Poor shooting leads to second straight loss for Lions

Anthony Ireland got his second start for the Lions | Courtesy of Facebook

The Lions have yet to beat a Division-I opponent this season, falling to Cal Poly by the score of 55-48 tonight on the road and bringing their season record to 2-4. LMU shot just 30 percent from the field and had more turnovers (16) than they did field goals (15).

Cal Poly's lead grew to as much as 16 points in the game before the Lions finally showed some life late in the second half, bringing the score to 47-45. But after a steal by Vernon Teel and a chance to tie the game, a missed layup by Teel sent the Lions unraveling again, and that is the closest the score would get.

Teel was held out of the starting lineup for the second straight game, but did start the second half. Freshman guard Anthony Ireland again started in Teel's place. Teel finished the game with eight points, six rebounds and three assists.

The Lions highest scorer was junior Jarred DuBois, who finished with 12 points on 3-9 shooting. Drew Viney, who had been averaging 17 points per contest, was held to just ten points on 3-11 shooting but did have a team-high seven rebounds.

LMU struggled in most facets of the game, shooting just 20 percent from three-point land, 30 percent in the game, along with getting out-rebounded by a sub-par Cal Poly team 37-35.

The Lions will look to turn things around right after the holiday, as they take on a tough Long Beach State team on Saturday in Long Beach. The game tips off at 7 p.m.

LMU wore a new navy blue road jersey in the game.