Penn College men 0-2 in Florida

Competing in the Florida Sunshine Shootout at Daytona Beach, Florida, the Pennsylvania College of Technology men’s basketball team was winless in the program’s first trip that far from home.

In the first game Saturday night, UMass-Boston outscored the Wildcats by 11 points in each half en route to a 99-77 win. Livingston Cross of Union, New Jersey, recorded his eighth double-double of the season for Penn College with a 15-point, 13-rebound effort, while DJ Smith III of Dallastown added 15 points, Gavin Barrett of Roselle, New Jersey, scored 14 and Julien Leveille of Maplewood, New Jersey, tallied 12 points.

On Sunday against Norwich College, Penn College led by five points and trailed by six in the second half before forcing ties at 49 and 51, only to be outscored 15-14 down the stretch in a 66-65 loss. Cross again led the Wildcats with 23 points and 14 rebounds — his ninth double-double of the season — and pushed his career scoring total to 912.

UE standings through Sunday: Cairn University 3-0, Penn College 2-0, St. Mary’s (Md.) 3-1, Bryn Athyn 3-1, Keystone College 2-1, Lancaster Bible College 2-1, Penn State Harrisburg 2-1, Wilson College 2-1, Notre Dame (Md.) University 1-2, Rosemont College 1-2, Valley Forge 1-2, St. Elizabeth University 1-2, Penn State Berks 1-2, Penn State Abington 0-2, Gallaudet University 0-3, Penn State Brandywine 0-3.

Schedule/Record/Series History

Overall: 4-7

UE: 2-0

Saturday, Dec. 28 — Florida Sunshine Shootout at Daytona Beach vs. UMass-Boston, L, 99-77

Sunday, Dec. 29 — Florida Sunshine Shootout at Daytona Beach vs. Norwich, L, 66-65

Thursday, Jan. 2 — at Penn State Abington (UE), 5 p.m. (Abington leads 12-4)

Saturday, Jan. 4 — host Penn State Harrisburg (UE), 3 p.m. (Harrisburg leads 9-0)

Wednesday, Jan. 8 — at Keystone College (UE), 7:30 p.m. (first-time opponent)

Women’s Basketball

For the third time this season, freshman Gigi Parlante of Williamsport was honored by the United East as the Defensive Player of the Week for Dec. 15-21 as she averaged 14 points on 12 for 27 (44.4%) shooting and nine rebounds while adding seven steals and one block in a 2-0 week for the Wildcats. Her eight double-doubles are tied for first in the conference and second in D-III, while her 131 rebounds place her sixth in D-III. 

UE standings through Sunday: Penn College 3-0, Bryn Athyn 3-0, Penn State Abington 3-0, St. Elizabeth University 3-0, St. Mary’s (Md.) 3-0, Valley Forge 2-1,  Wilson College 2-1, Penn State Harrisburg 2-2, Lancaster Bible College 2-2, Notre Dame (Md.) University 2-2, Gallaudet University 1-2, Keystone College 1-2, Cedar Crest College 1-3, Penn State Berks 0-3, Penn State Brandywine 0-3, Rosemont College 0-3, Cairn University 0-4.

Schedule/Record/Series History

Overall: 6-6

UE: 3-0

Saturday, Jan. 4 — host Penn State Harrisburg (UE), 1 p.m. (Harrisburg leads 8-0)

Monday, Jan. 6 — host Penn State Berks (UE), 2 p.m. (Penn College leads 10-8)

Wednesday, Jan. 8 — at Keystone College (UE), 5 p.m. (series tied 1-1)

Wrestling

Schedule/Record

Overall record: 1-0

AMCC record: 1-0

Saturday, Jan. 11 — Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Duals at Pitt-Bradford, 11 a.m.

Saturday, Jan. 18 — NY-PA Challenge at New York University with NYU, Hunter College and Merchant Marine, 6 p.m.

For additional information, visit the Wildcats Athletics website.

For more about the United East, visit the conference website.