Matt Ilodigwe
RALPH WILSON
Sophomore Matt Ilodigwe and the Warriors host Hood on Saturday.

Men's Basketball

Warriors return home looking to keep a piece of second place

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - After falling to Messiah on Wednesday night,  the Lycoming College men's basketball team will look to keep pace in the MAC Commonwealth as it hosts fellow second-place team Hood College on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 3 p.m. in Lamade Gym.

Although the Warriors (13-6 overall, 6-4 MAC Commonwealth) fell to Messiah in their last outing, freshman Mo Terry scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his first career double-double in the game. Freshman Dyson Harward  scored 16 and freshman  Tobias Walden Jr.  added eight off the bench.

Hood (12-6 overall, 6-4 MAC Commonwealth)  topped Albright, 94-83, on Saturday, Feb. 25. Junior Mason Wang scored 27 points, senior Tyler Evans  had 20 and senior Michael Riley scored 17 to lead the balanced Blazers.

Game Notes
• The Warriors have a 7-0 record against the Blazers in Lamade Gym since Hood joined the conference in 2012.

• The Warriors are the No. 1 scoring defense in the MAC Commonwealth, allowing 68.2 points per game and Hood is the No. 1 scoring offense at 80.9 points per game.

• The Warriors are 9-2 when out-rebounding their opponents.

• Sophomore Matt Ilodigwe needs eight more points and freshman Dyson Harward needs 13 to reach 250 in their careers.

• With 53 blocks this season, Harward needs two more to tie Matt Stackhouse (2002-03) for third in the program's single-season record book.

• Harward and Mo Terry are the only two freshmen in the top 20 in the MAC Commonwealth in scoring, with Harward 16th (12.5) and Terry 17th (11.9).

• The 11 freshmen on the roster is a program record, surpassing the previous high of 10 set by the 1995-96 and 2014-15 squads.
 
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Players Mentioned

Matt Ilodigwe

#5 Matt Ilodigwe

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6' 1"
Sophomore
Mo Terry

#1 Mo Terry

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6' 1"
First Year
Tobias Walden Jr.

#11 Tobias Walden Jr.

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5' 10"
First Year
Dyson Harward

#33 Dyson Harward

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6' 7"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Matt Ilodigwe

#5 Matt Ilodigwe

6' 1"
Sophomore
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Mo Terry

#1 Mo Terry

6' 1"
First Year
G
Tobias Walden Jr.

#11 Tobias Walden Jr.

5' 10"
First Year
G
Dyson Harward

#33 Dyson Harward

6' 7"
First Year
C