GLENSIDE, Pa. – Sophomore Steven Hamilton (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville Area) posted a career-high 27 points, his second straight 20-point effort, and junior Dyson Harward (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) added another double-double to lead the Lycoming College men's basketball team, which used a strong-shooting first half to post a 78-66 MAC Freedom win over Arcadia University on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 8, at Alumni Gymnasium.
 
Hamilton hit eight field goals, one 3-pointer and went 10-of-11 at the line en route to the career high in points, the most for a Warrior since Darius Dangerfield had 31 against Hood on Feb. 1, 2020. He also added five rebounds and three assists.
 
Harward finished with a season-best 22 points, as he also hit eight field goals and added two 3-pointers to go with a 4-for-5 effort at the line. He also posted 10 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season, tied for sixth-most in program history, and blocked a season-best five shots.
 
The pair helped lead the Warriors (9-5 overall, 4-1 MAC Freedom) into second-place alone in the MAC Freedom, a game-behind league-leading DeSales (13-1 overall, 5-0 MAC Freedom). Lycoming shot 41 percent (25-of-61) from the field in the game, almost identical to Arcadia (4-11 overall, 3-3 MAC Freedom) (25-of-63), but it hit three more 3-pointers and nine more free throws, as the Warriors shot 85 percent (22-of-26) at the charity stripe.
 
Arcadia took an 8-2 lead to start the game, but the Warriors responded with a 21-8 run, taking a 23-16 lead with 9:09 left after Hamilton led the run with seven points. A bucket by the Knights was followed by a 13-2 run from the Warriors, with junior Mo Terry (Severn, Md./Severn School) posting a 3-pointer to cap the run and give Lycoming a 36-20 lead with 3:28 left and the team was able to keep a 16-point lead at the break, 43-27.
 
The Warriors led 50-31 three minutes into the second half before the Knights embarked on a 26-11 run over the next 11 minutes to close within four with 6:52 left. Harward responded with a tough second-chance bucket before senior Matt Ilodigwe (Wilmington, Del./Concord) hit a pair of free throws and Harward followed up a block and defensive rebound by hitting a 3-pointer. The Warriors hit three more free throws to get the lead back to 16 before Majekodunmi hit a layup to break the run with 2:38 left, but the Knights couldn't get closer than nine in the final 150 seconds.
 
Terry posted 11 points, seven rebounds and two assists, Ilodigwe added seven points, five rebounds and three assists and sophomore Mavin James (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) also added six points.
 
Samuel Majekodunmi led the Knights with 14 points and five rebounds and Johaan Vinson added 13 points and five rebounds.
 
The Warriors get back on the court on Wednesday, Jan. 12, when Wilkes University comes to Lamade Gym for an 8 p.m. MAC Freedom tip.