ANNVILLE, Pa. – This weekend, Lebanon Valley's men's and women's basketball teams will host the Rinso Marquette Tournament for the first time since the 2012-13 season.

The men's tournament, comprised of the Flying Dutchmen (1-1), Wilkes (0-1), Rowan (1-2), and Penn State Abington (0-1), is the event's 22nd incarnation, while the women's tourney, consisting of LVC (1-1), no. 14 FDU-Florham (3-0), Shenandoah (1-1), and Megar Evers (0-1), is the 11th in the event's history.

The men are coming off a strong showing at the second annual Penn State Harrisburg Tip-Off Tournament presented by Hersheypark last weekend. The Dutchmen went 1-1, defeating Roanoke 101-98 in the season opener before falling to the hosts 61-60 in the championship game. LVC scored the game's final 10 points to defeat the Maroons on Saturday, with Andy Orr and Sam Light netting 24 points apiece and Orr adding 12 rebounds. Travis Conrad pitched in with 16 tallies and Zach Mrozek netted nine and grabbed nine boards. Orr followed it up with a 20-point, seven-rebound outing the next day. He was named the MAC Commonwealth Player of the Week for his efforts.

Lebanon Valley's women opened the 2015-16 campaign with a 68-54 win over Marywood at historic Martz Hall last weekend before dropping the team's home opener to a talented Elizabethtown squad on Tuesday night. Bridget Rothert netted 17 points in the season-opening victory while Peyton Carper and Alyssa Cirucci also had strong outings. Kiely Chaklos scored 13 points against the Blue Jays while Taylor Umbrell and Lexie Lantz added 10 each. Chaklos needs just 10 tallies to become the 12th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point mark for her career.

Dr. George "Rinso" Marquette, the tournament's namesake, was one of the College's most outstanding administrators and the second-winningest coach in LVC basketball history.

Marquette came to Lebanon Valley as a freshman in 1942 with plans to become a music teacher upon graduation. After serving in the Air Force for three years, Marquette received his degree from LVC in 1948 and embarked on a career as a high school history teacher. He also played minor league baseball in the Canadian-American League.

In 1951, Marquette earned a master's degree from Columbia University. A year later, he returned to Lebanon Valley College as chair of the physical education department and head baseball and men's basketball coach. In his very first season as head coach of men's basketball, he led his squad to the "Sweet 16"of the NCAA Tournament, along with high-powered programs such as Kansas, Indiana and Louisiana State. To this day, Lebanon Valley College is the smallest school to ever advance that far in the NCAA Tournament.

Marquette was named dean of men in 1956 and earned his doctorate from Temple University in 1967. In 1984, he was named vice president for student affairs and remained in that position until his retirement in 1990. On Oct. 16, 1999, LVC honored Marquette by dedicating a residence hall in his name.
 

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Rinso Marquette Men's Basketball Tournament
Friday, Nov. 20
Rowan vs. Wilkes, 6 p.m.
Lebanon Valley vs. Penn State Abington, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 21
Consolation game, 1 p.m.
Championship game, 3 p.m.
 
 
Rinso Marquette Women's Basketball Tournament
Saturday, Nov. 21
Lebanon Valley vs. Shenandoah, 5 p.m.
No. 14 FDU-Florham vs. Medgar Evers, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 22
Consolation Game, 1 p.m.
Championship Game, 3 p.m.