Tobias Walden Jr.
RALPH WILSON
Freshman Tobias Walden Jr. and the Warriors host Messiah on Wednesday.

Men's Basketball

Warriors host Messiah looking to keep pace in MAC Commonwealth play

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - The second-best scoring offense in the MAC Commonwealth in the Lycoming College men's basketball team, averaging 78.8 points per game, will face off with the second-best scoring defense in the league in Messiah College, allowing 64.9, on Wednesday night, Dec. 11, at 6 p.m. in Lamade Gym.

The Warriors (6-2 overall, 1-1 MAC Commonwealth) are looking to shake off a 73-67 loss to Stevenson on Saturday, Dec. 7, where Stevenson shot 62 percent from the field in the second half to overtake a 12-point halftime deficit. Junior D'Yante Doughty led the Warriors with 16 poinds, 10 rebounds and five assists.

The Falcons (6-1 overall, 1-0 MAC Commonwealth) notched an 80-68 win over Wilkes on Saturday. Senior Colin Sareyka led the team with 30 points and five assists.

Game Notes
• The Warriors are 12-6 all-time on Dec. 11, last beating Wilkes, 72-71, in 2010.

• The Warriors lead the MAC Commonwealth with a 1.15 assist/turnover ratio and 4.75 blocked shots per game.

• No Warriors are in the top 10 in the league in scoring, but three are in the top 20 - junior Darius Dangerfield (12th, 13.6), freshman Dyson Harward (14th, 13.3) and freshman Mo Terry (19th, 12.5).

• Harward and Terry are the two highest-scoring freshmen in the MAC Commonwealth.

• At least two Warrior freshmen have scored 100 points in a season in each of the last six years after Terry joined Harward in the club with his 11th point against Stevenson.

• The Warriors are 6-0 when Harward scored in double figures. 

• Junior D'Yante Doughty is seventh in the MAC Commonwealth in rebounding (6.5), fifth in field goal percentage (.507), ninth in assists (2.5) and eighth in blocked shots (0.7).
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Players Mentioned

Darius Dangerfield

#0 Darius Dangerfield

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5' 8"
Junior
Mo Terry

#1 Mo Terry

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6' 1"
First Year
Dyson Harward

#33 Dyson Harward

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6' 7"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Darius Dangerfield

#0 Darius Dangerfield

5' 8"
Junior
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Mo Terry

#1 Mo Terry

6' 1"
First Year
G
Dyson Harward

#33 Dyson Harward

6' 7"
First Year
C