WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -Â After splitting the season series with Lebanon Valley, the top-seeded Lycoming College men's basketball team will host the rubber match with the fifth-seeded Flying Dutchmen in the MAC Commonwealth Championship semifinals on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. in Lamade Gym.
Admission to all MAC Commonwealth Championship games is set for $6 for adults, $4 for seniors, $2 for students and children under six-years-old are free. Only MAC Athletic Passes will be accepted for free admission at the door. Lycoming College athletic passes are not admissible for all games at Lamade Gym.
The Warriors (21-4 overall) come into the conference tournament with a five-game winning streak, as the team has posted an average margin of 16.8 points during the run. Senior
David Johnson has led the team during the streak, averaging 17.2 points, while junior
Chris Wallace has added 15.0 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.
The Flying Dutchmen (16-10 overall) are coming off a 76-66 win at Alvernia in the first round of the tournament, with junior Sam Light scoring 32 in the win.
Game Notes
• The Warriors can break the school-record of 21 wins with a victory as they have already tied the mark set by the 1995-96, 2003-04 and 2009-10 teams.Â
• The Warriors are in the latest D3hoops.com poll for the first time in the poll's history, currently sitting 25th.
• Lycoming and Lebanon Valley are the only two schools in the MAC Commonwealth to have their men's and women's basketball teams reach the conference tournament in each of the last two years.
• Lycoming is 7-5 in the MAC Commonwealth Championship since joining the league in 2007, including 5-1 in the semifinal round.
• The Warriors won the 2016 MAC Commonwealth Championship as the No. 5 seed. Alvernia upset the top-seeded Warriors in the semifinals before winning the tournament as the No. 4 seed in 2015.
• Sophomore
T.J. Duckett needs 12 more points to reach 500 in his career.