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John Ryan Wolff and the Warriors face King's on Saturday in their first trip to Scandlon Gym since 2007.

Men's Basketball

Warriors set for first battle with former Freedom foe King’s since 2007

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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -
For the first time since leaving the Freedom Conference, the Lycoming College men’s basketball team will take the trip to Wilkes-Barre to face former conference rival King’s on Saturday at 3 p.m.

The Warriors (12-0 overall), who are receiving votes in the latest D3hoops.com poll, will head to Scandlon Gym looking for their first win in the unfriendly confines since 2001 while guaranteeing themselves a winning record for the 16th time in the last 17 years. Lycoming is coming off a 91-75 win over Mount Union in the championship of the Basinger Memorial Tournament. Junior Anthony Martin led the Warriors with 22 points in the title game.

King’s is coming off a 62-47 loss to Scranton at the Cross-County Challenge. Sophomore Kyle Hammonds led the team with 14 points and seven rebounds.

Warrior Notes
• Junior Jerald Williams has 11 double-figure assist games in his career.

• Williams led the nation in assists (9.2) and steals (4.2) through games of Jan. 1.

• Williams’ 116 assists this season is eight away from entering the top five in school history.

• Senior Mike Bradley needs eight points to reach 750 in his career.

• Sophomore Kevin Anthony is tied for eighth in school history with Kevin Rutherford (1995-99) with 55 career blocked shots.

• Junior Anthony Martin and Anthony are third and fourth in the Commonwealth Conference in field goal percentage, with Martin at .578 and Anthony at .574.

• Head coach Guy Rancourt was named the DIII News/Schelde Coach of the Month for December.

• The Warriors are one of 10 undefeated teams left in the NCAA Division III and one of 23 unbeaten teams in the NCAA.
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