The Department of Continuing Education at Penn State Wilkes-Barre and co-sponsor The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce proudly announces the spring personal enrichment film & discussion series schedule. Penn State Wilkes-Barre is partnering with R/C Wilkes-Barre Movies 14 in Downtown Wilkes-Barre to host a film and discussion series exploring The Unconquerable Human Spirit: Five Degrees of Diversity through Sunrise At Campobello, Rising From The Rails, Farewell To Manzanar, A Class Divided, and Gandhi.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre women's basketball team beat PSU Mont Alto on senior night. The team won with a score of 68-61 and finish the season with a 6-16 overall and 3-11 PSUAC record. The two seniors being honored at the game were Katie Beach and Precious Hills. Beach had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists in her final game. Hills had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists. Aaliyah Daniels had a team-high 17 points, along with 9 rebounds and 6 assists for PSU Mont Alto. Congratulations to the entire women's basketball team on a great season.
The 2013 Pink Out was a great success thanks to those who donated and participated in the events. Penn State Wilkes-Barre's athletic department would like to thank the following sponsors: Original Italian Pizza in Dallas, J&J Deli in Dallas, Back Mountain Bowling in Dallas, Bernie's Pizza, and Shifts Cash and Carry Inc. in Scranton. The generosity of these local businesses helped make this year's Pink Out excellent. The event raised over $180 for the American Breast Cancer Society. We hope to have just as much success next year.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team lost their home finale, 64-52. The Mountain Lions played well the entire game, leading in the first half. However, in the end PSU Mont Alto was too much. Drew Walker had 12 points and 5 assists for the Mountain Lions. Jeremiah Mitchell had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists for PSU Mont Alto. The seniors honored at the game were Travis Dunlap and Marquis Middleton. Congratulations to the men's basketball team on a great regular season.
The men's basketball (7-16 overall, 5-10 PSUAC) team played a great game against PSU Hazleton but fell short by the score 63-58. With less than two minutes left in the game, the Mountain Lions found themselves down by 9 points. The team was able to rally on offense and make a couple three point shots to cut the lead, however the defense couldn't get a stop. Denzel Mensah had a team-high 18 points and 9 rebounds for PSU Wilkes-Barre. Miguel Rodriguez had several big shots in the second half which secured the victory for PSU Hazleton.
Last Wednesday was the Pink-Out game at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. The women's basketball team (5-16 overall, 2-11 PSUAC) lost 48-26. Tiaira Brathwaite had another double-double by putting up 11 points and 11 rebounds. Tiffany Denny-Rochester also had 11 rebounds and 5 points for the Lady Mountain Lions. Taylor Cannon of PSU Hazleton had a game-high 12 points, while making 5 of 7 shots. The Lady Mountain Lions would like to bounce back this Saturday against PSU Mont Alto for their final game of the season. The game tips off at 1pm for senior night in the ARB.
The Lady Mountain Lions will conclude their 2012-13 regular season at home against PSU Mont Alto. The rebounding duo of Tiaira Brathwaite and Tiffany Denny-Rochester will have some competition once they go up against Alexis Small of PSU Mont Alto. Small is averaging over 12 rebounds per game, which is right in the range of Brathwaite and Denny-Rochester. Small also averages over 12 points per game. Ayanna Hall is the team's second leading scorer with over 11 points per game. Penn State Wilkes-Barre women's basketball team would like to win their final game.
The Mountain Lions have had an eventful season in 2013. The team will finish their 2012-13 campaign at home against Penn State Mont Alto. PSU Mont Alto has four players all scoring in double-digit points. Jeremiah Mitchell, Keven King, Sharif Welton, and Cameron Bowens have scored at least 10.4 points per game. Jacob Bronder and Denzel Mensah lead the way with 10.2 and 11.0 points per game, respectively. The Mountain Lions want to end their regular season with a win.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre (5-15 overall, 2-10 PSUAC) women's basketball team fell to PSU York Saturday afternoon by the score of 74-43. Jalicia Robinson had a team-high 15 points for the Mountain Lions along with 7 assists. Tiaria Brathwaite had 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Mountain Lions as well. Lauren Riggleman had a game-high 20 points and 8 assists for PSU York. Ashley Wells of PSU York had 15 points and 9 rebounds. The Lady Mountain Lions look to bounce back Wednesday February 6 against PSU Hazleton at 6pm.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre (7-15 overall, 5-9 PSUAC) looked good at the beginning of the game last Saturday by getting off to a quick start. The Mountain Lions would eventually lose to the score of 76-68. Denzel Mensah had a game-high 21 points for the Mountain Lions while making 9 of 11 field goals. Bre'yan Jones had 12 points and 7 assists for the Mountain Lions as well. The men's basketball team looks to bounce back Wednesday February 6 against Hazleton at 8pm.