Lackawanna (2-2) will be back on the road at the College of Southern Maryland on 11/16, they will be looking to get back on track against a fellow Division 2 opponent.

11/2/09 Lackawanna College 114 Lehigh Carbon County College 60
The Falcons opened up their season at home Tuesday night against Lehigh Carbon CC. Lackawanna was looking to build on last season’s 24-8 record, Lehigh Carbon was also looking to start the season off well for their new head coach, former Philadelphia 76er great Darryl Dawkins. Lackawanna took the early lead and never looked back, leading 63-23 at the half and eventually cruising to a 114-60 wins... (more...)

Q&A with Assistant Coach Raru Archer
Who will you miss the most from last years roster?
I will probbly miss Eli Daniel because he's a player who was easy going and never gave any problems. For a young coach you want to coach a guy who comes in the gym ready to work and get better...(more...)