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HOBOKEN, N.J. - Senior Dyson Harward 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 had seven points, junior Steven Hamilton had six points and five rebounds and first-year Isaiah Valentine added six points, four rebounds and two steals. Freshman J.J. Beagle, a Williamsport graduate, 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 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.