The Penn State Wilkes-Barre soccer team lost to Penn State Hazleton 0-1 on Tuesday night. Wilkes-Barre fell to 1-5 on the season. The Mountain Lions travel to Penn State Beaver next Saturday, October 6th for a 2 p.m. matchup.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre (1-4) soccer team came up short in their Saturday afternoon game against Penn State New Kensington by a score of 2-1. Penn State New Kensington struck first, scoring nine minutes into the game. About one minute later freshman David Cavalieri kept up his recent scoring rampage with a goal on a ball from sophomore Mark Bugelholl. In the second half, New Kensington got another goal during the 51st minute to end all scoring for the game.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre (0-5) volleyball team dropped a conference match to Penn College by scores of 25-7, 25-7, and 25-8. Senior Abby Collins led Wilkes-Barre with five digs and sophomore Malika Mathis had a team-best two blocks. Wilkes-Barre will look to get back on track next Friday when they take on Penn State Hazelton for a conference match at 7 p.m.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre (1-3) soccer team came up with its first win of the season in dominating fashion over Penn State Schuylkill Wednesday afternoon. Wilkes-Barre scored five first-half goals and added two more in the second half for a final score of 7-1. Freshman David Cavalieri had an impressive game, scoring three goals in the first ten minutes of the game and another one in the second half to finish with four goals total. Rob Hadvance set up Cavalieri for two of three assists and also had an assist to senior Sen Lin in the 30th minute.
On Thursday, October 4th, Penn State Wilkes-Barre's engineering department will welcome high school students onto the Lehman campus for its 12th annual Engineering Open House. The Engineering Open House provides students who have an interest in an engineering field an opportunity to not only to hear what Penn State Wilkes-Barre has to offer but actually see what they can do with an engineering degree.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre (0-4) volleyball team lost two heartbreaking matches against Penn State DuBois and Penn State Worthington Scranton, Saturday afternoon in the Athletic and Recreation Building. The Lions lost to Dubois, 3-2 (24-26, 25-20, 18-25, 25-20, 12-15) and again to Scranton, 3-2 (26-24, 11-25, 22-25, 25-20, 5-15). Against PSU-Dubois, Senior Abby Collins led the way with 13 service points and added seven digs. Sophomore Sarah Konopki had five kills and freshman Olivia Lewis had 13 assists.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre (0-3) soccer team found itself in an early hole for the third straight game and was unable to come back, falling at Brandywine, 4-1, Saturday afternoon. Rob Hadvance was the only offense for the Lions, scoring a second-half goal to get his team on the board. Penn State Wilkes-Barre will be looking for their first win against Penn State Schuylkill Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre (0-2) fought a good battle against a top-notched Penn College team in their home opener. However, in the end they came up short in their 1-6 conference loss Wednesday afternoon. Things appeared to be going Penn College's way throughout the game, especially with the shutout they had going, until sophomore Mark Bugelholl notched a goal. With a little over ten minutes left in regulation freshman David Cavalieri found Bugelholl for a score to finally put the lions on the board.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre golf team placed third out of eight teams at their first invitational of the season hosted by Penn State Mont Alto. Freshman Will Fulton finished tied for third place with a 78 among the 46 golfers in attendance at Penn National Golf Course. Junior Matt Boozer shot an 82 to finish 7th and sophomore Jeff Heath shot an 86 to finish tied for 10th. Penn State Wilkes-Barre will be on the green again when they host the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Invitational beginning at 10 a.m. next Tuesday.