WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -Â With both teams having already clinched a spot in the upcoming MAC Commonwealth Championship, Saturday, Feb. 11's game between the Lycoming College women's basketball team and Albright College could be a postseason preview when the two teams tip off at 1 p.m. in Lamade Gym.
The Warriors (14-7 overall, 8-5 MAC Commonwealth) are winners of five of their past six games, including the last three by an average margin of 20.6 points. All five starters finished in double figures in the team's last outing, a 77-61 win over Arcadia.
The Lions (19-4 overall, 14-0 MAC Commonwealth) have won nine games in a row and are two wins away from the first perfect MAC Commonwealth slate since Messiah did it in 2008.
Game Notes
• The Warriors are one of four teams in the MAC Commonwealth that have clinched postseason appearances in four of the last five years.
• The Warriors need one more win to reach nine inside Lamade Gym for the first time since 2008-09.
• Since senior
Nicole Calella began her career, the Warriors have gone 56-41, the most wins for a program over a four-year span since 1996-00.
• With 232 career made free throws, senior
Nicole Calella needs six more to tie Kristin Friel (1986-90) for fourth in school history.
• Freshman
Akilah McFadden is the first Warrior freshman since Julia Antonelli (2010) to score 250 points in a season.
• Sophomore
Jenn Grove is seven points shy of reaching 300 in her career.
• The Warriors have had four players finish in double figures 10 times this year, with the team going 9-1 in those games.