BANGOR, Maine – Husson faced one of its biggest North Atlantic Conference foes of the 2013-14 season as the team took on Lyndon Friday night at Newman Gymnasium. Lyndon (10-12, 10-5 NAC) dealt Husson (20-2, 14-1) its only conference loss earlier in the season; however, the Eagles won the rematch with a 101-80 victory over the Hornets.

The Hornets took an early lead as the Eagles got off to a slow start. Husson grabbed the lead at 22-20 with just over ten minutes remaining in the first half, and it was a back-and-forth game for the next few minutes. The Eagles pulled away to a 37-28 lead with just over six minutes left in the half, and they grabbed their biggest lead of the game so far, 20 points, as they headed into halftime up 52-32.

Husson's Donte Cottonham led the team with 12 first half points, hitting 4-of-5 attempts from behind the arc. Trevon Butler put up nine first half points and also grabbed a half-high nine rebounds while dishing out four assists. Husson shot 48.7 percent from the field while keeping Lyndon State to 36.7 percent.

George Carle (Central Falls, R.I.) led the way for Lyndon with seven first half rebounds to go with seven first half points. JoJo Woodruff (Washington, D.C.) and Rob Alers (Central Falls, R.I.) each put up eight points in the opening half, and David Johnson (Washington, D.C.) scored seven.

Husson kept up the defensive pressure and offensive hot streak in the second half to extend its lead to 66-38 in the opening five minutes. The Eagles maintained around a 20 point lead throughout the second half, seeing exceptional play from Butler, Cottonham, Brooks Spaulding, Phil Leighton, and Dan Fleming, who all ended in double scoring figures. Butler finished with a double-double on the night, scoring 17 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Husson also saw big contributions from its bench and shot 54.5 percent as a team in the second half.

Woodruff was the high-scorer for Lyndon with a game-high 19 points. Teammate Johnson chipped in 17, and Alers added 13. Carle had 10 rebounds on the night.