2006-07 No. 3 - September 11, 2006

FALL SPORTS

Cross Country

Last Week’s Action

       SAT 9/10 — MAROON &GOLD FALL CLASSIC

       M: 2nd/6 – Kutztown’s men’s cross country team finished second as it hosted the Maroon and Gold Fall Classic.  Lock Haven placed first with 29 points, Kutztown had 40 points and West Chester placed third with 62 points.  Patrick Bone (jr. Preasville/Central Bucks West) finished first for KU, second overall in the 8k run, with a time of 27:10.  Joe Haughey (sr. Richboro/Council Rock South) finished sixth in 27:56. Tied for ninth were Tony Skiles (so. West Reading/Wyomissing) and Dan Wilde (sr. New Cumberland/Cedar Cliff) (28:08). Patrick McKeever (jr. Midland Park, NJ/Midland Park) came in 13th (28:15), John Pyne (so. Harrisburg/Bishop McDevitt) placed 17th (28:35) and Patrick Coyne (sr. Philadelphia/Archbishop Ryan) finished 25th (29:33).

W: 1st/7 – The KU women placed first at the Maroon and Gold Fall Classic.  The Golden Bears finished with 25 points.  Lock Haven came in second with 48 points and West Chester placed third with 69 points.  Stephanie Williams (jr. Harrisburg/Riverside) finished first overall with a time of 24:24 in the 6k run.  Joanna Horstmann (so. Downingtown/Downingtown West) placed third in 24:46.  Cheryl Dingman (so. Lansdale/North Penn) came in sixth (25:06), Desiree Bower (sr. Bethel/Tulpehocken) placed seventh (25:31) and Jolene Collins (fr. Palmyra/Palmyra) finished eighth (25:43).  Rounding out KU’s top seven were Laruen Ayars (fr. Ocean Township, NJ/Ocean Township) in 15th (26:10) and Chelsea Thomas (sr. Sellersville/Pennridge) in 16th (26:19).

Upcoming Events

Idle until

SAT 9/23 — at Spiked Shoe Invitational (at Penn State) TBA

Field Hockey (4-1, 0-0 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

FRI 9/8– SAT 9/9 — JOSHUA W. WESNER TOURNAMENT

FRI 9/8 — KUTZTOWN 7, CATAWBA 1 - Kutztown cruised to a 7-1 win over Catawba.  Lindsey Bozarth (so. Collingswood, NJ/Collingswood) had a hat trick to lead the way.  Mandi Turner (sr. Sumneytown/Upper Perkiomen), Tristin Ludy (jr. Pottstown/Pottsgrove), Kelley Healey (so. Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) and Carrie Healey (fr. Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) also scored goals for KU.  Heather Hoxter (jr. Parkesburg/Octorara) had two assists.

KUTZTOWN 4, C. W. POST 3 - KU scored a late goal to defeat C.W. Post, 4-3.  KU took a 2-0 early on, with goals by Laura Belfatti (sr. Hatfield/Lansdale Catholic) and Whitney Stum (so. Landisburg/West Perry).  Kelley Healey scored her first goal of the game with 54:36 off the clock to give KU a 3-2 edge.  After C. W. Post tied the game, Healey rebounded her own shot and planted the game winner in the back of the cage.  Sam Flowers (jr. Souderton/Souderton) had six saves in net.

SAT 9/9 — KUTZTOWN 2, PHILADELPHIA 1 - Kutztown defeated Philadelphia, 2-1, and finished the tournament 3-0.  Philadelphia scored in the first 10 minutes of the game, but Kristin Snyder (so. Dalton/Lackawanna Trail) scored for KU right before half time to tie the score.  Bozarth scored her fourh goal of the season in the second half to give Kutztown the one goal lead.  Flowers made eight saves in net for the win.  Four members of the Golden Bears were named to the All-Tournament team.  They were Kelley Healey, Mandi Turner, Laura Belfatti and Holly Hubbard (so. Etters/Red Land).

Upcoming Events

WED 9/13 — SLIPPERY ROCK 4:00 PM

SAT 9/16 — MANSFIELD 1:00 PM

Women’s Golf

Last Week’s Action

FRI 9/8 — 2nd/4 – Kutztown started the season with a second place finish as it hosted the Golden Bear Invitational.  Lehigh came in first, shooting a 323.  Kutztown shot a 337 for second.  Mount St. Mary’s was third (349) and McDaniel finished fourth (393).  Angie Petak (jr. Brockway/Brockway) placed first for KU, second overall, shooting a 78 on the par 74 course.  Bethany Adams (so. Schnecksville/Parkland) finished fifth with a score of 83.  Tristin Suzenski (sr. Pottstown/St. Pius X) placed ninth, shooting an 86.  Holly Shubilla (sr. Wilkes-Barre/GAR Memorial) and Lauren Folke (so. Kempton/Kutztown) tied for 13th, finishing with 90.

Upcoming Events

THU 9/14 — at McDaniel Invitational TBA

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Men’s Soccer (1-5, 1-4 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

WED 9/6 — Goldey-Beacom 2, Kutztown 0 - Goldey-Beacom scored two late goals to lift itself to a 2-0 win over Kutztown.  The teams had seven shots each.  Ryan Kratz (jr. Boyertown/Boyertown) notched two saves for the Golden Bears.

SAT 9/9 — Bridgeport 3, Kutztown 1 - Bridgeport defeated Kutztown, 3-1.  The Golden Bears got on the board first when Mike Choiniere (fr. Boyertown/Boyertown) scored off a penalty kick in the 24th minute.  Bridgeport scored its first goal the same way in the 32nd minute.  Bridgeport scored two more goals in the second half to win, 3-1.  Kratz had three saves in net for KU.

Upcoming Action

WED 9/13 — at Lock Haven 4:00 PM

SAT 9/16 — MILLERSVILLE 11:00 AM

Women’s Soccer (3-1-2, 2-0-1 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

WED 9/6 — Kutztown 1, Adelphi 1 - Kutztown and Adelphi battled to a 1-1 tie.  The game was scoreless until the 82nd minute, when Adelphi scored on a penalty kick.  KU answered with 86:53 off the clock when Raven Chiara (fr. Jamesburg, NJ/Monroe Twp.) crossed a pass to Kristen Kentner (jr. Allentown/Parkland), who headed it home to knot the score.  Nicole Rodweller (sr. Easton/Easton) had 11 saves for Kutztown.

SAT  9/9— Kutztown 5, Mansfield 2 - Kutztown defeated Mansfield, 5-2.  Kim Kelty (jr. Levittown/Neshaminy) led the Golden Bears with two goals.  KU was on the board quickly as Chiara scored her first collegiate goal 35 seconds into the game, off an assist from Julie Folsom (so. Wanaque, NJ/Lakeland).  Folsom finished with three assists.  Kelty scored the first of her two goals on the afternoon seven minutes later to give KU a 2-0 lead.  Michelle Flick (fr. Montoursville/Montoursville) scored her first goal before half time.  Angela Corrado (fr. Kutztown/Kutztown) scored just over a minute into the second half to put KU up 4-1.  Kelty scored her second goal in the 51st minute.  Rodweller had 13 saves in net for the Golden Bears.  Upcoming Action

WED 9/13 — BRIDGEPORT 4:00 PM

SAT  9/16— MILLERSVILLE 1:00 PM

Women’s Volleyball (9-0, 0-0 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

TUE 9/5 — Kutztown 3, Messiah 0 - Kutztown defeated Messiah in three games, 30-18, 30-19, 30-21.  Sarah Brandon (sr. Gibsonia/Pine-Richland) led KU with 13 kills and added five blocks.  Austin Kinney (so. Landisville/Hempfield) dished out 27 assists and had 11 digs.  Dani Witherite  (sr. PA Furnace/State College) notched five kills, seven digs and three aces.  Brittany Hoke (so. Chadds Ford/Unionville) chipped in nine digs and Shelby Bunting (sr. Green Lane/Pennridge) notched four kills and two blocks.  Krystalee George (sr. Wescosville/Emmaus) had four blocks while Erin Waters (jr. Waymart/Western Wayne) added three blocks.

WED 9/6 — KUTZTOWN 3, ALBRIGHT 0 - Witherite had 12 kills and 11 digs as Kutztown defeated Albright, 3-0.  The match was the home opener for the Golden Bears.  Game scores were 30-19, 30-17 and 30-15.  Brandon added eight kills and 12 digs, while Nicole Biuso (jr. Centereach, NY/Ward Melville) had 14 digs and five aces.  Kinney had 24 assists and 10 digs for the Golden Bears.

FRI 9/8-SAT 9/9 — KU CLASSIC

FRI 9/8 — KUTZTOWN 3, NY TECH 2 - Kutztown came from behind and defeated NY Tech in five games, 3-2.  Kutztown looked to have the first game under control until a late surge by NY Tech and ended up losing 30-24.  The second game went down to the wire before NY Tech came out on top, 34-32, taking a 2-0 lead in the match.  Kutztown did not let up.  It came back strong in the final three games, 30-17, 30-14, 15-9, to take the match.  Brandon  led the Golden Bears with 20 kills.  She also added 12 digs and eight blocks.  Witherite notched 34 digs and 14 kills.  Kinney  dished out 50 assists and added 22 digs. Waters and Bunting each added eight kills.  Waters blocked 11 shots.

KUTZTOWN 3, ST. ROSE 1 - St. Rose won the first game, 30-28, but KU came back and won the next three to take the match, 3-1.  The final three game scores were 30-23, 30-25, 30-21.  Kinney led the Golden Bears with five service aces, 47 assists and 16 digs.  Brandon chipped in with 22 kills. Witherite had 22 digs and nine kills.  She added three service aces to move into a tie for second place on KU's career chart.  Biuso added 15 digs.

SAT 9/9 — KUTZTOWN 3, FAIRMONT STATE 0 - Kutztown defeated Fairmont State, 3-0, to finish the KU Classic, 3-0.  Game scores were 30-14, 30-21, 30-23.  KU was led by Witherite with 14 kills and 17 digs.  Biuso notched seven digs.  Kinney dished out 40 assists and 10 digs.  Brandon added 12 kills.

Upcoming Events

TUE 9/12 — MILLERSVILLE 7:00 PM

SAT 9/16 — SHIPPENSBURG 1:00 PM