Akilah McFadden
Junior Akilah McFadden and the Warriors host Widener in a conference semifinal on Thursday.

Women's Basketball

Warriors set for conference semifinal match with Widener

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - After two one-point outcomes in the regular season, the second-seeded Lycoming College women's basketball team will head into a rubber match with No. 3 seed Widener University in the semifinals of the MAC Commonwealth Championship on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in Lamade Gym.

The Warriors (17-8 overall, 11-5 MAC Commonwealth) will try to rebound after falling to Widener (19-6 overall, 10-6 MAC Commonwealth), 68-67, on Saturday, Feb. 17. Lycoming came back from a 17-point deficit in the third quarter to have a chance to take a lead in the final 12 seconds.

In the first meeting between the two teams, Widener led for nearly the whole game, but junior Kayla Kline drained a game-winning 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds left.

Game Notes
• The Warriors are hosting a Middle Atlantic Conference postseason game since beating Susquehanna, 63-44, in the 1997 MAC Championship quarterfinals.

• Lycoming has not advanced to a conference title game since 1990. The Warriors played in the MAC Northern Division final in 1988 and 1990.

• The Warriors need one more win to become the first team since the 1987-88 team won a school-record 21 games to post 18 wins in a season. 

• Junior Akilah McFadden needs 13 more points to become the 14th player in school history to post 900 in a career.

• Junior Kayla Kline needs six more points to become the 17th player in school history to post 800 in a career.

• With 11 double-doubles this year, Kline needs one more to tie Shelby Mueller (2017-18) for second in program history.

• Sophomore Erica Lutz is sixth in school history with 230 rebounds this season and Kline is seventh with 224, needing four more to surpass Adrienne's Aiken's total in 1988-89.
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Players Mentioned

Shelby Mueller

#5 Shelby Mueller

F
5' 11"
Senior
Kayla Kline

#30 Kayla Kline

G/F
5' 8"
Junior
Erica Lutz

#14 Erica Lutz

F
5' 11"
Sophomore
Akilah McFadden

#23 Akilah McFadden

G
5' 6"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Shelby Mueller

#5 Shelby Mueller

5' 11"
Senior
F
Kayla Kline

#30 Kayla Kline

5' 8"
Junior
G/F
Erica Lutz

#14 Erica Lutz

5' 11"
Sophomore
F
Akilah McFadden

#23 Akilah McFadden

5' 6"
Junior
G