Men's basketball drops OT nail biter to Penn State York, 89-88
The Penn State Lehigh Valley men's basketball team trailed by as many as 22 points before making a hard fought run in the fourth quarter to push the game into overtime before losing by one point 89-88 to host Penn State York on Jan. 23.
Junior Zach Thomas had the game tying 3-point shot in regulation to send the game into OT. Senior AJ Moletierre had the chance to win it with a buzzer beater shot at the end of regulation, but the shot rimmed out. Junior Jeremiah Jenkins led with 22 points. Zach Thomas netted 20 points. Senior Tarvis Gilbert added 17 points and junior James Middleton chipped in with 10 points.
Women's basketball comes from behind to down Penn State York, 76-60
The Penn State Lehigh Valley women's basketball team trailed by as many as 15 points before going on a late in the third quarter run to push ahead of PSUAC foe Penn State York, 76-60, on Jan. 23. With the win, Lehigh Valley improves to 10-5 overall and 7-1 in PSUAC play.
Sophomore Ebony Sanders had a strong inside game scoring 30 points with 22 points coming in the second half along with 19 rebounds. Senior Andrea Watkins netted 13 points and senior Hannah Bankes chipped in with 10 points.