2007-08 No. 12 - November 12, 2007

FALL SPORTS

Cross Country

Last Week’s Action

       Idle

Upcoming Events

       SAT 11/17 - Williams, Horstmann at NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (at Joplin, Mo.)

Women’s Volleyball (27-9, 8-2 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

       FRI 11/9-SAT 11/10 - PSAC CHAMPIONSHIPS (at Shippensburg)

       FRI 11/9 - Edinboro 3, KU 2 — KU rallied to win game four and jumped out to a 4-0 lead in game five, but a 7-1 run helped Edinboro close out KU 3-2 in the quarterfinals of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships at Shippensburg. KU won game one 32-30, but two straight losses of 30-28 and 30-27 handed Edinboro (26-9) a 2-1 lead. The Golden Bears evened the match at 2 with a 30-25 win before falling 15-9 in the final game. Lindsay Confer (fr. Wingate/Bald Eagle Area) led the Golden Bears with 18 kills and Erin Waters (sr. Waymart/Western Wayne) had 12. Their combined 30 of KU’s 53 kills were not enough to overcome Edinboro’s 74 kills. Austin Kinney (jr. Landisville/Hempfield) had 43 assists and 14 digs. Nicole Biuso (sr. Centereach, N.Y./Ward Melville) had a team-high 19 digs. Jamie Celia (fr. Douglassville/Daniel Boone) and Kaitlyn Cunliffe (fr. Levittown/Pennsbury) also had double-digit digs with 16 and 12, respectively. Cunliffe also had four service aces, while Celia had three.

Upcoming Events

       THU 11/15-SAT 11/17 - NCAA DIVISION II REGIONALS (at California, Pa.)

       THU 11/15 - vs. Shippensburg TBA

WINTER SPORTS

Men’s Basketball (0-0, 0-0 PSAC East)

Upcoming Events

       TUE 11/20 - WILMINGTON (DE)       7 p.m.

Women’s Basketball (0-0, 0-0 PSAC East)

Upcoming Events

       FRI 11/16-SAT 11/17 - GOLDEN BEAR CLASSIC

         FRI 11/16 - BLOOMFIELD       8 p.m.

         SAT 11/17 - HOLY FAMILY       4 p.m.

Women’s Bowling (3-7)

Last Week’s Action

       SAT 11/10-SUN 11/11 - 6th/8 at Penn State Classic — KU opened its season at the Penn State Classic in State College picking up its first three wins in its inaugural season. KU, which finished sixth at the event, rolled off two straight wins to close out Saturday’s games and posted a 1-3 record Sunday to finish 3-7. Saturday, the Golden Bears defeated Briar Cliff* 847-841 after beating Medaille 831-752. Prior to the two wins, KU lost to Mohawk Valley* (832-814), Penn State* (913-889), SUNYIT (790-756) and Shippensburg* (812-798). Sunday, during baker game competition, KU beat Mohawk 778-658, but lost to Penn State (754-622), SUNY IT (655-585) and Medaille (671-606). Kayla Stamm (fr. Mohnton/Governor Mifflin) and Jacquelyn Heimbach (jr. Easton/Easton) led KU Saturday, with each bowler collecting two 200-plus games. Stamm, who averaged a team-high 184.5, rolled a 211 and 201 Saturday. Heimbach had games of 205 and 200 to push her average on the day to 183. Stamm and Heimbach finished fifth and seventh out of 50 bowlers. Steph Ray (so. West Lawn/Wilson) tied for 15th. Ray averaged a 173 with a high of 190, while Jenna Palermo (jr. Allentown/William Allen) provided the spark in the Golden Bears’ win over Briar Cliff with a double in the 10th frame.

* Club teams

Upcoming Events

       FRI 11/6-SAT 11/17 - at Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawk Classic (Millsboro, Del.)         11 a.m.

Men’s Swimming (2-1, 1-1 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

       SAT 11/10 - KU 149, EDINBORO 111 — KU swept the top three spots in the 200 butterfly, 100 butterfly and the 50 freestyle en route to a 149-111 win over Edinboro Saturday at Keystone Hall. Scott Arnold (sr. Manchester/Northeastern), Sean Bonifas (sr. Lancaster/Hempfield) and Derek Orr (jr. Easton/Easton) each had two first-place finishes, including their top finish in the 200-yard medley relay while teamed with Gabriel Recio (fr. Lancaster/Hempfield). They won with a time of 1:40.67. Arnold and Orr both led a group of three Golden Bears in two separate events. Arnold finished first in the 200 butterfly at 2:06.72. Teammates Danny Murphy (fr. Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial) and Christopher Howie (jr. Sicklerville, N.J./Timber Creek) followed in second and third. Murphy finished in 2:07.86, slightly in front of Howie’s 2:07.97. Orr won the 50 freestyle, edging out teammates John Nicklous (jr. Philadelphia/Father Judge) and Recio, with a time of 22.91. Nicklous finished in 23.43 and Recio in 23.63. Murphy, Arnold and Nicklous combined to sweep the 100 butterfly, with Murphy taking first in 55.82 seconds. Arnold finished in 56.52 and Nicklous in 57.36. Nicholas Williams (fr. Holmdel, N.J./Holmdel) was a dual event winner, taking first in 100 and 200 freestyles. He completed the 100 in 49.05 seconds, while posting a time of 1:47.34 in the 200. Bonifas took first in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:02.61. Scott Thomas (jr. Friedensburg/Blue Mountain) rounded out the Golden Bears’ top finishers. He won the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:03.57.

Upcoming Events

       WED 11/14 - at Misericordia 6 p.m.

       FRI 11/16-SAT 11/17 - GOLDEN BEAR INVITE 11 a.m.

Women’s Swimming (3-2, 2-2 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

       SAT 11/10 - KU 103, Mansfield 17; Edinboro 64, KU 57 — KU, fueled by three first-place finishes from Ashley Singer (sr. Lititz/Warwick), defeated Mansfield 103-17, but fell 64-57 to Edinboro in the Golden Bears’ tri-meet at Keystone Hall Saturday. Steph Jeppesen (so. Bethlehem/Liberty) also won multiple events, taking first in the 100 breaststroke (1:09.02) and in the 200 individual medley (2:15.72). To go with her three individual wins in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyles, Singer also helped the 200 freestyle relay team finish first with a time of 1:43.12. She teamed with Adrian Bumbulsky (fr. Tamaqua/Tamaqua Area), Nina Chiavaroli (so. Pennsburg/Upper Perkiomen) and Allison Sheely (fr. Enola/Trinity) in the event. Singer finished the 100 freestyle in 54.01 seconds, the 200 freestyle in 1:56.26 and the 500 freestyle in 5:13.49. Laura Heebner (jr. Easton/Easton) won the 200 butterfly (2:18.00) to round out KU’s top finishers.

Upcoming Events

       WED 11/14 - at Misericordia       6 p.m.

       FRI 11/16-SAT 11/17 - GOLDEN BEAR INVITE    11 a.m.

Wrestling (0-0, 0-0 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

       SAT 11/10 - at Binghamton Open — Chris Chambers (jr. Holland/Council Rock South) and Dave Zeek (Newtown/Council Rock North) both posted winning records as the Kutztown University wrestling team opened the 2007-08 season at the Binghamton Open Saturday. Chambers, who finished the day with a 3-2 record while wrestling in the 157-pound bracket. At 165 pounds, Zeek (4-2) picked up his four wins in the wrestle-backs after a first-round loss. Zeek recorded two pins and advanced via a medical forfeit twice. He fell short of picking up a medal by one round. In the same bracket, Andrew Osborne (so. Philadelphia/Milton Hershey) finished 1-2 with a major decision, 14-2 over Binghamton’s Michael Digiorgio. Scott Snyder (so. Slatington/Northern Lehigh), at 197, and Kyle Davis (so. Peckville/Valley View), at 184, both went 2-2 in their respective brackets.

Upcoming Events

       SAT 11/17 - at Messiah Duals 11:30 a.m.

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