In the only on-court action of the week, the Pennsylvania College of Technology women’s basketball team split its two games.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
For only the second time in eight encounters, the Wildcats, using an 18-9 second-quarter advantage, turned back Keuka College at home on Friday, 54-46. Rachel Teats, of Middleburg, honored earlier in the week for her defensive play, celebrated with a 25-point offensive performance that included hitting on 8 of 14 field goals, 2 of 4 treys and 7 of 8 foul shots. Teamwise, Penn College connected on 15 of 24 free throws, while Keuka hit just 7 of 16.
After holding its previous two opponents under 50 points in back-to-back wins, Marywood University raced to a 35-16 halftime lead and withstood a late Penn College comeback for a 61-51 win on Saturday. Teats led the Wildcats in scoring with 21 points and eight rebounds. While Penn College was sharp at the foul line, hitting 13 of 16 tries, it was just 4 of 21 from the 3-point line, while Marywood was 11 of 38 in treys.
After her third straight 20-plus point game, Teats has scored 117 on the season and 654 for her career.
Earlier in the week, Teats, a junior, was named the United East Volt Division Defensive Player of the Week for Nov. 27-Dec. 3 after she recorded seven steals, 12 defensive rebounds and helped the team score 31 points off turnovers in two games.
Schedule/Results/Series History
Overall record: 3-7
UE record: 1-1
Friday, Dec. 8 – host Keuka College, W, 54-46
Saturday, Dec. 9 – host Marywood University, L, 61-51
Tuesday, Dec. 12 – at Centenary (N.J.) University, 6 p.m. (first-time opponent)
Wednesday, Dec. 13 – host York College, 3 p.m. (first-time opponent)
Saturday, Dec. 30 – at Keystone College, 1 p.m. (Keystone leads 1-0)
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Schedule/Results/Series History
Overall record: 4-5
UE record: 1-1
Monday, Dec. 11 – at Elmira College, 5 p.m. (Penn College leads 3-2)
Wednesday, Dec. 13 – host King’s College, 5 p.m. (King’s leads 4-0)
Friday, Dec. 29 – Juniata College Doc Greene Tournament vs. Juniata, 5 p.m. (Juniata leads 1-0)
Saturday, Dec. 30 – Juniata College Doc Greene Tournament, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
WRESTLING
Schedule/Results
Overall dual record: 3-0
Saturday, Dec. 16 – at Messiah College Chocolate Duals vs. Johnson and Wales University, 10 a.m.; vs. Shenandoah University, 11:30 a.m.; vs. Ohio Wesleyan University, 1 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 22 – at Wilkes Open, 9:30 a.m.
Saturday, Jan. 6 – Penn College Invitational, 10 a.m.
ESPORTS
Reviewing the recently completed esports fall season, coach Joshua Young said, “This has been our biggest season yet for the Wildcat esports teams. Our squad of 47 student-athletes competed in 73 matches across six different game titles in the Varsity + Division of the NACE Starleague this fall. The Overwatch 2, Valorant, League of Legends-JV, Rocket League and CS:GO teams qualified for the postseason.
“We had a huge talent pool in League of Legends this fall that we were able to field two teams, one in NACE Varsity+ and one in the Open League. Our Open League team defeated some big NCAA Division I schools in James Madison University and Florida State. We saw our Rocket League team defeat the University of Arkansas 3-1 early in the season. We saw some great performances in Austin DeLong, of Pittsburgh, in the Collegiate iRacing League (where he was) third at Circuit of the Americas-Texas, fourth at Daytona and Barcelona Spain and eighth at Oran Park Australia.
“Competition is only one aspect of a successful esports team. Our team managers are an integral part of running this program. They report to the head coach and help support team practices, schedule scrimmages and connect with our opponents on game day. I would like to thank them for managing our teams this fall. They are senior DeLong, iRacing; junior Alex “Devonic” Nazarchuk, of Lebanon, Rocket League; sophomore Frankie “Haywire” Gagliardi, of Pottstown, Overwatch 2; senior Drew “OGChill” Thomas, of State College, Valorant; sophomore Joe “Elemental” Hartland, of Pennsdale, CS:GO; sophomore Zachary “Purplexe” Rhodes, of Shippensburg, League of Legends; and senior Jasaiah “Delldor” Capps, of Williamsport.
Record/Schedule/Results
(All events at Wildcat Den)
iRacing
Monday, Dec. 4 – Homestead-Miami Championship 200, 20 and 29
Wednesday, Dec. 6 – CIL Formula: Austria-Red Bull Ring, 23
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