The Penn State Wilkes-Barre golf team finished fourth in the PSUAC, and 14th overall, at the PSUAC/USCAA National Championships at Penn State University.
Matt Boozer finished fourth overall in the PSUAC and Will Fulton finished seventh overall, both collecting medals for the Wilkes-Barre golf team.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre Mountain Lion Varsity Club hosted the Nike Reuse-a-Shoe recycling program in the Athletic & Recreation Building today. Faculty, staff and students donated their old sneakers to the program; the shoes will be recycled into running tracks as well as basketball and tennis courts. The sneaker drive was featured on WNEP television.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre (1-8) volleyball team won their first game of the season with a four-set match over Penn State Schuylkill on Sunday afternoon. Wilkes-Barre knocked off Schuylkill 3-1 by scores of 25-19, 26-24, 20-25, and 25-15. Senior Abby Collins led the way for her team with 15 service points and five aces. Sophomore Chelsea Wertz added 13 service points of her own along with four aces, while sophomore Sarah Konopki had six kills. In the nightcap, however, Wilkes-Barre fell to Penn State Brandywine 3-0 (25-9, 25-14, and 25-6).
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre team had an extremely successful day on its home course as several of the team's runners medaled at the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Cross Country Invitational. Alex Leandri finished first in the women's race, setting a new course record of 16:44. Emily Pszeniczny finished second in the women's race with a time of 17:36. The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's team won their first race in school history as the took home the trophy at their home course. Chris Monahan finished second overall with a time of 29:28. Matt Sh
Artist Zoja Forsberg, a Swedish immigrant and Marywood University graduate, is now displaying her work at Penn State Wilkes-Barre's Friedman Art Gallery.
Zoja has gained artistic experience working as an interior designer for Leung Hemmler Camayd Architects, taking extra screening printing courses at Peters Valley Craft Education Center, and now in addition to working as an interior designer, she encompasses herself in the art of mixed media collages.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre (0-5 PSUAC, 0-7 overall) volleyball team fell at Penn College (5-0 PSUAC, 9-5 overall) on Tuesday night in three straight sets. The team lost 25-6, 25-4, and 25-4.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre golf team placed fourth out of eight teams at the Hazleton Invitational on Monday morning. Junior Matt Boozer shot an 85 (tied for third) to lead the way for Wilkes-Barre. Sophomore Jeff Heath shot a 90, finishing tied for seventh, while freshman Will Fulton finished tied for ninth with a score of 92. Wilkes-Barre will be back in action this Sunday, October 7th as they compete for the PSUAC/USCAA Championships in State College, Pennsylvania.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre (0-6) volleyball team fell to Penn State Hazleton Friday evening by scores of 25-20, 25-13, and 25-4. Sophomore Sarah Konopki led the way with a team-high seven digs while senior Abby Collins added five digs respectively. Wilkes-Barre will be back in action on Tuesday as they travel to Penn College for a conference match beginning at 7p.m.
On the weekend of October 12, 2012 the Penn State Nittany Lion hockey team will be making history by playing their first weekend of Division I intercollegiate hockey with two games against American International University. The second of their two weekend games will be on Saturday, October 13, 2012, at Wilkes-Barre's Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. Face-Off will be at 7:05p.m. in what is expected to be a sea of Blue & White!
The Wilkes-Barre golf team placed third out of eight teams at the Brandywine Invitational on Tuesday morning. Leading the way for Wilkes-Barre was junior Matt Boozer, who finished tied for second with a score of 80. Sophomore Jeff Heath scored 86, finishing tied for sixth. Senior Mark Wasickanin scored 88, finishing tied for eighth, and freshman Will Fulton finished tied for 12th with a score of 92. Wilkes-Barre will be idle until Monday, October 1st when they will travel to Penn State Hazleton for an 11 a.m. match.