The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team lost a close battle to NCAA Division III opponent DeSales University 61-73 this afternoon. The loss dropped Wilkes-Barre to 5-6 overall, but they remain 3-2 in the PSUAC Conference. Wilkes-Barre was led by senior Frank Peters with 14 points. Freshman Jacob Bronder added 10 points. The Wilkes-Barre men will head into break before returning to play at Shippensburg on Tuesday, January 3rd at 7pm.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre women's basketball team lost at home to Delaware Valley College 43-74 on Saturday afternoon. Despite outscoring Delaware Valley in the 2nd half 27-24, the loss put Wilkes-Barre's record at the break at 2-8 and 1-3 in the PSUAC. Wilkes-Barre was led by sophomore Michele Vowler with 14 points. Wilkes-Barre will head off on the holiday break before returning to host Misericordia on Monday, January 16th at 6:00 pm.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre (2-6, 1-2) women's basketball team beat Penn State Brandywine 63-49 to improve to 1-2 in the PSUAC Conference. Wilkes-Barre was led by sophomore guard Michele Vowler with 22 points and 7 rebounds. Junior Katie Beach also had a big game with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Wilkes-Barre put together a great overall effort, including out-rebounding Brandywine 43-29. Wilkes-Barre will next play at PSUAC rival Penn State Hazleton on Friday night before turning around to play Delaware Valley College at home on Saturday after
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team improved to 4-5 on the season and 2-2 in the PSUAC by defeating Penn State Brandywine 79-65 on Tuesday night. Wilkes-Barre was led by senior Matt Clemons with 22 points, including 6-8 from behind the arc. Freshmen Jacob Bronder and Denzel Mesah each added 10 points in a balanced scoring effort. Wilkes-Barre will next play at PSUAC rival Penn State Hazleton on Friday night before turning around to play DeSales University at home on Saturday at 3pm.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team lost at PSUAC conference rival Penn State Beaver 87-43 on Saturday night. Wilkes-Barre was led by senior Frank Peter's 15 points. Wilkes-Barre will next face Penn State Brandywine in its PSUAC home opener on Tuesday night at 8:00 pm.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre women's basketball fell to 1-6 on the season after losing at Penn State Beaver 51-55. Wilkes-Barre was led by sophomore Tiaira Brathwaite with 14 points and 8 rebounds. Michele Vowler added 13 points and 7 rebounds. Wilkes-Barre will next host Penn State Brandywine in their PSUAC home opener Tuesday night at 6:00 pm.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team held off Penn State New Kensington on the road to win 65-62 on Friday night. Wilkes-Barre (3-4) senior Matt Clemons paced the way with 13 points in a balanced scoring attack (4 players with 7 or more points). Senior Frank Peters led the team with 10 boards. Wilkes-Barre will take on Penn State Beaver tomorrow night on the road.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre women's basketball team (1-6) lost 45-50 at Penn State Schuylkill in the PSUAC Opener. Three players led Wilkes-Barre with 10 points each (Tiaira Brathwaite, Catherine Beach and Molly Dincher). Wilkes-Barre will next head to Penn State Beaver on Saturday for another PSUAC matchup.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team (2-4) went back and forth with Penn State Schuylkill (1-4) all night before eventually falling short 65-69. Wilkes-Barre was led by senior Frank Peter's double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Freshman Denzel Mensah provided a scoring punch for Wilkes-Barre with 21 points on 7-10 shooting, including 4-4 from behind the arc. Wilkes-Barre next heads to Penn State New Kensington for their second PSUAC matchup on Friday.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre athletic department has named its first two members to the Student-Athlete Advisory Board. Alex Leandri (women's cross country) and Keith Moran (men's soccer) have been placed on the board. They will be tasked with finding initiatives to increase student, faculty and staff participation at athletic events and enhancing the perception of athletics on campus.