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Senior Alex Newbold, junior Calvin Chandler and the Warriors head to Albright on Saturday.(Photo courtesy of Lycoming Sports Information)
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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Trying to clinch the top seed in the MAC Commonwealth Championship for the second straight year, the 20th-ranked Lycoming College men’s basketball team heads to Albright College on Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Bollman Center, for a 4 p.m. game.
Despite falling to Lebanon Valley, 82-79, in their last outing, the Warriors (19-5 overall, 10-5 MAC Commonwealth) still clinched at least a No. 3 seed in the conference tournament. Junior Darius James scored a career-high 26 points against the Flying Dutchmen.
Albright (18-5 overall, 11-4 MAC Commonwealth), the third ranked team in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Rankings, won its fifth straight game by double-digits when it defeated Messiah, 85-73, in its last outing.DeJuan Smith notched 30 points and nine rebounds for the Lions.
Warrior Notes
• With a win today, the Warriors will clinch a No. 1 seed in the MAC Commonwealth Championship for the second straight year and the third time in four years.
• With 1,217 career points, senior Chris Wallace needs 11 more to pass Bill Trump (1990-94) for 18th in program history.
• With 630 career rebounds, Wallace needs two more to pass Tom Doyle (1981-85) for 10th in program history.
• With 1,062 career points, senior Alex Newbold needs nine more to pass Ihsaan Davis (2009-13) for 30th in program history.
• With 170 career made 3-pointers, junior T.J. Duckett needs four more to pass Eric Anthony (2007-10) for ninth in program history.
• Junior Darius James needs one more rebound to reach 200 in his career.
• Lycoming’s 10.8 steals per game are fourth most in program history and its 260 total steals are ninth.
