Colonel Athletics in Brief

2/8

WBB: Desales took control against the Lady Colonels by grabbing a commanding 51-28 halftime lead before extending its victory to 89-46. Sophomore Gianna Roberts led the Lady Colonels’ attack with 10 points and eight rebounds. The game was Wilkes’ first that the Lady Colonels did not make a three-pointer.

2/9

WREST: No. 3 Ithaca dominated the Colonels 40-3 as the Bombers scored seven bouns point wins. Junior Josh Evans was the only Colonel to win and did so by a 5-0 decision.

2/10

WBB:  Visiting Misericordia used a 29-11 third quarter to fly past the Lady Colonels in a 87-54 final. Senior Catey McFadden led Wilkes with a game high 13 points.

MVB: The Colonels dropped two matches against Arcadia (12-25, 16-25, 26-24, 16-25) and No. 8 Kean (25-20, 25-11, 25-15) on the first of two days in the Arcadia Knight Challenge. Senior Brian Schumacher tied his career high nine kills in the match against Arcadia and sophomore Salvatore Purpura passed a team-high 15 assists.