In June of 2012, in an effort to better prepare members of the local workforce for job opportunities in the Marcellus Shale industry, Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education partnered with the Shale Training & Education Center (ShaleTEC), formerly Marcellus Shale Education & Training Center (MSETC), at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport. This spring, QuickStart Leadership, a ShaleTEC training, will be offered at the Penn State Wilkes-Barre's Northern Tier location in Towanda.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre (5-12 overall, 4-6 PSUAC) men's basketball team looks to stay on track against another conference opponent. The season is quickly drawing to a close, and the Mountain Lions would like to end their season on a positive note. In order to do that, they must win this weekend against PSU Greater Allegheny (5-11 overall, 2-7 PSUAC). Nick Dizon of PSU Greater Allegheny leads the team in scoring with 14.1 ppg while shooting 53.2%. PSU Greater Allegheny has a great rebounder in Aaron Byrd.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team wins its second game in a row, advancing to 7-12 overall and 5-6 PSUAC. The Mountain Lions dropped 82 points against PSU Lehigh Valley, with the final score 82-44. Penn State Wilkes-Barre had three players in double-digit points. Keith Johnson had a game-high 19 points while making 4 of 6 three-point shots. Jesse O'Connell had 15 points with 5 of 6 three-point shots made. Denzel Mensah had 10 points with 4 rebounds.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre women's basketball team lost against a good Misericordia team. The Cougars had a 34-18 lead over the Mountain Lions at the half. Penn State Wilkes-Barre's Tiaira Brathwaite had a game-high 23 points and 15 rebounds while Tiffany Denny-Rochester added 11 points. Jalicia Robinson had 11 assists for the Mountain Lions in a strong attempt to come back in the second half. In the end, Kayla Sileo and the Misericordia Cougars were just too much for the Lions. The final score was 64-49.
Athletic Director of Penn State Wilkes-Barr, Brian Stanchak is proud to introduce the spring 2013 athletics interns. The interns include: Jeff Huss, Matt Barrett, Nick Ferguson, and Andrew Jadick. Jeff Huss is a senior Sports Management major at Misericordia University from Danville, PA. He competed in cross country for four years at Misericordia. Jeff is looking to pursue a job at the college level such as Athletic Director or Game Operations Manager. Matt Barrett is a senior at Lock Haven University studying Sports Administration. Matt is from Hazleton, PA.
The Lady Mountain Lions won in a close game against Penn College Saturday with the score of 68-64. Tiffany Denny-Rochester scored a game-high 23 points for the Mountain Lions along with 11 rebounds. Jalicia Robinson scored 19 points for the Mountain Lions as well. Jamie Steer of Penn College had a team-high 19 points, making 9 of 10 free throws. This win moves PSU Wilkes-Barre to a 5-10 overall and 2-7 conference record. Penn State Wilkes-Barre plays against Misericordia University at 7pm on Monday.
Saturday afternoon the Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team won 78-63 with conference rival Penn College. Travis Dunlap led the Mountain Lions with a team high 15 points while making 5 of 7 three-point shots. Keith Johnson had 13 points, 5 assists, and made both three pointers he shot. Jesse Newman of Penn College had a game-high 24 points while making 10 of 11 free throws. This win moves Penn State Wilkes-Barre into third place in the PSUAC North Division with a conference record of 4-6 and 5-12 overall.
On Monday, January 21, the matchup between PSU Wilkes-Barre (4-10 overall, 1-7 PSUAC) and Misericordia University (8-6 overall, 3-2 MAC) tips off at 7pm in the Anderson Center in Dallas, PA. Misericordia will have to deal with the outstanding rebounding duo of Braithwaite and Denny-Rochester. Both combine for 334 total rebounds on the season. This game should be high scoring due to the amount of three pointers. Tyann McDaniel is 33.9% in 3FG% for the Cougars, whereas Nicole Maslowski is shooting 32.6% in 3FG% for Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
The Mountain Lions are currently 5-12 overall and 3-6 PSUAC. Looking to get to a .500 record before the end of the season, the Mountain Lions must win the rest of their games. The hopes of a late season winning run will continue against 0-13 Penn State Lehigh Valley. PSU Wilkes-Barre has been playing solid basketball against very good competition. This season the Mountain Lions lost four games by 5 points or less. The winless Penn State Lehigh Valley team will give the Mountain Lions a good opportunity to get back to winning.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team enters this weekend's matchup with Penn College with 59.2 points per game, whereas their opponents are averaging 59.6 ppg. Jacob Bronder and Denzel Mensah of PSU Wilkes-Barre are leading the Mountain Lions with over 11 ppg each. Scott Fenton of Central Penn leads the team in points with 12.4 per game. Penn College is currently 3-11 overall and 2-4 in the conference. PSU Wilkes-Barre is 4-12 overall and 3-6 in the PSUAC. The game tips off at 3pm on Saturday.