Becca Painter
Sophomore Becca Painter and the Warriors host Misericordia on Tuesday night.

Women's Basketball

Warriors head into Thanksgiving break looking to knock off undefeated Cougars

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Playing its fourth game in a six-day span, the Lycoming College women's basketball team will get back on the court on Tuesday night, Nov. 22, looking to knock off an undefeated Misericordia squad.

The Warriors (2-1 overall) are coming off a 61-50 loss to Elizabethtown in the championship game of the Terry Greene Tip-Off Classic. Sophomore Becca Painter led the Warriors with a career-high 11 points and junior Shelby Mueller posted nine points and seven rebounds in the game.

The Cougars (3-0 overall) posted a 71-67 win over TCNJ in the championship of the Gwynedd-Mercy Tip-Off Tournament. Senior guard Shannon Croasdale was named the tournament MVP after posting 14 points and five assists in the game.

Game Notes
• The Warriors are 23-15 all-time in home openers, including 18-5 in head coach Christen Ditzler's tenure.

• Junior Shelby Mueller needs one block to tie Amy Bauman's 12-best mark in school history of 44.

• Mueller needs 10 points to become the 30th player in school history to reach 600 in a career.

• Junior Haley Sipple needs one more blocked shot to become the 23rd player in school history to post 25 in a career.

• Sophomore Becca Painter has set or tied a career high in points in each of the first three games of the season.

• Freshmen have accounted for 48 percent of the available minutes through the team's first three games.

• The Warriors lead the MAC Commonwealth with a .827 free throw percentage and a plus-8.3 rebounding margin.
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Players Mentioned

Shelby Mueller

#5 Shelby Mueller

F
5' 11"
Junior
Becca Painter

#24 Becca Painter

G
5' 7"
Sophomore
Haley Sipple

#42 Haley Sipple

G/F
5' 10"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Shelby Mueller

#5 Shelby Mueller

5' 11"
Junior
F
Becca Painter

#24 Becca Painter

5' 7"
Sophomore
G
Haley Sipple

#42 Haley Sipple

5' 10"
Junior
G/F