BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Cam Spencer and Jaylin Andrews combined for 30 of their 43 points in the second half, as Loyola University Maryland overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to beat host Lehigh University, 69-57, at Stabler Arena in Patriot League play on Sunday evening,
 
Spencer finished with a game-high 26 points, and Andrews added 17 as the duo helped the Loyola offense recover from a first half in which it shot 34.4 percent from the field; the Greyhounds made 16 of 29 shots (55.2 percent) after the break.
 
On the defensive side of the ball, a smaller lineup by Head Coach Tavaras Hardy helped the Greyhounds wreaked havoc on Lehigh's offense that had shot 58.3 percent while taking a 33-23 lead at the break.
 
The win was the Greyhounds' fifth in a row and continues their best-ever start in conference play since joining the Patriot League in 2013-14.

After the break, Lehigh could not find the shooting space it had in the first half, making only 8 of 21 shots from the field and just 1 of 8 from 3-point range. Loyola (11-6 overall, 5-1 Patriot League) also converted eight second-half Mountain Hawks turnovers into 13 points.
 
Lehigh (6-12, 4-2), which entered the night tied with Loyola and Navy for first place in the Patriot League, led by 11 after an Evan Taylor free throw at 14:28, but Andrews scored off an offensive rebound at 13:01, and Spencer caught a feed from his former high school teammate and splashed a three 43 seconds later to pull the Greyhounds within six.
 
Spencer then floated a jumper in the paint at 11:35, and it was 43-39 Lehigh, but Taylor would step back and hit a jumper for the Mountain Hawks at 11:23.
 
Golden Dike, who scored a season-high 10 points, scored on a soft hook less than a minute later, and Andrews hit two free throws on the Greyhounds' next possession. Dike came up with a steal on a post entry pass on defense, and Kenneth Jones then slipped a pass to him in the paint, and he scored at 9:48 to tie the game for the first time.
 
Neither Lehigh, nor Loyola would score for the next 1:59 until Andrews made two free throws to give Loyola its first lead of the game, 47-45, at 7:49. It would end up being a lead the Greyhounds would not relinquish.
 
Spencer converted a baseline step-back at 6:55, and after a Lehigh three went off the mark, Dike drove the right side of the paint and scored at 6:12 to extend the lead to six.
 
Taylor, who had a team-high 20 points for the Mountain Hawks, drove to score at 5:53, pulling Lehigh back within four, but Andrews used a Spencer feed and knocked down a three at 5:37. Taylor again scored for the Mountain Hawks, but this time Andrews tallied three the traditional way with an and-one at 4:50.
 
Lehigh again misfired on a 3-point attempt, and Dike scored his eighth point of the half with a layup at 4:05 that pushed the lead to 10, 59-49. The Mountain Hawks would not get closer than eight the rest of the game.
 
Loyola had advantages in points off turnovers (18-7) and in the paint (42-30) while also committing only five turnovers during the game.
 
The Greyhounds held Lehigh to 57 points after the Mountain Hawks had averaged 87 points in their last two games, both Patriot League wins.
 
Loyola returns to Reitz Arena for its next two games, first hosting Boston University at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 19.