WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -Â Coming off an eight-point win over Nazareth in its last outing, the Lycoming College men's basketball team will wrap up its pre-Holiday schedule on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 18, at 1 p.m., when it hosts SUNY Potsdam in Lamade Gym.
The Warriors (9-1 overall) shot 67 percent from the field in the second half as it was able to outlast Nazareth, 86-78. Junior
Chris Wallace led the Warriors with 16 points and seven rebounds and senior
Nyk King finished with 14 points, seven assists, six rebounds and three steals.
The Bears (1-8 overall) are looking to rebound from an 87-79 loss to Nazareth. Freshman Jayquan Thomas led the team with 33 points and four steals.
Warrior Notes
• The Warriors have shot better than 50 percent from the floor in six of the team's 10 games.
• Five players have finished in double figures for the Warriors four times this season (Penn State Schuylkill, Western Connecticut, Alvernia, Nazareth).
• The Warriors have scored 80 or more points in seven of their first 10 games, the program's highest scoring start since 2009-10.
• Junior
Chris Wallace is averaging 15.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.3 blocks per game in the month of December.
• Senior
Nyk King needs 13 more points to become the 53rd player in school history to reach 800 career points.
• Senior
David Johnson needs one more point to reach 500 in his two years at Lycoming.
• Sophomore
T.J. Duckett needs to hit three more 3-pointers to become the 20th player in school history to hit 75 in a career.
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