Press Releases - September 2008

The following are press releases for the Kutztown University Athletic Department, released during the time listed above.  For more information, contact the sports information office.  

KU RANKED NO. 8 NSCAA/ADIDAS REGIONAL RANKINGS

Sept. 29, 2008

 CHELSEA BRESSLER NAMED PSAC EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK 

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — Kutztown University’s Chelsea Bressler (fr. Annville/Annville-Cleona HS), of the women’s soccer team, was named the PSAC East Player of the Week.

Bressler led Kutztown to a 2-0 week, with a PSAC East win over Mansfield and a non-conference double overtime win on the road at Davis & Elkins. She scored three goals, including a game-winner, and recorded one assist for seven points in the two games.

In a 3-1 win over Mansfield last Tuesday, she netted two goals, the game-tying and game-winning goals, on just five shots, as the Golden Bears came from behind for the victory. Then, in the 2-1 double overtime win at Davis & Elkins on Saturday, she tied the game in the second half with her third goal of the week and then assisted on the game-winning tally in the second overtime to give Kutztown the win.

Through nine games, Bressler has six goals and two assists for a team-high 14 points. Two of her goals have been game-winners. 

KU is 5-3-1 overall, 3-2-1 in the PSAC East and has won five straight games.

Sept. 15, 2008

                        HEALEY NAMED PSAC EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. — Kelley Healey (sr. Toms River/Toms River North)has been named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division Player of the Week.

Against Millersville last Wednesday, she scored a goal and recorded an assist. She followed that up with another goal and assist in a 3-1 win over Adelphi on Saturday and then ended her week by recording two assists in a 5-1 PSAC East win over C.W. Post. With the two assists vs. Post, she now has 33 career assists, which passed Justine Baer (1998-2001) as Kutztown's all-time leader in career assists.

Healey has five goals and six assists giving her 16 points on the season.

The Golden Bears (6-1, 2-1 PSAC) will visit Slippery Rock for a match on Saturday at 1 p.m. 

Sept. 11, 2008

Sept. 9, 2008

KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S BOWLING JOINS NORTHEAST CONFERENCE

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — Kutztown University Director of Athletics Greg Bamberger has announced that the Golden Bear women's bowling program has accepted an invitation as an associate member in the Northeast Conference's new women's bowling league starting in the 2008-09 season.

"This is a good situation for our women's bowling program," Bamberger said. "The team was the only one of our 23 varsity sports without a conference championship opportunity, so this is perfect for our student-athletes.  It is also a good fit geographically, allowing our team to compete against some of the top bowling programs in the country."

KU, which rolled out a women's bowling team for the first time in school history last season, joins Fairleigh Dickinson, St. Francis (N.Y.), Sacred Heart, Long Island, Saint Peter's and Adelphi.

Fairleigh Dickinson, St. Francis (N.Y.), Sacred Heart and Long Island are full-time members, while KU, St. Peter's and Adelphi are associate members.

"The NEC is excited to play a role in the growth of women's bowling, "NEC Commissioner Brenda Weare said. "The institutions that comprise our league have a strong history of success, highlighted by a national championship. We are proud to provide more opportunity for these teams as well as student-athletes across the NEC."

The Golden Bears, who finished 44-59 last season, competed as an independent.

"I think that joining the NEC is a great thing for the growth of the NCAA women's bowling program at KU," KU second-year head coach Joe Ambrose said. "The format of the matches is very unique, which will combine both traditional and baker play. Having the opportunity to compete for both a conference and national championship is awesome for our student-athletes."

Bowling is the 22nd sport that the NEC sponsors. Entering its 28th year as a Division I athletic league, the NEC continues to grow stronger in women's bowling with the prior accomplishments of its full-time and associate members.

Fairleigh Dickinson won the NCAA National Championship just two years ago and Sacred Heart is the defending ECAC champion with Adelphi claiming the runner-up position at the prestigious championship meet. All three programs, as well as St. Francis (N.Y.), were amongst the nation's top teams last season according to the National Ten Pin Coaches' Association Poll.

The NEC's season will run from November into March, culminating with the conference championship meet at pre-determined host Fairleigh Dickinson. Prior to the NEC championships, which are tentatively scheduled for March 19-22, the league will sponsor regular season play, which will follow a modified round-robin format.

Kutztown's 22 other varsity sports are members of, and compete for championships in, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

Portions of this release courtesy of the Northeast Conference.

Sept. 6, 2008

KU-clarion Game to be televised by PA Sports Fever
WEEU broadcast now live

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — The Kutztown University-Clarion University football game on Saturday, Sept.6, will be televised live across the state of Pennsylvania by the SPORTSfever Television Network.  Air time is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

            The broadcast is part of a 14-game slate of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) competitions this fall.  It will be available to 6.7 million cable, satellite and over-the-air households throughout the state.   

             The local affiliates carrying the game are WTVE and WLYH.  Channel locations for those affiliates on select local cable systems are as follows:

*Comcast (Reading) Channel 24 (WTVE)

*Service Electric Cablevision (Kutztown, Eastern Berks Co.) Channel 26 (WTVE), Channel 15 (WLYH))

*RCN (Lehigh Valley)  Channel 51 (WTVE)

*Service Electric (Lehigh Valley) Channel 18 (WTVE)

*Hometown Utilicom (Kutztown) Channel 4 (WLYH), Channel 9 (WTVE) or Channel 41 (KUTV)

 Those in areas other than the above should check their local listing for one of the above or other SPORTSfever affiliates.  The complete affiliate listing is: WTVE (Philadelphia-Lehigh Valley), WHP My 21-2/WLYH (Harrisburg-Lancaster-York), WQMY/WSCW (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton), WSCP (State College-Altoona-Johnstown), WIUP (Indiana County), WCUB (Clarion University), WBGN (Pittsburgh) and WBEP (Erie).    

Listeners can also hear the game on Kutztown’s radio broadcast on WEEU AM 830 based out of Reading.  WEEU broadcasts at 830 kHz on the AM dial with 20,000 watts during daytime hours.  Its signal can be heard in all or parts of 16 Pennsylvania counties during the day, including Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Columbia, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Montgomery, Northampton, Northumberland, Philadelphia, Schuylkill and York.   

The WEEU broadcast will be LIVE, due to the postponement of the Philadelphia Phillies/New York Mets game.  The broadcast begins at 3:20 p.m.

Also, the game will be webcast LIVE for listeners throughout the world.  The Webcast can be accessed here.

            Complete,  game details and statistics will also be available Saturday night on the Golden Bear Hotline (610-683-1515) and the KU Athletics Website (kubears.com).

Sept. 02, 2008

TIMES, TICKET PRICES SET FOR JOSHUA W. WESNER TOURNAMENT