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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Seven surveying students representing Penn State Wilkes-Barre received scholarships from the Pennsylvania Land Surveyors' Foundation, an affiliate of Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors, during the society's annual conference in Hershey on January 14th.
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.
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.
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.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre drops to 5-12 overall and 2-8 in the PSUAC after a loss to PSU Greater Alleghany. Tiaira Brathwaite had a game-high 24 points along with 21 rebounds for the Mountain Lions. Tiffany Denny-Rochester had 9 points and 6 rebounds for the team as well. Taylor Fulton had 24 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals for PSU Greater Alleghany. The Lady Mountain Lions would like to bounce back against PSU Fayette tomorrow.