Wilkes Basketball Continues MAC Freedom Schedule at Manhattanville Saturday
WILKES-BARRE – The Wilkes University women's and men's basketball teams will make its first conference road trip of the season when they head to MAC Freedom-foe Manhattanville on Saturday afternoon. The women's game will tip-off at 1 p.m. with the men following at 3 p.m.
Fans can follow the action through live stats, live video, or live audio links provided below courtesy of the Manhattanville Sports Information Department:
Live Stats – (Women)
Live Stats – (Men)
Live Video
Live Audio (ESPN Williamsport: Chris Del Sordo: play-by-play)
The Lady Colonels enter this weekend's matchup 4-7 overall and 0-1 in MAC Freedom play after falling to FDU-Florham by an 87-58 final on Wednesday evening, snapping their two-game winning streak in the process.
Wilkes is led by freshman
Gianna Roberts (Nanticoke, PA/Nanticoke), who is averaging a team-high 8.8 points in her rookie campaign to go with 4.9 rebounds. Senior
Haley Mesaros (Royersford, PA/Pope John Paul II) is follows with 8.5 points and 3.7 rebounds while sophomore
Ashley Caster (York, PA/Spring Grove) also averages 8.5 points but leads the team with 5.1 rebounds-per-game.
As a team, the Lady Colonels average 64.4 points-per-game while surrendering 69.
Manhattanville suffered the same fate as Wilkes in its MAC Freedom opener, falling to Misericordia by a 57-46 final on Wednesday evening, and enter this weekend with an identical 4-7 overall record, 0-1 in MAC Freedom play.
The Valiants are led by sophomore Kayleah McGuire's 11.2 points and 8.1 rebounds. Senior Brittany Deieso is averaging 9.0 points and 4.5 rebounds while dishing out 3.7 assists, and sophomore Ivy Coles is contributing 8.8 points with 3.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists.
Manhattanville is averaging 56.6 points-per-game while surrendering 53.4.
The Colonel men enter this weekend's matchup coming off of a 73-59 win over FDU-Florham on Wednesday evening to go to 7-5 overall and 1-0 in MAC Freedom play.
Sophomore
Marcus Robinson (Swedesboro, N.J./Kingsway Regional) leads Wilkes with 16.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 2.1 assists-per-game. Sophomore
Connor Evans (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) adds 12.8 points and 4.1 assists while sophomore
Tommy Bowen (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) contributes 9.4 points and 3.4 rebounds.
The Colonels are averaging 77.9 points-per-game while surrendering 71.9.
???????Manhattanville enters this weekend with a 4-8 overall record, 0-1 in MAC Freedom play after falling to Misericordia 83-54 on Wednesday evening.
The Valiants are led by junior Alex Tuci, who leading the team with 16.1 points and 8.9 rebounds-per-game. Sophomore Willie Britton is averaging 12.5 points with 3.4 rebounds and senior Charles Nardone is contributing 9.2 points and 4.0 rebounds-per-game.
???????Manhattanville averages 64.3 points-per-game while surrendering 71.5.