Lynch Named January 26 Centennial Conference Men's Basketball Co-Player of the Week

by Sports Information
1/26/04

LANCASTER, PA -- Franklin & Marshall College forward Bobby Lynch (Jr., Richboro, PA/Council Rock) has been named the January 26 Centennial Conference Men's Basketball Co-Player of the Week with Gettysburg's David Glaser. It marks the second time this year Lynch has been named CC Player of the Week after earning the honor on January 5.

In a 2-0 week, he averaged 21.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game as the Diplomats routed Dickinson (81-42 W) and Haverford (81-59) to improve to 14-2 on the year, and remain perfect in Centennial Conference play with a 9-0 record.

Against Haverford at home in the Mayser Center, he tallied his Conference best fourth double-double of the season with 28 points and 11 rebounds. Overall, he shot 84.2% (16-of-19) from the field and 83.3% (10-of-12) from the line for the week.

In addition, he continued his team best 16-game double-digit scoring streak as he has scored 10 or more points in all 11 of F&M's games this season.

In the latest Centennial Conference statistics, he ranks among the CC leaders in field goal percentage (.631, second), offensive rebounds (3.19 rpg, second), scoring (16.6 ppg, fourth), blocked shots (0.94, fifth), rebounding (6.8 rpg, sixth), free throw percentage (.780, 14th) and defensive rebounds (3.56 rpg, 15th).

Individually the Diplomats starting "five" rank a top the conference as point guard Duran Searles (Sr., Camden, NJ/Peddie School) rates in assist/turnover ratio (1.62, fourth), assists (3.44 apg, fifth), steals (1.75 spg, fifth), three-point field goals (1.75 pg, 11th), free-throw percentage (.741, 14th), scoring (11.6 ppg, 21st).

Guard Jackiem Wright (Sr., Sicklerville, NJ/Moorestown Friends) ranks in three-point field goals (2.56 pg, second), steals (1.38 spg, 14th), scoring (12.1 ppg, 16th),

Down low, forward/guard Brandon Smith (So., Reading, PA/Governor Mifflin) ranks in steals (1.94 spg, second), scoring (11.8 ppg, 20th), rebounding (6.3 rpg, eighth), offensive rebounds (2.06 rpg, 10th), defensive rebounds (4.25 rpg, 10th), blocked shots (0.75 bpg, 12th), three-point field goals (1.50, 13th), while center Steve Juskin (Sr., East Hanover, NJ/Hanover Park) ranks in blocked shots (3.94 bpg, first), scoring (14.0 ppg, 12th), assists (3.62 apg, fourth), rebounding (6.6 rpg, seventh), offensive rebounds (2.12 rpg, seventh), defensive rebounds (4.50 rpg, seventh), field goal percentage (.519, ninth), assist/turnover ratio (1.16, ninth)

Off the bench, reserve guard Logan Outerbridge (Fr., Glen Rock, NJ/Glen Rock) ranks fourth in three-point field goal percentage (.464) as the first year player has made 13-of-28 attempts to date.

Ranked #17 in the January 20 D3hoops.com poll, Franklin & Marshall ranks among the CC team leaders in scoring offense (81.4 ppg, first), scoring margin (+16.9, first), field goal percentage (.493, first), field goal percentage defense (.407, first), rebounding offense (38.8 rpg, first), blocked shots (6.44 bpg, first), assists (17.19 apg, first), turnover margin (+4.38, first), assist/turnover ratio (1.15, first), offensive rebounds (14.12 rpg, first), home attendance (1001, first), total attendance (755, first), scoring defense (64.4 ppg, second), rebounding margin (+7.9, second), rebounding defense (30.8 rpg, third), steals (8.75 spg, third), three-point field goal percentage (.361, fourth), defensive rebounds (24.62 rpg, fifth) and three-point field goals made (7.00 pg, fifth) and free throw percentage (.667, eighth),

The Diplomats will return to action on January 28 at home in the Mayser Center versus Johns Hopkins University. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.