Willie Chandler has been named head men's basketball coach at Misericordia University, where he spent the last five months as interim head coach, Chuck Edkins, director of athletics, has announced.

Misericordia University swimmers Thomas Scott (Huntington Station, NY/Huntington) and Dani Blass (Berwick, PA/Central Columbia) swept the MAC Swimmer of the Week awards.

The Misericordia University men's lacrosse team is picked to finish second in the MAC Freedom, according the 2016 pre-season Coach's Poll.

The Misericordia men's swim team split a pair of meets at Messiah, Saturday.

The Misericordia University men's track and field team continued to compete in the Bison Open at Bucknell University, Saturday.

Jim Tunison, a senior on the Misericordia University baseball team, is a finalist in the Taffer Virtual Teaching Entrepreneurship contest.