Men's Basketball
Game Recap

December 29, 2007

MILESTONES REACHED FOR KU IN WIN OVER CHESTNUT HILL
Driscoll wins 100^th game, Ben scores 1,000^th point 

Kutztown (5-4)               90
Chestnut Hill (0-8)          71
BOX SCORE 

PHILADELPHIA – Kutztown University junior guard Dave Ben scored his 1,000^th career point in leading Kutztown University to a 90-71 win over Chestnut Hill College Saturday afternoon. 

            The win was the 100^th in eighth-year head coach Bernie Driscoll’s career.  His record is an even 100-100, having won 89 games over the last six years after an 11-40 start.   

            Ben was one of three players to score 16 points for the Golden Bears (5-4), to become the 18^th player in school history to reach 1,000 points.  His milestone came on a layup with 13:12 left in the first half.  He is KU’s first 1,000 point scorer since Bilal Salaam and Bobby Eberhart reached the plateau in 2004-05.  His 16 points brought his career total to 1,011, good for 16^th place on KU’s career scoring list.  Ben also led Kutztown with 13 rebounds.   

            Andre Woodlin and Nate Edwards also scored 16 points for KU, while Stephen Dennis added 15 and Ryan Washington netted 12.    

            The game was tight early, with five ties and five lead changes over the first nine minutes.  Kutztown went on a 10-2 run for a 27-19 lead with 7:12 remaining in the first half.   

The Golden Bears led 40-31 at halftime, but the Griffins chipped away at the lead.  Chestnut Hill knotted the score at 53 with 12:20 left in the game.  Kevin Hafera’s jumper on KU’s next possession gave the Golden Bears the lead, and ignited a 14-4 run over the next five minutes to give Kutztown control.  KU led by as many as 22 down the stretch. 

Larz Jeter led four Griffins (0-8) in double figures with 17.  Brandon Williams added 16, L.B. Rebstock had 14 and Trenton Davidheiser scored 11.

Kutztown returns to action next Saturday with a PSAC crossover against Indiana (PA) at Keystone Hall.