WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - With a 25-point outburst in the final five minutes of a first-round win over Penn State-Schuylkill, the Lycoming College men's basketball team will look for its fourth straight Dutch Burch Tip-Off title when it faces Marywood University on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 10, at 3 p.m.
The Warriors (1-0 overall) were led by 25 points and 12 rebounds from senior
Darius James, as six players finished in double figures in the 99-86 win over the Lions. Sophomore
D'Yante Doughty added 18 points and sophomore
Darius Dangerfield had 14.
The Pacers (1-0 overall) were led by 23 points and eight rebounds from Thomas Swartz, as it notched a season-opening 89-84 win over New Rochelle.
Warrior Notes
• The Warriors are 20-1 all-time in Dutch Burch Tip-Off Tournament openers. They have advanced to the championship game in each of the last 11 years.
• The Warriors have won 15 Dutch Burch Tip-Off titles, posting a 15-4 record in the tournament title game.
• Head coach
Mike McGarvey is the fourth straight Warrior boss to win his first game as a coach and the sixth of nine coaches in the 71-year history of the program.
• Senior
Darius James is 14 points from reaching 500 in his career.
• Six Warriors finished in double figures against Penn State Schuylkill for the first time since six reached 10 points in a 101-81 win over Medgar Evers in the 2017 season opener.
• Freshmen
D'Andre Edmond (12) and
Markanthony Fidelis (11) are the first rookies to score in double figures in their debut since
Ronald Jefferson had 17 in 2016.