2007-08 No. 17
December 20, 2007
WINTER SPORTS
Men’s Basketball
(4-4, 0-0 PSAC East)
Last Week’s Action
TUE
12/18 - KU 69, SLIPPERY ROCK 65
—
Dave Ben (jr.
Coatesville/Coatesville)
scored 20 points and
Stephen
Dennis (so. West Chester/Henderson)
had 17 as KU held off Slippery
Rock at Keystone Hall. Slippery Rock led for the majority of the first half
of the PSAC crossover contest, but four straight points from
Mark Bower (jr.
West Deptford, N.J./West Deptford),
who finished with 10 points, and a layup from
Ben
forged a 29-24 KU lead with 2:27
left in the first half. The Golden Bears never trailed again despite their
largest lead being six points.
Bower
led KU in rebounds with eight,
and newcomer
Ryan
Washington (r-fr. Glendale/Wissahickon)
had seven rebounds and two
blocks.
Ben
had five steals and four assists
to go with his 20 points.
WED
12/19 - EDINBORO 87, KU 84
— Missed free throws kept KU
alive, but the Golden Bears couldn’t hit the game-tying shot throughout the
final minute, falling to Edinboro University at Keystone Hall. Edinboro
missed 9-of-14 free-throw attempts in the final 1:39 to allow KU to keep the
PSAC crossover contest close, but the Golden Bears missed four 3-pointers in
the same time frame.
Dennis,
who tied a career-high with 30 points, missed a 3-pointer with the Fighting
Scots leading 85-82, and
Ben,
who scored 17 points to close to within five of 1,000 for his career, missed
a desperation 3 at the buzzer.
Dennis
had a solid night at the line,
hitting 10-of-12 free throws. The 6-foot-5 guard recorded 10 rebounds to
collect the double-double. He also hit two 3s and finished with three steals
and two blocks. His 30 points tied the career-high mark he set against Penn
State-Berks on Dec. 8.
Ben
had five assists and two 3s,
while
Jeremy Coombs (so. Philadelphia/Northeast Catholic)
posted 10 points and six
rebounds.
Upcoming Events
SAT
12/29 at Chesnut Hill
1 p.m.
Women’s Basketball
(6-4, 0-0 PSAC East)
Last Week’s Action
TUE
12/18 - KU 67, SLIPPERY ROCK 60
—
Vivian
Melvin (so. Chichester/Chichester)
led four KU players in double
figures, as the Golden Bears defeated Slippery Rock in a PSAC crossover at
Keystone Hall.
Melvin,
who scored all but one of her points in the second half, netted 14 points.
She added five rebounds and five assists.
Melvin
finished 3-for-7 from the field
and 8-of-11 from the free-throw line, including a 6-for-6 clip in the final
minute.
Lara
Dellegrotti (jr. Berwick/Berwick)
added 12 points, on three
3-pointers and an old-fashioned three-point play.
Melissa
McQuade (fr. Pittsburgh/Shaler)
scored 11 and
Rachel
Weidensaul (sr. Ashland/Cardinal Brennan)
had 10.
Mercedes Van
Wagner (sr. Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Regional)
led KU with nine rebounds.
WED
12/19 - EDINBORO 48, KU 46
—
Edinboro scored the
game-winning bucket with 4.9 seconds left to lead the Fighting Scots over KU
in a PSAC crossover.
Van Wagner
netted 16 points and had
nine rebounds.
McQuade
scored eight points and
had seven rebounds. Neither team cracked 40 percent shooting from the floor,
as KU hit just 28 percent of its shots (13-of-46) and Edinboro made 36
percent (20-of-55). KU turned a one-point halftime deficit into a five-point
lead, 25-20 with 15:58 to play, but the Scots scored the next five points
for the first of eight ties in the second half. After Edinboro took the lead
with 4.9 seconds left, KU turned the ball over on its final possession and
time ran out.
Upcoming Events
SAT
12/29 at Philadelphia University
2 p.m.
Women’s Bowling
(12-15)
Upcoming Events
THU-SAT 12/27-12/29 at Fairleigh Dickinson
Men’s Swimming
(3-1, 1-1 PSAC)
Upcoming Events
Idle
until Jan. 8 at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Women’s Swimming
(4-2, 2-2 PSAC)
Upcoming Events
Idle
until Jan. 8 at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Indoor Track and Field
Upcoming Events
Idle
until Jan. 11 at PSAC East Challenge
Wrestling
(3-0)
Upcoming Events
Idle
until Jan. 2 MESSIAH
7 p.m.
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