WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -Â With seven teams in the MAC Commonwealth separated by two games in the conference standings entering the final two weeks of the year, the Lycoming College men's basketball team is getting healthy at the right time, heading into a critical conference game against Albright College on Wednesday night, Feb. 10, at 8 p.m.
The Warriors (15-7 overall, 7-6 MAC Commonwealth) are looking to solidify its hold on one of the five MAC Commonwealth Tournament slots in their final three games. Luckily, the return of junior
Nykolas King, who scored 12 points in the team's 86-84 loss to Arcadia on Saturday, from injury buoys those efforts.
The Lions (9-13 overall, 6-7 MAC Commonwealth) are in a tie for sixth place in the league, just one game behind Lycoming after beating Messiah, 60-48, on Saturday.
Warrior Notes• Lycoming needs one more win to post its fifth straight .500 season in MAC Commonwealth play, joining Alvernia as the only team in the league to achieve that mark.Â
• Freshman
T.J. Duckett needs two more 3-pointers to become the 20th player in school history to can 55 in a season.
• Sophomore
Alex Newbold needs five more steals to become the 14th player in school history to post 100 in a career.
• Newbold needs 13 more points to reach 500 in his career.
• Junior
Nykolas King needs six more points to reach 600 in his career.
• Junior
David Johnson needs five more points to reach 1,100 in his collegiate career. He scored 835 in two years at Mercer County Community College.
• Lycoming's 212 steals this season are six shy of the top 10 in school history, where the 1998-99 squad sits with 218.