Both Wilkes basketball squads welcome Freedom Conference opponent Delaware Valley Wednesday at the Marts Center

WILKES BASKETBALL TEAMS HOSTING DELAWARE VALLEY WEDNESDAY IN FREEDOM TWINBILL

1/14/2014 3:01:00 PM

WILKES BASKETBALL TEAMS HOSTING DELAWARE VALLEY WEDNESDAY IN FREEDOM TWINBILL

WILKES-BARRE – The Wilkes University men's and women's basketball teams will return to conference play Wednesday evening as both squads welcome the visiting Aggies of Delaware Valley College to the friendly confines of the Marts Center. The women's game will tip at 6:00 p.m. followed by the men's game at 8:00 p.m.

Live Stats, live audio and live video will be available for both contests at the links below.

Live Stats (Women's game)

Live Stats (Men's game)

Live Audio / Live Video

The Colonel men (6-6 overall, 1-1 Freedom) will look to build off of an 88-69 thumping of Penn State Wilkes-Barre in their last game action. Wilkes displays equal distribution of the rock and scoring as four players average nearly double figures. Sophomore Alec Wizar (Lebanon, PA/Annville Cleona) leads the Colonels in scoring with 14.2 points per-game. Wizar has also drilled a team-high 35 three-pointers which is good for first in the entire conference.

Senior Pat Furst (Jamison, PA/Central Bucks West), who has battled injury throughout the first half of the season, is pouring in 13.7 points and grabbing a team-high 6.1 rebounds per-game from the forward spot. Big man Nic Wilkins (Dushore, PA/Sullivan County) continues to improve his game and is now averaging 9.8 points and 5.3 boards per-game. Sharp-shooting Steve Stravinski (Pittston, PA/Pittston) is beginning to find his shooting touch as he has increased his scoring average to 9.8 points per-game while also contributing on the glass with 4.7 rebounds per-game. Stravinski is second the team having canned 32 treys including at least one make from long range in every game he has played. He has nailed 18 three-pointers over his last five games.

Delaware Valley (7-6 overall, 2-0 Freedom) come into the Marts Center having won their last outing 87-82 against Penn State Berks. Four Aggies average double figure scoring with Francis Arnold paving the way with 17.6 points. Arnold also grabs 4.5 boards and 4.5 assists per-game to go along with a team-high 41 steals.

Nick Sullivan scores 12.6 points per-game coming off the bench for the Aggies while Jay Donovan and Chris Moran both chip in with 12.0 points per-game. Donovan is second on the team with 30 three-pointers made while Moran leads the Aggies with 7.0 boards per-game and 25 shot blocks. Delaware Valley is led by the play of its guards hitting over 39.9 percent from long range thus far this season. A key for Wilkes will be how they defend the Aggies strong guard play and whether they can hold the sharpshooters in check.

The Lady Colonels (2-9 overall, 0-2 Freedom) are looking to pick up their first conference win of the season as Elena Stambone (Jessup, PA/Valley View) and company look to snap their recent two-game slide. Stambone leads the Wilkes offensive attack averaging a conference-best 19.6 points per-game while also pulling down 4.5 rebounds per-contest from her guard position. Stambone is just 18 points shy of the 1,000-point mark for her career looking to become the 11^th player in school history to reach the milestone.

Chelsea Brown (Garnet Valley, PA/Garnet Valley) has been a force to handle from her forward position averaging a double-double with 13.3 points and 10.0 rebounds per-game. Her ability to play deep in the post or take defenders off the dribble makes her an opponent's match-up nightmare. Brown leads the Lady Colonels on the defensive end with her rugged defending style and a team-high 26 steals to go along with 19 blocks. Ginny Edwards (Warrington, PA/Central Bucks South) and Ellen Rich (Hamden, CT/Hamden Hall) have provided solid depth in the frontcourt. Edwards is second on the team with 8.3 rebounds per-game, while Rich is third with 6.4 boards per-game. Rich leads the team with 37 blocked shots.

Delaware Valley (7-5 overall, 1-1Freedom) is also looking to snap a two-game losing skid after falling to Cabrini on Monday. Three Aggies score in double figures with Brenna Coll leading the way with 16.3 points per-game. Coll is also the leading rebounder with 6.6 caroms per-contest. Eireann Anastasi is second on the team with 15.4 points per-game. She also averages 4.1 rebounds and dishes out 3.8 assists per-contest. Brittany Wood chips in with 11.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per-game.

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