Wilkes University Athletics

THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE WILKES UNIVERSITY COLONELS

THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE WILKES UNIVERSITY COLONELS WILKES UNIVERSITY COLONELS

Wilkes heads to Center Valley, Pa. Saturday for a Freedom Conference doubleheader against DeSales University

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HEAD TO DESALES ON SATURDAY FOR FREEDOM TILT

12/6/2013 12:38:00 PM

WILKES MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HEAD TO DESALES ON SATURDAY FOR FREEDOM TILT

WILKES-BARRE, PA -- The Wilkes University men's and women's basketball teams hit the road on Saturday for their first road conference game of the year against the Bulldogs of DeSales University.

Live video and live stats will be available for both games at the links below. ESPN Williamsport will also carry both games over the radio at the link below.

Women's game: Live Video / Live Stats
Men's game: Live Video / Live Stats

Live Audio (Zach Barlage, play-by-play)

The Lady Colonels (1-5, 0-1 Freedom) will get the action started with a 1:00 p.m. tip-off, looking for their first Freedom Conference win of the season. Wilkes fell to Misericordia University 66-56 in their conference opener on Wednesday evening.

Elena Stambone (Jessup, PA/Valley View) leads the Lady Colonels with 22.0 points per-game. She also leads the team with 16 three-pointers made. Chelsea Brown (Garnet Valley, PA/Garnet Valley) is averaging a double-double from her forward position. She is second on the team averaging 15.5 points and first in rebounds averaging 10.8 per-game. The Lady Colonels are averaging 61.7 points per-game on offense and allowing opponents to score 63.3 points per-game.

DeSales enters the contest with a 4-2 overall record and 0-1 Freedom mark after they were defeated by conference foe FDU-Florham 84-49 on Wednesday evening. Sondrine Glovas leads the bulldogs in scoring averaging 18.2 points per-game. Alexiah Grant chips in with 17.2 points per-game and Alex Suh nearly averages a double-double with 12.0 points and 9.6 rebounds per-game. DeSales defeated Wilkes twice last year, 63-60 at the Marts center and 72-54 in Center Valley.

The men's game will follow the women's action at 3:00 p.m. as the Colonels look to start conference play at 2-0 and upset the preseason favorite Bulldogs. Wilkes won a thrilling conference opener against Back Mountain rival Misericordia 72-70 in overtime on Wednesday evening.

Alec Wizar (Lebanon, PA/Annville Cleona) leads the Colonels scoring 18.0 points per-game while hitting a team-high 24 three-point attempts. Pat Furst (Jamison, PA/Central Bucks West) is averaging 14.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per-game. Wilkes is averaging 75.7 points per-game and allowing opponents to score 71.2 points per-game.

The DeSales men are 4-2 overall and 1-0 in Freedom play after defeating FDU-Florham 78-62 on Wednesday evening. Mike Coleman leads the team with 15.5 points and 4.2 rebounds per-game. Paul Pammer averages 11.0 points and 5.7 boards per-game while Cody Deal chips in with 10.5 points and 5.7 boards per-game. DeSales averages 78.8 points per-game on the offensive end while allowing opponents to score 72.0. The Bulldogs swept last year's season series winning 85-68 at the Marts Center and 82-74 in Center Valley.

Print Friendly Version