FREDONIA, N.Y. -- Fredonia got off to a quick start, one it was unable to sustain Tuesday in a 69-49 season-opening loss to Lycoming at the Steele Hall Fieldhouse.

The Blue Devils held a 24-11 lead with 5:21 left in the first half. The Warriors scored the final 12 points of the first half and scored the first four points of the second half to complete a game-altering 16-0 run for a 27-24 lead. Fredonia never regained the lead.

Calvin Chandler led Lycoming's balanced offense with 12 points, all from beyond the arc where he was 4 of 6. Nykolas King added 11 points, and David Johnson and Chris Wallace had 10 points each.

Kasean Jackson (Ridgewood, N.Y.) and Ian Helps (Bronx, N.Y.) led the Blue Devils with 10 points each. Helps also grabbed 10 rebounds while Dante Williams (Buffalo, N.Y.) had eight rebounds.

Fredonia's other stat of note was five blocked shots by Tremaine Shelton (Buffalo, N.Y.), the first four coming in his first three minutes off the bench in the first half. Shelton's rim-guarding defense was a factor as the Blue Devils were building their early lead. So where a pair of long-range treys by Jackson.

Up 12-11 at the time, Brandon Hodge (Brentwood, N.Y.) knocked down a three-point to start a 12-0 Fredonia run. Jackson followed with a three-pointer and then a layup following a teammate's offensive rebound. Shelton muscled in a layup before Helps closed out the run with a jumper.

The Warriors turned up their defense and forced four Fredonia turnovers -- the Blue Devils made 24 in the game -- and five missed field goals to close out the half.

A basket by Alex Newbold put Lycoming on top to start the second half. Davd Johnson put the visitors up 27-24 before Williams knocked down a three for Fredonia to forge a 27-27 tie.

Johnson scored in the paint to put Lycoming on top for good, 29-27.

The Warriors improved to 3-0 while the Blue Devils (0-1) will prepare to meet Case Western Reserve at 2 p.m. Friday in the Richards Memorial Tournament at Allegheny College.