Shelby Schoonover, Sydney Purcell
The Warriors head to ninth-ranked Messiah on Wednesday for a conference showdown.

Women's Basketball

Warriors head to Messiah for meeting with seventh-ranked Falcons

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Winners of three straight, the Lycoming College women's basketball team will head to seventh-ranked Messiah College on Wednesday night, Feb. 6, looking to made a statement on a national stage.

The Warriors (16-6 overall, 10-3 MAC Commonwealth) will be looking to prevent the Falcons (21-1 overall, 13-0 MAC Commonwealth) from clinching the No. 1 seed in the upcoming conference championship.

Sophomore Erica Lutz and junior Kayla Kline give the Warriors one of the best duos in the conference, with both in the top 10 in the league in scoring and rebounding. Likewise, Messiah is also led by a dynamic duo, with senior Maci Thornton second in the league in scoring and senior Alicia Rohrer fourth in scoring and first in rebounding.

Game Notes
• With 10 road wins this year, the Warriors (10-1) can tie the school record for road wins in a season with the 1987-88 club (11-5).

• With 10 conference wins, the Warriors need one more to tie the school record of 11 set by the 2017-18 (11-5) and 1994-95 (11-3) teams.

• The Warriors lead the MAC Commonwealth with a .418 field goal percentage.

• Lycoming is allowing a program-record 57.0 points per game this year, more than a point better than the 2014-15 squad (58.1).

• With 73 career blocked shots, sophomore Erica Lutz needs three more to tie Lyndy LeVan (199-03) for fifth in program history.

• Junior Kayla Kline became the sixth player in program history to post 10 double-doubles in a season with her 20-point, 15-rebound effort against Stevenson.

• Senior Jenn Grove needs two more points to reach 400 in her career.

• Senior Becca Painter has career highs in points (160), rebounds (62), assists (54) and steals (23) this year.
 
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Players Mentioned

Jenn Grove

#25 Jenn Grove

F
5' 9"
Senior
Kayla Kline

#30 Kayla Kline

G/F
5' 8"
Junior
Erica Lutz

#14 Erica Lutz

F
5' 11"
Sophomore
Becca Painter

#24 Becca Painter

G
5' 7"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Jenn Grove

#25 Jenn Grove

5' 9"
Senior
F
Kayla Kline

#30 Kayla Kline

5' 8"
Junior
G/F
Erica Lutz

#14 Erica Lutz

5' 11"
Sophomore
F
Becca Painter

#24 Becca Painter

5' 7"
Senior
G