ATHLETICS NEWS Penn State Wilkes-Barre athletics news and events

]]> en-us Sun, 26 May 2013 00:02:03 EST RedDot CMS Eleven Student-Athletes Named To Spring PSUAC All-Academic Team /StudentLife/Athletics/33007.htm Congratulations to all of the student-athletes who were named to the Spring PSUAC All-Academic Team. These student-athletes participated in Spring sports (men’s basketball, women’s basketball, and baseball), while achieving over a 3.0 GPA cumulatively or during the Spring semester.

Men’s Basketball: Jacob Bronder, Greg Cooper, William Dankwah, Travis Dunlap, Drew Walker
Women’s Basketball: Tiaira Brathwaite
Baseball: Matthew Kempinski, Jeremy McDonnell, Ed Moffett, Taylor Shepley, Michael Tierney

]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 11:24:47 EST /StudentLife/Athletics/33007.htm Kempinski and Meyers Named PSUAC Baseball All-Conference /StudentLife/Athletics/32992.htm Congratulations to senior Matthew Kempinski and freshman Kerry Meyers for being named to the PSUAC All-Conference Second Team!

]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 15:35:45 EST /StudentLife/Athletics/32992.htm Kringe Leaves Penn State Wilkes-Barre /StudentLife/Athletics/32971.htm Head Women’s Basketball Coach Kevin Kringe has left Penn State Wilkes-Barre to pursue another coaching opportunity. Kringe led the women’s basketball program to a 6-15 overall and 3-11 PSUAC record in his only season with the Mountain Lions. “I appreciate Kevin’s work with our women’s basketball program in his short time here and wish him the best of luck in the future,” said Director of Athletics, Brian D. Stanchak. The search for a new Head Women’s Basketball Coach has already begun.

 

]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 17:04:32 EST /StudentLife/Athletics/32971.htm Congratulations to Graduating Mountain Lions /StudentLife/Athletics/32968.htm Congratulations and best of luck to Penn State Wilkes-Barre student-athletes who will be graduating on Saturday! Graduates include Katie Beach, Brennan Coates, Abby Collins, Travis Dunlap, Nate Fiscus, Matthew Kempinski, Latroya Knight, Sen Lin, and Roger Sporre.

]]> Thu, 02 May 2013 15:25:12 EST /StudentLife/Athletics/32968.htm Athletic Department Announces Team Award Winners At Annual Banquet /StudentLife/Athletics/32960.htm The Penn State Wilkes-Barre Athletic Department announced team award winners at the annual Student Government Association Leadership and Athletics Banquet. The banquet was held in the Athletic and Recreation Building Gym on the campus of Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Congratulations to all award winners listed below.

Baseball
MVP: Kerry Meyers
Coaches Award: Matthew Kempinski

Men’s Cross Country
MVP: Chris Monahan
Coaches Award: Lee Kozokas

Women’s Cross Country
MVP: Alex Leandri
Coaches Award: Emily Pszeniczny

Golf
MVP: Matthew Boozer
Coaches Award: Mark Wasickanin

Soccer
MVP: David Cavalieri
Coaches Award Winner: Keith Moran

Volleyball
MVP: Abby Collins
Coaches Award: Sarah Konopki and Chelsea Wertz

Men’s Basketball
MVP: Denzel Mensah
Coaches Award: Marquis Middleton

Women’s Basketball
MVP: Tiaira Brathwaite
Coaches Award: Katie Beach

]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:12:42 EST /StudentLife/Athletics/32960.htm Keith Moran Selected as Kaminski Award Winner /StudentLife/Athletics/32959.htm Senior Keith Moran was selected as the 2012-13 Kaminski Award recipient. Keith was honored for being a 2-year member of the soccer team, serving as 2012 soccer team captain, earning 2011 and 2012 PSUAC All-Academic Team honors, and serving as a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Board.  Keith has been successful on the field and in the classroom, all while balancing work responsibilities.

The Edward H. Kaminski Memorial Scholarship Award was established by Mrs. Betsy Hughes in memory of her husband who graduated from the Wilkes-Barre Campus in 1974. This award is presented by Student Affairs to a Penn State Wilkes-Barre student athlete, based on academics (with over a 3.0 GPA), campus and athletic participation, and qualities of leadership and character.

]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:12:20 EST /StudentLife/Athletics/32959.htm Tierney Named to USCAA All-Academic Team /StudentLife/Athletics/32958.htm Congratulations to senior baseball student-athlete Michael Tierney on being named to the USCAA All-Academic Team. Michael accomplished this honor by achieving a 3.94 GPA for the Fall 2012 semester.

]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:13:29 EST /StudentLife/Athletics/32958.htm Baseball Falls Twice in Season Finale Double-Header vs. Penn College /StudentLife/Athletics/32957.htm Penn State Wilkes-Barre (3-12-1 PSUAC and 3-14-1 overall) lost the first game of its season finale double-header against Penn College on Saturday afternoon 0-16. Ed Moffett and Jeremy McDonnell had two hits each, while Ronald Missal had one hit for the Mountain Lions. McDonnell also pitched one inning while allowing three hits and three earned runs.

In the second game of the double-header, Penn State Wilkes-Barre (3-14-1 PSUAC and 3-16-1 overall) was unable to bounce back and fell short of a victory with a score of 0-10. Kerry Meyers and Tyler Loftus each had two hits for the Mountain Lions. Starting pitcher Steve Ash allowed ten hits and eight earned runs in four innings for Wilkes-Barre. 

]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:15:53 EST /StudentLife/Athletics/32957.htm Baseball Falls Twice in Double-Header vs. PSU Brandywine /StudentLife/Athletics/32956.htm Penn State Wilkes-Barre (3-11-1 PSUAC and 3-13-1 overall) lost the first game of a double-header against Penn State Brandywine on Thursday afternoon 4-5. The game went into extra innings after Wilkes-Barre tied the game in the 7th inning. Unfortunately, Wilkes-Barre was unable to score another run in the 8th inning. Steve Ash had two hits and scored one run, while Ed Moffett had one hit and two RBIs for the Mountain Lions. Starting pitcher Rob Reilly pitched six innings and allowed eight hits and four earned runs.

In the second game of the double-header, Penn State Wilkes-Barre (3-12-1 PSUAC and 3-14-1 overall) was unable to bounce back and fell short of a victory with a score of 2-9. Tyler Loftus had one hit, one run, and one RBI for the Mountain Lions. Jonathan Aston started the second game at pitcher and allowed ten hits and six earned runs in five innings. Penn State Wilkes-Barre will next play at home against Penn College this Saturday in a double-header beginning at 2pm.

]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:46:33 EST /StudentLife/Athletics/32956.htm Baseball Loses Twice in Double-Header vs. NCAA’s Marywood University /StudentLife/Athletics/32955.htm Penn State Wilkes-Barre (3-7-1 PSUAC and 3-8-1 overall) lost the first game of a double-header against Marywood University on Sunday afternoon 2-10. Ed Moffett had one hit and scored one run, while Jeremy McDonnell had one hit and one RBI for the Mountain Lions. Starting pitcher Jonathan Aston pitched four innings and allowed eight hits and seven earned runs.

In the second game of the double-header, Penn State Wilkes-Barre (3-8-1 PSUAC and 3-9-1 overall) was able to score more runs but fell short of a victory with a score of 5-11. Jeremy McDonnell had two hits, two runs, and one RBI for the Mountain Lions. Steve Ash started the second game and allowed six hits and six earned runs in one and two-thirds innings. Penn State Wilkes-Barre will next play at Penn State York this Tuesday in a double-header beginning at 2pm.

]]> Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:21:31 EST /StudentLife/Athletics/32955.htm Penn State Wilkes-Barre Baseball Falls Twice in Double-Header /StudentLife/Athletics/32954.htm Penn State Wilkes-Barre (3-7-1 PSUAC and overall) lost the first game of a double-header against Penn State Mont Alto on Wednesday afternoon. Steven Ash had one hit and one run, while Kerry Meyers added two hits for the Mountain Lions. Starting pitcher Matthew Kempenski struck out five batters and only allowed four hits in five innings. The final score of game one was 10-1.

In the second game of the double-header, Penn State Wilkes-Barre (3-8-1 PSUAC and overall) was not able to bounce back as they fell to Penn State Mont Alto 17-1. Kyle Colarusso had one hit and one run, while Steven Ash and Ed Moffett had one hit each. Nick Carey pitched one and a third innings while only allowing two hits and four earned runs. Penn State Wilkes-Barre will next play at Penn State Schuylkill this Friday in a double-header beginning at 1pm.

]]> Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:22:29 EST /StudentLife/Athletics/32954.htm Mountain Lions Lose Both Games in Double-Header Against PSU Beaver /StudentLife/Athletics/32952.htm Penn State Wilkes-Barre (2-4 PSUAC and overall) lost the first game of a double-header against Penn State Beaver 10-2. Wilkes-Barre scored both their runs in the 5th inning but was unable to come back. Matt Kempenski led the way with three hits and one run, while Richard Portugal had one hit and one run for Wilkes-Barre. Steven Ash pitched five innings while allowing seven hits and five earned runs.

The second game of the double-header was much closer. Penn State Wilkes-Barre (2-5 PSUAC and overall) was down 5-4 going into the 6th inning but Penn State Beaver scored two more runs, which cancelled out any chances of a comeback for Wilkes-Barre. The final score of the second game was 7-5. Ronald Missal had two hits and one run for Wilkes-Barre, while Michael Tierney had three hits and two RBIs. Missal was on the mound for three innings and had three strikeouts, three hits, and three earned runs allowed. Penn State Wilkes-Barre plays against Penn State Hazleton on April 7.

]]> Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:50:22 EST /StudentLife/Athletics/32952.htm Penn State Wilkes-Barre Baseball Splits Double-Header at PSU Hazleton /StudentLife/Athletics/32951.htm Penn State Wilkes-Barre (2-6 PSUAC and overall) played Penn State Hazleton very close the entire first game of a double-header. The game was tied 2-2 in the 4th inning until Hazleton scored two more runs. Despite the great effort by Wilkes-Barre to come back, they fell by a final score of 6-2. Matt Kempenski had one hit and one RBI for Wilkes-Barre. Jonathan Ashton pitched six innings and had five strikeouts and only three earned runs.

In the second game of the double-header Penn State Wilkes-Barre (3-6 PSUAC and overall) was able to hold on and win after scoring nine runs in the first four innings. Wilkes-Barre won with a final score of 9-6. Kerry Meyers had two hits, two runs, and one RBI for Wilkes-Barre, while Eric Ringsdorf had two hits and two runs as the designated hitter. Rob Reilly pitched all seven innings and had three strikeouts, three walks, and six earned runs. Penn State Wilkes-Barre plays their next double-header at home vs. Penn State Mont Alto. 

]]> Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:45:28 EST /StudentLife/Athletics/32951.htm Mountain Lions Lose First Game, Tie Second of Double-Header /StudentLife/Athletics/32950.htm In the first game of a double-header against Penn State Fayette, Penn State Wilkes-Barre (2-3 PSUAC and overall) got off to a quick start by scoring the first run. Penn State Fayette responded by scoring seven runs in four innings. Wilkes-Barre got several players on base in the final inning of the first game but was only able to cut the lead to 7-4. Meyers led the Mountain Lions with three hits, one run, and one RBI. Matt Kempenski added two hits and two RBIs for Wilkes-Barre. Jonathan Zionce faced 27 batters in 5.1 innings, while only allowing four earned runs and seven hits.

In the second game, Penn State Fayette got out to a four-run lead after the first inning. The Mountain Lions (2-3-1 PSUAC and overall) fought their way back into the game by cutting the lead to 5-4 after the fourth inning. In the 7th inning, Fayette scored one more run, and then Wilkes-Barre tied the game by scoring two runs in the bottom of the inning. The game ended in a tie at 6-6 due to lack of daylight. Meyers had four hits, one run, and two RBIs for the Mountain Lions. Ronald Missal had three hits, one run, and two RBIs. Penn State Wilkes-Barre's next double-header is Saturday, April 6th at Penn State Beaver.

]]> Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:00:48 EST /StudentLife/Athletics/32950.htm Penn State Wilkes-Barre Baseball Falls Twice in Double-Header /StudentLife/Athletics/32942.htm The Mountain Lions (0-1 PSUAC) started the first game of a double-header against Penn State Greater Allegheny with a promising two-run lead after the first inning. Kerry Meyers had one hit and one run, while Steven Ash had one hit along with one RBI. Penn State Greater Allegheny tied the game up in the 4th inning before going on to score nine more runs from the 5th to 7th innings. The Mountain Lions’ Matthew Kempenski pitched four innings and allowed 12 hits and seven runs after facing 28 hitters. The final score of the first game was 11-2.

In the second game of the double-header, the Mountain Lions (0-2 PSUAC) combined for three hits, including one each from Meyers, Ash, and Rob Reilly. However, the Mountain Lions were unable to register a run in this game. Steve Ash pitched two innings while allowing five runs, one walk, and one strikeout. Penn State Greater Allegheny won the second game with a score of 10-0. The Mountain Lions’ next matchup is Thursday, March 28 at Penn State York.

]]> Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:17:46 EST /StudentLife/Athletics/32942.htm Pink Out Thank You /StudentLife/Athletics/32893.htm The 2013 Pink Out was a great success thanks to those who donated and participated in the events. Penn State Wilkes-Barre's athletic department would like to thank the following sponsors: Original Italian Pizza in Dallas, J&J Deli in Dallas, Back Mountain Bowling in Dallas, Bernie’s Pizza, and Shifts Cash and Carry Inc. in Scranton. The generosity of these local businesses helped make this year’s Pink Out excellent. The event raised over $180 for the American Breast Cancer Society. We hope to have just as much success next year.

]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:32:34 EST /StudentLife/Athletics/32893.htm Women’s Basketball Final Home Game of 2013 /StudentLife/Athletics/32883.htm The Lady Mountain Lions will conclude their 2012-13 regular season at home against PSU Mont Alto. The rebounding duo of Tiaira Brathwaite and Tiffany Denny-Rochester will have some competition once they go up against Alexis Small of PSU Mont Alto. Small is averaging over 12 rebounds per game, which is right in the range of Brathwaite and Denny-Rochester. Small also averages over 12 points per game. Ayanna Hall is the team’s second leading scorer with over 11 points per game. Penn State Wilkes-Barre women’s basketball team would like to win their final game. The game tips off at 1pm on Thursday February 9.

]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:23:28 EST /StudentLife/Athletics/32883.htm Men’s Basketball Loses a Close Battle with Penn State DuBois /StudentLife/Athletics/32847.htm Penn State Wilkes-Barre men’s basketball team lost last Saturday, despite getting off to a quick start. Penn State Wilkes-Barre got off to a 23-7 lead 7 minutes into the game with some hot shooting. However, by halftime Penn State DuBois cut the deficit to 9. To start the second half, Penn State DuBois went on a 17-7 scoring run of their own. In the final minutes Penn State DuBois hit critical free throws to force Penn State Wilkes-Barre to a 5-11 overall record and 3-5 PSUAC record.  Jacob Bronder had another double-digit scoring game with a team high of 14 points for Penn State Wilkes-Barre. The men’s team is looking to get back on track this Monday at home against PSUAC rival Penn State Worthington Scranton.

]]> Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:04:32 EST /StudentLife/Athletics/32847.htm Men’s Basketball Loses Close Battle with NCAA III Wilkes /StudentLife/Athletics/32774.htm The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men’s basketball team (3-10 overall, 3-4 PSUAC) kept it close the whole game, but fell just short of upsetting Wilkes University on Sunday. The final score was 53-64 in Wilkes-Barre’s fifth game against an NCAA opponent this season. Jacob Bronder led the Mountain Lions with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Travis Dunlap followed up with 13 points. Penn State Wilkes-Barre will next host SUNY-ESF on Thursday afternoon at 5:45pm.

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