WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Junior Dyson Harward (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) notched his sixth straight double-double and 15^th of the season to lead the Lycoming College men's basketball team, and three others joined him in double figures as Lycoming shot 55 percent from the floor in an 83-73 win over MAC Freedom foe Misericordia University on Tuesday night, Feb. 15.
 
The Warriors (15-9 overall, 10-5 MAC Freedom) moved back into a tie for third in the MAC Freedom standings with Arcadia (11-13 overall, 10-5 MAC Freedom) with the win and stayed a half-game ahead of Delaware Valley (14-9 overall, 10-6 MAC Freedom), but will need to win their final regular-season game on Saturday, Feb. 19, at 3 p.m., at the MAC Freedom's regular-season champion, DeSales University, in order to guarantee a home game in the MAC Freedom quarterfinals on Wednesday, Feb. 23.
 
Harward notched 24 points and 16 rebounds to give him 542 career rebounds, which surpassed Kevin Rutherford (1995-99) for 21^st in program history. He hit a career-best 5-of-6 from 3-point range, added three assists and blocked three shots. Sophomore Stephen Hamilton (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville Area) added 20 points and three assists as he hit 8-of-12 from the floor, and junior DeAundre Manuel (Brooklyn, N.Y./KIPP NYC Prep) posted 18 points and five rebounds.
 
Senior Matt Ilodigwe (Wilmington, Del./Concord) was the fourth Warrior in double figures, posting 11 points and five assists in the win.
 
The Warriors shot 53 percent from 3-point range (10-of-19) in the game and also outscored the Cougars (8-16 overall, 6-9 MAC Freedom) in the paint, 38-24, holding Misericordia to 39 percent (25-of-64) in the game.
 
Lycoming opened the game with six straight points before the Cougars responded with eight to take the lead with 15:37 left. Harward responded with a pair of 3-pointers in the next three minutes to help Lycoming take the lead back with a seven-point run. Misericordia tied the score four more times and were within a bucket with 2:24 left in the half before Lycoming closed the half on a 9-0 run highlighted by five points from Harward, taking a 41-30 lead into the break.
 

Active hands, skinned knees lead to good things - Manuel with the jam for @LycomingHoops on Tuesday against Misericordia. #d3hoops #MAChoops pic.twitter.com/VsFyNs5Kym

— lycoathletics (@lycoathletics) February 16, 2022

The Warriors led by double figures for the entirety of the second half, leading by as many as 19 after a fastbreak dunk by Hamilton with 17:54 left and keeping the lead in double figures as a trapping Cougar defense slowed the offense late and helped the Cougars close within 10 with 3:42 left. Ilodigwe snapped the quiet stretch with a 3-pointer that made it 80-66 with 2:35 left.

🥱Just another 42 seconds in the life of Steven Hamilton. 5 of 20 tonight. @LycomingHoops wins, 83-73, over Misericordia. #MAChoops #d3hoops pic.twitter.com/uotBLZFU6R

— lycoathletics (@lycoathletics) February 16, 2022

 
Kevin Lazdowsky scored a career-high 32 points for the Cougars, as he hit six 3-pointers and all eight of his free throw attempts. Nick Prociak posted 15 points and eight rebounds to lead the team, which was outrebounded by the Warriors, 40-26.