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Romeoville, Ill. - This senior night was meant for Lewis University guard David Bryant (Batavia, Ill./Batavia).

Bryant hit all four of his three-point attempts and scored 18 of his team-best 23 points in the second half to help the Flyers to the 68-61 Great Lakes Valley Conference victory over GLVC East regular-season champion, UW-Parkside, at Neil Carey Arena on Thursday (Feb. 28) night.

The Batavia, Ill., native led four Flyers in double-figures, as he connected on 7-for-13 of his attempts, and 5-for-6 from long range. He added six rebounds, two steals and two assists in the victory. His five three-pointers ties a career-high set against Olivet Nazarene earlier this season.

"It was a great night for David Bryant (Batavia, Ill./Batavia)," Lewis head men's basketball coach Scott Trost said. "He hit some big, clutch shots for us in the second half.

"We were struggling offensively and David took it upon himself to come down and make some shots for us," Trost continued. "I'm happy for him and I'm happy for our team.

"We had a refuse to lose attitude and we found a way to win tonight."

Lewis sophomore point guard Jeff Jarosz (Lyons, Ill./Morton) proved to be difficult to guard, as the Lyons, Ill., native posted 16 points and six rebounds on 7-for-10 shooting.

The Flyers also received solid performances from both freshman forward Kyle Nelson (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) and sophomore guard Ryan Jackson (Bolingbrook, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield). Nelson was a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor to finish with 12 points, while Jackson had 11 points in the victory.

With the victory, Lewis improves to 18-8 overall and 12-6 in GLVC play, while the Rangers drop to 19-7 on the campaign and 14-4 in conference action. The 18 victories are the most by a Flyer squad since the 2007-08 campaign and the 12 conference wins is the most since 2003-04 season.

Thursday's win is also Lewis' fourth win over a nationally-ranked opponent this year, which the Flyers have not accomplished since the 1981-82 campaign.

UW-Parkside senior forward Jeremy Saffold posted a game-high 30 points on 10-for-15 shooting, including four three-pointers to lead the Rangers.

The Flyers enjoyed a sizeable advantage on the glass, as Lewis out-rebounded UW-Parkside, 37-24.

Lewis got off to a quick start, as the Flyers built a 26-11 first-half lead with 5:20 remaining in the opening stanza. UW-Parkside, however, answered with a 29-14 run over the next 11:50, as the Rangers held a 40-39 advantage over the Flyers with 13:30 left in the second half.

That's when Bryant took over. Lewis went on a 19-7 run, led by 10 points and three trifectas from Bryant. That put the Flyers firmly in control with a 58-47 advantage with 6:29 left in the contest.

Lewis has clinched the No. 6 seed in the upcoming GLVC Tournament, and will host Quincy at 2 PM on Sunday (March 3) afternoon at Neil Carey Arena.