Kevin Anthony
Senior Kevin Anthony and the Warriors host Susquehanna on Tuesday night.

Men's Basketball

Warriors set for weeknight rivalry matchup with Crusaders

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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Coming off the 12th Dutch Burch Tip-Off win in the tournament's 16 years, the Lycoming College men's basketball team will look to keep rolling when longtime rival Susquehanna University comes to Lamade Gym for a renewal of the annual clash tonight.

The Warriors (2-0 overall) averaged 99 points per game en route to the Dutch Burch Tip-Off title, with the trio of senior posts Michael Rudy, Kevin Anthony and Justin Miller combining to average 56 points and 20 rebounds per contest.

The Crusaders (0-0 overall) are opening the 2013-14 season tonight under 25th-year head coach Frank Marcinek. Susquehanna is led by 2013 Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year Brandon Hedley.

Game Notes
• The Warriors are looking for their fifth straight win against the Crusaders. It would be the first time since a five-win stretch from 1965-68 that the Warriors had achieved that feat.

• Junior point guards Jourdan Wilson and Malcolm Covington combined to average 11.0 assists per game during the Dutch Burch Tip-Off.

• Senior Kevin Anthony needs one more point to reach 900 in his career.

• Anthony needs seven more blocked shots to become the third player in school history to reject 100 in a career. He also needs three more steals to become the 13th player to reach 100.

• Senior Justin Miller needs four more blocked shots to become the 13th player in school history to swat 50 in a career.

• Senior Michael Rudy reached 500 career points with his last of 23 against Penn College on Friday.
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