Rachael Scheller
Senior Rachael Scheller and the Warriors face Alvernia in a key conference tilt Wednesday in Reading.

Women's Basketball

Warriors face Crusaders in conference clash with playoff implications on the line

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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Tied for the fifth and final playoff spot in the Commonwealth Conference standings, the Lycoming College women’s basketball team and Alvernia University are set for a huge clash on Wednesday night, Jan. 23, in Reading, as both teams look for leverage in the race for the playoffs.

The Warriors (4-12 overall, 4-6 Commonwealth) narrowly fell to fourth-place Elizabethtown, 52-49, in their last outing, as junior Julia Antonelli provided 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Warriors and freshman Victoria Siebecker came off the bench to post 10 points.

The Crusaders (7-9 overall) postied a 79-61 win at Hood on Monday, Jan. 21, as freshman guard Chelsea Ebersole scored a career-high 24 points to lead the team.

Warrior Notes
• The Warriors need one more win to reach five in the conference for the second straight year, the first time since the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons that they could accomplish that.

• Junior Julia Antonelli became the 20th player in school history to reach 700 career points with her ninth of 16 against Elizabethtown.

• With five double-doubles on the season, Antonelli needs one more to reach her sophomore year total of six.

• With 199 career steals, senior Rachael Scheller needs one more theft to become the third player in school history to reach 200 in a career.

• Scheller leads the Commonwealth Conference with 2.88 steals per game.

• Freshman Olivia Manges needs four points to reach 100 in her career.

• Sophomore Ali Derr is averaging 7.1 points and 5.5 rebounds in the past six games.
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