The Penn State Wilkes-Barre women's basketball team triumphed over PSUAC rival Penn State Mont Alto, 77-31, in their final game of the regular season on Saturday afternoon. Sophomores Tiffany Denny-Rochester and Molly Dincher led the way for Wilkes-Barre, each having a double-double. Denny-Rochester scored 18 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, while Dincher scored 17 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Sophomore Michele Vowler had 9 steals for Wilkes-Barre and she also put up 14 points. Freshman Aubrey Wargowsky contributed 13 points to the win.
The Penn State women's basketball team (9-12, 7-6 PSUAC) extended its season-long winning streak to four games tonight with a 67-61 win over North Division rival, Penn College. The win clinched a PSUAC playoff berth for the Lady Mountain Lions. Senior guard Michele Vowler paced Wilkes-Barre with 22 points. Junior Catherine Beach and sophomore Tiaira Brathwaite each added 13 points. Wilkes-Barre plays its regular season finale on Saturday, February 11th at Penn State Mont Alto, before playing in the PSUAC playoffs.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team (13-11, 11-4 PSUAC) extended its season-long winning streak to seven games tonight with a 58-47 win over North Division rival, Penn College. Junior Jared James provided a spark off the bench with 12 points, while senior Frank Peters added 11 points. Sophomore guard Keith Johnson led the Mountain Lions on the defensive end with 6 steals. Wilkes-Barre plays its regular season finale on Saturday, February 11th at Penn State Mont Alto before playing in the PSUAC playoffs.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre women's basketball team won, 68-50, against PSUAC rival Penn State Worthington Scranton on Monday night. With the win Wilkes-Barre is now 8-12 on the season and 6-6 in the PSUAC. Freshman Aubrey Wargowsky was Wilkes-Barre's leading scorer with 15 points. Sophomore Tiara Brathwaite led Wilkes-Barre with 23 rebounds. Brathwaite also put up 13 points, giving her a double-double on the night. Wilkes-Barre will next head to the road to take on Penn College on Thursday, February 9th at 6:00 pm.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre women's basketball team (7-12 overall, 5-6 PSUAC) defeated Penn State York, 72-45, at home on Saturday afternoon. Leading the way for Wilkes-Barre was sophomore Molly Dincher, who scored 20 points and pulled down 15 rebounds. Sophomore Tiaira Brathwaite scored 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Wilkes-Barre. Freshman Aubrey Wargowsky put up 11 points for Wilkes-Barre, while junior Precious Hills and freshmen Nicole Maslowski each added 9 points.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team (11-11 overall, 9-4 PSUAC) won a close contest with Penn State York on Saturday afternoon. Down 33-31 at the half, Wilkes-Barre battled back to take a 59-55 victory. Leading the way for Wilkes-Barre was senior Matt Clemons, who scored 13 points. Sophomore Keith Johnson added 11 points and freshman Drew Walker contributed 10 points to Wilkes-Barre's win. Wilkes-Barre's next game is at home on Monday, February 6th at 8:00 pm against Penn State Worthington Scranton.
Congratulations to sophomore Tiaira Brathwaite on winning USCAA Player of the Week honors! She is the first PSUAC women's basketball player to receive this award this season!
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team won at home against Penn College, 62-49, on Thursday night. Wilkes-Barre is now 10-11 overall and 8-4 in the PSUAC. Senior forward Frank Peters had a double-double, scoring 13 points and grabbing 10 rebounds for Wilkes-Barre. Freshmen guard Drew Walker scored 14 points for Wilkes-Barre, shooting 4-7 from behind the arc. Wilkes-Barre will next face off at home against PSUAC rival Penn State York on Saturday, February 4th at 3:00 pm.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre women's basketball team defeated Penn College, 70-55, at home on Thursday night. The win improves Wilkes-Barre to 6-12 overall and 4-6 in the PSUAC. Wilkes-Barre sophomore Michele Vowler scored 20 points, junior Catherine Beach scored 15 points and sophomore Tiffany Denny scored 14 points. Sophomore Molly Dincher pulled down 16 rebounds for Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre will next play at home against PSUAC rival Penn State York, Saturday, February 4th at 1:00 pm.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team won 75-64 at home against Penn State Lehigh Valley on Monday night. Wilkes-Barre is now 9-9 overall and 7-4 in the PSUAC. Senior Frank Peters led the way for Wilkes-Barre with a double double. Peters scored 18 points and pulled down 12 rebounds. Senior Matt Clemons scored 11 points, while junior Jared James and sophomore Keith Johnson each added 10 points for Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre will next play at home against Penn College on Thursday night, February 2, at 8:00 pm.