Wilkes Basketball Teams Travel to Manhattanville Saturday for MAC Freedom Double-Header
WILKES-BARRE- The Wilkes University men's and women's basketball teams will travel to Purchase, N.Y. looking for their first win in Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) play against Manhattaville College on Saturday afternoon.
The women's game will tip at 1 p.m. followed by the men's game at 3 p.m. Live stats, radio play-by-play, and live video links are listed below, courtesy of the Manhattanville Spors Information department:
Live Stats (women's)
Live Stats (men's)
RadioVideoThe Lady Colonels enter Saturday's matchup with a 1-5 record after falling to Eastern 49-28 on Wednesday evening. Wilkes is led by
Cara Basile (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall)'s 11.3 points-per-game. Smelas is averaging 9.2 points and a team-high 6.8 rebounds-per-game.
The Lady Colonels rank first in the MAC Freedom in free-throw shooting percentage at 74 percent (71 of 96). Wilkes women swept the series last season.
Manhattanville enters this weekend's matchup with a 4-2 overall record after falling at DeSales in its first MAC Freedom matchup, 70-57. The Valiants are led by senior guard Ashley Raaf's 12.2 points-per-game. Senior guard Ashley Franklin ranks second on the team with 12.0 points and a team-leading 7.3 rebounds-per-game, while senior guard Bri Pabon is averaging 11.7 points-per-game and a team-high 4.2 assists-per-game.
The Colonels enter this weekend's game with a 3-4 record after falling to Eastern 82-67 on Wednesday evening. Wilkes is led by
Steve Stravinski (Pittston, PA/Pittston), who is averaging 13.9 points and 9.0 rebounds-per-game.
Marcus Robinson (Swedesboro, N.J./Kingsway Regional) is averaging 12.4 points and 2.6 assists-per-game, while
Alec Wizar (Lebanon, PA/Annville Cleona) is averaging 12.3 points.
The Colonels are averaging 70.6 points-per-contest and are giving up 70.6 points-per-game.
Manhattanville enters Saturday's game with a 4-4 overall record after falling at DeSales 75-70 on Wednesdat evening. The Valiants are led by senior guard Anthony Maestre, who is averaging 19.8 points and 2.8 assists-per-game. Senior forward Juan Camacho is averaging 13.8 points and 7.5 rebounds-per-game while sophomore forward Alex Tuci is averaging 10.9 points and 7.8 rebounds.
Wilkes men swept the series last season.