Due to COVID issues within some programs involved in this weekend's Coach Parrish Petry Basketball Invitational, the scheduling has changed for the women's basketball tournament. The updated schedule is as follows:
All games at Penn State York
Note: Friday's women's game has been canceled.
Saturday January 8
Women's: Penn State Mont Alto vs CCBC Essex 2 p.m. *Update: game has been canceled*
Men's: Penn State Mont Alto vs Villa Maria 5 p.m.
Sunday January 9
Men's: Penn State Mont Alto vs Central Penn 1 p.m.
Women's Preview
The new schedule pits Penn State Mont Alto up against undefeated Community College of Baltimore Essex, who is currently #7 in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II poll. Penn State Mont Alto sits one game back of the #4 spot in the Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference west division standings with a 2-5 conference record. The top four teams from each division reach the postseason tournament.
CCBC Essex
Last Game Starting Lineup
| Name | PPG | APG | RPG |
| 3 Anasia Staton | 5.7 | 1.4 | 9.3 |
| 23 Jaelyn Swann | 13.1 | 1 | 4.4 |
| 24 Patricia Anumgba | 20.6 | 4.4 | 7.6 |
| 33 Vanessa Woodfolk | 11.8 | 0.4 | 10.2 |
| 50 Promise Cunningham | 7 | 2.8 | 5 |
Penn State Mont Alto
Last Game Starting Lineup
| Name | PPG | APG | RPG |
| 2 Kara Newell | 5.1 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
| 3 Chelsea Cover | 11.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 25 Alexia Hackett | 3.9 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| 30 Brianna Muldrow | 4.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| 41 Mariah Martin | 9.8 | 1.7 | 6.4 |
Trends:
Mariah Martin is the team's leading scorer over the last three games, averaging 11.3 points per game. Chelsea Cover is the second leading scorer in that time with 8.3 PPG. Madison Bishop has been a spark off the bench for Head Coach Mary Miller, scoring 7.7 PPG.
Newly inserted starter Brianna Muldrow has been aggressive on the offensive end, averaging 5.7 PPG with 26 field goal attempts during that span.
Kara Newell has been the team's distributor, generating five assists in each of her last two contests.
Men's Preview
Penn State Mont Alto has played just one game since December 4, a December 11 win over Penn State Fayette. The team is currently ranked #5 in the United States Collegiate Athletic Conference rankings. They will take on #9 ranked Villa Maria Saturday evening.
Villa Maria
Last Game Starting Lineup
| Name | PPG | APG |
RPG |
| 00 Trent Cordone | 9.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 4 Jeriah Williams | 12.5 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 5 Rhalon Bragg | 17.5 | 2.8 | 5.2 |
| 14 Jaiden Green | 9.3 | 1.6 | 5.2 |
| 22 Nolan Shephard | 12.5 | 3.0 | 6.8 |
Penn State Mont Alto
Last Game Starting Lineup
| Name | PPG | APG | RPG |
| 0 Nathan Osei | 7.2 | 1.8 | 3.2 |
| 1 Quintyn Flemister | 14.5 | 2.9 | 5.7 |
| 2 Darrius Bush | 17 | 3.5 | 7.7 |
| 3 Cameron Williams | 13.3 | 4.7 | 8.3 |
| 22 John Teague | 14 | 0.5 | 4.9 |
Trends:
John Teague has been the team's leading scorer over the last three games, scoring 17 a game. Darrius Bush (16.6 PPG), Cameron Williams (13.7), Quintyn Flemister (12.7) and Nathan Osei (10) have all averaged double-digit points in that span.
Cameron Williams has filled up the stat sheet in his last three games. He is averaging 13.7 PPG, 9 RPG and 5.7 APG.
