Sophomore guard Randy Arnold (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West) scored a game-high 26 points—one shy of his career-high—as the Royals lost for the second time in their last three games and fell to 9-4 overall and 2-1 in the Freedom Conference. Sophomore guard Chris Shovlin (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./G.A.R.) led Wilkes, 7-4 overall and 3-0 in league play, with 24 points, senior center Evan Walters (Boiling Springs, Pa./Cumberland Valley) had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and senior guard Mike Constantine (Binghamton, N.Y./Binghamton) contributed 13 points, including a 3-pointer late in the game to thwart a Royal rally.
The Royals hung tough for a majority of the game, despite shooting only 34.6 percent from the field (18 of 52) and playing for the fourth straight game without three starters and a key reserve sidelined by injuries and illness.
Scranton will return to action this Saturday, January 14, to complete a two-game Freedom Conference road trip against FDU-Florham in Madison, New Jersey, beginning at 3:00 p.m.
WILKES UNIVERSITY 64, THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON 58 THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (9-4/2-1 Freedom) Randy Arnold 7-16 9-10 26; Nick Alfier 3-8 0-0 8; Paul Hawk 3-8 0-0 7; Bill Burke 2-5 2-2 7; Ryan Kirk 2-5 0-0 6; Paul Biagioli 0-4 2-2 2; James Powell 1-4 0-0 2; Brendan Fuller 0-1 0-0 0; Michael Riccobono 0-0 0-0 0; Tom Bicknell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-52 13-14 58. WILKES UNIVERSITY (7-4/3-0 Freedom) Chris Shovlin 8-20 5-8 24; Evan Walters 5-11 9-15 19; Mike Constantine 5-10 1-2 13; Matt Gould 2-5 0-0 4; Greg Cardamone 1-3 0-0 2; Jeremy Kable 0-2 2-2 2; John Sclafani 0-0 0-0 0; Dan Adams 0-0 0-0 0; Steve Kline 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-51 17-27 64. The University of Scranton.... 29 29 - 58 Wilkes University............. 32 32 - 64 3-point goals-The University of Scranton 9-27 (Randy Arnold 3-5; Nick Alfier 2-7; Ryan Kirk 2-5; Bill Burke 1-2; Paul Hawk 1-5; James Powell 0-2; Paul Biagioli 0-1), Wilkes University 5-18 (Chris Shovlin 3-8; Mike Constantine 2-6; Matt Gould 0-2; Jeremy Kable 0-2). Fouled out--The University of Scranton-Tom Bicknell, Wilkes University-None. Rebounds-The University of Scranton 30 (Bill Burke 8), Wilkes University 38 (Evan Walters 11). Assists-The University of Scranton 8 (Nick Alfier 2), Wilkes University 11 (Chris Shovlin 4). Total fouls-The University of Scranton 22, Wilkes University 16. A-800