APEX, N.C. – Blue Lights College saw a double-digit lead wither away down the stretch but held on to defeat Virginia University of Lynchburg 106-101 Tuesday night.

The Thoroughbreds led by as many as 18 points in the second half, but the Dragons trimmed the lead to 11, 104-93, on a second-chance effort with 1:21 to play. A steal by BLC’s Randy Freeman with 34 seconds left should have sealed the deal, but the Herd was then hit with two technical fouls, on the bench and the coach, which allowed VUL’s Christian Goode to score three consecutive free throws. VUL then converted a field goal on the ensuing possession to cut BLC’s lead to five, 104-99, with 11.1 seconds left in regulation. Another Goode follow off a Blue Lights turnover made it a three-point game with five seconds to go, but the Herd’s Wol Yak converted two free throws with 3.6 second left for the final margin.

Goode finished with 27 points to lead all scorers while Yak’s 25 led the Thoroughbreds.

Blue Lights improved to 3-3 on the season and travel to Chapel Hill to face the North Carolina JVs Wednesday night at the Smith Center. VUL moves to 1-12.