WILKES-BARRE – The Wilkes University men's and women's basketball teams play at home again this week as they continue their Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) matchups this Saturday, as they host Delaware Valley University at the Marts Center. The women's game starts off the action at 1:00 p.m. with the men playing at 3:00 p.m.

Live Stats – (men)
Live Stats – (women)
Live Video – (both games)
 
Admission:
Adults - $5
Senior Citizens - $3
Students (valid ID) - $2
 
Women's Preview:
Wilkes comes into the game with a 3-12 record on the season, holding a 2-4 conference record in the MAC Freedom this season. Wilkes continues at home with a 2-6 record, losing their last home contest this season against Misericordia on Wednesday night.
 
Yamirelis Matos (Springfield, MA/Chicopee) leads the Colonels in scoring with 10.1 ppg which is 14^th in the MAC Freedom. Brenna Babcock (Sweet Valley, PA/Northwest Area) is second on the team with 7.0 ppg and Brianna Horton (Verona, NJ/Verona) is third with 5.5 ppg.
 
Matos leads Wilkes with 5.2 rpg. Babcock is second with 4.4 rpg while Horton is third with 3.9. Julia Marino (Washington Township, NJ/Washington Township) is tied for second in the MAC Freedom with 3.0 apg, totaling 45 on the season.
 
Marino leads Wilkes with 31 steals, tied for ninth in the conference with 2.1 steals-per-game (spg). Matos follows behind with 29 steals and is 12^th in the MAC Freedom with 1.9 spg. Erin Shober (Reading, PA/Wilson) is tied for seventh in the league with 1.1 bpg with 16 total blocks this season.
 
Wilkes is seventh in the MAC Freedom in scoring offense at 51.5 ppg and fifth in scoring defense at 59.5 ppg.
 
Delaware Valley is 8-7 on the season 4-2 in the MAC Freedom. The Aggies are 4-2 on the road this year, and lost their home matchup and conference game against DeSales 68-43 on Wednesday.
 
Haley Keenan leads Delaware Valley with 16.6 ppg, placing her first in the conference. Alexis Wright is second on the team and tied for ninth in the MAC Freedom with 10.6 ppg. Maisie Neuber and Taylor Richardson are third and fourth on the team in scoring with 10.1 and 5.8 ppg respectively.
 
Wright is sixth in the conference with 7.7 rpg while Neuber follows behind as she is ninth in the MAC Freedom with 7.0 rpg. Sophie Chevres is 15^th in the league with 2.4 apg, and also fifth in the conference with 2.5 spg. Keenan is third in the conference with 2.9 spg.

Neuber is ninth in the conference for field goal percentage, shooting 42.2%.

Delaware Valley is third in the MAC Freedom in scoring offense with 61.9 ppg and seventh in scoring defense at 61.5 ppg.
 
Delaware Valley leads the series 19-7 dating back to the 2009-2010 season, but lost their last matchup to the Colonels 64-49. 

Men's Preview:
Wilkes comes into the contest with an 8-7 overall record and 3-3 in MAC Freedom play. Wilkes enters this game winning two of their last four home contests. Lucas Lesko (Northampton, PA/Northampton) earned career high scoring as he put up 30 points against Misericordia.  
 
Drake Marshall (Gainesville, VA/Patriot) leads the Colonels in scoring to start the year with 13.5 points-per-game (ppg) which puts him eigth in the MAC Freedom. Trent Fisher (Sellersville, PA/Pennridge), who has not played since December 7th, is averaging 11.2 ppg and Cayden Merrifield (Scranton, PA/West Scranton) is scoring 11.1 ppg. Lesko and Joey Zvorsky (New Cumberland, PA/Cedar Cliff) round out the Colonels scorers with 8.7 and 7.2 respectively.
 
Fisher is seventh in the conference with 6.6 rebounds-per-game (rpg) as he leads the Colonels. Marshall follows with 5.8 rpg which is 13th in the league. Merrifield is fourth in the conference with 3.5 assists-per-game (apg) while Zvorsky is tied for 10th with 2.7 apg.
 
Matthew Davidheiser (Reading, PA/Exeter Township) is currently shooting 43.8% in three-point field goals, which is good for second in the MAC Fredom conference. Merrifield holds fifth place in the conference in that category with 40.8% from beyond the arc with his 31 made three-pointers. Fisher is second in the conference with a .611 field goal percentage and tied for fifth with 1.1 blocks-per-game (bpg). Merrifield is tied for fourth in the conference with 1.6 steals-per-game (spg) while Zvorsky is tied for ninth with 1.3 spg.
 
Wilkes is fourth in the MAC Freedom in scoring offense with 71.1 ppg while ranking first in scoring defense at 64.2 ppg which is 36th overall out of 413 Division III teams currently.
 
Delaware Valley enters with a 7-8 overall record this season with a 2-4 conference record. The Aggies are 5-3 on the road this season, losing their last road matchup against Misericordia. Delaware Valley lost their conference matchup this past Wednesday as they fell to DeSales University 70-61.
 
Rasheem Dearry leads Delaware Valley with 16.8 ppg, which would be good for second in the MAC Freedom conference. Justin Savage is second on the team with 11.5 ppg, placing him 15^th in the conference. Godly Marc and Tyriq Toney-Bailey round out the scoring with 11.1 ppg and 8.0 ppg respectively.
 
Zoelin Pair leads the Aggies and is fifth in the MAC Freedom with 7.6 rpg while Savage follows behind on the team and 15^th in conference with 5.2 rpg. Ewens Lizima is 11^th in the conference as he averages 2.7 apg as he has 40 assists on the season. Pair is tied for eighth in the MAC Freedom with 1.0 bpg while Lizima and Marc are tied for first in the conference with 1.9 spg.
 
Marc is ranked 13^th in the conference in field goal percentage, shooting 45.6%. Toney-Bailey is fourth in the MAC Freedom with a .414 three-point percentage as he is 24-for-58 on the year.
 
Delaware Valley is sixth in the MAC Freedom scoring 68.9 ppg and seventh in scoring defense with 70.8 ppg.
 
The Aggies hold an edge in the series as they lead 17-11 dating back to 2008-2009, which include two victories last season for Delaware Valley.