2008-09 No. 10                      Nov. 3, 2008

FALL SPORTS

Cross Country

Last Week’s Action

       SAT 11/1 — Women 3rd/16 at PSAC Championships (at Lock Haven) — The KU women placed three runners in the top 20 to score 115 points and finish third at the 2008 PSAC Championships at Lock Haven University. Shippensburg won the meet with 70 points and Slippery Rock had 73 to finish second. Edinboro (115) was fourth, while Bloomsburg and Indiana, Pa., tied for fifth with 159 points. Joanna Horstmann (sr. Downingtown/Downingtown West), Cristina Reimer (so. Chester Spring/Downingtown East) and Kristin Cupido (so. Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) all finished as All-PSAC athletes for KU. Horstmann, who made it her fourth All-PSAC honor of her career in cross country, led the pack of Golden Bears with a 14th-place finish (22:05). Reimer was 19th in 22:12 and Cupido was 20th in 22:13. Kristy Ulrich (fr. Duncannon/Susquenita), running in her first PSAC Championship meet, placed 27th with a time of 22:35, just 22 seconds off the pace for an All-PSAC honor. Hailey Dell (sr. Saranac Lake, N.Y./Saranac Lake) was 35th, finishing in 22:56 in her final conference meet as a Golden Bear. Lindsey Ray (fr. Barnegat, N.J./Barnegat) and Maureen Watson (jr. Walnutport/Allentown Central Catholic) also ran for KU, placing 66th (24:13) and 75th (24:32), respectively.

       SAT 11/1 — Men 11th/15 at PSAC Championships (at Lock Haven) — The KU men placed 11th at the 2008 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships at Lock Haven University. Edinboro won the meet with 56 points, while Slippery Rock was second with 65. Lock Haven (85), Shippensburg (100) and Bloomsburg (149) rounded out the top five. KU finished with 307 points. Kevin Rodgers (so. Clifton Heights/Upper Darby) was KU's top finisher, placing 39th in 26:18. Ben Loht (jr. Lewistown/Indian Valley) and Ryan Reich (fr. Oley/Oley Valley) finished 55th (26:45) and 56th (26:45), respectively. Frank Nick (fr. Kintnersville/Palisades) placed 70th for KU, in 27:26, while Jubilant Kunce (fr. Red Lion/Red Lion Area) was 87th (28:37) and Steve Guthrie (fr. Chester Springs/Devon Prep) was 98th (32:05).

Upcoming Events

       SAT 11/8 — at NCAA Regional Championships (at Slippery Rock)               11 a.m.

Field Hockey (13-6, 5-4 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

       TUE 10/28 — MANSFIELD cancelled

       FRI 10/31 — Indiana (Pa.) 2, Kutztown 1 — Indiana University of Pennsylvania scored two first-half goals en route to a win over KU in a PSAC semifinal at Bloomsburg University. IUP took a 2-0 lead before Anne Waapu (so. Hastings, NEW ZEALAND) cut it to 2-1 at the 50:51 mark. Emily Falko (fr. Catasauqua/Catasauqua) had one save, facing just five Crimson Hawk shots.

Women’s Soccer (12-5-2, 6-4-2 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

       WED 10/29 — KU 1, Mansfield 0 — Chelsea Bressler (fr. Cleona/Annville-Cleona) scored the game's only goal to lead KU past Mansfield in the Golden Bears' regular-season finale. The two teams battled to a scoreless tie at halftime and Bressler scored the game-winner for the PSAC playoff-bound Golden Bears at the 57:04 mark. Steph Addleman (fr. Chambersburg/Chambersburg) had five saves to record her seventh shutout of the season, one shy of KU's single-season record.

Upcoming Action

       TUE 11/4 — at West Chester (PSAC playoffs)             1 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball (15-15, 4-7 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

       TUE 10/28 — East Stroudsburg 3, KU 0 — KU fell in straight sets to PSAC East foe East Stroudsburg by scores of 25-17, 25-22 and 25-21. KU led both the second and third sets 16-11, but couldn't hold on for the wins. Katie Miller (jr. Elizabethtown/Elizabethtown) led the offense with seven kills, along with two blocks. Cali Snell (fr. York/York Suburban) had five kills, as did Kelsey Nester (so. Catasauqua/Catasauqua). Nester added 12 digs. Jamie Celia (so. Douglassville/Daniel Boone) had 23 assists and six digs. Lindsey Smith (fr. Hanover/Delone Catholic) notched 18 digs.

       SAT 11/1 — SHIPPENSBURG 3, KU 2 — KU was edged out by Shippensburg in a PSAC East contest at Keystone Hall. The Golden Bears and Red Raiders exchanged wins in each of the first four sets. KU took the first and third set by scores of 25-14 and 25-20. Shippensburg won the second set 25-19 and the fourth 27-25 before taking the fifth set tiebreaker 15-6. Brittni Speck (fr. Hesston/Huntingdon) led the offense with 10 kills and three blocks. Snell was solid at the net with eight blocks to go with her seven kills. Celia dished out 34 assists and had nine digs, and five service aces. Smith had 25 digs and two aces, while Nester added nine kills and 21 digs.

Upcoming Events

       SAT 11/8 — MILLERSVILLE                                 11 a.m.

WINTER SPORTS

Bowling (11-7, 0-0 NEC)

Last Week’s Action

       FRI-SUN 10/31-11/2 — KU 5th/12 at the Fairleigh Dickinson Invitational — Kayla Jones (fr. Johnstown/Westmont Hilltop) set a new single game school record with a 275 and placed fourth individually as KU placed fifth at the Fairleigh Dickinson Invitational. Vanderbilt took the top spot, while host Fairleigh Dickinson was second, New Jersey City third, and Delaware State fourth. KU was 2-1 in baker matches on Sunday in the playoff rounds after going 3-2 in baker matches Friday and 1-4 in traditional matches Saturday. KU, ranked 16th in the nation, defeated No. 1 Maryland-Eastern Shore twice in baker matches Sunday, both times by scores of 4-0. New Jersey City handed KU its only baker loss, 4-3 in the second round. Maryland-Eastern Shore won 968-926 in traditional matches Saturday against KU. The Golden Bears also lost to No. 2 Vanderbilt (1,133-966), No. 9 Delaware State (986-941) and No. 17 St. Peters (933-892). KU defeated No. 22 Morgan State 934-767. Friday, KU defeated No. 19 St. Francis (730-639), No. 6 Sacred Heart (742-718), No. 15 Wisconsin-Whitewater (755-654). KU lost in a close match 806-805 to No. 7 Fairleigh Dickinson and 756-683 to No. 13 Adelphi. Jones led the Golden Bears, averaging a 221.2 average. She also set a school record with a 275 against Vanderbilt en route to an all-tournament team selection. Steph Ray (so. West Lawn/Wilson) was second on the team, placing 21st individually with a 191.2 average. Kayla Stamm (so. Mohnton/Governor Mifflin) was third, placing 23rd with a 185.2 average.

Upcoming Events

       Idle until Nov. 15-16 at Northeast Conference Meet #1

Men’s Swimming (2-1, 1-1 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

       SAT 11/1 — KU 139, Misericordia 114 —The KU men defeated Misericordia at East Stroudsburg. Jack Crellin (fr. Pittsburgh/ North Allegheny) took first in 100-yard backstroke (54.60) and the 200 backstroke (1:59.23). In the 1,000 freestyle Scott Thomas (sr. Schuylkill Haven/Blue Mountain) finished first with a time of 10:39.06. Dan Troy (fr. Aldan/Upper Darby) came in second in the event with a time of 10:43.07. The Golden Bears took first and second place in the 200 freestyle. Steve Krater (jr. Port Carbon/Pottstville Area) finished in 1:49.19 and Derek Orr (sr. Easton/Easton) finished in 1:51.45. John Pandish (sr. Milford/Delaware Valley) came in second (50.12) behind teammate Krater (49.57) in the 100 freestyle. Pandish took first in the 200 butterfly in a time of 2:08.44. In the 500 freestyle Troy took first with a time of 5:14.34, while Orr came in second at 5:15.25. John Nicklous (sr. Philadelphia/Father Judge) and A.J. Guarino (so. Royersford/Downingtown) took first and second in the 100 butterfly with times of 65.79 and 58.15, respectively.

Upcoming Events

       SAT 11/8 — at Edinboro                                    1 p.m.

Women’s Swimming (3-1, 1-1 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

       SAT 11/1 — KU 148, Misericordia 108; KU 145, East Stroudsburg 104 — The KU women had first-place finishers in 10 of the 14 events en route to two wins at East Stroudsburg. The relay team of Nikki Hinsdale (fr. Glen Mills/Bayard Rustin), Stephanie Jeppesen (jr. Bethlehem/Liberty), Jordan Shapiro (fr. Trenton, N.J./Princeton) and Allison Sheely (so. Enola/Trinity) took the 200-yard medley with a time of 1:53.93. Jeppesen also placed first in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.67) and the 200 breaststroke (2:30.81). Sheely took first place in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:02.67. The 1,000 freestyle event had KU finishers in the top two spots, with Heather Wolkom (jr. Rumson, N.J./Rumson Fair-Haven) and Shelly Lawn (so. Hatboro/Gwynedd-Mercy Academy) finishing first (11:00.32) and second (11:44.66), respectively. KU had a pair of swimmers at the top of the 500 freestyle, with Wolkom (5:27.2) taking first and Kerry Choplin (so. Thorofare, N.J./West Deptford) second (5:28.60). Alex Crigler (so. West Lawn/Wilson) took first place in the 200 butterfly, posting a time of 2:21.95. Shapiro finished in the top spot with a time of 2:12.94 in the 200 backstroke. Taking second place in the event was Sheely at 2:15.15. In the 100 freestyle Hinsdale finished in first, posting a time of 56.45.

Upcoming Events

       SAT 11/8 — at Edinboro, Mansfield                                   1 p.m.

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