HOBOKEN, N.J. – Senior Dyson Harward (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) led the Lycoming College men's basketball team with eight points and six rebounds, but an outstanding defensive performance helped Stevens Institute of Technology post a 54-43 win in the MAC Freedom season finale on Saturday, Feb. 17, at Canavan Arena.
 
The Warriors finish the regular season 16-9 overall and 11-5 in the MAC Freedom, helping the team clinch the No. 2 seed in the MAC Freedom Championship, which begins Monday, Feb. 20. The Warriors will open the tournament in Lamade Gym on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m., when they host third-seeded Arcadia University, which beat top-seeded DeSales in overtime, 73-72, in their season-finale, in a semifinal.
 
The Warriors shot just 28 percent (17-of-61) in the game, taking 14 more shots from the field and outrebounding the Ducks (12-13 overall, 9-7 MAC Freedom), 44-33.
 
Senior DeAundre Manuel (Brooklyn, N.Y./KIPP NYC Prep) had seven points, junior Steven Hamilton (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville Area) had six points and five rebounds and first-year Isaiah Valentine (Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg Area) added six points, four rebounds and two steals. First-year J.J. Beagle (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport Area) added five points and eight rebounds.
 
Stevens led from the first basket until the final whistle, taking an 11-point lead at 28-17, right before halftime. Harward hit a 3-pointer in response to make it 28-20 at the break. Stevens got the lead back to 10 points with 17:27 left in the game. The Warriors cut that lead down to seven at 44-37 with 5:15 left off a layup from senior Mo Terry (Severn, Md./Severn School) and were that close again with 3:31 left, but each time Stevens answered and Lycoming couldn't get closer than nine in the final minute.
 
Mike Goodall led the Ducks with 21 points and four steals, Jack Spellman posted 10 points and six rebounds and Conor Coffey posted 10 points and three assists.