The Penn State Wilkes-Barre baseball team lost both games of a double-header against NCAA Division III Marywood University on Saturday afternoon. In the first game, Wilkes-Barre lost to Marywood 1-8 to fall to 0-2 on the season. Wilkes-Barre's pitcher, freshman Robert Vollmer (0-1), took his first loss of the season. Freshman Ryan Goodwin scored Wilkes-Barre's lone run with his first homerun of the season. In the second game, Wilkes-Barre lost to Marywood 4-12 to fall to an 0-3 record.
Congratulations to men's basketball player, Mike Buczkowski, and women's basketball player, Michele Vowler, on being named 2011-12 USCAA Academic All-Americans!
The Academy of Business Research honored Penn State Wilkes-Barre Instructor of Business, John Weber, at their 2011 Winter International Conference with a Best Paper Award in the category of real estate and finance.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's baseball team (0-1) fell 1-11 on the road in their season opener against Wilkes University on Saturday afternoon. Juniors Matt Kempinski and Robert Bisson each contributed two hits to Wilkes-Barre's seven total hits against Wilkes' pitching. Bisson scored Wilkes-Barre's lone run on an error by Wilkes' third baseman. Wilkes-Barre will next play at their home field against Marywood University on Sunday, March 18th at 12:00 pm.
Plans are underway for a new Career Services Center at Penn State Wilkes-Barre that will provide students with comprehensive career planning and job seeking services. A major matching gift from Wilkes-Barre alumnus Richard K. "Ric" Struthers and his wife, Sharon, has jump-started the campus' fundraising effort to support the project.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team lost to Penn State DuBois 68-75 in the PSUAC Championship game on Saturday afternoon in Mont Alto. Freshman forward Jacob Bronder led for Wilkes-Barre, scoring 11 points and grabbing 5 rebounds. Wilkes-Barre put together a balanced scoring effort in which 8 players scored 5 or more points. With the loss, Wilkes-Barre wraps up their 2011-2012 season.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team upset #1 seed Penn State Beaver 86-83 in the Final Four of the PSUAC Championship on Friday night in Mont Alto. Down 35-42 at the half, Wilkes-Barre came out strong to outscore Beaver 51-41 in the second half to take the victory. Freshman Denzel Mensah paced the way for Wilkes-Barre, scoring 16 points and grabbing 6 steals. Junior Jared James put up 14 points for Wilkes-Barre, while senior Frank Peters and sophomore Keith Johnson each added 12 points in the win. Peters also pulled down 9 rebounds for Wilkes-Barre.
To be eligible for Dean's List, undergraduate students must achieve a one semester grade point average of at least 3.5. The following students were named to the Fall 2011 Dean's List at Penn State Wilkes-Barre:
Jordan Agnew, Dallas. Christopher Albee, Dallas. Seth Andes, Benton PA. Paul Ascenzi Jr, Shickshinny. Kristin Augustine, Wyoming. Nathan Ayers, Harvey's Lake.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre women's basketball team lost to Penn State Brandywine, 51-73, in the first round of the PSUAC playoffs on Tuesday night. Junior Catherine Beach was Wilkes-Barre's leading scorer, putting up 15 points for the team. Sophomores Michele Vowler and Tiara Brathwaite each added 12 points for Wilkes-Barre. Brathwaite also pulled down 15 rebounds, giving her a double-double. With the loss the Penn State Wilkes-Barre women's basketball team ends their 2011-2012 season.