READING, Pa. -- The Albright women's basketball team will look to cap one of the best regular seasons in school history with a victory against rival Alvernia on Saturday (Feb. 21) in the Bollman Center.

The Lions, who are currently 18-6 overall and 12-3 in the Commonwealth Conference, will face Alvernia in their final tune-up prior to the Commonwealth Conference Tournament. Albright has secured the No. 2 seed for the tournament and will face the No. 3 seed on Feb. 25 in the Bollman Center at 7 p.m.

Albright, which has won four straight games and 10 of its last 12 overall, jumped into the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region rankings for the first time this year. The Lions are ranked sixth in the latest rankings, which are used as a tool in selecting the 64-team field for the NCAA Tournament.

Saturday's game also marks the final home regular-season appearance for seniors Jessica Venturelli and Allison Hardwick.

Venturelli will be making her 100th consecutive start on Saturday in the game against Alvernia and is averaging 9.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. She currently ranks second all-time in assists at Albright and fifth all-time in three-point field goals made.

Hardwick has appeared in 17 games this season for Albright and is averaging 0.3 points and 0.6 rebounds per game.

Junior Kelecia Harris, who has been named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week five times, continues her push for Commonwealth Player of the Year honors and All-America status. She leads the Lions averaging 15.8 points and 11.4 rebounds per contest and is ranked fifth in NCAA Division III shooting 61.3 percent from the floor.

Sophomore Shannon Thomas is currently second on the team averaging 10.9 points per game. She leads the Commonwealth shooting 44.9 percent from the three-point line in conference games.

Freshman Jane Joyce is fourth on the team averaging 9.4 points per game and is second on the team averaging 3.2 assists per contest.

Junior Kadijah Bishop is second on the team averaging 6.6 rebounds per game and also scores 6.0 points per contest.

This will mark the final game of the season for Alvernia who enters the game with a 8-16 overall record and a 4-11 mark in the Commonwealth Conference.

Albright won the first meeting between the two teams 70-68 as Thomas hit a floater in the lane as the buzzer sounded giving the Lions the victory.

A limited number of free t-shirts will be available for fans for the 2 p.m. tipoff.