WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - With finals week looming, the Lycoming College men's basketball team will look to head into it with all aces on its Commonwealth Conference schedule, as the team heads to Hood College on Saturday, Dec. 6.

The Warriors (4-3 overall, 2-0 Commonwealth) are coming off an impressive 79-70 win over Messiah. The team forced 24 turnovers in the win, which led to 22 points off turnovers and 14 fastbreak points. Sophomore Nykolas King notched his second double-double of the season, finishing with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

The Blazers (1-4 overall, 0-2 Commonwealth) are coming off a 69-59 loss to Lebanon Valley. Senior Chris Cook led the team with 26 points, hitting 11-of-19 shots from the field, and senior Terell Buyck also added 20 points.

Warrior Notes
• Head coach Guy Rancourt became the second coach in program history to win 100 games with the Warriors, joining Dutch Burch (1962-94, 318) with the win over Messiah.

• The Warriors lead the Commonwealth in steals at 10.6 per game, led by freshman Alex Newbold, who leads the league at 2.6 per game. Both senior Patrick Dougher and freshman Chris Wallace are tied for 10th at 1.6.

• Newbold is averaging 3.7 steals per game over the last three contests.

• Dougher has dropped in two 3-pointers in each of the last three games.

• Freshman Casey Vickers posted a season-high seven points against Messiah.

• Senior Malcolm Covington needs four more assists to reach 150 in his career.

• The Warriors lead the Commonwealth Conference in scoring defense (67.0) through the first two conference games.