2008-09 No. 3                                                                                      Sept. 15, 2008

FALL SPORTS

Cross Country

Last Week’s Action

       SAT 9/13 — Women 4th/14 at Penn State Harry Groves Invitational — KU finished in fourth place out of fourteen at the Penn State Invitational, with the Golden Bears placing six runners in the top 50 out of the 188 finishers and scoring 153 points. Syracuse finished first with 30 points, while Penn State had 45 points. Columbia (80) was third and Geneso State (162) was fifth. Joanna Horstmann (sr. Downingtown/Downingtown West) finished 16th place (22:46). Kristy Ulhrich (fr. Duncannon/Susquenita) came in at 29th place with a time of 23:27 and just after her was Kristin Cupido (so. Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) at 23:33, for 32nd place. Hailey Dell (sr. Saranac Lake, N.Y./Saranac Lake) placed 37th with a time of 23:44and Steph Grimm (sr. Fleetwood/Oley Valley) finished three seconds behind at 23:47 for 39th place. Cheryl Dingman (jr. Lansdale/North Penn) finished 45th with a time of 24:06. Teammate Maureen Watson (jr. Walnutport/Allentown Central Catholic) was just behind her at 24:22. Kristy Ulhrich (fr. Duncannon/Susquenita) rounded out the Golden Bears’ top seven with a time of 23:33.

SAT 9/13 — Men 10th/14 at Penn State Harry Groves Invitational — KU finished in 10th place at the Penn State Invitational, with three placing in the top 50 out of 188 finishers. Syracuse placed first with 15 points, while Columbia (51), Penn State (83), Geneso State (121) and Dickinson (132) rounding out the top five. Ben Loht (jr. Lewistown/Indian Valley) led all Golden Bears with a finish at 40th (28:18). Placing 45th and 50th were Kevin Rodgers (so. Clifton Heights/Upper Darby) and Ryan Reich (fr. Oley/Oley Valley) with times of 28:41 and 28:33, respectively. Other notable times were Frank Nick (fr. Kintersville/Palisades) at 29:23 and Paul Kuehnle (fr. Saddle Brook, N.J./Saddle Brook) at 31:20.

Upcoming Events

SAT 9/27 — at Salisbury Invitational                                TBA

Field Hockey (6-1, 2-1 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

WED 9/10 — KU 5, Millersville 3 — Carrie Healey (jr. Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) capped a comeback for the Golden Bears with two late goals in a win over Millersville. Trailing 3-1, Abbey Sheeler (so. Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights) made it 3-2, and early in the second half, Anne Waapu (so. Hastings, NEW ZEALAND) tied the game. Healey had the game-winner with six minutes left and added an insurance goal two minutes later. Kelley Healey (sr. Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) had a goal and an assist.

SAT 9/13 — KU 3, Adelphi 1 — KU scored twice in the first half to defeat Adelphi University. Kelley Healey and Carrie Healey led the way with a goal and an assist each. In the first half, Breah Kinney (jr. Forty Fort/Wyoming Valley West) started the scoring on a breakaway, assisted by Kelley Healey. Goalkeeper Melissa Watson (so. Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes) notched five saves.

SUN 9/14 — KU 5, C.W. Post 1 — Lyndsay Butler (sr. Annandale, N.J./Summit) had a hat trick and Kelley Healey broke the school record for assists in a career as KU defeated C.W. Post. Kelley Healey assisted on Butler’s second and third goals, giving her 33 assists, passing Justine Baer (1998-2001). Butler’s first goal tied the game at 1-1 early in the second half and her next two gave KU a 3-1 lead. Sheeler added two more goals late in the second half.

Upcoming Events

SAT 9/20 — at Slippery Rock                                1 p.m.

SUN 9/21 — at Mercyhurst                                    noon

Women’s Golf

Last Week’s Action

FRI 9/12 — KU 2ND/5 FALL INVITATIONAL — Kelli Pry (so. Coatesville/Coatesville) tied for the individual medal and KU placed second a the KU Fall Invitational at a rainy Berkleigh Golf Club. Pry shot a five-over 79 on the par-74, 6,030-yard course. Lehigh edged KU in the team standings, with a score of 331 to KU’s 335. McDaniel was third at 370, followed by West Chester (387) and East Stroudsburg (495). Samantha Rumbley (so. Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) was third overall with an 81, while Krista Tressler (sr. Fayeteville/Heritage Academy) tied for sixth at 86. Chelsea Corbo (fr. Harrisburg/Central Dauphin East) rounded out KU’s top-four scorers with an 89, good for 10th place. Lauren Foulke (sr. Kempton/Kutztown) tied for 13th with a 94, while Erin Arden (jr. Somers, N.Y./Somers) (16th, 95) and Morgan Todd (fr. Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central) (23rd, 109) completed KU’s field.

Upcoming Events

Idle until Oct. 4-5 at Gannon Invitational

Men’s Soccer (1-5-0, 1-3-0 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

TUE 9/9 — West Chester 7, KU 0 — KU suffered a shutout loss to PSAC East foe West Chester. The Golden Bears were outshot 17-6 in the game.

SAT 9/13 — BLOOMSBURG 3, KU 2 (OT) — Greg Parker (fr. West Grove/Avon Grove) scored two goals for KU, but Bloomsburg University rallied to tie and win in overtime at Keystone Field. The Golden Bears scored in the second minute of the PSAC East game, and made it 2-1 at the 54:08 mark; however Bloomsburg tied the game at 2 with less than seven minutes left in regulation to force overtime. In the extra frame, the Huskies scored the game-winner in the 97th minute. Rusty Chapel (jr. Topton/Brandywine) recorded an assist for KU. Shawn Knash (so. Honesdale/Honesdale) made eight saves for the Golden Bears.

Upcoming Action

WED 9/17 — at Millersville                                       7:30 p.m.

SAT 9/20 — SLIPPERY ROCK                                noon

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

Last Week’s Action

TUE 9/9 — West Chester 2, KU 0 — KU stayed close with the No. 3 team in Division II for a half, but West Chester proved to be too much, as the Rams defeated the Golden Bears. West Chester scored on a deflected corner kick at the 49:20 mark and added a tally in the 85th minute. Steph Addleman (fr. Chambersburg/Chambersburg) made three saves for KU.

SAT 9/13 — KU 4,  BLOOMSBURG 0 — Chelsea Bressler (fr. Cleona/Annville-Cleona) scored two goals as KU used a late flurry of goals to solidify its PSAC East shutout of Bloomsburg University at Keystone Field. KU scored in the 57th minute when Bressler took a pass from Alex Butler (sr. Montoursville/Montoursville) and beat the Bloomsburg keeper for the 1-0 lead. KU’s defense played strong over the remainder of the half as Bloomsburg fired off 15 second-half shots. Addleman, however, made 10 saves to collect her first shutout of her career. Jen Pyne (so. Wall, N.J./Wall) and Raven Chiara (jr. Jamesburg, N.J./Monroe Twp.) had goals for KU, and Shannon Pennock (fr. Mansfield, N.J./Northern Burlington) recorded an assist.

Upcoming Action

WED 9/17 — at Millersville                                 5 p.m.

SAT 9/20 — at Lock Haven                                6 p.m.

Men’s Tennis (0-0, 0-0 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

Idle

Upcoming Action

Idle until Oct. 4-5 at ITA Regionals (at Bloomsburg)

Women’s Tennis (1-0, 0-0 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

THU 9/11 — KU 9, Georgian Court 0 — KU opened  its 2008 season with a shutout win over visiting Georgian Court University. Barbara Joerns (jr. Ludwigshafen, GERMANY) and Rohini Das (jr. Kolkata, INDIA) paved the way for the Golden Bears with a convincing 8-0 win in the first doubles slot. Joerns won her singles match by a score of 6-0, 6-0. Also with wins were second doubles Sabrina Arnaud (jr. Quebec, Canada/Levy Laurzon) and Nicole Devine (fr. Allentown/Allentown) 8-1. In the third doubles, Shir Suez (jr. Even Yehuda, ISREAL) and Tess Wright (so. Lewisburg/Lewisburg) won 8-2. Das (6-0, 6-1), Joerns (6-0, 6-0), Arnaud (6-0, 6-0), Devine (2-6, 6-0, 1-0), Wright (6-4, 6-0) and Chelsea White (fr. Landenburg/Avon Grove) (6-1, 6-1) swept the singles matches first through sixth, respectively.

Upcoming Action

FRI 9/19 — vs. Indiana (Pa.), at Clarion                                TBA

SAT 9/20 — at Clarion                                                        11 a.m.

Women’s Volleyball (8-3, 0-1 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

TUE 9/9 — Lock Haven 3, KU 0 — KU suffered a shutout loss to Lock Haven in the teams’ first PSAC East meeting. Set scores were 25-19, 25-17 and 25-18. KU was led by Katie Miller (jr. Elizabethtown/Elizabethtown), who had eight kills and two blocks. Lindsay Confer (so. Bellefonte/Bald Eagle Area) had five kills and two blocks. Jamie Celia (so. Douglassville/Daniel Boone) dished out 16 assists, while Lindsey Smith (fr. Hanover/Delone Catholic) had 11 digs.

FRI 9/12 — at West Chester Tournament

FRI 9/12 — KU 3, Holy Family 2 — KU opened the West Chester Tournament with a thrilling victory, using a 15-10 decision in the fifth set to beat Holy Family. After dropping the first set 25-22, the Golden Bears rallied in the next two sets with wins of 27-25 and 25-13 before losing the fourth set to force a tiebreaker. Miller led the offense with 10 kills and three blocks. Confer added 9 kills and Kelsey Nester (so. Catasauqua/Catasauqua) had seven. Celia had 33 assists and Lindsey Smith (fr. Hanover/Delone Catholic) had 20 digs.

FRI 9/12 — vs. Wheeling Jesuit, cancelled

FRI 9/13 — KU 3, District of Columbia 0 — The Golden Bears closed out the West Chester Tournament with a shutout win over District of Columbia. Confer and Miller were the offensive leaders with 11 and eight kills, respectively. Chipping in with seven kills was Danielle Ozment (so. Reading/Holy Name). Celia had 27 assists and Smith had 13 digs.

SAT 9/13 — vs. Concordia (N.Y.), cancelled.

Upcoming Events

TUE 9/16 — WEST CHESTER                                       7 p.m.

THU 9/18 — at Shippensburg                                          7 p.m.

SAT 9/20 — EAST STROUDSBURG                               2 p.m.

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