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Balanced Misericordia pulls away from Wilkes in women’s basketball

<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; The Wilkes men&#8217;s basketball team won the Freedom Conference opener against Misericordia on Wednesday, hanging on to win 81-78.</p><p>Rob Pecorelli led the Colonels with 29 points as he shot 5-for-7 from behind the three-point line. Mark Mullins also added 18 points for the Colonels as they found a way to win despite a late rally by the Cougars, who trailed by as many as 14 points with 7:34 left.</p><p>&#8220;My teammates helped me out and got me going early,&#8221; Pecorelli said. &#8220;They were able to get me open and help me get my shots.&#8221;</p><p>This type of comeback is nothing new for Misericordia, as the Cougars came back against Susquehanna to force overtime and win last Wednesday.</p><p>Wilkes built its lead up to 68-54 before Misericordia chipped away, getting it down to six with just 13.9 seconds remaining.</p><p>The Cougars ran the ball up the court and found Stone McCreary, who hit the three to make it a three point game. McCreary ended the night with 27 points, hitting seven threes. The Colonels then gave Misericordia a point after getting a technical foul for trying to take a timeout they didn&#8217;t have.</p><p>Jason Kenny made the free throw and the Colonels kept the ball.</p><p>Wilkes made a free throw to regain the three-point lead. The Cougars came up the court with five seconds left, set up a play for McCreary, their best shooter on the night, but his shot attempt deflected off the rim, clinching the win for Wilkes.</p><p>&#8220;Misericordia is a good team and they are never out of a game as long as there is time left,&#8221; Wilkes coach Izzi Metz said. &#8220;We missed a couple free throws late and they found their way back into the game.&#8221;</p><p>The game started with a hot Colonels offense. Pecorelli hit four threes in a row to put the Colonels in front. Wilkes also got offense from Mullins and Connor Evans in the first half, helping them score 42 points.</p><p>Misericordia went on a run late in the half, getting 10 first half points from Noah Rivera to help the Cougars cut the lead down to one at the break.</p><p>A big matchup in this game was two of the top players in the conference going head-to-head. Wilkes&#8217; Marcus Robinson and Misericordia&#8217;s Kenny were both held in check as Kenny scored 11 points, 12 less than his season average, and Robinson finished with 10.</p><p>The Colonels came out firing in the second half, as they continued to get production from Pecorelli and Mullins. Both Kenny and Evans missed significant minutes in the second half due to foul trouble.</p><p>Wilkes travels to Purchase N.Y. to play Manhattanville before taking a break for finals. Misericordia will stay on the road, as the travel to Madison N.J. to play FDU-Florham.</p><p><strong>Eastern 87, King&#8217;s 76</strong></p><p>Despite a 63 percent showing from the field in the second half, the Monarchs dropped their Freedom Conference opener.</p><p>Freshman Kevin Hunter scored 18 off the bench to top King&#8217;s. Tyler Millan had 15 while Josh Bailey scored 10. Andrew Hudak finished with six points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.</p><p>Eastern got 25 points from Holy Redeemer grad Darius Washington in his return to Wilkes-Barre.</p><p><strong>PSU Wilkes-Barre 105,</strong></p><p><strong>PSU Brandywine 69</strong></p><p>Penn State Wilkes-Barre finished with five players in double figures in a rout of Penn State Brandywine.</p><p>Jheron Dawson-Johnson, Jordan Williams and Khalil White all finished with 16 points apiece while Kevin Silverberg scored 14 and Davaughn Roberts added 12 points and 11 assists.</p><p>The Lions shot 62 percent from the floor (39-for-63) and 52 percent from behind the arc (12-for-23).</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Misericordia forward Noah Rivera (34) gets fouled by Wilkes&#8217; Rob Pecorelli (11) on a shot on Wednesday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/web1_TTL120618Wilkes-MisericordiaMensBB_3-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Misericordia forward Noah Rivera (34) gets fouled by Wilkes&#8217; Rob Pecorelli (11) on a shot on Wednesday. </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-MisericordiaMensBB_2-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Misericordia&#8217;s Tony Harding, right, goes up for a shot against Wilkes&#8217; Connor Evans in MAC Freedom men&#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-MisericordiaMensBB_2-1.jpg</photo1><caption1>Misericordia&#8217;s Tony Harding, right, goes up for a shot against Wilkes&#8217; Connor Evans in MAC Freedom men&#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-MisericordiaMensBB_4-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wilkes guard Mark Mullins scored 18 points and Misericordia&#8217;s Stone McCreary hit seven three-pointers to finish with 27 in Wednesday night&#8217;s Freedom Conference opener at the Marts Center. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/web1_TTL120618Wilkes-MisericordiaMensBB_4-1.jpg</photo2><caption2>Wilkes guard Mark Mullins scored 18 points and Misericordia&#8217;s Stone McCreary hit seven three-pointers to finish with 27 in Wednesday night&#8217;s Freedom Conference opener at the Marts Center. </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-MisericordiaMensBB_1-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wilkes guard Connor Evans drives the lane against Misericordia&#8217;s Alec Rodway in MAC Freedom men&#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-MisericordiaMensBB_1-1.jpg</photo3><caption3>Wilkes guard Connor Evans drives the lane against Misericordia&#8217;s Alec Rodway in MAC Freedom men&#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-MisericordiaMensBB_5-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wilkes forward Zach Walser goes up against Misericordia&#8217;s Noah Rivera in MAC Freedom men&#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-MisericordiaMensBB_5-1.jpg</photo4><caption4>Wilkes forward Zach Walser goes up against Misericordia&#8217;s Noah Rivera in MAC Freedom men&#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>

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