2007-08 No. 20  - January 21, 2008

WINTER SPORTS

Men’s Basketball (10-5, 2-0 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

       WED 1/16 KU 88, MANSFIELD 75 — Stephen Dennis (so. West Chester/Henderson) scored 27 points to lead KU over Mansfield in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division opener at Keystone Hall. Dennis scored 18 points in the first half en route to his fifth straight 20-point game. He added seven rebounds, six assists, three blocks and three steals. Dave Ben (jr. Coatesville/Coatesville) and Andre Woodlin (jr. Philadelphia/Central) scored 18 points apiece. Ben scored 11 in the second half, while Woodlin notched 14 after halftime. Ryan Washington (r-fr. Glendale/Wissahickon) netted 13 points for KU, while Jeremy Coombs led the team in rebounds with 11.

       SAT 1/19 KU 70, West Chester 54 — Washington finished with a game-high 16 points and was one rebound shy of a double-double as KU defeated West Chester at Hollinger Field House. Six of Washington’s points came during an 11-1 Golden Bear run early in the first half of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East contest, helping KU build a 22-15 lead. Ben scored 14 points and had seven rebounds, and Dennis had 11 points. Ben also had a game-high seven steals.

Upcoming Events

       WED 1/23 MILLERSVILLE                               8 p.m.

       SAT 1/26 at Bloomsburg                                   3 p.m.

Women’s Basketball (8-9, 1-1 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

       WED 1/16 KU 59, MANSFIELD 51 — Mercedes Van Wagner (sr. Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Regional) scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead KU over Mansfield in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division opener Wednesday night. Van Wagner hit 5-of-8 field goals and 8-of-10 free throws. Melissa McQuade (fr. Pittsburgh/Shaler) had 13 points and nine boards and Rachel Weidensaul (sr. Ashland/Cardinal Brennan) had 10 points.

       SAT 1/19 West Chester 68, West Chester 56 — Van Wagner set a new school record in blocks, but KU fell to West Chester University at Hollinger Field House. Van Wagner registered a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. She had five blocks, giving her 168 on her career, breaking the school’s career blocked shot record (Becky Savage, 1999-2003). Weidensaul had a career- and game-high 23 points, shooting 8-of-19 from the field and 4-of-9 from 3-point land.

Upcoming Events

       WED 1/23 MILLERSVILLE                     6 p.m.

       SAT 1/26 at Bloomsburg                         1 p.m.

Women’s Bowling (27-25)

Last Week’s Action

       Idle

Upcoming Events

       SAT 1/26 at Bowie State Classic              11 a.m.

       SUN 1/27 at Bowie State Classic              8:45 a.m.

Men’s Swimming (5-1, 2-1 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

       FRI 1/19 - KU 122, Bloomsburg 81 — The KU men’s swimming team won its fifth straight dual meet with a win over Bloomsburg at Keystone Hall. Nicholas Williams (fr. Holmdel, N.J./Holmdel), Scott Thomas (jr. Friedensburg/Blue Mountain) and Sean Bonifas (sr. Lancaster/Hempfield) each won two individual events in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference win. Bonifas helped lead KU as he won the 200-yard IM (2:03.67) and 200 breaststroke (2:19.17). He, along with Gabriel Recio (fr. Lancaster/Hempfield), Scott Arnold (sr. Manchester/Northeastern) and Derek Orr (jr. Easton/Easton), finished first in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:51.15. Williams and Thomas went on to win two events, both the 100 free (49.43) and the 200 free (1:46.85). Thomas took first in the 200 backstroke (2:03.53) and the 1,000 free (10:18.58).

Upcoming Events

       SAT 1/25 SHIPPENSBURG                         6 p.m.

Women’s Swimming (7-2, 4-2 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

       SAT 1/19 - KU 115, Bloomsburg 90 — The KU women’s swimming team picked up its first victory in school history over Bloomsburg in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference matchup at Keystone Hall. KU was led by Ashley Singer (sr. Lititz/Warwick) as she won both the 500- and 1,000-yard freestyles with times of 5:19.39 and 10:53.06, respectively. Also winning multiple events for the Golden Bears was Steph Jeppesen (so. Bethlehem/Liberty), the 200 IM (2:15.39) and the 200 backstroke (2:28.36). Laura Heebner (jr. Easton/Easton) took first in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:18.06, and Allison Sheely (fr. Enola/Trinity) finished first in the 200 backstroke (2:14.79). Jeppesen, Sheely and Heebner also teamed up with Casey Pollard (fr. Easton/Easton) to take first in the 400 medley with a time of 4:08.00, earning the squad 11 points.

Upcoming Events

       SAT 1/25 SHIPPENSBURG 6 p.m.

Indoor Track and Field

Last Week’s Action

       FRI 1/18 - FRI 1/18 KU women 1st/14 at Ursinus Collegeville Classic — KU placed first out of 14 teams at the Ursinus Collegeville Classic, scoring 132 points to finish ahead of St. Joseph’s (100). West Chester (69), Millersville (54) and Cheyney (37) rounded out the top five. The KU women’s 1,600-meter relay teams, both the A-team and the B-team, swept the top two spots. The A-team was comprised of Joanna Horstmann (jr. Downingtown/Downingtown West), Jessica Schlechter (so. Chalfont/Central Bucks South), Katie Colburn (fr. Hanover/South Western) and Doofan Tor-Agbidye (jr. Stewartsville/N.J./Phillipsburg). Samirah Barczynski (so. Mohnton/Governor Mifflin) finished first in the 200 with a time of 27.90. Horstmann and Stephanie Williams (sr. Harrisburg/Riverside) finished first and second, respectively, in the 1-mile run with times of 5:21.95 and 5:22.85. Michelle Hughes (sr. Warminster/William Tennent) and Ashley Pinter (fr. Bethlehem/Liberty) did the same in the women’s shot put. Hughes took first with a throw of 38-1 1/2, while Pinter took second with 37-9 1/2. Kelly Strickland (so. Bear, Del./Caravel Academy) won the pole vault with a jump of 10-6.

       FRI 1/18 - FRI 1/18 men 1st/14 at Ursinus Collegeville Classic — KU placed first out of 14 teams at the Ursinus Collegeville Classic, scoring 87 points, to edge out Farmindale St. (80) and Cheyney (77). Rutgers-Camden scored 55 to finish fourth and St. Joseph’s had 42 to round out the top five. Billy Boorse (sr. Collegeville/Perkiomen Valley) won the 800 with a time of 1:58.29. In the field events, Jim Dart (sr. Havertown/Haverford) finished first in the shot put (52-5 1/2), while Justin Germani (fr. Birdsboro/Daniel Boone) won the pole vault (14-5 1/2).

Upcoming Events

       WED 1/23 at Ursinus Pentathlon 4 p.m.

       FRI-SAT 1/25-1/26  at Bucknell Invitational TBA

Wrestling (5-2)

Last Week’s Action

       SAT 1/19 at West Liberty Duals: KU 25, Seton Hill 9; West Liberty 24, KU 15 — KU went 1-1 at the West Liberty Duals, defeating Seton Hill while falling to West Liberty. Chris Chambers (jr. Holland/Council Rock South), Kyle Davis (so. Peckville/Valley View) and Dave Zeek (so. Newtown/Council Rock North) all went 2-0 for KU (5-2). Davis, at 184, was the only Golden Bear to collect a pin at the duals, flattening his opponent from West Liberty in 3:45. He also won by forfeit against Seton Hill. Chambers, at 149, and Zeek, at 157, both recorded two decisions Saturday. Kevin Bolinsky (fr. Ashland/North Schuylkill), Sonny Flood (jr. Southampton/William Tennent), Scott Snyder (so. Slatington/Northern Lehigh), Jamie Soupik (fr. Boyertown/Boyertown) and Rob Vollrath (fr. Richboro/Council Rock South) also picked up wins Saturday for KU. At 133 pounds, Vollrath won 5-3, while Soupik, at 141, won 9-5. Flood, at 165, decisioned his opponent 7-5, and Snyder, at 197, picked up a 13-3 major decision. Bolinsky, at heavyweight, won a 3-1 decision.

Upcoming Events

       FRI 1/25 at East Coast Duals 6 p.m.

          -SAT 1/26  (at UNC-Pembroke)        9 a.m.

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