THE BASICS

Lesley University, 82 vs. VTSU Johnson, 76

Records: 
Lesley University Lynx (1-4, 1-0 NAC)
VTSU Johnson Badgers (0-4, 0-1 NAC) 

Location: Johnsonville, Vt. - Carter Gymnasium

Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

THE LEAD — Moses Semuhoza (Westbrook, Maine) and Jarod Johnson (Dallas, Tex.) each scored 18 points to power Lesley University past VTSU Johnson, 82-76, Tuesday evening in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) men's basketball action at Carter Gymnasium.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Lynx never trailed in the conference-opener for both sides as Semuhoza set the tone early with back-to-back threes on the first two LU possessions to give the visitors an early 6-0 lead.
• An old-fashion three-point play by Jaylen Brown pulled the Badgers to within a basket at 21-19 with 10:27 to play in the half but the Lynx responded with an 11-0 run capped by a triple by Ethan Arnold (Sanbornville, N.H.) to bump the lead to 32-19 with seven and change to play in the stanza.
• A jumper by Johnson with nine seconds to play in the first half accounted for the 39-32 Lesley halftime cushion.
• Lesley opened up its largest lead of the night at the 8:23 marker in the second following a three by Aaron Feaster (Sugar Land, Tex.) to move the needle to 69-50 and cruised from there to an 82-76 final

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

• Johnson's 18 points came on 8-for-12 shooting including 2-of-2 from three in his 2025-26 season-debut.
• Semuhoza added eight rebounds in 32 minutes of run.
• Ryan Ellis (Van Nuys, Calif.) continued his solid play with a nine-rebound, eight-point effort.
• Joseph Gargiulo paced VTSU with a team-high 16 points off the bench while Brown finished with 14 points.
• Lesley shot a season-high from the field (53.3%) as well as from behind the arc (42.9%) while also collecting a season-high 16 assists as a team in the win.
• The victory marks the first NCAA Head Coaching win for LU first-year Head Coach Alex Burt.

UP NEXT

• The Lynx are idle now until Friday, November 21 when they host UMaine-Presque Isle at 6:00 PM in another NAC showdown at Minuteman High School.
• Johnson returns to the court on Saturday, November 22 at Norwich University for a 3:00 PM tip.