WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - After each team posted heartpounding victories over conference leaders in their last outings, the Lycoming College men's basketball team and Albright College will look to stay at the top of the Commonwealth Conference standings when they meet for a key conference matchup tonight in Lamade Gym.
The Warriors (7-5 overall, 3-1 Commonwealth) notched a 69-64 win over Widener on Saturday, Jan. 3. Freshman
Issak Bodon delivered the big blow for the Warriors, hitting a game-clinching jumper with 36 seconds left.
The Lions (6-5 overall, 2-1 Commonwealth) dealt Stevenson its first conference loss, as sophomore
Omari Ringgold dropped in a second-chance layup with 0.6 seconds left to give the team a 59-58 win.
Warrior Notes• The Warriors lead the conference in offensive rebounds (14.7), turnover margin (+6.8) and steals (10.5).
• Senior
Patrick Dougher became the 12th player in school history to post 150 3-pointers in a career with his first of two against Widener.
• Freshman
Alex Newbold is 14th in Division III with 30 steals.
• Freshman
Chris Wallace posted career highs of 18 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots against Widener. He is two points shy of hitting 100 in his young career.
• The Warriors are outscoring opponents off turnover by an average of 20.7-12.2.
• The Warriors' nine freshmen have accounted for 543 of the team's 913 total points, representing 59 percent of the team's output.
• Six different Warriors have earned the team's high scoring honors this year, led by Wallace and freshman
Issak Bodon, who have each led the team three times.
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