CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - First-year
Ashley Yoh (Myerstown, Pa./Eastern Lebanon County) led the Lycoming College women's basketball team in their final regular season game with 12 points, her fourth double-digit game of the season, as the MAC Freedom's top-seed in next week's conference tournament, DeSales University, posted a 74-39 win on Saturday, Feb. 19, at Billera Hall.
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The Warriors closed out the regular season at 6-18 overall and 6-10 in the MAC Freedom, earning the No. 7 seed in the upcoming MAC Freedom Championship. They head to No. 2 seed Stevens on Wednesday, Feb. 23, for a 6 p.m. game before the Stevens men host a conference quarterfinal game at 8 p.m.
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Junior
Diana Rantz (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) finished the game with eight points and three rebounds. Sophomore
Emily Lockard (Benton, Pa./Benton Area) scored seven points and posted a team-leading seven rebounds.
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Lockard led the Warriors through the first quarter, making up five of the Warriors' 12 points. First-year
Mya Wetzel (Frackville, Pa./North Schuylkill) netted a 3-pointer just two minutes into the game. A fastbreak layup by Yoh followed by another two points started off the second quarter for the Warriors, but a late first-quarter scoring surge and 23 second-quarter points gave the Bulldogs a 44-20 lead at the break.
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Yoh and Lockard each had a jumper for two points in the third quarter. Sophomore
Cathryn Brought (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro Area) did hit her 10th 3-pointer of the year in the quarter. With 4:11 remaining in the game, Rantz hit a 3-pointer to boost the Warriors to 35 on the scoreboard and she closed out the game with a final jump shot from the paint with 11 seconds remaining.
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Averi Jordan led the Bulldogs (18-3 overall, 16-0 MAC Freedom) with 22 points, three assists and 10 rebounds. Mikaela Reese added 13 rebounds and six assists.
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