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Misericordia women use big second quarter to race past Wilkes

<p>DALLAS TWP. &#8212; Misericordia broke its regular season losing streak against Wilkes with a 68-60 win on Wednesday night at the Anderson Center. Wilkes had won the last four matchups between the two schools in regular season play.</p><p>&#8220;I thought they just played harder than us in the past,&#8221; Misericordia head coach Will Chandler said. &#8220;Honestly that has been the difference for us this year.&#8221;</p><p>Misericordia defeated Wilkes in the middle of the streak in a playoff game.</p><p>For the second straight year, Wilkes and Misericordia opened up MAC Freedom play against each other.</p><p>Freshman Nate Kreitzer, a Nanticoke Area graduate, was the star of the game for the Cougars (5-7, 1-0). He finished the game with 16 points, six steals and two assists.</p><p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a big-time player. He is the best freshman in this conference, and if you want to argue about it, I will sit down and argue it with you,&#8221; Chandler said. &#8220;He is going to be one of the best players in this conference and one of the best players to ever come to Misericordia.&#8221;</p><p>Misericordia had four players finish in double figures for points including Rivera who had a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds.</p><p>Rob Pecorelli and Mark Mullins led the Colonels (7-5, 0-1) with 21 and 15 points, respectively.</p><p>&#8220;We knew that we needed to shut down Pecorelli and Mullins,&#8221; Rivera said. &#8220;We need to make other guys beat us.&#8221;</p><p>Misericordia had an early surge to start the game, jumping out to a 7-2 lead following a 3-pointer from Kreitzer.</p><p>Wilkes also picked up the first seven fouls of the contest in the first nine minutes of play</p><p>The Colonels turned around and took a 15-9 lead after multiple turnovers and a 9-0 run.</p><p>After a 6-0 run of their own, the Cougars tied the game up.</p><p>Pecorelli responded with a three-pointer to give Wilkes the lead again.</p><p>Misericordia found a rhythm on offense towards the end of the half which included getting the ball into the hands of Noah Rivera, Tony Harding and Kreitzer. They carried a 32-29 lead into the break. Rivera finished the half with 12 points and seven rebounds. Kreitzer added nine points, six coming from three-pointers.</p><p>Pecorelli led the Colonels in the first half with 11 points.</p><p>Both sides opened the half exchanging baskets, but after two turnovers Misericordia stretched its lead to 39-33.</p><p>Wilkes bounced back with a 5-0 run to cut the Cougar lead down to just one.</p><p>In the second half, it was Misericordia who took the fouls, taking six of the first seven minutes of the half in the opening six minutes.</p><p>Jake Bartholomew from Misericordia hit a three-pointer to pad the Misericordia lead, but Nickerson DeMelfi knocked down a three to answer for Wilkes.</p><p>The Cougars built their lead back up to nine with 8:11 left in the game following a pair of threes from Kreitzer and Bartholomew and a Rivera lay-up.</p><p>The Colonels attempted to rally, cutting the lead down to five with 3:50 to go.</p><p>Misericordia continued to make good use of its possessions, keeping Wilkes from getting within striking distance. </p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Misericordia&#8217;s Tony Harding shots over Wilkes&#8217; Mark Mullins for two of his 13 points on Wednesday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/web1_Wilkes-Miseri-BBB-3.jpg</photo0><caption0>Misericordia&#8217;s Tony Harding shots over Wilkes&#8217; Mark Mullins for two of his 13 points on Wednesday. </caption0><photoCredit0>Tony Callaio | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/web1_Wilkes-Miseri-BBB-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Misericordia&#8217;s Noah Rivera (left) finished with 16 points and 14 rebounds against Wilkes on Wednesday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/web1_Wilkes-Miseri-BBB-1.jpg</photo1><caption1>Misericordia&#8217;s Noah Rivera (left) finished with 16 points and 14 rebounds against Wilkes on Wednesday. </caption1><photoCredit1>Tony Callaio | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/web1_Wilkes-Miseri-BBB-2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Misercordia freshman and Nanticoke Area alum Nate Kreitzer (4) helped lead the Cougars past Mark Mullins and Wilkes in Wednesday night&#8217;s MAC Freedom opener at the Anderson Center. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/web1_Wilkes-Miseri-BBB-2.jpg</photo2><caption2>Misercordia freshman and Nanticoke Area alum Nate Kreitzer (4) helped lead the Cougars past Mark Mullins and Wilkes in Wednesday night&#8217;s MAC Freedom opener at the Anderson Center. </caption2><photoCredit2>Tony Callaio | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Ben Mandell</p><p>For Times Leader</p></bylineMeta></div>

Kreitzer, Misericordia men top Wilkes in MAC Freedom opener