HICKORY, N.C. | The Young Harris College men's basketball team opened its 2026-27 season with an 88-82 loss to Lenoir-Rhyne University on Monday (Nov. 8) evening at Shuford Arena.
The Bears improved to 1-0 while the Mountain Lions fell to 0-1. YHC returns to action Friday (Nov. 13) when it travels to Milledgeville, Ga. to face Georgia College & State University. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.
Young Harris battled through a back-and-forth first half, using three pointers to take a 42-40 lead at the half. Lenoir-Rhyne responded in the second half, taking a nine point advantage before the Mountain Lions fought back to regain a 66-65 lead with over seven minutes remaining.Â
LRU answered with a 9-0 run to take a 74-66 lead and despite Young Harris continuing to battle and cutting the deficit to two points with 26 seconds on the clock, the Bears held on to secure the win.Â
Senior guard
Jeremiah Edwards led the Mountain Lions with 17 points, followed by Anthony Alson with 16 points and four three-pointers.
Ejay Greer added 14 points, while
Qi'Andre Washington contributed eight points off the bench.
