January 31, 2007
HEAD SOFTBALL COACH, JUDY LAWES ANNONUCES SIGNED PLAYER FOR 2008
SEASON
KUTZTOWN, PA – Kutztown University’s head softball coach, Judy
Lawes, has announced Monica Glomb has made a verbal
commitment to play softball at Kutztown for the 2008 season.
Glomb,
a pitcher, threw 10 no-hitters and two perfect games during her
junior year. A three-year varsity starter at Mars Area High School,
she led the team to a WPIAL-AAA Championship.
“We expect Monica
to step into out pitching rotation immediately,” said Lawes. “Her
strike-out ratio was very good in high school and summer ball. She
throws with good control. Monica is a great kid that fit right in
with our team. We are excited to have her join our team.”
January 31, 2007
HEAD SOFTBALL COACH, JUDY LAWES ANNONUCES SIGNED PLAYER FOR 2008
SEASON
KUTZTOWN, PA – Kutztown University’s head softball coach, Judy
Lawes, has announced Lachen Hartz has made a verbal
commitment to play softball at Kutztown for the 2008 season.
Hartz is a
four-year varsity catcher at Holy Name High School. She has been
named All-Division and Most Valuable Offensive Player.
“Lachen is a solid
all-around player,” said Lawes. “We will look for Lachen to help us
behind the plate. She has good defensive skills with a stong arm.
Lachen has also impressed us with offensive power. She is a Berks
County peoduct and we look forward to her joining the KU softball
program.”
Hartz plans on
majoring in secondary education at Kutztown.
January 29, 2007
THREE GOLDEN BEAR
BASKETBALL PLAYERS HONORED BY PSAC
KUTZTOWN, PA – Three members of Kutztown University’s men’s and
women’s basketball teams were honored by the Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference (PSAC) for their efforts last week.
Jess
Brady (sr. Wescosville/Emmaus HS), of the women’s team, was
named PSAC East Co-Player of the Week. Vivian Melvin (fr.
Chichester/Chichester HS), of the women’s team, and Stephen
Dennis (fr. West Chester/Henderson), of the men’s team, were
named the PSAC East Rookies of the Week.
In a 1-1 week for Kutztown, Brady averaged 19
points and 9.5 rebounds. Against Cheyney, she scored a career-high
26 points, including a Kutztown record 14-of-14 performance from the
charity stripe, and a career-high 14 rebounds. She scored 12 points
and had five boards in the Golden Bears overtime loss to
Millersville, including the last eight points in regulation and a
three-pointer with 0:16 seconds left to send it to the extra
period. She shared the honor with West Chester’s Katie Kline.
Melvin
scored 11 points in Kutztown’s overtime loss to Millersville, then
added six points four assists and two steals in a win against
Cheyney.
Dennis
averaged 16.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists as Kutztown split
a pair of league games. His top effort came as the Golden Bears
ended Millersville’s 16-game winning streak, totaling 16 points, 11
rebounds and three assists in that contest.
KU’s
women are 6-13 overall, 2-3 in the PSAC East. The Golden Bear men
are 13-6 overall, 2-3 in the PSAC East. The teams return to action
on Wednesday when they host East Stroudsburg.
January 25, 2007
KUTZTOWN WRESTLERS READY FOR PSAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
KUTZTOWN, PA
– The Kutztown University wrestling team is set to travel to
Bloomsburg for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC)
Championships this Saturday.
Kutztown, which is ranked 20th in the latest division II
poll, will have its hands full this weekend as most of the
competition is Division I. Kutztown and Shippensburg are the only
Division II teams at the meet this weekend. The remaining PSAC
schools are Bloomsburg, Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Lock
Haven and Millersville. The Golden Bears enter this weekend with a
record of 8-2 thus far in dual meets.
KU will be led by Joe Kemmerer (jr.
Mountaintop/Crestwood) at 133. Kemmerer transferred to Kutztown this
season from UNC-Greensboro. So far this season, he is 19-2 overall
and 10-0 in dual meets. Kemmerer, who is ranked #6 in division II,
has had four technical falls and four major decisions.
Chris Chambers (so.
Holland/Council
Rock South)
will look to improve on his fourth place finish last season at 149.
Last season he advanced to the NCAA Championships. This season,
Chambers is 17-6 overall and 8-2 in dual meets. His wins include
three pins and three major decisions.
Kevin Kalbach (sr. Downingtown/Downingtown) has
compiled a 10-3 record this year at 165. Kalbach finished 18-7 last
season at 157 and earned his first national bid.
Curtis Beardsell (so. Warminster/William Tennent)
has taken the reigns at 174. Last season, Beardsell placed sixth at
the PSAC championships at 197. So far this season, he is 6-1.
Roy Gecelosky (sr.
Annville/Palmyra) is 16-5 at 184 this season. After seeing
limited mat time last season, Gecelosky has stepped up to the
starting position.
The remaining probable starters for the Golden Bears
this weekend include Cory Weiss (so. Gilbertsville/St. Pius X)
at 125, Brett Martinez (so. Slatington/Northern Lehigh) at
141, David Zeek (fr.
Newtown/Council
Rock North)
at 157, Kyle Davis (r-fr.
Peckville/Valley
View)
at
197 and Rich Dalmas (fr.
Mountaintop/Crestwood) at 285. Martinez rounds out KU’s returning PSAC
placewinners. He was sixth at last year’s meet.
The wrestling action starts at 9:00 AM. The championship
session is set to start at 6:00 PM.
January 24, 2007
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY AND THE PSAC “TEAM UP”
TO PROMOTE ORGAN AND TISSUE DONOR AWARNESS
KUTZTOWN, PA – Kutztown University will host Organ
and Tissue Donor Awareness Day on Wednesday, January 31st at the
Golden Bear basketball games against East Stroudsburg.
The event is organized and sponsored by
the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) and its
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee in partnership with
Pennsylvania’s two organ donor programs, the Center for Organ
Recovery (CORE) and Gift of Life Donor Program, to draw attention to
the critical need for organs for lifesaving transplants.
During the basketball games, members of
the Kutztown Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will distribute
donor cards and literature about organ and tissue donation and
encourage students, faculty, parents and alumni to sign donor cards
and talk with their families about donating life.
All
14-member institutions of the PSAC will participate in the program
throughout the basketball season. Over 13,000 donor cards will be
distributed to fans in attendance at the games.
When considering organ donation, it is
important to remember several important facts. More than 79,000
people in the United States and more than 5,000 across the state
await lifesaving organ transplants and thousands more benefit from
life-enhancing tissue transplants. A single decision to donate can
save or enhance the lives of up to 50 people.
Research shows that while most Americans
support organ donation, less than half actually make the decision to
donate. Sadly, 16 people die every day in the U.S. while waiting
for a lifesaving transplant.
The KU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
and the PSAC project will raise awareness about the importance of
organ and tissue donation on behalf of the thousands of Pennsylvania
residents awaiting a second chance at life.
For more information about the PSAC Organ
and Tissue Donor Awareness Promotion, contact Steve Murray, PSAC
Commissioner at 570-484-2512. For more information about organ and
tissue donation in eastern Pennsylvania, contact the Gift of Life at
888-DONORS1.
The women are set to tip-off at 6:00 PM
with the men to follow at 8:00 PM at Keystone Hall.
January 23, 2007
KU’s JOE KEMMERER
NAMED PSAC WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
KUTZTOWN, PA – Kutztown University wrestler Joe Kemmerer (jr.
Mountaintop/Crestwood) has been named the Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference (PSAC) Wrestler of the Week.
Kemmerer recorded a
4-0 week as Kutztown competed at the East Coast Duals at Pitt-Johnstown on
Friday and Saturday, January 19-20. Kemmerer started the weekend with a 4-1 win
over Carson-Newman’s Jake Brumbelow, the #4 ranked wrestler in Division II
according to the January 10 NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association
individual rankings.
He ended the weekend with a 1-0 decision over West Liberty State’s Matt Mossor,
ranked #7. In between he recorded a
major decision and a technical fall. Kutztown was 3-1 in the dual meets.
Kemmerer, who is ranked #8 in Division II, is 19-2 on
the season and has an 11-match winning streak. The only two losses
the junior 133 pounder has suffered this season came against
Division I opponents. He lost in the finals at the East Stroudsburg
Open, then lost in the semifinals of the Penn State Open to the
Nittany Lions’ Jake Strayer, who is ranked #5 in the nation among
Division I wrestlers by Amateur Wrestling News.
Kemmerer came to Kutztown this season after transferring from
Division I UNC-Greensboro, where he was an NCAA qualifier as a
freshman in 2004-05.
Kemmerer and the Golden Bears will be in action this Saturday at the
2007 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships at
Bloomsburg. Action gets underway at 10:00 AM.
KU’S BINGNEAR, HENLEY AND GROSSO
NAMED TO FOOTBALL GAZETTE ALL-REGION
KUTZTOWN, PA – Kutztown University’s Brian Bingnear (jr.
Boothwyn/Chichester), Jason Henley (sr.
Gilbertsville/Boyertown) and Mike Grosso (sr.
Hackettstown, NJ/Pope John) of the football team, were named to
Don Hansen’s Football Gazette All-Northeast Region team.
Bingnear
was named
to the first team defense for the first time. Also this season se
was named Daktronics
All-Northeast Region second team and the Pennsylvania
State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East first team.
In his second season as a
starter in the KU defensive backfield, Bingnear tallied 90 tackles,
which led the Golden Bears and ranked second in the PSAC. He also
recorded a team high four interceptions to go along with four pass
breakups and a forced fumble. In three seasons at KU, Bingnear has
recorded 158 tackles.
Henley
earned second
team honors for the first time in his career. He was also honored
with his
third career first-team All-PSAC East honor,
Daktronics All-Northeast Region second team and d2football.com
All-Region second team earlier this season. Henley established
career highs in 2006 with 27 receptions for 416 yards. He added
three scores. In his career, Henley recorded 84 receptions for 941
yards and 10 touchdowns.
Grosso
was honored with a third team selection. Earlier this season, he
earned his first d2football.com All-Region appearance and was named
to his second-straight PSAC first team. The defensive end had 70
tackles, the most by a KU lineman since 1990. He added 14 tackles
for loss (-44 yards) and 3.5 sacks (-26), along with an
interception, two breakups and two fumble recoveries. In his career
at Kutztown, Grosso had 179 tackles, 32 for loss and 11.5 sacks.
The team finished 4-6
for the 2006 season.
January 18, 2007
KU’s SEAN BONIFAS
NAMED PSAC SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
KUTZTOWN, PA – Kutztown University’s Sean Bonifas (jr. Lancaster/Hempfield)
has been named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC)
Men’s Swimmer of the Week.
In
Kutztown's first event following the winter break, Bonifas won three
individual events and took part on Kutztown's winning 200 medley
relay team. His top showings in the 100 and 200 breast, as well as
the 200 IM, propelled Kutztown to a 176-83 win over Albright.
Bonifas
has qualifed in three events for the PSAC Championships February
21-24. His season best times of 1:00.34 in the 100 breaststroke,
2:18.09 in the 200 breast and 2:03.27 in the 200 IM all came at the
Franklin & Marshall Invitational in December.
Kutztown returns to action this Saturday when it travels to
Bloomsburg.
January, 9, 2007
TWO GOLDEN BEARS RECEIVE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK HONORS
KUTZTOWN, PA – Kutztown University’s Stephen Dennis (fr. West
Chester/Henderson) and Vivian Melvin (fr. Chichester/Chichester)
received Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) basketball
Rookie of the Week honors.
Dennis received his third PSAC Men’s Rookie of
the Week for the eastern division. He had a double-double against
Clarion with 17 points and 14 rebounds. He also had two blocks.
Against Indiana (PA), he scored six points, had seven assists and
six steals. Through 13 games, Dennis is averaging12.8 points per
game, 5.5 rebounds games and has 17 blocks.
Melvin
was named the PSAC East Women’s Rookie of the Week. She averaged 10
points in games against Indiana (PA) and Clarion. She added nine
rebounds and six steals in the two losses. So far, Melvin is
averaging 7.7 points per game, 3.7 rebounds per game and has 24
assists.
Both
teams open PSAC East action Wednesday when West Chester comes to
KU. The Women are set to tip-off at 6:00 PM followed by the men at
8:00 PM.
January 9, 2007
KUTZTOWN BASEBALL RANKED 11TH IN PRESEASON POLL
KUTZTOWN, PA – The Kutztown University baseball team
is ranked 11th in the NCAA Division II Pre-Season Poll according to
the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper..
Tampa is projected to finish first.
Georgia College & St. is ranked second and Cal. St. Chico third.
Franklin Pierce is slated ahead of Kutztown in 10th and Grand Valley
State is placed 12th. West Chester, California (PA) and Slippery
Rock are other Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) schools
in the poll. West Chester is ranked 19th, California 29th and
Slippery Rock is tied at 39th.
The Golden Bears are under the direction
of fifth year head coach Chris Blum. Last season, Kutztown
finished with a school record 44 wins and 14 losses. Last season
also contained a 16 game-winning streak. The Golden Bears were
crowned the PSAC Champions and advanced to the NCAA North Atlantic
Regionals. KU was won win shy of advancing to the NCAA
Championships.
Kutztown gets its season underway on
February 10-11 when it travels to Barton.
January 9, 2007
NCAA BASKETBALL
MASCOT TO APPEAR AT KUTZTOWN JANUARY 14
J.J. Jumper appearance part of KU’s Take a Kid to the Game Day
KUTZTOWN, PA – Fans of Kutztown University basketball might be
surprised to see a not-so-familiar 6’5” creature lurking around
Keystone Hall on January 14 during their doubleheader versus
California (PA).
J.J. Jumper,
the official basketball mascot of the NCAA, will make his annual
appearance at Keystone Arena. He is scheduled to appear at Kutztown
University during the games as part of the school’s “Take a Kid to
the Game” promotion.
J.J. Jumper,
originally created in 1999, is 6’5” and green with a shock of orange
hair. His purpose is to allow the NCAA to connect to a younger
audience, while at the same time educating them about healthy
physical and emotional values. This will be J.J.’s third trip to
Keystone.
In addition to the NCAA giveaways, skits and mingling
with the fans, J.J. Jumper also aims to educate children about
healthy physical and emotional values. J.J. also tries to reach fans
of both genders and all races.
The 2006-07 season is
the program’s seventh full season. During the past three seasons,
J.J. Jumper has made more than 275 visits at member institutions,
appearing at almost 600 men’s and women’s basketball games. J.J.
performs at men's and women's basketball regular season games in all
three divisions, conference tournaments and all NCAA basketball
championships.
As part of the Take a
Kid to the Game promotion, all children 14 and under will receive
free admission for the game, when accompanied by a paying adult.
Other ticket prices are as follows: Adults - $5.00, Senior Citizens
- $3.00, non-KU students (ages 15 and older) - $2.00. All KU
students, faculty and staff are free with a valid Kutztown ID.
The women’s game on January 14th is set to tip off at 1:00
PM, with the men’s contest following at 3:00 PM. Tickets can be
purchased on game day at Keystone Hall.
January 5, 2007
FOYE, WISEMILLER
EARN CONFERENCE ROOKIE HONORS
KUTZTOWN, PA – Max Foye (fr. Mountaintop/Crestwood) and
Rachel Wisemiller (fr. Hazleton/Hazleton), of the Kutztown
University basketball teams, have been named the Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division Rookies of the Week.
Foye
hit 4 of 7 shots on his way to eight points in KU’s men’s win over
Penn St. Berks on Wednesday. He also grabbed a season-high seven
rebounds and dished out a pair of assists.
In nine games played, Foye is averaging 5.0 points and 2.4 rebounds
for the Golden Bears. KU is 9-2 entering this weekend’s PSAC
crossovers at Indiana (PA) and Clarion.
Wisemiller scored in double digits for the first
time with a team-high 13-point effort in KU’s women’s 71-34 victory
against Penn State Berks. Wisemiller connected on five of eight
field goals and three of four free throws. In nine games,
Wisemiller is averaging 2.4 points and 2.0 rebounds for KU. The
Golden Bears are 4-7 and will travel to Indiana (PA) and Clarion
this weekend.
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY’S GROSSO AND HENLEY NAMED TO ALL-REGION
KUTZTOWN, PA – Kutztown University’s Mike Grosso (sr.
Hackettstown, NJ/Pope John) and Jason Henley (sr.
Gilbertsville/Boyertown), of the football team, were named to
the d2football.com All-Region
second
team.
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Grosso
earns his first All-Region appearance. Earlier this season, he was
named to his second-straight Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
(PSAC) first team. The defensive end had 70 tackles, the most by a
KU lineman since 1990. He added 14 tackles for loss (-44 yards) and
3.5 sacks (-26), along with an interception, two breakups and two
fumble recoveries. In his career at Kutztown, Grosso had 179
tackles, 32 for loss and 11.5 sacks.
Henley
also earned his
first All-Region honor. Henley was also honored with his
third career
first-team All-PSAC East honor earlier this season. Henley
established career highs in 2006 with 27 receptions for 416 yards.
He added three scores. In his career, Henley recorded 84 receptions
for 941 yards and 10 touchdowns.
The team finished 4-6
for the 2006 season.
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