Wilkes Basketball Set for Senior Day Matchup with King's
WILKES-BARRE – The Wilkes University men's and women's basketball teams will honor their senior prior to the final home match-up of the season, a Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Freedom doubleheader with cross-town rival King's College.
The women will tip-off at 6 p.m. with the men to follow at 8 p.m. For fans that can't attend, links for live stats, live video, and live audio have been provided below:
Live Stats – (women)
Live Stats – (men)
Live Video
Live Audio – (ESPN Williamsport, Chris Del Sordo play-by-play)
The Lady Colonels enter Tuesday's game with a 5-18 overall record, 0-12 in MAC Freedom play following its 69-39 loss at Misericordia on Saturday afternoon.
Wilkes is led by freshman
Gianna Roberts (Nanticoke, PA/Nanticoke), who is averaging 7.5 points-per-game (PPG) and 4.1 rebounds-per-game (RPG) this season. The Lady Colonels are also led by sophomore
Ashley Caster (York, PA/Spring Grove)'s 7.4 ppg and 5.4 rpg and senior
Haley Mesaros (Royersford, PA/Pope John Paul II)' 7.0 ppg and 3.3 rpg.
Wilkes is averaging 57.0 ppg while opponents are averaging 70.4 ppg this season.
King's enters Tuesday's match-up with a 4-18 overall record, 2-10 in MAC Freedom play following its 81-54 loss to DeSales on Saturday afternoon.
The Monarchs are led by freshman Rebecca Prociak, who is averaging 11.8 ppg and 6.7 rpg this season. King's is also led by sophomore Alexis Steeber's 8.7 ppg and 4.9 rpg, and junior Olivia Hoffman's 8.5 ppg and 8.1 rpg.
The Monarchs are averaging 53.1 ppg this season while surrendering 64.7 ppg.
The Colonels enter this week's game with an 11-12 overall record, 5-7 in MAC Freedom play following their 85-81 loss to Misericordia on Saturday afternoon.
Wilkes is led by sophomore
Marcus Robinson (Swedesboro, N.J./Kingsway Regional), who is averaging 15.1 ppg and 4.0 rpg this season. The Colonels are also led by sophomore
Connor Evans (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse)' 12.8 ppg and 3.7 assists-per-game and sophomore
Tommy Bowen (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin)'s 8.5 ppg and 4.3 rpg.
Wilkes is averaging 74.1 ppg this season while opponents are averaging 72.8 ppg.
King's enters this game with a 5-18 overall record, 1-11 in MAC Freedom play following its 77-65 loss to DeSales on Saturday afternoon.
The Monarchs are led by senior Dan Rutecki, who is averaging 14.1 ppg, 8.1 rpg, and 2.4 apg this season. King's is also led by junior Connor Callejas (13.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg) and sophomore Jake Barber (7.7 ppg).
The Monarchs are averaging 68.4 ppg this season while surrendering 71.5 ppg.