2007-08 No. 3 - September 10, 2007

FALL SPORTS

Cross Country

Last Week’s Action

      FRI 9/8 — Maroon and Gold Fall Classic

      Women: 1st/5 - The KU women took first at the Maroon and Gold Fall Classic at KU. On the women’s side, KU scored 22 points, well ahead of second place Lock Haven (59).  Stephanie Williams (sr. Harrisburg/Riverside) finished first in the women’s 6K race with a time of 24:04, followed by KU’s Joanna Horstmann (jr. Downingtown/Downingtown East) and Kristin Cupido (fr. Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan), who finished second and third with times of 24:22 and 24:44, respectively. Hailey Dell (jr. Saranac Lake, N.Y./Saranac Lake) finished seventh at 25:16 and Keri Brown (fr. Southampton, N.J./Seneca) finished ninth with a time of 26:01 to round out the Golden Bears’ top five.

      Men: 2nd/5 - Lock Haven was the team champion at the Maroon and Gold Fall classic with 26 points.  KU was second with 48, ahead of third-place West Chester (68).  KU’s John Pyne (jr. Harrisburg/Bishop McDevitt), Pat Bone (sr. Doylestown/Central Bucks West) and Ben Loht (so. Lewistown/Indian Valley) finished in fifth (27:52), sixth (28:00) and seventh (28:03), respectively, to help the men to second place. Matt Cocciardi (fr. York/York Suburban) finished in 14th at 28:42 and Tim Ballingall (fr. Downingtown/Downingtown East) finished 16th at 28:55 to round out KU’s top five runners.

Upcoming Events

      SAT 9/22 — at Iona Meet of Champions           9:30 AM

Field Hockey (6-0, 1-0 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

      WED 9/5 - KU 3, SHIPPENSBURG 1 —  KU rallied to score three goals in the final 15 minutes to knock off Shippensburg at home. Kelley Healey (jr. Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) scored twice and Tristin Ludy (sr. Pottstown/Pottsgrove) added an insurance goal as the Golden Bears overcame an early 1-0 deficit in their PSAC home opener.

      FRI 9/7-SAT 9/8 - JOSHUA W. WESNER MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT

      FRI 9/7 - KU 11, PHILADELPHIA 0 — Lyndsay Butler (jr. Annandale, N.J./Summit) tied KU’s school record for goals with four as Kutztown won 11-0 over visiting Philadelphia University in the first game of Joshua W. Wesner Memorial Tournament.  Butler finished with two assists for 10 points in the game, one shy of the KU single-game record. Healey and Alyssa Maltese (so. Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown) scored two goals and had an assist each.  Anne Waapu (r-fr. Hastings, NEW ZEALAND), Holly Hubbard (jr. Etters/Red Land) and Abbey Sheeler (fr. Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights) scored a goal apiece. Carrie Healey (so. Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) had two assists, while Whitney Stum (jr. Landisburg/West Perry) and Hubbard had an assist each.

      FRI 9/7 - KU 2, BELLARMINE 1 — Waapu scored the game-winning goal to give KU a 2-1 win over Bellarmine. Carrie Healey gave KU the lead at the 23:04 mark, off an assist from Butler. Waapu netted the game-winner with just 5:28 left in regulation. 

      SAT 9/8 - KU 5, CATAWBA 1 —  Butler scored two goals and KU won 5-1 in the final game of the tournament. Butler tied the game at 1 at the 15:08 mark in the first half. Kelley Healey, who finished with a goal and tied the school record with four assists, provided the pass to Butler. Sheeler, who also had an assist, scored the eventual game-winning goal two minutes into the second half to give KU (6-0) a 2-1 lead. Kelley Healey, Butler and Carrie Healey then scored three unanswered goals to keep the Golden Bears undefeated on the season. KU’s Sam Flowers (sr. Harleysville/Souderton), Courtney Geibel (jr. Mifflintown/Juniata), Hubbard, Kelley Healey and Butler were named to the all-tournament team.

Upcoming Events

      TUE 9/11 - MILLERSVILLE                                      7:00 PM

      SAT 9/15 - at Indiana (Pa.)                                   1:00 PM

Women’s Golf

Last Week’s Action

     FRI 9/7 — 3rd/5, GOLDEN BEAR INVITATIONAL — Angie Petak (sr. Brockway/Brockway Area) posted an 83 to help KU finish third at the Golden Bear Invite. Samantha Rumbley (fr. Bel Air, MD/C. Milton Wright) and Kelli Pry (fr. Coatesville/Coatesville) each finished with an 86 and Krista Tressler (fr. Fayetteville/Heritage Academy) had an 87 as KU posted a score of 342. KU finished third behind Lehigh (316) and Mt. Saint Mary’s (340).

Upcoming Events

     TUE 9/11 —  at Gettysburg Invitational             1:30 PM

Men’s Soccer (1-5-0, 0-4-0 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

      THU 9/6 - East Stroudsburg 4, KU 0 —  Keeper Matthew Fredericks (so. Montdale/Lakeland) made seven saves over the final 65 minutes, but KU couldn’t overcome East Stroudsburg’s three first-half goals.

      SAT 9/8 - SLIPPERY ROCK 4, KU 1 — Greg Sassaman (jr. Blairstown, N.J./North Warren Reg.) scored on a penalty kick, but Slippery Rock did the same and added three other goals for the win.

Upcoming Action

      WED 9/12 - at West Chester                                 2:00 PM

      SAT 9/15 - SHIPPENSBURG                                   2:30 PM

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

Last Week’s Action

      THU 9/6 - East Stroudsburg 2, KU 1 — Jen Tice (fr. Barnegat, N.J./Southern Regional) scored off a corner kick from Carolynne Kahl (fr. Bethel/Tulpehocken) with less than eight minutes left in the second half, but KU could come no closer. Stefanie Bonsky (fr. Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional) had eight saves in net for KU.

      SAT 9/8 - KU 3, No. 7 SLIPPERY ROCK 1 — Angela Corrado (so. Kutztown/Kutztown) scored two goals and Kim Kelty (sr. Levittown/Neshaminy) had another as KU stunned the No. 7 team in the nation, previously unbeaten Slippery Rock at Keystone Field. Corrado scored the game’s only first-half tally on an unselfish play by Tice. Kelty made it 2-0 at the 62:03 mark off a pass from Julie Folsom (sr. Wanaque, N.J./Lakeland) and Corrado headed in a third KU goal off a corner kick from Kahl with 48 seconds left. Bonsky made five saves in the game, including a great grab on a corner in the second half.

Upcoming Action

      WED 9/12 - at West Chester                                 4:30 PM

      SAT 9/15 - SHIPPENSBURG                                   Noon

Women’s Volleyball (8-2, 0-0 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

      TUE 9/4 - KU 3, PHILADELPHIA UNIV. 0 — Lindsay Confer (fr. Wingate/Bald Eagle Area) had 12 kills to lead Kutztown to a 3-0 win over Philadelphia University at Keystone Hall. Game scores were 30-28, 30-15 and 30-17. Confer added eight digs and four blocks, while Erin Waters (sr. Waymart/Western Wayne) and Kelsey Nester (fr. Catasauqua/Catasauqua) recorded eight kills apiece.  Nester added four blocks. Austin Kinney (jr. Landisville/Hempfield) had 39 assists and 12 digs, while Nicole Biuso (sr. Centereach, N.Y./Ward Melville) had 22 digs.

      WED 9/5 - Lafayette 3, KU 1 — Kinney had 52 assists and helped teammate Katie Miller (so. Elizabethtown/Elizabethtown) post a team-high 17 kills, but KU fell 3-1 to Division I Lafayette. After falling 30-23 in the first game, KU tied the match with a 30-21 win in Game 2, but two straight setbacks of 30-28 ended the Golden Bears’ bid to remain unbeaten. Confer finished with 15 kills and 15 digs, while Nester had 11 kills and seven blocks. Waters added 10 kills and four blocks. Biuso had 17 digs.

      FRI 9/7-SAT 9/8 - at PSAC/WVIAC crossover at Indiana, Pa.

      FRI 9/7 - West Virginia Wesleyan 3, KU 2 —  KU was up 2-1 after three games, winning game one 30-21 and game three 31-29, but the Bobcats won games two and four, 30-22 and 30-20, before winning the decisive game five 15-11. Confer led KU's offense with 19 kills. She added nine digs. Waters had 13 kills and four blocks. Miller notched 11 kills. Kinney dished out 45 assists and had nine digs. Catie Leahy (fr. Collegeville/Perkiomen Valley) led the defense with 12 digs.

      SAT 9/8 -  KU 3, Fairmont State 0 — KU handed Fairmont State three straight setbacks, 30-8, 30-22 and 30-28, to win 3-0. Confer had 14 kills, Waters had 12 and Miller had 10. Kinney had 39 assists, while Jamie Celia (fr. Douglassville/Daniel Boone) and Biuso had 13 and 12 digs, respectively.

                        KU 3, Seton Hill 0 —  KU swept Seton Hill with wins of 30-28, 30-25 and 30-22. Waters led the way with 11 kills and three blocks, while Miller and Confer each had eight kills and two blocks. Kinney added 34 assists and had 14 digs. Biuso had 10 digs in the match and Leahy had 11 digs.

Upcoming Events

      TUE 9/11 - at Cheyney                                             7:00 PM

      SAT 9/15 -  WEST CHESTER                                   11:00 AM