WILKES-BARRE – The Wilkes University men's and women's basketball teams travel locally as they continue their Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) matchups this Wednesday, facing host Misericordia University in Dallas, Pa. The men's game starts off the action at 6:00 p.m. with the women playing at 8:00 p.m.

Live Stats – (men)
Live Stats – (women)
Live Video – (both games)
 
Admission:
Adults - $5
Senior Citizens - $3
Students (valid ID) - $2

Men's Preview:
Wilkes comes into the contest with an 11-10 overall record and 6-6 in MAC Freedom play. Wilkes enters this game after a win at FDU-Florham on Saturday. In the last matchup against Misericordia, the Colonels fell 83-77 on January 11th.
 
Trent Fisher (Sellersville, PA/Pennridge) leads the Colonels in scoring with 12.5 points-per-game (ppg) which puts him 11^th in the MAC Freedom. Drake Marshall (Gainesville, VA/Patriot) is averaging 12.4 ppg and Cayden Merrifield (Scranton, PA/West Scranton) is scoring 10.7 ppg. Lucas Lesko (Northampton, PA/Northampton) and Joey Zvorsky (New Cumberland, PA/Cedar Cliff) round out the Colonels scorers with 9.2 and 7.9 respectively. Lesko earned career high scoring in their last matchup against the Cougars when he put up 30 points.
 
Fisher is fifth in the conference with 7.4 rebounds-per-game (rpg) as he leads the Colonels. Marshall follows with 5.7 rpg which is 11th in the league. Merrifield is tied for fourth in the conference with 3.4 assists-per-game (apg) while Zvorsky is tied for 11th with 2.8 apg.
 
Matthew Davidheiser (Reading, PA/Exeter Township) is currently shooting 44.8% in three-point field goals, which is good for first in the MAC Freedom conference. Merrifield holds seventh place in the conference in that category with 38.6% from beyond the arc with his 39 made three-pointers. Fisher is third in the conference with a .567 field goal percentage and fifth with 1.4 blocks-per-game (bpg). Merrifield and Zvorsky are tied for tenth in the conference with 1.3 steals-per-game (spg).
 
Wilkes is fourth in the MAC Freedom in scoring offense with 70.1 ppg while ranking second in scoring defense at 64.2 ppg which is 36th overall out of 413 Division III teams currently.
 
Misericordia enters with a 11-10 overall record this season with a 6-6 conference record. The Cougars are 4-4 on the road this season, losing their last road matchup against King's College. Misericordia won their conference matchup this past Saturday against DeSales University 73-65.
 
Kevin Lazdowsky leads Misericordia with 16.5 ppg, which places him second in the MAC Freedom conference. Joseph Baldachino is second on the team with 13.3 ppg, placing him tied for seventh in the conference. Nick Prociak and Nick Hornung round out the scoring with 10.8 ppg and 9.9 ppg respectively.
 
Lazdowsky leads the Cougars and is ninth in the MAC Freedom with 6.4 rpg while Hornung follows behind on the team and tied for 14^th in conference with 5.3 rpg. Nate Kreitzer is tied for first in the conference as he averages 3.6 apg as he has 75 assists on the season. Hornung is tied for 12^th in the MAC Freedom with 0.7 bpg while Kreitzer is tied for 16^th in the conference with 1.0 spg.
 
Prociak is ranked fourth in the conference in field goal percentage, shooting 53.6%. Derek Smith is tied for fourth in the MAC Freedom with a .400 three-point percentage as he is 28-for-70 on the year.
 
Misericordia is first in the MAC Freedom scoring 75.3 ppg and ninth in scoring defense with 73.8 ppg.
 
The Cougars hold an edge in the series as they lead 16-13 dating back to 2008-2009, including three straight victories.

Women's Preview:
Wilkes comes into the game with a 6-15 record on the season, holding a 5-7 conference record in the MAC Freedom this season. Wilkes continues at home with a 3-8 record, losing their last home contest this season against DeSales last Wednesday night. Wilkes followed that with a 67-24 road win at FDU-Florham Saturday. The Cougars won the previous meeting 56-46 at the Marts Center on January 11th.
 
Yamirelis Matos (Springfield, MA/Chicopee) leads the Colonels in scoring with 8.8 ppg which is tied for 17^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 4.4 rpg. Babcock is second with 4.2 rpg while Horton is third with 3.7. Julia Marino (Washington Township, NJ/Washington Township) is tied for fifth in the MAC Freedom with 2.8 apg, totaling 58 on the season.
 
Marino leads Wilkes with 46 steals, tied for ninth in the conference with 2.2 steals-per-game (spg). Matos follows behind with 36 steals and is 13^th in the MAC Freedom with 1.8 spg. Erin Shober (Reading, PA/Wilson) is seventh in the league with 1.1 bpg with 21 total blocks this season.
 
Wilkes is seventh in the MAC Freedom in scoring offense at 51.2 ppg and fifth in scoring defense at 57.6 ppg.
 
Misericordia is 15-6 on the season 8-4 in the MAC Freedom. The Cougars are 6-3 on the road this year, and lost their home matchup and conference game against DeSales 67-51 on Saturday.
 
Alyssa Bondi leads Misericordia with 12.6 ppg, placing her sixth in the conference. Lauren DiMartino is second on the team with 12.0 ppg which would be good for seventh in the MAC Freedom. Gianna Delfino has 10.2 ppg, placing her 11^th in the conference. Melina Santacroce is fourth on the team in scoring with 8.8 ppg respectively.
 
Delfino is tied for third in the conference with 8.3 rpg while Santacroce follows behind as she is fifth in the MAC Freedom with 8.0 rpg. Delfino is second in the league with 3.1 apg, and also tied for third in the conference with 2.6 spg. Santacroce is tied for seventh in the conference with 2.2 spg.

Bondi is 12^th in the conference for field goal percentage, shooting 33.6%.

Misericordia is third in the MAC Freedom in scoring offense with 61.0 ppg and second in scoring defense at 52.1 ppg.
 
Misericordia leads the series 24-6 dating back to the 2008-2009 season and have won six in a row.