Delaware State Looks To End Slide In The Big Apple

November 29, 2016 Posted by Matt Pencek Delaware State, Featured Sports, Regional Sports

In the season opener on November 11, Delaware State’s Men’s Basketball team defeated Division II Clarks Summit. Since then five straight losses. It will be a challenge for the Hornets to break that slide and win their first Division I game tonight as they visit St. John’s.

St. John’s also has problems this season. They have lost four straight and bring an overall record of 2-4 into this game. Take out the Clarks Summit game and Delaware State is averaging 66.6 points per game.

The Hornets do have three players averaging double figures in scoring; DeAndre Haywood (15.2 ppg), Kavon Walker (12.0 ppg), and Devin Morgan (11.3 ppg).

Delaware State’s Division I opponents are averaging 83.6 points per game and the Hornets rebounding margin of -6.0 is ranked 316th in the nation. Tipoff is at 6:30 PM.

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Matt joined WBOC in October 2015 as a Sports Broadcast Journalist. He is a native of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Matt graduated from Penn State where he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He started his broadcast career as the news/sports director of WEMR AM 1460 in his hometown of Tunkhannock. Matt held that same position for WALI/WROG radio in Cumberland, MD. His first television position was as the weekend sports anchor at WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, MD where he eventually became the Sports Director. Matt then moved to Florence, SC to become a sports reporter/anchor for WPDE-TV In 2011 along with his brother David, Matt co-authored The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists. From 2012 – 2015 he was the lead radio play-by-play voice for The Friday Night High School Football Game of the Week for DE FOX Sports 1290 in Wilmington, DE. The last 2 years at the radio station Matt was the studio host during the University of Delaware Football radio broadcasts. He has also called the action for the both the Blue Hens men’s and women’s basketball teams. Outside of work, Matt is married to his wife Shannon and has two sons; Jack and Connor. E-mail Matt Pencek at mpencek@wboc.com and follow him on Twitter @mattpencek_wboc. Check out all stories by Matt.