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Freshman Ronald Jefferson and the Warriors host Western Conn. State on Saturday afternoon.

Men's Basketball

Warriors host Western Connecticut State in Dutch Burch Championship

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Facing off against alma mater for the first time at Lycoming College, ninth-year head coach Guy Rancourt and his Lycoming men's basketball team will look for its 13th Dutch Burch Tip-Off Tournament title in the championship game at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, against Western Connecticut State.

The Warriors (2-0 overall) shot 56 percent in the tournament opener, a 111-81 rout of Penn State Schuylkill. Five players finished in double figures, led by 17 points from senior David Johnson.

The Colonials (1-0 overall) outlasted Haverford, 78-67, using a 15-5 run in the game's final four minutes to hold on for the win. Jauch Green led the team with 23 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and five steals.

Game Notes
• The Warriors are 12-5 all-time in Dutch Burch Tip-Off title games.

• Senior David Johnson was named the MVP of the 2015 Dutch Burch Tip-Off after averaging 17.5 points during the team's championship run. 

• Senior Nyk King needs nine points to reach 700 in his career.

• The Warriors have scored scored 55 percent (105-of-191) of their points off the bench in the first two games.

• The 111 points the Warriors scored against Penn State Schuylkill were the team's most since posting 116 against Mount Aloysius on Dec. 17, 2011.

• The team's field goal percentage against Penn State Schuylkill of 56 percent was the team's best since shooting 66 percent against Elizabethtown on Nov. 26, 2013.

• Freshman Ronald Jefferson is the first Warrior rookie to score in double figures in his first two games since junior Chris Wallace.
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Players Mentioned

David Johnson

#2 David Johnson

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5' 9"
Senior
Nyk King

#1 Nyk King

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6' 2"
Senior
Chris Wallace

#24 Chris Wallace

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6' 4"
Junior
Ronald Jefferson

#3 Ronald Jefferson

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6' 3"
First Year

Players Mentioned

David Johnson

#2 David Johnson

5' 9"
Senior
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Nyk King

#1 Nyk King

6' 2"
Senior
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Chris Wallace

#24 Chris Wallace

6' 4"
Junior
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Ronald Jefferson

#3 Ronald Jefferson

6' 3"
First Year
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