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2008-09 No. 26 - March 9, 2009

WINTER SPORTS

Men’s Basketball (26-4, 13-1 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Events

       TUE 3/3 — KU 97, MANSFIELD 86 (PSAC QUARTERFINALS) — Stephen Dennis (jr. West Chester/Henderson) scored 31 points to lead KU to a PSAC quarterfinal playoff win over Mansfield University at Keystone Hall. Dennis netted 20 of his 31 in the second half as KU pulled away to win its first playoff game in three tries at Keystone Hall. Dave Ben (sr. Coatesville/Coatesville) shot 6-of-12 from the floor to score 21 points. His six field goals — three were from 3 — set the new school record for field goals in a career. Ryan Washington (so. Philadelphia/Wissahickon) scored 19 points and Andre Woodlin (sr. Philadelphia/Central) had 17.

       FRI 3/6 — KU 103, Slippery Rock 90 (PSAC Semifinals) — Dennis scored a career-high with 32 points and Woodlin hit the 1,000 career-point mark, as the Golden Bears defeated Slippery Rock in the PSAC semifinals. Ben knocked down five 3s in the game to finish with 22 points, 13 coming in the second half. Mark Bower (sr. West Deptford, N.J./West Deptford) finished the game with 11 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double, while Washington chipped in with 18 points and six boards. Dennis and Ben moved to the top of the KU single-season scoring record with 622 and 620, respectively. Dennis moved into first for single-season free throws made with 152, eclipsing Ben’s 148 set in the 2006-07 season.

       SAT 3/7 — Gannon 80, KU 65 (PSAC Final) — KU came up short in its bid for the PSAC title falling to the PSAC West champion Gannon University. Dennis scored 28 points and 10 rebounds. Ben knocked down three 3-pointers as he scored 14 points and had eight boards. KU finished as the PSAC runner-up for the third time in school history.

Upcoming Events

       SAT 3/14 — vs. West Virginia State noon

                     NCAA D-II Atlantic Regionals at Gannon

Women’s Basketball (20-8, 10-4 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Events

       TUE 3/3 — Millersville 74, KU 65 (PSAC QUARTERFINALS) — KU lost to Millersville in the PSAC quarterfinals. The Golden Bears were led by Melissa McQuade (so. Pittsburgh/Shaler), who scored a team-high 25 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. McQuade was 10-of-11 from the free-throw line and 3-for-4 from 3-point range. Rachel Wisemiller (jr. Hazleton/Hazleton) scored 15 points and Meredith Starr (so. Richmond, Va./Monacan) had 11.

Bowling (84-43, 11-1 NEC)

Last Week’s Action

       FRI-SUN 3/6-8 — KU 9th/14 at ECAC Championships — The KU women's bowling team finished in ninth place at the ECAC Championship in New Brunswick, N.J., after going 6-5 on the weekend. KU (84-43) was 4-2 on Saturday with wins over Norfolk State (874-861), Howard (899-845), Coppin State (900-764) and Hampton (925-895), their two losses were against Delaware State (845-908) and Maryland-Eastern Shore (939-860). The Golden Bears beat Howard (4-3) and Hampton (4-1) on Sunday, while dropping their matches with Delaware State (789-645), Farleigh Dickinson (848-805) and Morgan State (767-649). Steph Ray (so. West Lawn/Wilson) finished eighth individually with a 201 average over the weekend.

Upcoming Events

       FRI-SUN 3/6-3/8 —  at Music City Tournament TBA

Women’s Swimming (11-3, 7-3 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

       Idle

Upcoming Events

       WED-SAT 3/11-14 with Steph Jeppesen at NCAA Championships (Houston)

Wrestling (10-7-1)

Last Week’s Events

         Idle

Upcoming Events

       THU-SAT 3/12-3/14 — Joe Kemmerer, Scott Snyder at NCAA Championships (Houston)

SPRING SPORTS

Baseball (12-5, 0-0 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

       SAT 2/28-SUN 3/7 — at Savannah (Ga.) Invitational

MON 3/2 — California (Pa.) 9, KU 5 — KU was unable to capitalize on opportunities and fell to California (Pa.) at the Savannah Invitational. James Quigley (so. Bensalem/Bensalem) had an RBI sacrifice fly in the fifth inning. Anthony Fegely (so. Exeter/Exeter) provided 3 2/3 innings of relief, allowing only one run and striking out one. Jared Frey (so. Mohrsville/Schuylkill Valley) knocked in two runs with a single in the sixth. Corey Buletza (so. St. Claire/Pottsville) was 2-for-5 with a double and Chad Lightcap (sr. Boyertown/Boyertown) was 2-for-4 with a double.

       MON 3/2 —  KU 13, Findlay 7 —  The Golden Bears beat Findlay for the second time in three days at the Savannah Invitational. Shayne Houck (fr. Barto/Boyertown) was 3-for-3 at the plate, with a three-run home run and five RBIs. He also scored three runs. Mike Bucklin (jr. Shillington/Governor Mifflin) pitched five innings to receive the win. Bucklin held the Oilers to only five hits and four runs, while striking out three. Matt Patteson (fr. Cedar Crest/Lebanon) pitched three innings of relief, allowing only one run and striking out five. Buletza was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored, while Mike Kacelowicz (jr. Orwigsburg/Blue Mountain) scored two runs and had two stolen bases.

       WED 3/3 — KU 17, Bellarmine 0 — KU unleashed 17 runs in a shutout win over Bellarmine College at the Savannah Invitational. Adam Maini (jr. Macungie/Emmaus) pitched seven innings, scattering four hits while striking out eight batters. Lightcap pitched two innings of hitless relief, striking out two. Matt Kulbacki (jr. Hershey/Hershey) was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate, while driving in four runs and scoring twice. Brett Wigder (so. Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull) was 3-for-5 with three RBIs and two doubles.

       WED 3/3 — KU 9, California (Pa.) 8 — Michael Dugan (so. Ocean City, N.J./Ocean City) and KU rallied to beat California (Pa.) on Tuesday afternoon at the Savannah Invitational. Buletza went 2-for-5 and Houck was 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored. Dugan was 2-for-4 with 4 RBIs. Wigder was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Trent Mertz (so. Kutztown/Kutztown) started the game, going four innings and collecting four strikeouts. Jordan Smith (so. New Milford/Blue Ridge) pitched three innings to earn the win, allowing one run, one hit and striking out three. Kevin Morganti (sr. Reading/Muhlenberg) pitched a hitless inning before handing it over to Jason Herr (so. Harrisburg/C.D. East) for the save.

       THU 3/5 — KU 4, California (Pa.) 2 — Darin Gorski (jr. Mount Joy/Donegal) threw eight innings of two-hit ball in the Golden Bears win over California (Pa.) at the Savannah Invitational. Kacelowicz went 2-for-5 and Quigley was 2-for-3. Houck had two hits and scored two runs, including the winning run on Frey's single. Gorski had eight innings pitched, striking out eight and allowing one earned run on two hits.

       FRI 3/6 — Armstrong Atlantic State 15, KU 5 —  KU's four-game winning streak was snapped with a loss to Armstrong Atlantic State at the Savannah Invitational. Brad Stoudt (fr. Mertztown/Brandywine Heights) was 2-for-2 and Quigley was 1-for-3 with two RBIs.

       SAT 3/7 — Bellarmine 5, KU 3 — The Golden Bears dropped the final game of the Savannah Invitational to Bellarmine. Kulbacki led KU, going 3-for-3 with an RBI and one run scored. Dugan and Wigder also had RBIs for KU. Ryan Cassidy (jr. Langhorne/Archbishop Wood) started for KU, pitching six innings of scoreless ball, but in the seventh, he recorded just one out, allowing five runs to cross the plate. Cassidy finished with nine strikeouts.

Upcoming Events

       FRI 3/13 — EAST STROUDSBURG (DH)        1 p.m.

       SAT 3/14 — at East Stroudsburg (DH)              1 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse (0-1, 0-0 PSAC East)

Upcoming Events

       THU 3/5 — GEORGIAN COURT 18, KU 10 — The Golden Bears lost their 2009 season opener to Georgian Court 18-10 at University Field. Brooke Koniow (fr. Phoenixville/Phoenixville) led the Golden Bears with five goals. Rachel Mehaffey (fr. West Deptford, N.J./West Deptford) added two goals for the Golden Bears, while Carrie Healey (jr. Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) had a goal and two assists. Jennifer Natalini (jr. Pottstown/Pottsgrove) and Janice Kinney (jr. Spring City/Owen J. Roberts) each netted a goal for KU.

Upcoming Events

       TUE 3/10 — at East Stroudsburg                   4 p.m.

Softball (12-5, 0-0 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

       SAT 2/28-THU 3/5 — Rebel Spring Games at Kissimmee, Fla.

       MON 3/2 —  KU 6, Mount Olive 3—  Steph Denlinger (sr. Harleysville/Souderton) led the KU offense going 2-for-3 with a home run. Kim Morrison (sr. Newmartket, ONT/Sir William Mulock) was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate, including two doubles, and Maggie Reifsnyder (so. Philadlephia/Littleflower) added a double. Katlin Arbogast (jr. Ambler/Wissahickon) threw a complete game.

       MON 3/2 — KU 8, Northwood (Fla.) 0 — Sara Golden (fr. Souderton/Souderton) hit a two-run homer run, the first of her KU career, in a win over Northwood (Fla.). Golden finished the day 2-for-3 with two RBI. Krista Cameron (sr. Formosa, ONT/Sacred Heart) added a home run for her only hit of the day. Denlinger had a 2-for-3 showing at the plate, including two doubles. Morrison and Krista Tedjeske (so. Summerhill/Forest Hills) each went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles. Picking up the mound victory was Mary Hoch (so. Somerton/St. Hubert) with five shutout innings. Hoch limited the Seahawks only three hits and struck out two.

       WED 3/4 — KU 4, Kentucky-Wesleyan 2 — Denlinger hit a game-winning two-run home run to lead KU to win over Kentucky-Wesleyan in 10 innings. Arbogast  picked up the win with four inings of relief, striking out six. Monica Glomb (so. Mars/Mars) started for KU, striking out two over 1 2/3 innings of work, and Hoch pitched 4 1/3 innings holding Kentucky-Wesleyan to three hits. Krista Tedjeske (so. Summerhill/Forest Hills) also hit a homer and Ashley Fitzgerald (sr. Kitchener, ONTARIO /Resurrection) hit a double. Maria Schiavo (jr. Old Forge/Old Forge) went 2-for-5, while Sara Golden (fr. Souderton/Souderton) scored on Denlinger’s homer in the 10th.

       WED 3/4 — KU 1, Mary (N.D.) 0 — Four walks in the bottom of the seventh gave the Golden Bears shutout win over the University of Mary. Cameron drew a walk in the bottom of the seventh to plate Golden, who was the first of four free passes issued in the inning. Arbogast picked up her fifth win of the season, pitching 5 2/3 innings in relief. Arbogast struck out 10 batters, while holding the University of Mary to just two hits. Tedjeske was 2-for-3 with a double.

       THU 3/5 — KU 7, Edinboro 2 — Denlinger hit a home run as KU defeated Edinboro at the Rebel Spring Games. Schiavo was 2-for-4 and Fitzgerald  3-for-4. Arbogast struck out eight over seven innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on four hits to improve to 6-2 on the season.

       THU 3/5 — Holy Family 4, KU 3 — KU’s seven-game winning streak was halted by a loss to Holy Family in the Golden Bears final game at the Rebel Spring Games. Cameron  was 2-for-3 with a double and Morrison had a double.

       SAT 3/7 — KU 3, Armstrong Atlantic State 2 — The Golden Bears swept a doubleheader at Armstrong Atlantic State. Denlinger tied the Division II career home run record with a two-run blast in the first inning. The home run is the 62nd of her career and ties her with Jackie Aiken of Wisconsin-Parkside, who set the record from 1994-97. Morrison was a perfect 4-for-4 with three doubles Arbogast picked up the win going seven innings striking out five and scattering six hits.

       SAT 3/7 — KU 4, Armstrong Atlantic State 1 — The Golden Bears won the second game against Armstrong Atlantic State, with Cameron leading the way going 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Fitzgerald and Schiavo each had two hits and Fitzgerald had an RBI. Glomb pitched a complete-game four-hitter, striking out six and earning the win.

Upcoming Events

       FRI 3/13-SUN 3/15 — Glenville Invitational at Glenville St.

       FRI 13 — vs. West Liberty 2 p.m.

       FRI 13 — vs. Davis & Elkins 4 p.m.

       SAT 14 — vs. West Virginia State 10 a.m.

       SAT 14 — at Glenville State 2 p.m.

       SUN 15 — vs. Charleston (W.Va.) noon

Men’s Tennis (1-2, 0-0 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

       WED 3/4 — KU 9, York 0 — KU picked up its first win of the season, sweeping York College in Hilton Head, S.C. Santiago Baquerizo (sr. Guayaquil, ECUADOR) and Kaushik Das (fr. Assam, INDIA) led the Golden Bears with wins in the No. 1 and No. 2 singles. Both players also won their respective doubles matches. Baquerizo teamed up with Lukas Labitsch (sr. Bruck an der Mur, AUSTRIA) to win the No. 1 doubles match. Das teamed with Ronak Amalani (fr. Rajkot, INDIA) to win 8-6 in the No. 3 doubles. Jonathan Goulet (jr. Quebec, CANADA) and Rubens Vianna (sr. Belo Horizonte, BRAZIL) also won two matches. Both players paired up for a win in the No. 2 doubles match. Goulet won at the No. 3 singles, 6-4, 6-2, and Vianna won in the No. 5 singles, 6-0, 6-2. Arijit Goswami (fr. Kolkata, INDIA) and Andrew Torrealba (jr. Pembroke Pines, Fla./Charles W. Flanagan) also won singles matches for KU.

       THU 3/5 — Armstrong Atlantic State 9, KU 0 — The Golden Bears were swept 9-0 against Armstrong Atlantic State.

       SAT 3/7 — vs. Mars Hill (at Newberry)        Canceled

Upcoming Events

       FRI 3/13 — LANCASTER BIBLE 3:30 p.m.

Women’s Tennis (4-2, 0-0 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

       TUE 3/3 — UNC-Pembroke 5, KU 4 — The Golden Bears lost to UNC-Pembroke at Hilton Head. Sabrina Arnaud (jr. Pintendre, CANADA) and Nicole Devine (fr. Allentown/Allentown Central Catholic) combined to win the second doubles by a score of 8-2. Rohini Das (jr. Calcutta, INDIA) won her first set 6-1 and dropped the second 2-6. Das won the third set super-tiebreaker by a score 10-5 to secure the win at the seconds singles. Arnaud won 6-2, 6-0 at the third singles and Devine won fourth singles by set scores of 6-1 and 6-3.

       WED 3/4 — KU 6, York 3— KU won its first match of the spring season, earning a win over York College. Arnaud , Das, Devine and Barbara Joerns (jr. Ludwigshafen, GERMANY) all won two matches to lead KU. Joerns and Das swept the No. 1 and 2 singles, respectively, and teamed up to win 8-1 in the No. 1 doubles match. Arnaud and Devine teamed up to win the No. 2 doubles match 8-0.

       SAT 3/7 — vs. Mars Hill (at Newberry) Canceled

Upcoming Events

       FRI 3/13 — LANCASTER BIBLE 3:30 p.m.

       SAT 3/14 — at Slippery Rock 2 p.m.

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