Wilkes Basketball Welcome Goucher to Open 2025 Landmark Play

WILKES-BARRE - The Wilkes University men's and women's basketball teams will be hosting Landmark opponent Goucher College tonight, with the women facing the Gophers at 5 p.m., followed by the men at 7 p.m.
 

Women's: Live Stats | Live Video

Men's: Live Stats | Live Video

Admission

Adults - $8

Seniors/10-17 - $5

Students (with valid ID)/under 10 - free

Men's Preview

The Colonels are looking to improve their 9-2 record following tonight's game against the Gophers. The men are most recently coming off a 75-69 victory over Muhlenberg on Saturday and are currently ranked third in the Landmark.

Lucas Lesko (Northampton, PA/Northampton) leads the team in points with an average of 24.3 points per game, landing him second in the conference in scoring. Cayden Merrifield (Scranton, PA/West Scranton) is 12th in the conference in scoring, with 154 points, and Jack Argento (Hershey, PA/Hershey) is 13th with 142 total points so far this season. Lesko is also second in the Landmark in rebounds, with an average of 7.5 per game. Merrifield and Argento are ranked 13th and 14th in rebounds with 57 and 56, respectively. Merrifield is also ranked second in assists with an average of 4.6 per game. Lesko sits at sixth in the conference in blocks, averaging 1.1 per game. 

Offensively, the Colonels are averaging 79.2 points per game and are shooting .448 from the field. Wilkes is also shooting .319 on three point shot attempts and .669 from the free throw line. They are first in the conference in combined team rebounds with an average of 39.9 per game, with a 13.6 team offensive rebound per game percentage. The Colonels are third in the conference in assists, averaging 16.73 per game.

Goucher enters the match with a 2-9 overall record and are 1-3 in conference play. The Gophers are most recently coming off a 101-45 loss against Hood College and are currently ranked eighth in the conference.

Jadyss Fifer leads the Gophers in scoring, with 82 total points on the season, followed by Liech Kong with 63. Alex Miller leads in rebounds with 36 total, followed by Fifer and Jon Perry with 30 apiece. Fifer and Brian Griffin are tied for the lead in assists with 10 each, and Perry leads in steals with seven. Miller holds the team high in blocks with nine so far this season. 

On the offence, the Gophers are averaging 65.2 points per game and are shooting .425 from the field. They are shooting .286 on three point shot attempts and .672 from the free throw line. 

Women's Preview

The Colonels are looking for a win against the Gophers tonight as they enter the matchup with a 0-11 overall record and are currently 0-4 in Landmark play, having most recently come off a 39-60 loss against Alvernia. 

Yamirelis Matos (Springfield, MA/Chicopee) leads the Colonels in scoring, averaging 15.4 per game. Nadia Evanosky (Dallas, PA/Dallas) follows with 67 total points and is currently ranked eighth in the conference in rebounds with an average of 6.9 per game. Evanosky is also ranked second in the conference in steals, averaging 3.5 steals per game. Madison Robel (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) is ranked tenth in the conference in blocked shots with an average of 0.7 per game. Reagan Holden (Wilkes-Barre, PA/Wilkes-Barre Area) leads the team in assists with 13 total followed by Matos with 10.

Offensively, the Colonels are averaging 42.1 points per game and are shooting .262 from the field. They are shooting .175 on three point shot attempts and .624 from the free throw line. In combined team rebounds, the Colonels are averaging 34.5 rebounds per game. 

Goucher enter the match with an overall record of 8-3 and a 1-3 conference record. The Gophers are coming off a 121-74 win over Wilson on Tuesday. 

Meona Boykin leads the Gophers and is ranked first in the conference in scoring, averaging 19.3 per game. Amira Whitaker follows with an average of 13.1 per game, leaving her sitting eighth in the conference in scoring. Meona is ranked third in the conference in rebounds with an average of 7.8 per game. Whitaker sits in eighth in the conference in assists, averaging 2.6 per game. Meona also leads the conference in steals with an average of 4.9 per game.

On offense, Goucher is top of the conference in scoring, averaging 103.0 points per game. The Gophers are shooting .371 from the field, .293 on three point shot attempts and .609 from the free throw line. In combined team rebounds, Goucher leads the conference with an average of 56.3 rebounds per game.