The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team lost their semifinal playoff game at Penn State York on Saturday afternoon, 87-80. With the loss, the team ends its playoff push and season, going 14-12 overall and 11-6 in PSUAC play. The team was led in scoring by Denzel Mensah's 24 points; he also had 5 assists and 6 rebounds.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball player Denzel Mensah has definitely left his mark on the campus. A recent article in the Citizens Voice describes Mensah as a huge part of the team's success. Denzel will graduate this May, leaving Penn State Wilkes-Barre as the school's all-time leading scorer, with 1,168 career points, 533 rebounds, 220 assists, and 127 steals.
The George M. Dallas Lodge #531 of Free and Accepted Mason's recently donated $500 to the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Student Government Association Benefiting THON Committee. This donation will go directly to benefit children with cancer at the Hershey Medical Center through the Four Diamond Fund and Penn State University's THON. Accepting the donation was this year's THON Chair and Surveying Major, Carmen Chiampi.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team won their opening home playoff game vs. Penn State Worthington Scranton Wednesday evening, 81-74 in overtime. The team improved to 14-11 and 11-5 in PSUAC play. The night was energetic, to say the least. The team trailed going into half-time, but rallied back in the second half to push it into overtime.
The baseball season is fast approaching. In just a little over a month, Jason McManus, head coach for the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Mountain Lion's baseball team, will start his second full year with the team. The season begins with two non-conference games: March 17th against Kings College and March 20th against Baptist Bible.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre women's basketball team lost their final regular season game against Penn State Schuylkill on Thursday evening, 64-57 in the ARB. With the loss the team falls to 5-13 overall and 3-11 in the PSUAC.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team won their final regular season game vs. Penn State Schuylkill on Thursday evening, 79-63 in the ARB. With the win, the team improves to 13-11 overall and 10-5 in the PSUAC, securing their 4th seed in the playoffs.
In late October, Penn State Wilkes-Barre Associate Professor of Information Sciences and Technology Dr. Wei-Fan Chen traveled to New Orleans to attend the E-Learn 2014 World Conference. Chen also served on the conference program committee, helping plan the event.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre women's basketball team lost their final regular season away game at Penn State Worthington Scranton 70-45 on Tuesday evening. With the loss the team falls to 5-12 overall and 3-10 in PSUAC. The Lady Mountain Lions were led by Breana Moore's 21 points, while Jacqueline Rabender added 9 point and 10 rebounds.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team lost their final regular season away game at Penn State Worthington Scranton 70-64 on Tuesday evening. With the loss the team falls to 12-11 overall and 9-5 in the PSUAC. The Mountain Lions were led by Austin Walker's double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds. Denzel Mensah added 13 points to the contest with 3 assists.