Haley Sipple
Junior Haley Sipple and the Warriors head to Arcadia on Saturday.

Women's Basketball

Warriors out to clinch MAC Commonwealth berth with trip to Arcadia

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - After a dominating fourth quarter to post its fourth win in five games at Alvernia, the Lycoming College women's basketball team will get back on the court with a chance to clinch a berth in the MAC Commonwealth Championship for the second straight year when they head to Arcadia University for a 3 p.m. game on Saturday, Feb. 4.

The Warriors (13-7 overall, 7-5 MAC Commonwealth) can clinch their fourth appearance in the conference tournament in five years with a win and a Widener loss at Stevenson, as the Warriors have surged with back-to-back wins by an average margin of 23 points.

The Knights (6-14 overall, 2-9 MAC Commonwealth) have dropped six straight games, including a 60-33 loss to No. 22 Messiah in its last outing.

Warrior Notes
• With her fourth of six points against Alvernia, senior Nicole Calella became the 25th player in school history to reach 700 in a career.

• Calella needs two more steals to tie Chelsea Henderson '16 for eighth in program history with 154 career thefts.

• With her ninth of 16 points against Alvernia, junior Shelby Mueller became the 15th player in school history to reach 800 in a career.

• With her last of three blocks against Alvernia, Mueller moved into solo possession of fifth in school history with 64 career rejections.

• Freshman Kayla Kline joined classmate Akilah McFadden as the first rookie pair since Erica Weaver and Pam Featenby in 1994-95 to score 200 points each.

• With her last of 14 points against Alvernia, junior Haley Sipple reached 400 points in her career. Sophomore Jenn Grove is 15 points shy of reaching 300 in her career.

• The Warriors have had four players finish in double figures nine times this year, with the team going 8-1 in those games.
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Players Mentioned

Chelsea Henderson

#13 Chelsea Henderson

G/F
5' 8"
Senior
Nicole Calella

#14 Nicole Calella

G
5' 4"
Senior
Jenn Grove

#25 Jenn Grove

F
5' 9"
Sophomore
Shelby Mueller

#5 Shelby Mueller

F
5' 11"
Junior
Haley Sipple

#42 Haley Sipple

G/F
5' 10"
Junior
Akilah McFadden

#23 Akilah McFadden

G
5' 6"
First Year
Kayla Kline

#30 Kayla Kline

G/F
5' 8"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Chelsea Henderson

#13 Chelsea Henderson

5' 8"
Senior
G/F
Nicole Calella

#14 Nicole Calella

5' 4"
Senior
G
Jenn Grove

#25 Jenn Grove

5' 9"
Sophomore
F
Shelby Mueller

#5 Shelby Mueller

5' 11"
Junior
F
Haley Sipple

#42 Haley Sipple

5' 10"
Junior
G/F
Akilah McFadden

#23 Akilah McFadden

5' 6"
First Year
G
Kayla Kline

#30 Kayla Kline

5' 8"
First Year
G/F