Janelle Ziminski
Junior Janelle Ziminski and the Warriors will look for their first win over Widener since 2009.

Women's Basketball

Lycoming looks to bounce back at Widener

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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - After dropping a narrow decision at Messiah on Jan. 8, the Lycoming College women's basketball team will get back into action on Saturday, Jan. 11, when it heads to Widener looking for its first win over the Pride since 2009.

Tied for fourth in the conference, the Warriors (6-5 overall, 3-2 Commonwealth)  and Pride (8-4 overall, 3-2 Commonwealth) are meeting at a critical time in the conference season, with  seven teams already picking up two conference wins.

The Warriors have won their three conference games on the strength of the two post positions shooting a combined 53 percent from the floor and averaging 35 points per game. Widener is a contrast of styles as guard Jennifer Egee leads the league at 22.3 points per game.

Game Notes
• The Warriors are 4-4 all-time on Jan. 11.

• Senior Julia Antonelli needs 15 points to become the ninth player in school history to reach 1,000 career points.

• With 617 career rebounds, Antonelli needs 17 more to tie Annette Bieber for fourth in the school's career record book.

• Freshman Nicole Calella's 13 steals through the first five conference games is the fourth-best mark in the conference.

• Junior Ali Derr has scored in double figures in each of the last five games, averaging 12.2 points during that time.

• Sophomore Olivia Manges needs five more points to reach 300 in her career and seven more rebounds to reach 100.

• Sophomore Chelsea Henderson needs eight more points to reach 100 in her career.

• The Warriors' current average of 61.6 points per game are the program's most since the 2008-09 team averaged 63.6.
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