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.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team lost their home game against Penn State York 69-66 on Friday evening. With the loss, the team falls to 12-10 overall and 9-4 in the PSUAC. The game Friday night pinned the top two seeds against each other. The Mountain Lions were led by Denzel Menzah's 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. AJ Jones contributed 15 points and 7 rebounds to the contest.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team lost their away game at Penn State Mont Alto 67-53 on Wednesday evening, snapping their six-game winning streak. With the loss, the team falls to 12-9 overall and 9-3 in the PSUAC; the team currently sits in second place in the conference. The Mountain Lions were led by Denzel Mensah and Emmanuel Young's 16 points each.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team won their home game against Penn State Beaver 84-79 on Saturday afternoon. The game was very energetic and left most of the fans on the edge of their seats. The team improved 11-9 overall and 8-3 in the PSUAC.