Chasing the playoffs

The men's and women's basketball teams have had an up and down week on the road, with both teams going 1-1 in North Atlantic Conference action since Saturday.

The men's team currently sports a 5-2 conference record going into back-to-back games tonight and tomorrow vs. Maine Maritime and Husson, respectively.  Husson is undefeated in conference (7-0), and LSC sits two games behind them at third place in the conference. The Hornets defeated Green Mountain 95-62 on Tuesday and lost at Castleton on Saturday 62-85.

In its win at a winless (0-7) Green Mountain squad, the Hornets were able to utilize every player on their 14 man roster.  Each player scored at least one point in the game.  The Hornets were lead by Phil Warrick with 15 points, O'Bee Byrd with 12, D.J. Santos with 11, and Logan Calkins added 10.

The women's team had a similar outcome in each game, beating Green Mountain 80-56 after a bad loss to Castleton 46-82.  The team currently sits in fourth place in the NAC with a 4-3 record. 

In the win at Green Mountain, five lady Hornets achieved double digit scoring numbers.  NAC season scoring leader Donna Lawson scored 21, followed by Naomi White with 17, Ariel McConkey (15), Danielle Lafont (12), and Steph Barclay (10).

Freshman guard Maisie Sanchez has been inactive with a hand injury since Lyndon played Johnson on Jan. 25. 

"I hurt it in the Johnson game going up for a rebound," said Sanchez. "I'll be getting the cast off Friday and hopefully I'll be cleared for the games on Friday and Saturday".

The Hornets have now faced every team in the NAC, and in the next two weeks, will play each team a second time to close out its schedule.  Both the men and women are closer than ever before to a NAC playoff berth.  Tip off tonight vs. Maine Maritime is at 6 p.m. for the men, and 8 p.m. for the women. Tomorrow, the men's game vs. Husson starts at 2 p.m. and the women hit the hardwood at 4 p.m.

The hockey club lost 8-3 Saturday at Springfield College, but beat Tufts 10-5 on Friday at home.  In that game, senior captain Ricky Paparo scored the 100^th point of his career.   The Hockey team is 3-8, and needs to win its next two games, with help, to have a shot at making the playoffs. 

The team's final home game is tonight at 8 p.m. at the Fenton Chester Arena vs. Roger Williams University from Providence, R.I.