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Lauren Solley ranks among top scorers in Division II

KUTZTOWN, Pa. (September 24, 2009) - Lauren Solley (Oley/Oley Valley) has enjoyed a start half to the 2009 season and she is tied for third in Division II for goals per game average (1.29).

The senior forward leads the Kutztown University field hockey team in scoring with nine goals in eight games. She set the bar high at the start of the season with two goals against Merrimack in the season opener and five in a win over Catawba.

When she isn't scoring, Solley is feeding one of her teammates with a pass to put into the cage. Solley and her four assists are tied for the team lead, her 22 overall points are the third highest in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC).

Solley and the Golden Bears (7-2, 2-1 PSAC East) will host C.W. Post Saturday on University Field at 1 p.m. before traveling to Mansfield to begin the second half of their conference schedule.

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KU field hockey remains No. 4 in national poll

KUTZTOWN, Pa. (September 22, 2009) — The Kutztown University field hockey team maintained its hold on the No. 4 spot of the 2009 Kookaburra/National Field Hockey Coaches Association National poll.

The  Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference now makes up the top four spots and seven of the top 10. Shippensburg and Bloomsburg remain first and second  for the second-straight week, with Shippensburg receiving 12-of-15 first-place votes.

East Stroudsburg jumped from No. 6 to No. 3, just ahead of the Golden Bears. The University of Massachusetts Lowell dropped two spots to No. 5.

The Golden Bears, received one first-place vote, lost in the beginning of the week at home to No. 1 Shippensburg and topped Mansfield 4-3 in overtime.

In the upcoming week, the Golden Bears (6-2, 1-1 PSAC East) will travel on Tuesday night to take on No. 9 Millersville and host C.W. Post on Saturday afternoon.

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KU FIELD HOCKEY RANKED No. 4 IN DIVISION II

KUTZTOWN, Pa. (September 17, 2009) — The Kutztown University field hockey team moved up one spot to No.4 in the 2009 Kookaburra/National Field Hockey Coaches Association National poll released on Monday.

The move up the rankings came after the Golden Bears historic 2-1 win over then No. 1 ranked Bloomsburg to open up the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division play. East Stroudsburg, ranked No. 6,  knocked off the Golden Bears (5-2, 1-1 PSAC East) in overtime on Saturday

The PSAC represents seven of the top-10 teams in the national ranking, with Shippensburg and Bloomsburg ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively. The University of Massachusetts-Lowell ranks in third, followed by KU and Stonehill is fifth to round out the top five.

KU will return to the field at 1 p.m. Saturday at University Field for a PSAC East contest against Mansfield University.

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September 17, 2009

Schedule change for KU volleyball team

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — The Kutztown University women's volleyball team will host a doubleheader with Cheyney University on Tuesday September 29 starting at 6 p.m.

The match, originally scheduled to be away on the 29th, will now be played at Keystone Arena The match set for Friday October 30th will now be the part of the doubleheader on the 29th.

Also, the start time for the Millersville match on Friday Oct. 2 has been moved up an hour to a 6 p.m. start.

For the complete 2009 women's volleyball schedule, click here.

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September 8, 2009

Kutztown women’s soccer ranked 24^th in NSCAA/adidas poll 

KUTZTOWN, PA  – For the second consecutive season, the Kutztown University women’s soccer team is among the nation’s elite. Kutztown was ranked 24^th in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas women’s soccer poll released Tuesday afternoon. 

The Golden Bears, who were nationally ranked last season, are off to a 3-0 start under head coach Erik Burstein. After opening the season with a victory over eighth-ranked Mercyhurst, the Golden Bears defeated Mansfield, 6-0, and Charleston, 5-1, last week at home.   

Sophomore Shannon Pennock has fueled the Golden Bears’ quick start by scoring four goals through KU’s first three games. Kutztown has been dominant after intermission this season, outscoring the opposition, 12-1. The Golden Bears have received goals from nine different players.  

Kutztown also moved up two spots in the weekly Atlantic Regional rankings to fourth. KU is ranked behind California (Pa.), Concord (W. Va.) and East Stroudsburg. Ranked behind the Golden Bears are Indiana (Pa.), Bloomsburg, West Chester, Davis & Elkins and Mercyhurst. 

The Golden Bears face a challenging week with a home game against Shippensburg today and their first away contest of the 2009 season at East Stroudsburg, currently ranked 17^th in the NCSAA Top 25 poll.  

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Sept. 1, 2009

Kutztown women's soccer team ranked sixth in Atlantic Region

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — The Kutztown University women’s soccer team has earned a spot in the first National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division II Atlantic Regional rankings of 2009 following its huge 2-1 overtime victory over nationally-ranked Mercyhurst last Friday.

The Golden Bears (1-0 overall) are ranked sixth in the Atlantic Region. Kutztown sophomore Shannon Pennock (Mansfield, NJ/North Burlington) scored 39 seconds into overtime to help KU defeat Mercyhurst for the first time in school history. Mercyhurst entered the game ranked eighth in the Division II women’s soccer preseason Top 25.

The Golden Bears continue their early-season home schedule with a match against Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East rival Mansfield Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. and a non-conference match against Charleston, ranked ninth in the NSCAA poll, Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m.

Slippery Rock, West Chester, California, Gannon and Wheeling-Jesuit occupy the top five spots ahead of Kutztown. The schools ranked behind Kutztown are East Stroudsburg, Davis & Elkins, University of Charleston (W. Va.), Indiana and Clarion. Both IUP and Clarion are tied for 10^th in the region.

Based in Kansas City, Kan., the NSCAA is the largest coaches' organization in the United States. Since its founding in 1941, it has grown to include more than 28,000 members who coach both genders at all levels of the sport. In addition to a national rankings program for colleges and high schools, NSCAA offers an extensive recognition program that presents nearly 10,000 individual awards every year. It fulfills its mission of coaching education through a nationwide program of clinics and week-long courses, teaching more than 4,000 soccer coaches each year.

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