2008-09 No. 19                                                                                     Jan. 20, 2009

WINTER SPORTS

Men’s Basketball (12-3, 1-1 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Events

       WED 1/14 — East Stroudsburg 77, KU 73 — In a game that featured 23 lead changes and 12 ties, East Stroudsburg outlasted KU in the PSAC East opener at Koehler Fieldhouse. Dave Ben (sr. Coatesville/Coatesville) scored 24 points. Stephen Dennis (jr. West Chester/Henderson) added 14 points and Andre Woodlin (sr. Philadelphia/Central) netted 11. Ryan Washington (so. Philadelphia/Wissahickon) led all players with 17 rebounds and had five blocks.

       SAT 1/17 — KU 88, MILLERSVILLE 65 — Dennis led four Golden Bears in double figures as KU rolled to a PSAC East win over Millersville at Keystone Hall. Dennis scored a game-high 27 points as KU jumped out to a 50-27 halftime lead. Ben inched closer to KU’s all-time scoring record with 19 points, and pulled down 12 rebounds, 11 on the defensive end. He also finished 7-for-11 at the free-throw line. Washington had 16 points, nine rebounds and three blocks. Woodlin had 18 points.

Upcoming Events

       WED 1/21 — MANSFIELD 8 p.m.

       SAT 1/24 — at Shippensburg 3 p.m.

Women’s Basketball (12-3, 2-0 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Events

       WED 1/14 — KU 54, East Stroudsburg 49 — KU opened up its PSAC Eastern Division slate with a win over East Stroudsburg University at Koehler Fieldhouse. The Golden Bears were led by Katie Dovey (jr. Willow Hill/Fannett-Metal), who had a team-high 15 points. KU made 16 free throws in the second half to help the Golden Bears fend off the Warriors, who trailed by 14 at half. Lara Dellegrotti (sr. Berwick/Berwick) scored 10 points, including a 3-pointer and four free throws.

       SAT 1/17 — KU 60, MILLERSVILLE 56 — Rachel Wisemiller (jr. Hazleton/Hazleton)  scored 16 points as KU held off Millersville University for a PSAC East win at Keystone Hall. Wisemiller, who also had six rebounds, hit a crucial 3-pointer with 5:53 left to give the Golden Bears the lead for good at 53-50. The win snaps KU’s 15-game losing streak vs. the Marauders. Chauntelle Schroeder (jr. Toronto, Ont./Mother Theresa) finished with 16 points. Meredith Starr (so. Richmond, Va./Monacan) and Wisemiller hit consecutive pairs of free throws in the final 20 seconds to keep the Marauders at bay. KU finished 17-of-22 at the line, including Schroeder’s 10-for-10 showing. She also had seven rebounds. Vivian Melvin (jr. Chichester/Chichester) scored 12 points, and Melissa McQuade (so. Pittsburgh/Shaler) had 10 rebounds, four assists and a steal for KU.

Upcoming Events

       WED 1/21 — MANSFIELD 6 p.m.

       SAT 1/24 — at Shippensburg 1 p.m.

Bowling (38-13, 5-1 NEC)

Last Week’s Action

       Idle

Upcoming Events

       SAT-SUN 1/24-25 — Bowie State Invitational TBA

Men’s Swimming (5-2, 3-2 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

       SAT 1/17 — Bloomsburg 146, Bloomsburg 111 — The KU men's team dropped its PSAC meet at Bloomsburg. Jack Crellin (fr. Pittsburgh/North Allegheny) finished first in the 100 back (54.89) and the 200 back (2:00.95). Another individual first-place finish came from Jeff Travor (so. Quakertown/Quakertown Community) in the 200 IM with a time of 2:05.03. KU claimed the top spot in the 400 free relay with the team of Crellin, Derek Orr (sr. Easton/Easton), Steve Krater (jr. Port Carbon/Pottsville Area) and Gab Recio (so. Lancaster/Hempfield) with a time of 3:19.73.

Upcoming Events

       FRI 1/23 — at Shippensburg 6 p.m.

Women’s Swimming (9-2, 6-2 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

       SAT 1/17 — KU 155, Bloomsburg 105 — Jordan Shapiro (fr. Trenton N.J./Princeton) and Stephanie Jeppesen (jr. Bethlehem/Liberty) led the KU women’s team to a PSAC win at Bloomsburg University. Both Shapiro and Jeppesen won three individual events and a relay, as the Golden Bears won 12 of the 14 events. Shapiro won both the 100- and 200-yard backstroke, finishing with times of 1:01.93 and 2:12.48, respectively. She also won the 50 freestyle with a time of 25.66 seconds. Jeppesen won the 100 breast (1:09.00) and the 200 breast (2:28.50), as well as the 200 individual medley (2:16.25). Both Jeppesen and Shapiro teamed with Laura Heebner (sr. Easton/Easton) and Allison Sheely (so. Enola/Trinity) to win the 400 medley relay with a time of 4:10.08. Heebner also won two events, taking the 100 fly (1:02.63) and the 200 fly (2:18.73). Alex Crigler (so. West Lawn/Wilson High School) won both the 500 free (5:19.62) and the 1,000 free (10:55.26). Sheely also won an individual event, finishing first in the 100 free (56.06).

Upcoming Events

       FRI 1/23 — at Shippensburg 6 p.m.

Indoor Track and Field

Last Week’s Action

Idle

Upcoming Events

       FRI 1/23 — at Collegeville Classic (at Ursinus College) TBA

Wrestling (4-2-1)

Last Week’s Events

       SAT 1/17 — KU 28, WEST LIBERTY STATE 16 — Four close decisions in the upper weights and a pin by Brett Martinez (jr. Slatington/Northern Lehigh) propelled KU past West Liberty State at Keystone Hall. KU won four straight bouts from 165 pounds to 197 to build an insurmountable 28-10 lead. John Paukovits (so. Northampton/Northampton) picked up a major decision at 141 pounds, winning 10-1, while Martinez gave KU a 16-6 lead with a pin in 1:35 at 149 pounds. David Zeek (jr. Newtown/Council Rock North) used a late escape at 165 pounds to break a 4-4 deadlock and win 5-4. Sonny Flood (sr. Southampton/William Tennent) also used an escape in the third period — his coming in the first 15 seconds of the period — to win a 6-5 decision. Bobby Mort (fr. Huntingdon/Huntingdon) won 4-2 at 184 pounds and Scott Snyder (jr. Slatington/Northern Lehigh) won 3-1 at 197.

Upcoming Events

       FRI-SAT 1/23-24 — at East Coast Duals (Laurinburg, N.C.)
       FRI 1/23 — at East Coast Duals 6 p.m.

       SAT 1/24 — at East Coast Duals 9 a.m.

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