The Penn State Wilkes-Barre (0-1) Women's Basketball team lost to Davis College on Tuesday night, falling 68-60. The Mountain Lions were strong all game, keeping within ten points of Davis; unfortunately, they couldn't find eight points in the end. Freshman Brenna Moore led the team with nineteen points, six rebounds, three steals and three assists, while freshman Kian Wright and senior Tiaira Brathwaite had double-doubles.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre women's basketball team won its away game against Luzerne County Community College 60-25, moving their record to 1-1 overall. Freshman Kian Wright had a double-double, with foureen points and sixteen rebounds. Helping defensively, senior Tiaira Brathwaite pulled down sixteen rebounds. Sophomore Jalicia Robinson had fourteen points, seven rebounds, and six assists. Penn State Wilkes-Barre will next travel to Centenary College for their tip-off on Friday, November 15th, at 6:00 pm.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team traveled to Luzerne County Community College on Thursday evening, defeating LCCC 80-60 and moving their record to 2-0 overall. Senior Denzel Mensah had seventeen points, eight rebounds, and two steals. Freshman Emmanuel Young had a strong game, bringing down eleven rebounds; junior Kenneth Randall added twelve. The Mountain Lions will next host SUNY-ESF on Sunday at 1:00 pm.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre (1-0) Men's Basketball team defeated Johnson College in their season and home opener on Tuesday night. The Mountain Lions came out strong, defeating Johnson College 67-49. Junior Kenneth Randall finished with sixteen points and six rebounds, and added defensively with two blocks and two steals. Junior Denzel Mensah had a double-double, with thirteen points, ten rebounds and three assists.
The PSUAC announced today that junior Mark Bugelholl and freshman Eric Whited have been named to the PSUAC All-Conference Second Team. Bugelholl led the team with eight goals this season, while Whited had a stellar first season by adding seven goals.
The Mountain Lions return six players from last season's team. Seniors Greg Cooper and Keith Johnson will be looked to for their leadership and energy. With 20 more rebounds, Johnson will be the second player in school history with 200 rebounds, 200 assists, 100 steals and 500 career points. Juniors Drew Walker, Breyan Jones, William Dankwah and Denzel Mensah also bring lots of experience to the lineup.
The Lady Mountain Lions, under the leadership of new head coach Ron Strothers, have been preparing for the 2013-14 season. Strothers says, "This year's team is young with five freshmen on the squad. The team has been working hard so far and I am happy with their effort, we also return several upperclassmen that will be relied upon for leadership."
Eight Penn State Wilkes-Barre student-athletes were named USCAA Academic All-Americans. To earn Academic All-American honors, the student-athlete must have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. Below is a list of these honorees. Congratulations to all of these student-athletes!
Golf
Zachary Aciukewicz
Matthew Boozer
Cross Country
Lee Kozokas
Emily Pszeniczny
Soccer
Ashish Srivastava
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's cross-country team made school and conference history on Saturday afternoon. The team won the first PSUAC team championship in school history and became the first school other than Penn College to win the championship since 2004.
On Saturday, Penn State Wilkes-Barre's third-year Head Coach, Brian D. Stanchak, was honored by the PSUAC conference by being named Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year. This season the men's team won the first PSUAC conference team championship in school history.