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Men's Basketball Looks to Finish the 2013 Regular Season on a Good Note

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.

Women's Basketball Final Home Game of 2013

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.

Lady Mountain Lions Lose Against PSU York

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.

Men's Basketball Falls to PSU York

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.

Women's Basketball Preview vs. PSU Hazleton

The Lady Mountain Lions continue their home game final stretch against PSUAC north division rival PSU Hazleton. The Lady Mountain Lions would like to finish the season by winning the last few games at home. Tiaira Brathwaite is looking to finish her season with over 350 season points along with 250+ rebounds. Jalicia Robinson and Tiffany Denny-Rochester would like to finish the season with over 230 season points. This matchup will be a great game with a lot of offensive plays. The game tips off at 6pm on Wednesday February 6 in the ARB building.

Men's Basketball Preview vs. PSU Hazleton

The Mountain Lions will meet in a PSUAC north division matchup against Penn State Hazleton. This is the second game of three for the Mountain Lions home game finale. This is a chance for all the players to finish their season on a strong note. With the season coming to an end, look for Denzel Mensah and Jacob Bronder to notch over 250 season points and Keith Johnson to have over 200 season points.

Men's Basketball Team Falls at PSU Fayette

The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team is now 7-14 overall and 5-8 PSUAC after falling to PSU Fayette last weekend. Denzel Mensah had a team-high 13 points along with 7 rebounds. Drew Walker had 11 points for the Mountain Lions as well. Keith Johnson had 10 points and played for 24 minutes. James Pratt and Brandon Cunningham of PSU Fayette each had a game-high 22 points. The Mountain Lions would like to bounce back next Saturday at 3pm against Penn State York.

Lady Mountain Lions Fall Against PSU Fayette

The Lady Mountain Lions (5-13 Overall, 2-9 PSUAC) lost in their second road trip of the weekend against PSU Fayette. Tiffany Denny-Rochester had 18 points with 9 rebounds; Tiaira Brathwaite had 15 points and 10 rebounds; and Jalicia Robinson had 15 points along with 9 rebounds. Kasey Ruble had a game-high 30 points and 14 rebounds for PSU Fayette. The Lady Mountain Lions look to bounce back next weekend against Penn State York at 1pm.

Men's Basketball Team Loses Close Game in Overtime

The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team is now 7-13 overall and 5-7 in the PSUAC after a losing a close game to PSU Greater Allegheny. Going into overtime the Mountain Lions looked poised for another victory. Unfortunately,  PSU Greater Allegheny scored 13 points in overtime, while PSU Wilkes-Barre didn't score. Keith Johnson had a team-high 14 points, and Jacob Bronder had 10 points with 8 rebounds for the Mountain Lions. Petrie Addison had a game-high 21 points to PSU Greater Allegheny. The Mountain Lions travel to PSU Fayette tomorrow.