Road warriors strike again

LMU upset No. 16 Saint Mary's tonight with a 75-60 victory. The Lions finish their conference road season with an astonishing 7-1 record and hand the Gaels their first home loss of the year. It was also the Lions first win over the Gaels in six years.

LMU practically led wire-to-wire, with guard Anthony Ireland and forward Drew Viney getting the team out to a hot start, scoring the team's first 13 points. Ireland finished the game with 16 points, seven assists and three rebounds, despite playing with some foul trouble. Viney finished with a team-high 17.

Jarred DuBois contributed 15 points of his own off the bench, and Ashley Hamilton added 11. With the win the Lions boast a a 10-4 West Coast Conference record. LMU has also gotten the best of three ranked opponents this season.

The Lions will finish out their WCC schedule by hosting San Diego and Santa Clara next week, but will first appear on national television Friday to host Valparaiso in a BracketBuster game. The 6 p.m. game can be seen live on ESPNU.

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