WILLIAMSPORT Pa, - The Lycoming College men's basketball team overcame a 12-point first-half deficit to take the lead in the second period, but a late run in the game's final six minutes led Alvernia University to a 80-77 MAC Commonwealth victory on Wednesday night, Jan. 9., in Lamade Gym.
 
After trailing through the game's first 23 minutes, the Warriors (7-9 overall, 1-6 MAC Commonwealth) took their first lead of the night, at 15:17 off a jumper by sophomore Darius Dangerfield (Abingdon, Md./Harford Tech). The Warriors extended their lead to 10 following a converted 3-point play by senior Calvin Chandler (Lake Worth, Fla./Park Vista), making it 64-54, with 8:33 to go.
 
Alvernia (5-9 overall, 1-5 MAC Commonwealth) responded with a 16-4 run over the games next four minutes to regain the lead, 70-68. With Alvernia leading, 79-75, with 12 seconds remaining, freshman Markanthony Fidelis (Largo, Md./DeMatha Catholic) scored a layup in transition, narrowing the gap to two. Alvernia went 1-of-4 from the line down the stretch, but the Warriors were unable to get closer in the waning seconds.
 
Fidelis scored a team-high 23 points while shooting 9-of-21 from the floor and 3-of-7 from three. Chandler continued his hot scoring stretch, finishing with 18 points and pulling in nine rebounds. Dangerfield dished out seven assists for the third game in a row, and junior Ryan Hollis (Centreville, Md./Saints Peters & Paul) went a perfect 4-of-4 from 3-point land, totaling 12 points and grabbing six rebounds.
 
The Warriors shot a perfect 8-of-8 from the foul line and outscored the Golden Wolves, 21-6 in transition.
 
Alvernia jumped out to a 10-2 advantage through the game's first three minutes, hitting their first four shots. Lycoming used a 14-6 run to cut an Alvernia lead down to 26-23 with 5:45 to go in the half. A 3-pointer by senior Jordan Logan (Oxford, Pa./Oxford Area) in transition closed the gap to two points later in the period, but Alvernia went into the break holding onto a 35-31 lead. 
 
Nick Youngkin led four Golden Wolves in double figures, finishing with a game-high 21 points and eight rebounds. Keon Taylor added 15 points, seven rebounds, and four assists.
 
The Warriors are back on the court Saturday, Jan. 12 for a 3 p.m. start, when they head to Frederick, Md. to take on Hood College in MAC Commonwealth action in the BB&T Arena.