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Albright men's basketball looks to add another win in conference play as the team hosts Widener this Saturday.

Commonwealth Conference Standings

Albright stands alone in the fifth and final Commonwealth playoff spot at 5-4. Widener sits at 2-7 against division rivals.

Previous Meeting

Down two points with under a minute left to play in December, the Lions were able to complete the comeback and beat the Pride 78-74 in Chester, Pa. Widener entered the contest with the nation's sixth-highest scoring offense at 94.9 ppg, but the Pride were held to just 37.7% shooting (26-of-69).

Series

Albright is 34-24 all-time against Widener (formerly Pennsylvania Military College), in a series that dates all the way back to the 1922-23 season.

Albright Lions (9-7, 5-4 Commonwealth)

Albright is 5-4 in conference play following a victory over Lycoming on Wednesday. The Lions are one game ahead of Elizabethtown for the fifth place spot, and one game behind Alvernia and Hood.

Kyle Jordan (13.8 ppg) led the team against Lycoming with 22 points and 17 rebounds. This was the third time Jordan eclipsed 20 points in a game this season. He now has four double-doubles on the season. Fellow senior Pedro Perez (16.6 ppg) failed to score in double figures for just the third time this season; he has three double-doubles this year.

Sophomore center Calvert Gantz has 48 blocks on the season, 19 shy of the school single-season mark. Senior Sam Marella leads the team in assists (58).

Widener Pride (8-8, 2-7 Commonwealth)

Senior Rob McPherson has rebounded from an early season-ending injury last year to lead the Pride in points (19.1 ppg) and steals (18). He is second on the team in rebounds (6.5 rpg).

Junior Greg Lawson leads the Pride in blocks (10) and rebounds (12.1 rpg). He is the second leading scorer on the team, averaging 14.4 ppg.

Lions No. 1 in Blocked Shots

Albright currently leads the nation in blocked shots per game, averaging 7.3. Jordan also recently became Albright's all-time leader in the category.

"Coaches vs. Cancer"

At the Albright-Widener men's basketball game, the squads will be participating in "Coaches vs. Cancer" weekend, with proceeds being donated to the American Cancer Society. Coaches from both teams will be wearing suits and sneakers to mark the fundraiser.

It's time to finish the fight against cancer. Join basketball coaches across the country during the Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Awareness Weekend, January 24-26, as they unite to fight cancer and raise funds and awareness for the American Cancer Society.

Suits and Sneakers weekend is an annual event coordinated by the Coaches vs. Cancer program, a nationwide collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The Coaches vs. Cancer program empowers basketball and other athletic coaches to save lives from cancer by leveraging their community leadership to raise awareness and funds for the American Cancer Society.