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The Warriors face Hood with a playoff spot on the line on Saturday.

Men's Basketball

Warriors can make wacky playoff scenarios simple with win against Hood

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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - With five teams still alive and vying for the final three Commonwealth Conference playoff spots, the playoff picture involves no less than 12 different scenarios heading into the final Saturday of conference play on Feb. 16. For the Lycoming College men’s basketball team, though, it’s simple. A win at Hood in the finale helps them secure a No. 3 seed. A loss means the Warriors will need some help, as the team can secure a berth if Arcadia loses at Widener, Messiah loses to Alvernia or Stevenson loses to Lebanon Valley.

The Warriors (15-9 overall, 9-8 Commonwealth) are coming off a narrow 90-87 loss to second-place Albright on Tuesday, Feb. 12. The team had six players in double figures in the game, led by 16 points from freshman Rob Pillow IV and 15 from junior Michael Rudy and senior Anthony Martin.

Warrior Notes
• Senior Jerald Williams became the eighth player in NCAA Division III history to reach 800 career assists with his eighth of 10 against Albright.

• Williams, with 83 steals this season, needs two more thefts to break his own school record of 84 set in 2009-10 as a freshman.

• With 242 assists, Williams needs eight more to become the 16th player in Division III history to post 250 in a season.

• With 49 blocks, junior Michael Rudy needs six more to tie Matt Stackhouse (2002-03) for the school record of 55 in a season.

• Senior Anthony Martin needs three more points to  become the 40th player in school history to score 400 in a season and the first since Eric Anthony and Will Kelly did it in 2009-10.

• The Warriors lead the Commonwealth Conference in scoring offense (84.0), rebounding (41.5), blocked shots (5.8), assists (18.5) and steals (10.3).
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