2008-09 No. 4                                                                Sept. 22, 2008

FALL SPORTS

Cross Country

Last Week’s Action

       Idle

Upcoming Events

       SAT 9/27 — at Salisbury Invitational                            TBA

Field Hockey (8-1, 2-1 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

       SAT 9/20 — KU 5, Slippery Rock 1 — Jennifer Belfatti (sr. Hatfield/Lansdale Catholic) scored two goals on penalty strokes as KU defeated Slippery Rock in a PSAC crossover. Abbey Sheeler (so. Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights), Lyndsay Butler (sr. Annandale, N.J./Summit) and  Kelley Healey (sr. Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) also had goals for the Golden Bears. Carrie Healey (jr. Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) recorded two assists. Emily Falko (fr. Catasauqua/Catasauqua) played the majority of the game in cage for KU, making nine saves.

       SUN 9/21 — KU 3, Mercyhurst 2 (OT) — Butler scored an unassisted, game-winning goal as KU defeated Mercyhurst in overtime of their PSAC crossover. With the win, Golden Bears head coach Betty Wesner, in her 29th season, collected her 300 win with the program. She is now 300-216-15. The Golden Bears fell behind 1-0 late in the first half, but Anne Waapu (so. Hastings, NEW ZEALAND) scored unassisted at 53:06 to tie the game at 1-1. A few minutes later Carrie Healey put KU ahead with an assist from Belfatti.

Upcoming Events

       TUE 9/23 — BLOOMSBURG                        7 p.m.

       THU 9/25 — at Mansfield                             4 p.m.

Women’s Golf

Last Week’s Action

       Idle

Upcoming Events

       Idle until Oct. 4-5 at Gannon Invitational

Men’s Soccer (1-7-0, 1-4-0 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

       WED 9/17 — Millersville 3, KU 1 — James Robinson (so. Chester, ENGLAND) tied the game at 1-1, but No. 20 Millersville University scored two unanswered tallies to defeat KU in a PSAC East game. Robinson’s goal, unassisted at the 51:48 mark, equaled Millersville’s first goal, which came on a penalty kick. Shawn Knash (so. Honesdale/Honesdale) made five saves in 90 minutes of play.

       SAT 9/20 — SLIPPERY ROCK 1, KU 0 — KU allowed a late goal in the first half and couldn’t find the equalizer in a loss to Slippery Rock at Keystone Field. KU keeper Matthew Fredericks (jr. Montdale/Lakeland) made five saves in the PSAC crossover.

Upcoming Action

       MON 9/22 — at Goldey-Beacom 4 p.m.

       WED 9/24 — PHILADELPHIA UNIV.                        4:30 p.m.

       SAT 9/27 — at California (Pa.)                                 11 a.m.

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

Last Week’s Action

       WED 9/17 — KU 1, Millersville 0 — Raven Chiara (jr. Jamesburg, N.J./Monroe Twp.) scored the only goal needed to hand KU a shutout win over Millersville University in a PSAC East contest. Chiara, off an assist from Chelsea Bressler (fr. Cleona/Annville-Cleona), scored the game-winning goal in the 31st minute. KU was outshot 13-7, but Steph Addleman (fr. Chambersburg/Chambersburg) made seven saves to hold Millersville scoreless.

       SAT 9/20 — KU 3, Lock Haven 2 — Jen Pyne (so. Wall, N.J./Wall) scored the eventual game-winner on a corner as KU held on to defeat Lock Haven in a PSAC crossover. Chiara and Bressler also had goals for the Golden Bears. Chiara opened the scoring in the 18th minute, taking a pass from Jen Tice (so. Barnegat, N.J./Southern Regional) and making it 1-0. Bressler scored unassisted in the 30th minute and Pyne made it 3-1 at the 56:33 mark. Addleman recorded six saves in the contest.

Upcoming Action

       TUE 9/23 MANSFIELD 4 p.m.

       SAT 9/27 at Davis & Elkins                        noon

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 (3-0, 0-0 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

       FRI 9/19 — KU 7, Indiana (Pa.) 2, at Clarion — Rohini Das (jr.Calcutta, INDIA) and Barbara Joerns (Ludwigshafen, GERMANY) combined to win first doubles 8-1and first and second singles as KU defeated Indiana (Pa.). Both Das and Joerns won 6-0, 6-0 in straight sets in their singles matches. Sabrina Arnaud (jr. Pintendre, CANADA) and Nicole Devine (Allentown/Allentown Central Catholic) were 8-1 winners at second doubles. Arnaud won third singles 6-0, 6-0 and Devine won 6-1, 6-1 in fourth singles. Chelsea White (fr. Landenberg/Avon Grove) won 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 at sixth singles.

       SAT 9/20 — KU 6, Clarion 3 — KU swept the top four singles slots and won two out of three doubles matches to defeat Clarion. Das and Joerns combined to win first doubles 8-1, while Arnaud and Devine won 8-1 at No. 2 doubles. Das won 6-2, 6-0 at No. 1 singles and Joerns won 6-3, 6-0 in second singles. Arnaud kept the streak going with a 6-2, 6-4 win and Devine added a point with a 6-2, 6-4 win.

Upcoming Action

       SAT 9/27 — at ITA Regionals (at Bloomsburg)                        TBA

       -SUN 9/28 — at ITA Regionals (at Bloomsburg)                       TBA

Women’s Volleyball (9-5, 1-3 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

       TUE 9/16 — WEST CHESTER 3, KU 1 — KU dropped the final two sets 29-27 and 25-13 in a loss to West Chester in a PSAC East match at Keystone Arena. The teams split the first two sets, with WCU winning 25-19 and KU winning 25-15 in sets one and two. Lindsay Confer (so. Bellefonte/Bald Eagle Area) had 16 kills and three blocks to lead KU. Katie Miller (jr. Elizabethtown/Elizabethtown) had 12 kills. Jamie Celia (so. Douglassville/Daniel Boone) dished out 33 assists and had 10 digs. Megan O'Connell (so. Horsham/Hatboro Horsham) had 15 digs, while Lindsey Smith (fr. Hanover/Delone Catholic) added 14 digs.

       THU 9/18 — Shippensburg 3, Kutztown 1 — KU won the first set 26-24, but Shippensburg took the next three 25-10, 25-17 and 25-19 for the PSAC East win. Miller had 10 kills and three blocks to lead the offense. Chipping in with eight kills was Confer. Katie Lutz (fr. Greencastle/Greencastle Antrim) had six kills and two blocks. Celia dished out 28 assists and had nine digs, while Smith had 14 digs.

       SAT 9/20 — KU 3, EAST STROUDSBURG 2 — KU rallied to erase a 2-0 deficit and defeat East Stroudsburg University at Keystone Arena in a PSAC East match. Celia had 41 assists for the Golden Bears, who rallied late in the third set to come from behind and win 26-24, forcing a fourth set. There, KU won 25-21 and in the deciding fifth set, the Golden Bears won 15-11. East Stroudsburg won the first two sets 25-20 and 25-17. Miller who had a team-high 13 kills, along with Confer and Lutz, who each had nine kills, helped lead the comeback. Miller also finished with a team-best six blocks, while Lutz had five. Celia led the team with 14 digs, while O’Connell and Smith each had 13. Smith also had two service aces.

Upcoming Events

       THU 9/25 — BLOOMFIELD                        7 p.m.

       FRI-SAT 9/26-9/27 — at California (Pa.) Tournament

       FRI 9/26 — vs. Mercyhurst                        4:30 p.m.

       SAT 9/27 — at California (Pa.)                   10 a.m. a.m.

       SAT 9/27 — vs. Indianapolis                      1 p.m.

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