WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Junior Emily Lockard (Benton, Pa./Benton) and sophomore Ashley Yoh (Myerstown, Pa./Eastern Lebanon County) each finished with 13 points apiece to lead the Lycoming College women's basketball team in a 54-51 MAC Freedom setback to Wilkes University on Wednesday, Jan. 26, at Lamade Gym.
 
Yoh finished the night with 13 points, nine rebounds, and two assists. Lockard finished with 13 points, six rebounds, four assists, and a steal. Sophomore Mya Wetzel (Frackville, Pa./North Schuylkill) scored nine points, five rebounds, two assists and three steals. Sophomore Alicia Goldenziel (Moscow, Pa./North Pocono) had eight points, five rebounds and two steals.
 
The Warriors (5-14, overall, 1-9 MAC Freedom), who notched 28 points in the paint and notched 23 points on turnovers, had two chances to tie in the last 14 seconds, with their last shot attempt falling off the rim as time expired.
 
The Colonels (5-13 overall, 4-5 MAC Freedom) scored eight straight points at the beginning of the second half, before Yoh nailed two layups to lead with four points. Wetzel hit her first three-pointer of the night at the four-minute mark. Wetzel nailed two more three-pointers in the final 10 minutes, as the Warriors brought the game within two points with 30 seconds remaining on a layup from sophomore Meghan Dufner (Washington, N.J./Warren Hills Regional). The Colonels hit one more free throw to make up the final margin.
 
Lockard led the Warriors through the first half and got the first two on the board for the Warriors with a jumper before the Colonels posted six points in a row. The Warriors' next three possessions were good for five made free throws from Goldenziel, Yoh and senior Kenzie Reed (Lancaster, Pa./Conestoga Valley).
 
Lockard posted eight points in the second quarter, opening with a jumper and followed that with a layup before a three-point shot from Goldenziel. Trailing by eight in the last four minutes of the quarter, Yoh and Reed ended the half with two free throws apiece to bring the Warriors within two points at the break, 28-26.
 
Erin Shober led the Colonels with 18 points, five rebounds, and two steals. Brianna Horton led in assists with four, notching nine points and four rebounds and Julia Marino had six steals.
 
The Warriors return to the court on Saturday, Jan. 28, when they head to DeSales University for a 1 p.m. MAC Freedom doubleheader in Center Valley, Pa. The men's team will play at 3 p.m.