WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – First-year Meghan Dufner (Washington, N.J./Warren Hills Regional) scored a career-best 17 points and sophomore Emily Lockard (Benton, Pa./Benton Area) posted her first career double-double to lead the Lycoming College women's basketball team to a 70-49 victory over MAC Freedom rival Wilkes University on Wednesday evening, Jan. 12, at Lamade Gym.
 
Lockard recorded her first double-double thanks to 10 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. Dufner added five rebounds and two steals to her night, as they paced a Lycoming (4-10 overall, 4-2 MAC Freedom) offense that took 82 shots, grabbed 28 offensive rebounds and scored 42 points in the paint.
 

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Junior Diana Rantz (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) scored a career-best nine points to go with an assist and a rebound. Sophomore Cathryn Brought (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro Area) scored six points to go with three assists and a career-best 12 rebounds. Sophomore Mia Rudalavage (Eynon, Pa./Valley View) led the team in assists with five, as she was pressed into extended service due to foul trouble in the first half amongst the Lycoming guards. Junior Kenzie Reed (Lancaster, Pa./Conestoga Valley) had five points, four rebounds and a block.
 
The Warriors posted 18 points in the third period as they held Wilkes scoreless for the first eight and a half minutes and to just one point in the period. A layup from the paint by Lockard gave the Warriors a nine-point difference and another jumper by Brought pushed the lead into double figures. Dufner posted 11 points in the period to lead the way.
 
The Warriors scored 12 on their best run of the game in the fourth with eight Warriors posting points in the period. Junior Emily Zoscin (Weatherly, Pa./Weatherly Area) had four paints thanks to a jumper and free throws. First-year Colby White (Jermyn, Pa./Lakeland) posted her first points of the season, hitting two jumpers for four points. Dufner scored another six points to close out the game, as Lycoming posted  a 21-point victory.
 
Lockard opened the game for the Warriors, scoring two on a good layup that assisted by Brought. Brought scored next on her own, hitting another layup before Reed hit a layup as the Colonels tied it twice and took the lead. Jumpers by Rudalavage, Brought, Lockard and sophomore Jessica Shaver (Luzerne, Pa./Wyoming Valley West) tied the score 14-14 to end the first period.
 
Both teams rallied back and forth throughout the second period, tying five times. A jumper by Rudalavage tied the game at 20, and a good layup from Lockard made it 22-22 with 1:16 left. In the final 45 seconds of the period, Rantz hit two 3-pointers for six points to put the Warriors in the lead at the half, 29-27.
 
Julianna Askins led the Colonels with 10 points and five rebounds, and Alexa Jones posted nine points, two assists and two rebounds. Kendra Smith led the team with eight rebounds and shot for six points.
 
The Warriors return to the court on Saturday, Jan. 15, when they host MAC Freedom opponent DeSales University at 1 p.m. at Lamade Gym.