2008-09 No. 18                                                                        Jan. 12, 2009

WINTER SPORTS

Men’s Basketball (11-2, 0-0 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Events

       SAT 1/10 — KU 91, EDINBORO 85 — Stephen Dennis (jr. West Chester/Henderson) and Ryan Washington (so. Philadelphia/Wissahickon) led KU to a come-from-behind win over Edinboro at Keystone Hall. KU trailed by 13 with 7:40 left in the PSAC crossover, but KU went on a 16-3 run to tie the game at 80-80 with 1:50 left. Washington finished with a career-high 26 points and pulled down 15 rebounds. Dennis was 9-of-10 from the line and finished with a team-high 27 points. Andre Woodlin (sr. Philadelphia/Central) had 16 points. Julius Gray (so. Lincoln/Oxford) had 10 points, including the go-ahead bucket, and two 3s. Dave Ben (sr. Coatesville/Coatesville) also reached double-digits, scoring 10 points.

       SUN 1/11 — KU 98, LOCK HAVEN 58 — Ben scored a career-high 34 points, leading KU to a rout of Lock Haven University at Keystone Hall. The Golden Bears went up 49-21 at halftime of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference crossover and never looked back, scoring another 49 points in the second half. Washington recorded his second straight double-double with 18 points and 15 rebounds, 12 on the defensive end. Dennis scored 15 points and had nine rebounds, seven steals, four assists and a block. Woodlin had 11 points, shooting 3-for-3 from beyond the 3-point arc.

Upcoming Events

       WED 1/14 — at East Stroudsburg 8 p.m.

       SAT 1/17 — MILLERSVILLE 8 p.m.

Women’s Basketball (10-3, 0-0 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Events

       SAT 1/10 — EDINBORO 88, KU 84 — KU dropped an 88-84 PSAC crossover against Edinboro University at Keystone Hall. Chauntelle Schroeder (jr. Toronto, Ont./Mother Theresa) had a career-high in both points and rebounds with 21 and 13, respectively, to lead the Golden Bears. Melissa McQuade (so. Pittsburgh/Shaler) finished with a double-double, scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds. McQuade was 10-of-11 from the free throw line and KU shot 27-of-32 as a team. Also with a double-double was Katie Dovey (jr. Willow Hill/Fannett-Metal) scoring 12 points to go along with 10 rebounds. Lara Dellegrotti (sr. Berwick/Berwick) was 3-for-5 from 3 and finished with 15 points. Rachel Wisemiller (jr. Hazelton/Hazelton) scored 14 points and had two blocks.

       SUN 1/11 — KU 77, LOCK HAVEN 72 — Wisemiller netted a career-high 27 points as KU defeated Lock Haven in a PSAC crossover at Keystone Hall. McQuade recorded her second straight double-double, scoring 18 points and pulling down 18 rebounds — a career high — 14 on the defensive end. She also had three assists, a block and a steal. Dellegrotti hit three 3-pointers and went 5-for-6 from the free-throw line to score 16 points, and Schroeder had 10. Wisemiller also had seven assists, two blocks and a steal. KU was 24-of-30 from the line with Wisemiller going 8-for-8 and McQuade going 4-for-5.

Upcoming Events

       WED 1/14 — at East Stroudsburg 6 p.m.

       SAT 1/17 — MILLERSVILLE 6 p.m.

Bowling (38-13, 5-1 NEC)

Last Week’s Action

       SAT-SUN 1/10-11 — KU 2nd/6 at St. Francis New Year Knockdown — Stephanie Ray (so. West Lawn/Wilson) led KU to a 7-2 record at the St. Francis College New Year's Knockdown in Staten Island, N.Y. Ray totaled 1,493 pins to finish second in the individual standings (213.3 avg.). KU's Kayla Jones (fr. Johnstown/Westmont Hilltop) was sixth with a score of 1,393 (199.0 avg.).  Kayla Stamm (so. Mohnton/Governor Mifflin) was eighth with 1,377 pinfall (196.7 avg.). She highlighted Saturday's matchups with a 257 against Long Island. It was the third-highest score ever for a KU kegler. KU was 3-1 as a team Saturday. After losing its opening match 980-894 against the hosts from St. Francis, the No. 8 ranked Golden Bears defeated Long Island (1,021-679), Saint Peter's (840-777) and No. 7 New Jersey City (1,084-1,035).  KU scored 931 pins in a solo round to end the day. On Sunday, KU went 4-1, losing only to New Jersey City in a best of seven baker match. KU won games three through five, but New Jersey rallied to win the final two and finish first in the standings. KU defeated Adelphi (977-951) and Hampton (1,000-927) in individual action. KU also beat Long Island (834-491) and St. Francis (931-770) in baker matches.

Upcoming Events

       Idle until Bowie State Invitational Jan. 24-25

Men’s Swimming (5-1, 3-1 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

       FRI 1/9 — KU 145, ALBRIGHT 106 — Stephen Krater (jr. Port Carbon/Pottsville Area) took the top spot in three events as the KU men’s team defeated Albright College at Keystone Hall. Krater won the 50-, 100- and 200-yard freestyles, as KU won nine of the 14 events. He won the 50 in 23.25 seconds, 100 in 50.47 and 200 in 1:51.91. Jack Crellin (fr. Pittsburgh/North Allegheny) also picked up multiple victories, winning the 100 and 200 backstroke with times of 54.78 and 2:03.73, respectively. David Shedleski (fr. Mechanicsburg/Trinity), John Pandish (sr. Milford/Delaware Valley) and Jeff Travor (so. Quakertown/Quakertown Community) also won individual events for the Golden Bears. Shedleski won the 100 breaststroke (1:03.74), while Travor won the 200 breaststroke (2:19.73). Pandish won the 200 butterfly (2:03.34). Crellin, Shedleski, Pandish and Derek Orr (sr. Easton/Easton) teamed up to win the 200 medley relay (1:41.80).

Upcoming Events

       SAT 1/17 — at Bloomsburg 1 p.m.

Women’s Swimming (8-2, 5-2 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

       FRI 1/9 — KU 150, ALBRIGHT 103 — Four members of the KU women’s team earned multiple first-place finishes as the Golden Bears defeated Albright College at Keystone Hall. Stephanie Jeppesen (jr. Bethlehem/Liberty), Alex Crigler (so. West Lawn/Wilson High School), Jordan Shapiro (fr. Trenton N.J./Princeton) and Allison Sheely (so. Enola/Trinity) each won two events for the Golden Bears in the non-conference meet. Jeppesen won the 100 and 200 breaststroke events with times of 1:09.32 and 2:28.86, respectively. Shapiro took first in the 50 freestyle (25.72), and Sheely swept the 100 and 200 freestyles with times of 57.25 and 2:00.53, respectively. Crigler had a first-place finish in the 500 (5:21.95). Heather Wolkom (jr. Rumson, N.J./Rumson Fair-Haven) completed the Golden Bears sweep of the freestyle events, winning the 1,000 (11:02.42). Sheely also won the 100 backstroke (1:03.20), while Shapiro won the 200 backstroke (2:16.53). Crigler finished in first in the 200 butterfly (2:18.33). Jeppesen teamed up with Nicole Hinsdale (fr. Glen Mills/Bayard Rustin), Katie Kelly (so. Downingtown/Downingtown) and Stephanie Kearns (fr. West Chester/West Chester East) for a win in the 200 medley relay (1:55.45).

       SAT 1/10 — KU 133, CALIFORNIA (Pa.) 129 — The KU women’s swim team edged out California (Pa.) 133-129 at Keystone Pool. Shapiro and Jeppesen were multiple first-place finishers to help lead KU to the PSAC victory. Shapiro took first in the 50-yard backstroke with a time of 29.10, with Sheely taking second at 29.30. Shapiro grabbed a first-place finish in the 100 back, posting a time of 1:01.56. Shapiro also earned a second place finish in the 50 free (25.74). Jeppesen placed first in the 50 breast (31.73) and the 100 breast (1:09.48). She finished in second in the 100 free at 55.62. Also finishing in first was Hinsdale, with a time of 2:01.46 in the 200 free. Finishing behind Hinsdale in the 200 were KU swimmers Kerry Choplin (so. Thorofare, N.J./West Deptford) in second (2:02.96) and Kearns  in third (2:04.53). Laura Heebner (sr. Easton/Easton) had second-place finishes in the 100 fly (1:02.47) and the 400 IM (4:51.85).

Upcoming Events

       SAT 1/17 — at Bloomsburg 1 p.m.

Indoor Track and Field

Last Week’s Action

       FRI 1/9 — KU women at GOLDEN BEAR INVITE — The KU women collected seven first-place finishes at the Golden Bear Invitational at Keystone Fieldhouse. Ashley Pinter (so. Bethlehem/Liberty) won first place in two events in the unscored meet. She won the 20-pound weight throw (49-10) and the shot put (39-6 3/4). Christina Costanzo (fr. Philadelphia/Archbishop Ryan) took the top spot in the long jump (16-0 3/4) and Kelly Strickland (jr. Bear, Del./Caravel Academy) earned first place in the pole vault (11-0). Katie Colburn (so. Hanover/South Western) won the pentathlon with 2,805 points, ahead of teammate Jasmine Lockhart (fr. Wernersville/Conrad Weiser), who placed second with 2,272 points. Jill Kostishion (fr. Hilltown/Pennridge) finished first in the 800-meter run in 2:29.98. Cheryl Dingman (sr. Lansdale/North Penn) won the 1,000 (3:08.95), finishing ahead of teammate Kristy Ulrich (fr. Duncannon/Susquenita), who was second (3:15.73). In the 3,000, Joanna Horstmann (sr. Downingtown/Downingtown West) finished  second. Brooke Mathews (fr. Reedsville/Indian Valley) was second in the 55 dash, finishing in 7.65., and second in the 200 dash (27.52).

       FRI 1/9 — KU men at GOLDEN BEAR INVITE — Cody Hartzler (sr. Belleville/Indian Valley) picked up the KU men team's only individual first-place finish at the Golden Bear Invitational at Keystone Fieldhouse. KU’s relay team beat out Shippensburg in the 1,600-meter relay for first-place, with a time of 3:30.92. In the high jump, Hartzler took first place with a jump of 6-6. In the 3,200 relay, KU finished behind Muhlenberg (8:21.85) with a time of 9:12.07. KU’s Jason Rowles (jr. Broomall/Marple Newtown) finished in second place with a time of 1:09.42 in the 400. T.J. Longmore (jr. Lititz/Manheim Twp.) took second in the 55 hurdles (7.85) and pole vaulter William Hodges (jr. Levittown/Neshaminy) finished tied for second at 14-6. Chris Boutsikaris (sr. Newton/Newton) finished second in the 35-pound throw (54-9).

Upcoming Events

       Idle until Jan. 23 at Collegeville Classic (at Ursinus College)

Wrestling (3-2-1)

Last Week’s Events

       MON 1/5 — PITT-JOHNSTOWN 23, KU 13 — Joe Kemmerer (sr. Mountain Top/Crestwood) remained undefeated on the season, but KU fell to Pitt-Johnstown at Keystone Hall. KU picked up just three victories in the loss. Kemmerer, at 133 pounds, led the way with an 11-0 major decision. John Paukovits (so. Northampton/Northampton), at 141, won a 9-4 decision, and David Zeek (jr. Newtown/Council Rock North), at 165, won by forfeit.

       WED 1/7 — KING’S COLLEGE ppd.

       SAT 1/10 — KU at Shorty Hitchcock Open (at Millersville) — Paukovits won the 141-pound bracket to lead KU at the Shorty Hitchcock Open. He was one of three Golden Bears to place in the top three. Scott Snyder (jr. Slatington/Northen Lehigh) was the runner-up at 197 pounds and Zeek was third at 165. Paukovits picked up two decisions and a pin to reach the final, where he won 8-5. Snyder notched four decision wins before losing by fall in the final. Zeek won three decisions, lost by decision in the semifinals, then bounced back with two consolation wins to take third place.

Upcoming Events

       SAT 1/17 — WEST LIBERTY STATE noon

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