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The Lycoming men and women both begin the MAC Freedom playoffs tonight with road games.
After falling on the road at DeSales in the regular-season finale on Saturday, Lycoming’s men’s team (15-10 overall, 10-6 MAC Freedom) secured the No. 5 seed and travel to No. 4 Delaware Valley (15-9, 10-6) for a 7 p.m. quarterfinal game.
On the women’s side, Lycoming also fell on the road at DeSales on Saturday in the final regular season game to secure the No. 7 seed. It means Lycoming (6-18, 6-10) travels to No. 2 seeded Stevens for a 6 p.m. game before the Stevens men host a conference quarterfinal at 8 p.m.
The men split with Delaware Valley this year. The Warriors beat Delaware Valley on the road, 97-98, on Jan. 5 before losing at Lamade Gym on Feb. 5, 67-60, in a close contest.
The Warriors have plenty of scorers to distribute the ball. Steven Hamilton and Dyson Harward lead the team with 13.1 averages. Mo Terry averages 11.7 per game, and Matt Ilodigwe and DeAundre Manuel both average 10.1 per game.
Delaware Valley is 15-9 this year and is riding a three-game winning streak into the postseason. After a 65-60 loss at Stevens, Delaware Valley closed the regular season out with a 69-66 win against Wilkes, a 75-67 win against DeSales, and a 90-57 win over Cheyney, all at home. Tonight’s game will be the fourth straight home game for Delaware Valley.
The Aggies have four players averaging double figures in Pernell Ghee (14.7), Jordan Tucker (14.5), Godly Marc (11.9) and Matt Paulus (11.5).
The Lycoming women are hoping to snap a two-game skid against Stevens this year. Stevens beat the Warriors at home, 68-35, on Dec. 4 and won at Lamade Gym, 63-43, on Jan. 22. The Warriors head into the MAC Freedom playoffs on a two-game skid. After beating Arcadia on Feb. 12 (63-36), the Warriors fell at Lamade Gym on Tuesday to Misericordia, 57-45, and at DeSales on Saturday, 74-39.
Allison Butler leads the Warriors with an 8.6 points per game average, followed by Emily Zoscin (6.7), Ashley Yoh (6.3) and Meghan Dufner (6.1). The Warriors defensively have held teams to a 60.4 average throughout the season. Lycoming’s defense will be in for a tough game as Stevens is led by Jess Broad (13.1) and Allie Moss (10.8). Broad also averages 7.8 rebounds per game and leads Stevens with 90 assists.
Stevens is 17-6 and ended the season with a win between two losses to Misericordia and Wilkes.