FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MANSFIELD ATHLETIC TEAMS FACE HUGE WEEKEND – MEN’S AND
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VIE FOR PSAC PLAYOFF SPOT – CHARITY LEARN HOPES TO BECOME
FIRST WOMEN’S PSAC TRACK CHAMPION – BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL OPEN SEASONS
MANSFIELD
– It just may be the biggest weekend in Mansfield University athletics
history.
For
the first time in school history, the Mountaineer men’s and women’s team
have a shot to make the PSAC playoffs by winning their last regular season game
of the year when they host West Chester University Saturday afternoon at Decker
Gymnasium.
The
MU women’s basketball team is 11-14 on the season and 5-6 in the PSAC East.
They trail Kutztown University for the fourth and final playoff in the PSAC
East. A Mountaineer win over front running West Chester, and a Kutztown loss to
second place Millersville, would give the women’s program their first every
PSAC playoff appearance. It also marks Senior Day with seniors Allyson Buss and
Lynelle Mosley being honored in ceremonies prior to the 1 p.m. game tip-off. It
marks the first time two 1,000-point career scorers are graduating in the same
year.
The
Mountaineer men hope to earn their first trip the PSAC playoffs with a win over
West Chester. Mansfield is currently in fourth place in the PSAC East with a 5-6
record. They lead Cheyney, which plays at East Stroudsburg Friday night, by one
game. A Mountaineer win over West Chester or a Cheyney loss would give Mansfield
the fourth seed. It also marks Senior Day for the men’s team with seniors
Jason Clayton and Jason Mattern being honored in pregame ceremonies.
The
men and women’s track and field teams travel to East Stroudsburg for the PSAC
Indoor Championships and are expecting the post their best finish in school
history. Freshman sensation Charity Learn (Mansfield/North Penn)
will attempt to become the first female athlete to win a PSAC Championship in
track when she runs the 3,000, 5,000 meters and mile run. Learn is the top seed
in the 3,000 and mile and is second seed in the 5000.
The
Mountaineer baseball team opens its season Friday night at Ft. Myers, FL when
they host Missouri-St. Louis. Mansfield, the 26th ranked team in the
nation, will play 14 games during their Florida stay.
The
softball team opens its season when they travel to North Carolina Central on
Saturday. The team will then continue on to Pensacola, FL for seven games.