2026-27 Lycoming College Women's Basketball Preview

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - After doubling the team's win total in his second year at the helm, third-year head coach Shane Rottier is ready for the team to take another big step forward as the Lycoming College women's basketball team opens the 2026-27 season on Friday, Nov. 6, at home against Keuka College.

The team will welcome back three starters among nine returners. Five newcomers will also join for their first collegiate seasons.

I am excited to get started. The team has worked really hard and shown a lot of promise through our scrimmages. We have some players that have really developed into tough Division III players that know the grind of the Landmark Conference and we have some young players I think that will be really up for the challenge. I like the mix that we have and I think we can continue to make some noise and be competitive in one of the toughest leagues in Division III.

- Third-year head coach Shane Rottier

The Warriors will be tasked with replacing two of Lycoming's top three scorers a year ago from the backcourt.

Junior Jocelyn McCracken leads the group as the top returning scorer, finishing second on the squad with 9.3 points per game a year ago, matching the team high with 5.4 boards per night, and shooting a team-best 40.3 percent from the floor, plus knocking down more than 78 percent of her free throw tries.

Senior Ann-Marie McMurtrie moved into the starting lineup last season and set career highs across the board, averaging 6.4 points per game, tying for the team lead with 5.4 rebounds per contest, and shooting a team-best 34.7 percent from behind the arc. Fellow senior Sydnee Stone is back in the fold after starting nine games a year ago, averaging 2.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.

Junior Summer Emlet will also be a key contributor after coming off the bench in every game last year, posting 4.2 points and 3.7 rebounds.

Four sophomores, Karli DaCosta, Anna Delaney, Ciara O'Hara, and Lena Walker all are looking for expanded roles after they came off the bench in their first college seasons, with O'Hara leading the way at 2.5 points per game in 19 games a season ago, while Walker notched 2.4 points per contest in her 16 games. DaCosta saw action in six games and Delaney checked in to three contests.

Three first years will vie for time on the floor, with Shay Raiford and Ashley Rae looking for time along the perimeter, while Hannah Fourspring is expected to see time all over the floor after averaging nearly a double-double in her final campaign at Mount Carmel.

10	Hannah Fourspring	FY	G/F	5-10	Mount Carmel, Pa. / Mount Carmel Area
1	Lena Walker	SO	G	5-4	Mill Hall, Pa. / Central Mountain
2	Shay Raiford	FY	G	5-6	New Market, Md. / Oakdale
3	Sydnie Stone	SR	G	5-4	Muncy Valley, Pa. / Montoursville Area
4	Ann-Marie McMurtrie	SR	G	5-8	Centre Hall, Pa. / Penns Valley
5	Ciara O'Hara	SO	G	5-6	Phoenixville, Pa. / Kimberton Waldorf
8	Summer Emlet	JR	G	5-7	New Cumberland, Pa. / Red Land
11	Ashley Rae	FY	G	5-8	West Chester, Pa. / Bayard Rustin
12	Anna Delaney	SO	G	5-5	Cape May Court House, N.J. / Cape May Technical
15	Karli DaCosta	SO	G	5-9	New Cumberland, Pa. / Red Land
22	Jocelyn McCracken	JR	G	5-9	Jersey Shore, Pa. / Jersey Shore Area

Junior Jocelyn McCracken and senior Ann-Marie McMurtrie are expected to stay in swing roles after they both tied for the team lead with 5.4 rebounds per game and posting career-high scoring outputs (9.3 and 6.4 points per game, respectively) a year ago.

In the post, senior Alyssa Reisinger returns after injuries limited her to 4.5 points per game in 18 games off the bench a year ago. The 6-0 forward averaged 9.8 points and 4.5 rebounds as a sophomore.

Lycoming will have more size at their advantage with three first years, starting with the 5-10 Hannah Fourspring, who is expected to be a presence both in the paint and on the perimeter. She will be joined by a pair of true forwards, 5-10 Corrin Arnold, and 5-11 Emma Wagner, for their first collegiate seasons.

10	Hannah Fourspring	FY	G/F	5-10	Mount Carmel, Pa. / Mount Carmel Area
4	Ann-Marie McMurtrie	SR	G	5-8	Centre Hall, Pa. / Penns Valley
22	Jocelyn McCracken	SO	G	5-9	Jersey Shore, Pa. / Jersey Shore Area
21	Corrin Arnold	FY	F	5-10	Bordentown, NJ. / Bordentown Regional
24	Alyssa Reisinger	SR	F	6-0	Kulpmont, Pa. / Mount Carmel Area
33	Emma Wagner	FY	F	5-11	Beavertown, Pa. / Midd-West

2026-27 Lycoming Women's Basketball Schedule