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Wilkes men’s basketball holds off Misericordia in Freedom Conference opener

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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; The Misericordia women&#8217;s basketball team pulled away late to beat Wilkes 78-54 in the Freedom Conference opener for both teams.</p><p>The Cougars used a strong fourth quarter to put Wilkes away and pick up their first conference win.</p><p>Misericordia was led by Japriya Carroll who had 18 points and four rebounds. Rachel Carmody and Paige Wampole scored 12 and 10, respectively, as Wampole added 10 rebounds for a double-double.</p><p>In all, the Cougars got points from 10 different players with the starters all scoring at least seven.</p><p>&#8220;We told our players that we our 0-0 now heading into conference play,&#8221; Misericordia coach Jason Rhine said. &#8220;We had good leadership on the court and that helped us a lot.&#8221;</p><p>The game started with both teams going back and forth, and Wilkes took an 8-6 lead. Misericordia then took control after taking a 33-18 advantage that Wilkes was able to cut down to 33-24 going into halftime.</p><p>Japriya Carroll and Kalynn Sefcik were the scoring leaders for Misericordia in the first half with seven each. Kendra Smith led the Colonels in first half points with eight, followed by Gianna Roberts and Maddie Kelley with seven apiece.</p><p>The Colonels opened the third quarter with a strong surge. Roberts had six third quarter points and Wilkes also received a boost from Ashley Caster, who scored nine points before getting into foul trouble.</p><p>Misericordia saw its lead get chopped down all the way to one at 41-40 late in the third quarter. As the game continued into the fourth, Carroll and Carmody helped Misericordia stretch the lead into double digits for most of the final quarter.</p><p>&#8220;Wilkes did a good job making adjustments in the second half really throwing off our gameplan,&#8221; Rhine said. &#8220;Our players did a good job staying together and battling through the adversity.&#8221;</p><p>Roberts finished with 14 points to lead the Colonels followed by 12 from Kelley.</p><p>Misericordia and Wilkes both head out of Pennsylvania for their next matchup as the Cougars go to Madison N.J. to play FDU-Florham and the Colonels head to Purchase N.Y. to play Manhattanville.</p><p><strong>King&#8217;s 88, Eastern 59</strong></p><p>The Monarchs jumped out to a 28-13 lead in the first quarter en route to a decisive win over the Eagles in the conference opener.</p><p>Four King&#8217;s starters finished in double figures in scoring, led by the Holy Redeemer duo of Rebecca Prociak (24 points, 11 rebounds, five assists) and Samantha Rajza (23 points, nine rebounds). Mackenzie Yori added 18 points while Alexis Steeber had 14.</p><p>King&#8217;s shot 47.6 percent from the floor (30-for-63).</p><p><strong>PSU Brandywine 68,</strong></p><p><strong>PSU Wilkes-Barre 43</strong></p><p>Genesis Rodriguez led Penn State Wilkes-Barre with 14 points and eight rebounds in a PSUAC loss.</p><p>The Lions fell to 4-3 on the season and will take on LCCC on Thursday.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Misericordia &#8216;s Tessa Zamolyi, right, takes the ball away from Wilkes&#8217; Gab Giordano in MAC Freedom women&#8217;s basketball action Wednesday night in Wilkes-Barre. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/web1_TTL120618Wilkes-MisericordiaWomensBB_1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Misericordia &#8216;s Tessa Zamolyi, right, takes the ball away from Wilkes&#8217; Gab Giordano in MAC Freedom women&#8217;s basketball action Wednesday night in Wilkes-Barre. </caption0><photoCredit0>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/web1_TTL120618Wilkes-MisericordiaWomensBB_2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Misericordia&#8217;s Japriya Carroll, left, looks to pass after a defensive rebound against Wilkes&#8217; Alyssa Alfano in MAC Freedom women&#8217;s basketball action Wednesday night in Wilkes-Barre. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/web1_TTL120618Wilkes-MisericordiaWomensBB_2.jpg</photo1><caption1>Misericordia&#8217;s Japriya Carroll, left, looks to pass after a defensive rebound against Wilkes&#8217; Alyssa Alfano in MAC Freedom women&#8217;s basketball action Wednesday night in Wilkes-Barre. </caption1><photoCredit1>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/web1_TTL120618Wilkes-MisericordiaWomensBB_4.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Misericordia&#8217;s Jordan Barth, center, grabs an offensive rebound between Wilkes&#8217; Gianna Roberts, left, and Ashley Caster in MAC Freedom women&#8217;s basketball action Wednesday night in Wilkes-Barre. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/web1_TTL120618Wilkes-MisericordiaWomensBB_4.jpg</photo2><caption2>Misericordia&#8217;s Jordan Barth, center, grabs an offensive rebound between Wilkes&#8217; Gianna Roberts, left, and Ashley Caster in MAC Freedom women&#8217;s basketball action Wednesday night in Wilkes-Barre. </caption2><photoCredit2>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/web1_TTL120618Wilkes-MisericordiaWomensBB_3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wilkes&#8217; Maddie Kelley drives the lane against the Misericordia defense in MAC Freedom women&#8217;s basketball action Wednesday night in Wilkes-Barre. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/web1_TTL120618Wilkes-MisericordiaWomensBB_3.jpg</photo3><caption3>Wilkes&#8217; Maddie Kelley drives the lane against the Misericordia defense in MAC Freedom women&#8217;s basketball action Wednesday night in Wilkes-Barre. </caption3><photoCredit3>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit3></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/web1_TTL120618Wilkes-MisericordiaWomensBB_5.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Misericordia&#8217;s Leanne Forsyth, center, brings the ball down the court against Wilkes in MAC Freedom women&#8217;s basketball action Wednesday night in Wilkes-Barre. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo4>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/web1_TTL120618Wilkes-MisericordiaWomensBB_5.jpg</photo4><caption4>Misericordia&#8217;s Leanne Forsyth, center, brings the ball down the court against Wilkes in MAC Freedom women&#8217;s basketball action Wednesday night in Wilkes-Barre. </caption4><photoCredit4>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit4></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Ben Mandell</p><p>For Times Leader</p></bylineMeta></div>

Balanced Misericordia pulls away from Wilkes in women’s basketball