Henniker, NH - Northern Vermont University-Lyndon sophomore Peyton Olsen (Middleburgh, NY) scored 50 points but the Hornets dropped a 121-93 decision at New England College on Saturday afternoon.  The win earned the Pilgrims a split of the two game set after the Hornets collected a 94-90 win on Thursday in Lyndonville.  NEC improves to 1-3 on the season while Lyndon falls to 2-4.

NEC scored the game's first 13 points in leading wire to wire.  Four Pilgrims topped the 20-point mark, with Stephen Fama leading the way with 23 points and grabbing a game high 16 rebounds.  Jamal Allen added 22 points and Calvin Cheek and Devin Okowuga chipped in 20 points apiece.  NEC forced 24 Hornet turnovers which resulted in 41 Pilgrim points.

Olsen was Lyndon's only double figure scorer.  He made 19 of 27 field goal attempts and 12 of 16 free throws.  Luke Fredsell (Whitesboro, NY) finished with nine points and a game high eight assists.  The Hornets struggled from long range all afternoon, as they only connected on two of 23 three-point attempts.

Olsen's total was the most by a Lyndon player since the school became an NCAA Division III member in 2009.  The late Ricky Sutton '79, a 1985 Lyndon Hall of Fame inductee, holds the all-time single game scoring record with 60 points against Franklin Pierce University in 1976.

The Hornets will return home to host Clarkson University on Monday aftrnoon.  Tip-off is set for 4:00 pm in Stannard Gymnasium.