WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - With four starters returning from a team that reached the Commonwealth Conference Tournament for the second year in a row, the Lycoming College women's basketball team will get the 2014-15 season underway on Saturday, Nov. 15 at Dickinson College's Days Inn Tip-Off Tournament. The Warriors will face Mount Aloysius in the nightcap of the tournament's first day.
The Warriors finished 13-12 overall in 2013-14 and return all three backcourt starters, including sophomore point guard Nicole Calella, who averaged 7.2 points per game, senior Janelle Ziminski (6.0) and junior Olivia Manges (9.0).
The Mounties are coming off a 17-11 season in 2013-14, as the team reached the championship game of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. Sophomore Abbie Zinobile is the top returning scorer at 6.6 points per game.
Warrior Notes• The Warriors are 17-3 all-time in games against current Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference teams.
• Sophomore
Nicole Calella finished ninth in the Commonwealth Conference in assists (3.2) as a freshman.
• Senior
Ali Derr needs seven points to reach 500 in her career.
• Junior
Olivia Manges needs to make one more 3-pointer to become the 18th player in school history to make 50 in a career.
• Junior
Chelsea Henderson picked up a steal in 19 of the team's 25 games in 2013-14.
• Senior
Janelle Ziminski tied her career high with 14 points in the Commonwealth Conference Tournament game against Stevenson, which ended the 2013-14 season.
• The Warriors are 10-11 all-time in season openers under head coach Christen Ditzler, but have not won an opener since 2010.
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