Alex Newbold
Junior Alex Newbold and the Warriors head to Alvernia on Wednesday night.

Men's Basketball

Warriors set for battle at Alvernia to keep possession of first place

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - After a one-possession loss to Widener that moved the MAC Commonwealth field a game closer to its spot at the top of the standings, the Lycoming College men's basketball team will head to Alvernia University for a critical conference game on Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 6 p.m., at Jack McCloskey Court.

The Warriors (16-4 overall, 8-3 MAC Commonwealth) are coming off a 72-70 loss at Widener, as the team came back from a 21-point second half deficit to have a chance to tie the game with its last possession. Sophomore T.J. Duckett led the team with 21 points.

Alvernia (12-7 overall, 6-4 MAC Commonwealth) can move within a half-game of the Warriors with a win, as the team has won three straight games.

Warrior Notes
• Head coach Guy Rancourt needs one more win to join Dutch Burch as the only men's basketball coaches at Lycoming to win 150 games.

• Junior Chris Wallace needs two more blocks to become the 14th player in school history to post 50 in a career.

• Wallace is four points shy of reaching 750 points in his career and junior Alex Newbold needs seven to reach 700.

• Wallace is averaging 18.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in his last two outings against Alvernia.

• With his last of six 3-pointers against Widener, sophomore T.J. Duckett became the 14th player in school history to can 100 shots from downtown in a career.

• Duckett is shooting 48 percent (24-of-50) from 3-point range in the last eight games.

• The Warriors .465 field goal percentage is the team's highest since the 2003-04 team shot .480 from the field.
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Players Mentioned

T.J. Duckett

#10 T.J. Duckett

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6' 3"
Sophomore
Alex Newbold

#20 Alex Newbold

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5' 10"
Junior
Chris Wallace

#24 Chris Wallace

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6' 4"
Junior

Players Mentioned

T.J. Duckett

#10 T.J. Duckett

6' 3"
Sophomore
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Alex Newbold

#20 Alex Newbold

5' 10"
Junior
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Chris Wallace

#24 Chris Wallace

6' 4"
Junior
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