WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Despite trailing after the opening 20 minutes, Catholic (10-2, 5-0) fought off a pesky Lycoming (2-10, 1-4) squad to pick up a 65-61 road victory. 

Brian Herbert scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, marking his first double-double of the season and the second of his career. The junior is up to a career-best 15.1 points per game through 12 contests this season. 

The New Jersey native scored seven of the team's first 12 points as Catholic took a 12-6 lead in the first five minutes. However, Lycoming got hot from deep, making five threes in the first 11:15 to take a 23-19 lead. The Warriors led by as many as seven with 5:09 to play before a Herbert layup sparked an 8-0 Catholic spurt. 

Sean Neylon nailed his lone triple of the game off a CJ Ruoff feed to pull Catholic within two with 2:46 left in the half before Matthew Gorman put the Cardinals back on top with a three of his own at the 2:10 mark. The Warriors hit two more threes, taking a five-point lead before Herbert made two free throws with 50 seconds left to pull the Cardinals within three at the half. 

Trailing 42-40 with 14:53 to play in the contest, Ethan Hinds found Dan Buckley who connected from distance to put Catholic ahead by one. Buckley's triple kicked off a 9-0 run as the Cardinals built a 49-42 advantage as Gorman laid it in on the break. 

Lycoming retook the lead with a 7-0 spurt as Hayden Pardo and Isaiah Valentine nailed a pair of threes before Justin Green scored five straight to put the Cardinals ahead by four with 5:56 remaining. The three-ball continued to keep the Warriors in the contest, but a steal and finish from Green followed by another Green steal and a Neylon dunk pushed Catholic ahead 62-57 with 2:52 left. Buckley would nail his second triple to give Catholic its largest lead of the game at 65-57. 

Lycoming outscored Catholic 4-0 over the final 2:20, but the Cardinals were able to hold on for a four-point road victory. 

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• After a 25-point performance earlier this season against Marymount, tonight's 20-point effort was the second game in Herbert's career where he scored 20 or more points. Taking on a larger scoring role after the departures of starters Jesse Hafemeister, Tommy Kelly, and Enzo Sechi, Herbert has scored 12 or more points in 10 of 12 outings this season. 
• Jamie Ntiamoah grabbed 10 rebounds, including seven offensive boards in the victory, his third game this season reaching double digit rebounds. He averages a team-best 6.9 boards per contest in 25.7 minutes per game. 
• Coming on strong of late, Green's 11-point performance is the third 10-plus-point effort of his career and his first since recording a double-double (13 pts, 11 reb) at Drew in February, 2022. 
• Appearing in his ninth career game, Gorman scored a career-high six points in 15 minutes off the bench. 
• Led by Pardoe (4-5) and Valentine (5-11), the Warriors made 12 three-point tries, tied for the second-most made against Catholic this season. 

The Cardinals will host Drew on Saturday in a massive contest to give an early edge atop the Landmark Conference standings. Tip-off will take place at roughly 4 p.m. after the conclusion of the women's game.