WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The Lycoming College football team has earned a spot in the Chesapeake Bowl Series between the Landmark Conference and Old Dominion Athletic Conference as the No. 2 seed in the Landmark Conference and will held to the ODAC's top-seed, Washington & Lee, for the Cape Charles Bowl on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 12 p.m.
 
Admission to the Chesapeake Challenge bowl games is $15 for adults and $10 for minors (10-17). Children nine and under, and students, faculty, and staff from the Landmark and ODAC member institutions are free with school ID. Tickets can be purchased through the ODAC online provider TicketSpicket.
 
Wilkes University, the Landmark's No. 1 seed, will face Bridgewater, the ODAC's No. 2 seed at Wilkes. Landmark Conference champion Susquehanna University and ODAC champion Randolph-Macon also advanced to the postseason as part of the NCAA Division III Championship field.
 
Lycoming and Wilkes tied for second in the Landmark Conference with 4-2 records, but Wilkes earned a tiebreaker due to a head-to-head, 48-35, win over Lycoming on Oct. 7.
 
After that game, though, the Warriors rolled through four straight wins to set up a defacto Landmark Conference Championship game against Susquehanna on Nov. 11, which the ninth-ranked River Hawks won, 49-10.
 
Still, Lycoming overcame one of the most brutal schedules in program history, complete with two games against NCAA Division III Championship teams and four games against teams that will compete in bowl games this week, to earn its spot in a postseason bowl game for the third time in the past five seasons.
 
The Warriors finished third in the conference, averaging 26.0 points per game, while the defense was third in rushing defense (156.8), second in sacks (24) and led the league in interceptions (12). The Warriors also led the league in field goal percentage (.800) and the team was third in the league with a 82.9 percentage in the red zone (29-of-35).
 
Several Warriors are listed amongst the Landmark Conference leaders – with first-year running backs Quasim Benson (Wilmington, Del./St. Elizabeth) and Terrence Oliver (Sharon Hill, Pa./Academy Park) fifth (68.0) and sixth (65.4) in the conference in rushing yards. Junior Will Fish (Stroudsburg, Pa./East Stroudsburg South) finished third in the league with an average of 177.4 yards per game passing and 18 touchdown passes. Sophomore Dawson Debebe (Schwenksville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) is fifth in the league with an average of 54.7 receiving yards per game, senior Brandon Timothy (Woodland Park, N.J./Passaic Valley) is sixth (52.7) and junior Billy Coppock (Collingdale, Pa./Archbishop Carroll) is ninth (43.0).
 
On defense, senior Kevin Gianoni (Quakertown, Pa./Lansdale Catholic) is second in the league with 12.0 tackles for loss, sophomore Jordan Rhinehart (Upper Darby, Pa./Father Judge) is fifth in passes defended (0.80) and senior Austin Rowley (Schwenksville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) is seventh (0.75). Sophomore Ryan Pentz (Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain) is tied for second with three interceptions and Rowley, Rhinehart and sophomore Matt Trolinger (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) are tied for third with two.
 
On special teams, senior Ian Plankenhorn (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville Area) is second in the league in field goals made, hitting 8-of-10 this year.
 
Washington and Lee posted an 8-2 overall record including a 6-1 mark in league play. Their lone ODAC hiccup was to nationally ninth-ranked Randolph-Macon College. The Generals' multi-faceted option run-heavy offense led to five games with more than 30 points scored. Jacob Romero notched 993 yards in 10 games and the Generals scored 38 rushing touchdowns. Hunter Hawk leads the defense, posting 73 tackles, 8.5 for loss, two sacks and five breakups.