OLEAN - For 37 minutes on Sunday afternoon, the JCC-Olean men’s basketball team dominated the action against non-conference rival Onondaga CC at the Olean YMCA.

It was the last three minutes, however, where the Jaguars needed to come up big.

And they didn’t.

Shairron Miller scored 25 points to key Onondaga in a come-from-behind 112-109 victory in overtime.

“It was frustrating because, for 37 minutes, we did everything right and, in the end, we let one slip through our fingers,” said JCC-Olean coach JR Kemp. “In fact, we led by 10 points with just 54 seconds to play.

“We turned the ball over a couple of times and missed some free throws and they hit a three with two seconds left to send the game into overtime.

“In the OT, they scored first and put us back on our heels,” noted Kemp. “This was a tough game to lose. I’ll be very interested to see how we bounce back next Friday when we play the fifth-ranked team in the country in our first road game.”

The Jaguars (2-2) will meet Columbus State in a first-round game in the Columbus State Invitational.

On Sunday, Isiah Woods led JCC-Olean with 26 points and 11 rebounds while James Chatman added 18 points and 15 boards.

Travis Wright added 24 points, Rameek Boyd chipped in with 18 points and six assists and DeParis Banks handed out eight assists.

Lycoming 87, Pitt-Bradford 81

BRADFORD, Pa. - Trailing by 16 points with 6:29 to play, Lycoming rallied for a season-opening win behind Eric Anthony’s 29 points.

The Warriors, who took the lead, 80-78, on a Jonathan Williams layup, drained seven of nine free thows down the stretch to seal the victory.

Aaron Stang and Zach Moore led five double-digit scorers with 17 points apiece for the Panthers.

Sam Moore added 11 points and five assists for UPB, which turned the ball over 23 times while Lycoming made just five turnovers.

LYCOMING (87)

Jerald Williams 1-6 3-6 5, Anthony 8-14 12-14 29, Kelly 3-6 1-2 8, Bradley 5-7 4-5 14, Jon Williams 5-17 6-11 17, Sabella 1-3 0-1 2, Caggiano 2-3 0-1 4, Davis 3-9 1-2 8, Totals 28-68 27-46 87

PITT-BRADFORD (81)

S. Moore 4-8 3-5 11, Heisey 4-5 1-2 12, Z. Moore 5-11 6-7 17, Stang 4-6 9-11 17, Ridge 4-7 5-6 13, Buyea 1-1 0-0 3, Haskell 0-2 1-1 1, Ferguson 2-3 2-4 6, Strickland 0-3 1-2 1, Totals 24-46 28-38 81

Three-point FGs: Lycoming (4) -- Anthony, Kelly, Jon Williams, Davis; UPB (5) -- Heisey 3, Z. Moore, Buyea

Halftime: UPB 37-35

Penn State-DuBois 69, Alfred U. 66

ALFRED - Chris Dickison scored 26 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Penn State-DuBois (1-0) spoiled the season opener for Alfred U.

Junior Mike Stopera had a team-high 24 points for AU, while Gara Kwiecien had 10 points and three assists, and Jared Patt four steals and six rebounds.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Juniata 94, Pitt-Bradford 49

BRADFORD, Pa. - Five played scored in double figures, led by Jen Hnatuck’s 16 points as Juniata (1-0) led from start to finish in handing the Pitt-Bradford women a season-opening loss.

Maggie Dalton scored 11 points for the Lady Panthers, who shot just 35 percent from the field and turned the ball over 22 times.

Alfred U. 81, Penn State-DuBois 42

ALFRED - Alfred U. prevailed in its season opener as Hannah Meier had 11 points and seven rebounds, and Danielle Cooper 10 points and six boards. The Saxons led 42-15 at halftime.

Amanda Cracker had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Lions (0-1).

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