WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -Â With its next two games against the only teams that can pass it in the MAC Commonwealth standings, the Lycoming College men's basketball team will be out to secure a first-round bye in the upcoming conference championship when it starts the home stretch by hosting Albright College at Lamade Gym on Saturday, Feb. 11.
The Warriors (18-4 overall, 10-3 MAC Commonwealth) overcame a 25-point first half deficit in its last outing to post a 107-96 win over Arcadia. Three Warriors finished with more than 20 points, led by junior
Chris Wallace's career-high 26.
The Lions (11-12 overall, 9-5 MAC Commonwealth) notched a critical 82-76 overtime win against rival Alvernia in its last game.
Game Notes
• The Warriors are ranked fourth in the initial NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional Rankings.
• The Warriors have won at least 18 games in three straight years for the first time in school history.
• The Warriors can reach 19 wins in the regular season for just the third time in program history and the first time since 2009-10.
• With his 14th of 20 points at Arcadia, senior
Nyk King became the 41st player in school history to post 900 in a career.
• Senior
Willie Kee is 15 points from reaching 1,000 points in his collegiate career. He scored 689 in two seasons of junior college ball and has 296 in two years at Lycoming.
• With his first of two blocks at Arcadia, junior
Chris Wallace became the 14th player in school history to post 50 in a career.
• Sophomore
T.J. Duckett is averaging 15.6 points and shooting 51 percent (20-of-39) from 3-point range in the last five games.