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The men and women's basketball teams will play at FDU Florham Saturday in a Freedom Conference doubleheader

WILKES BASKETBALL TRAVELS TO FDU-FLORHAM SATURDAY

1/18/2013 10:22:00 AM

WILKES BASKETBALL TRAVELS TO FDU-FLORHAM SATURDAY

MADISON, NJ – The Wilkes University men and women's basketball teams will travel to FDU-Florham Saturday for a Freedom Conference doubleheader. The women will play at 1:00 p.m. with the men to follow at 3:00 p.m.

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The Lady Colonels are 10-5 overall and 2-3 in Freedom play after falling to cross-town rival King's College 41–66 Wednesday evening at the Marts Center.

Elena Stambone (Jessup, PA/Valley View) leads all scorers averaging 20.1 points per-contest. Megan Kazmerski (Kingston, PA/Holy Redeemer) and Chelsea Brown (Garnet Valley, PA/Garnet Valley) follow recording 11.9 and 8.4 points per-game. Ellen Rich (Hamden, CT/Hamden Hall) leads the frontcourt with 7.5 rebounds while Amanda Pawlowski (Nanticoke, PA/Holy Redeemer) is dishing 3.1 assists per-contest.

The Devils come into the matchup with a 15-1 overall record going a perfect 5-0 in Freedom play. They are led by Kyra Dayon and Leigh-Ann Lively who are dropping 16.4 and 14.3 points respectively.

The Wilkes University men's basketball team currently stands at 7-8 overall and 0-5 in the Freedom recently falling to King's College 54-71.

The Colonels are led offensively by Chris Shovlin (Kingston, PA/G.A.R.) averaging 23.5 points while Tyler Breznitsky (Freeland, PA/MMI Prep) chips in 12.3 points per-game. Pat Furst (Jamison, PA/Central Bucks West) is contributing 7.1 points per-contest while Brendan Sheldon (Milford, PA/Delaware Valley) leads the frontcourt with 5.8 rebounds per-contest.

FDU-Florham enters the contest with a 7-8 overall record going 3-2 in Freedom play most recently beating Eastern 70-56.

Trevor Sykes and Mike Williamson lead the Devils offensively providing 14.7 and 13.9 points per-contest.

Following Saturday's doubleheader, both teams will travel to St. Davids, Pa. Wednesday to play Eastern. The women's game will be at 6:00 p.m. with the men to follow at 8:00 p.m.

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