WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - With a Commonwealth Conference bye during the midweek, the Lycoming College men's basketball team will step out of conference for the final time in 2014-15 as it heads to Penn State Lehigh Valley for a 7 p.m. tilt on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at Cedar Crest College.
The Warriors (10-6 overall) finished the first half of their conference slate holding a one-game lead over the rest of the pack, even after a 79-73 overtime loss to Stevenson in their last outing on Jan. 17. The Warriors fought back from down 15 with less than eight minutes remaining to send the game to overtime.
The Lions (6-10 overall) have hit their stride in the past month, winning four of their last six games, including a 67-65 win over Penn State Hazleton on Jan. 17 before falling to Moravian, 78-76 in overtime the next day.
Warrior Notes• Sophomore Nykolas King is averaging 19.0 points and 7.8 rebounds over the last four games.
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Justin Iton needs 14 more points to become the fourth freshman to reach 100 on the season, joining Issak Bodon, Alex Newbold and Chris Wallace. It would mark the first time in program history four f reshmen have scored 100 points.
• The Warriors' nine freshmen have accounted for 685 of the team's 1215 total points, representing 56 percent of the team's output.
• Freshman
Alex Newbold has at least one steal in all 16 games this year.
• The Warriors lead the Commonwealth Conference in free throw makes (299) and attempts (457), as well as rank at the top of the league in steals (9.9) and turnover margin (6.3).
• Senior
Patrick Dougher is three 3-pointers shy of reaching the top 10 in program history, where he can tie Rasheed Campbell (1996-00) and Ihsaan Davis (2009-13) with 157.