Nicole Calella
Freshman Nicole Calella and the Warriors host Lebanon Valley on Wednesday night.

Women's Basketball

Warriors look to stay in playoff hunt as they take on league-leading Dutchmen


WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - One game out of the fifth and final playoff spot with four games remaining, the Lycoming College women's basketball team will try for a big upset when it hosts league-leading Lebanon Valley on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at Dutch Burch Court at Lamade Gym, as it looks to get back into the playoffs for a second straight year.

The Warriors (9-11 overall, 6-8 Commonwealth) suffered a narrow 61-57 loss at Stevenson on Feb. 8. Senior Julia Antonelli led the team with 13 points and 10 rebounds and freshman Nicole Calella added 10 points and five rebounds, as the team came back from an 18-point deficit in the second half to make it a two-point game in the closing minutes.

The Dutchmen (17-4 overall, 11-3 Commonwealth) are looking to clinch the No. 1 seed in the conference playoffs for the fourth time in five years.

Warrior Notes
• The Warriors need one more win to reach double figures for the 13th time during head coach Christen Ditzler's tenure.

• Senior Julia Antonelli became the first Warrior to score 300 points in a season since Kaitlyn Ober scored 365 in 2010-11 with her seventh of 13 at Stevenson.

• Antonelli became the fourth player in school history to reach 700 career rebounds with her first of 10 at Stevenson. She needs 13 more rebounds to pass Amy Elder (1979-83) for third on the all-time list.

• Sophomore Olivia Manges reached 400 points in her career with her last of seven at Stevenson.

• Junior Ali Derr needs two more points to reach 200 in a season for the first time in her career. She also needs four more rebounds to reach 100 in a season for the first time.

• Sophomore Victoria Siebecker needs nine points to reach 100 in her career.
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