2008-09 Golden Bear Roundup

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2008-09 No. 27 - March 16, 2009

WINTER SPORTS

Men’s Basketball (28-4, 13-1 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Events

      SAT 3/14 — KU 99, West Virginia State 88 (NCAA Regionals) — Stephen Dennis (jr. West Chester/Henderson) scored 31 points against West Virginia State to lead KU to its first NCAA Division II tournament win. Dennis poured in 21 of his 31 points in the second half. Julius Gray (so. Lincoln/Oxford) finished with 10 points. Ryan Washington (so. Philadelphia/Wissahickon) had 18 points and eight rebounds. Andre Woodlin (sr. Philadelphia/Central), who totaled 14 points — seven of which came from the free-throw line — led KU with seven assists. Dave Ben (sr. Coatesville/Coatesville) had 13 points and Mark Bower (sr. West Deptford, N.J./West Deptford) had 11, including two 3-pointers.

      SUN 3/15 — KU 92, Indiana (Pa.) 86 (NCAA Regionals) — Washington stepped up big for KU scoring a career-high 28 points in a win over Indiana (Pa.). Washington shot 12-of-14 from the floor for the Golden Bears. Bower scored a career-high 16 points. Dennis finished with 13 points and Ben scored nine, falling just one short of 2,000 for his career. Gray had his second straight double-digit game, posting 11 points, with one of KU's six 3-pointers.

Upcoming Events

      TUE 3/17 — at Gannon (NCAA D-II Atlantic Regional final) 7 p.m.

Bowling (92-50, 11-1 NEC)

Last Week’s Action

      FRI-SUN 3/6-8 — KU 11th/23 at Music City Tournament — KU finished in 11th place at the Music City Tournament at Vanderbilt University, after going 8-7 on the weekend. KU  was 3-3 on Saturday with wins over Southern University (854-844), North Carolina A&T (818-739), and Arkansas State (964-904). Steph Ray (so. West Lawn/Wilson) led the Golden Bears with 1,122 pins knocked down over six games for an average of 187. The Golden Bears topped Southern (4-0) and lost to Minnesota State (4-1) before beating Southern (4-1) again to claim 11th place.

Upcoming Events

      FRI-SUN 3/20-3/22 —  at Northeast Conference Championships TBA

Women’s Swimming (11-3, 7-3 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

      WED-SAT 3/11-14 with Steph Jeppesen at NCAA Championships (Houston) — Steph Jeppesen (jr. Bethlehem/Liberty) set three school records and earned All-America honors with her silver medal finish in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:16.99). She also finished ninth in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:03.94 and 12th in  the 200 IM with a time of 2:05.42.

Wrestling (10-7-1)

Last Week’s Events

        THU-SAT 3/12-3/14 — Joe Kemmerer, Scott Snyder at NCAA Championships (Houston)— Joe Kemmerer (sr. Mountain Top/Crestwood) won all four of his bouts at the NCAA Division II championships, winning his second NCAA title at 133 pounds. Kemmerer started the tournament off with a 3-0 decision and followed it up with a 4-2 win over a two-time national champion on Friday. Kemmerer won 1-0 in double overtime in the semifinals and 3-2 in the final to win the title. He finishes 28-1 on the season and 60-4 at KU as a Golden Bear. Scott Snyder (jr. Slatington/Northern Lehigh) lost both of his bouts at the championships.

SPRING SPORTS

Baseball (16-5, 4-0 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

      FRI 3/13 — KU 6, EAST STROUSBURG 1 — KU defeated East Stroudsburg in the first game of a doubleheader. Darin Gorski (jr. Mount Joy/Donegal) pitched a three-hitter with seven strikeouts in the win. Michael Dugan (so. Ocean City, N.J./Ocean City) hit a two-run home run. James Quigley (so. Bensalem/Bensalem) was 1-for-3 with two RBIs and Shayne Houck (fr. Barto/Boyertown) went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run scored.

      FRI 3/13 — KU 4, EAST STROUDSBURG 1 — KU finished the home sweep behind a home run from Matt Kulbacki (jr. Hershey/Hershey) in the fourth. Kulbacki finished 2-for-3 at the dish, while Quigley added two RBIs and a single. Adam Maini (jr. Macungie/Emmaus) picked up the win on the mound, allowing only one run on seven hits, while striking out four. Mike Bucklin (jr. Shillington/Governor Mifflin) pitched a scoreless seventh inning for the save.

      SAT 3/14 — KU 4, East Stroudsburg 3 — KU extended its winning streak against the Warriors with a win in the first game of the doubleheader. Ryan Cassidy (jr. Langhorne/Archbishop Wood) picked up the win, going four innings and striking out seven. Houck was 1-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored and Mike Kacelowicz (jr. Orwigsburg/Blue Mountain) was 1-for-3 with an RBI. Bucklin sat the Warriors down in order for the save.

      SAT 3/14 — KU 3, East Stroudsburg 2 — KU completed a four-game sweep of the Warriors with a win Saturday afternoon. Mark Renda (so. Lansdale/North Penn) went 1-for-3 with a run scored. Houck was 2-for-4 with a run scored and Kacelowicz went 3-for-4 for KU, with a stolen base, two RBIs and a run scored. Trent Mertz (so. Kutztown/Kutztown) lasted five innings, while striking out six. Bucklin  pitched the final two innings for the win.

Upcoming Events

      THU 3/19 — WILMINGTON (Del.) 2:30 p.m.

      FRI 3/20 — at Mansfield (DH) 1 p.m.

      SAT 3/21 — MANSFIELD (DH) 1 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse (0-2, 0-1 PSAC East)

Upcoming Events

      THU 3/5 — East Stroudsburg 14, KU 5 — KU dropped its PSAC East opener against East Stroudsburg. The Golden Bears got two goals from Rachel Mehaffey (fr. West Deptford, N.J./West Deptford) and one by Janice Kinney (jr. Spring City/Owen J. Roberts) in the first half. The second half KU had goals by Ally Brehm (fr. Carlisle/Carlsisle) and Leeann Pica (fr. Levittown/Neshaminy).

Upcoming Events

      MON 3/16 — SETON HILL 4 p.m.

      WED 3/18 — at Shippensburg 4 p.m.

      SAT 3/20 — SLIPPERY ROCK 1 p.m.

Softball (16-5, 0-0 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

      FRI 3/13— KU 3, West Liberty State 1 —  KU beat West Liberty State behind a Katlin Arbogast (jr. Ambler/Wissahickon) one-hit complete game. Arbogast struck out 13 along the way to pick up her eighth win of the season. Ashley Fitzgerald (sr. Kitchener, ONT/Resurrection) doubled in two runs and scored one run. Maggie Reifsnyder (so. Philadlephia/Littleflower) hit a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth, her first of the season.

      FRI 3/13— KU 13, Davis & Elkins 0 — KU smashed four home runs in its rout of Davis & Elkins at the Glenville Invitational. Michelle McGinty (fr. Warminster/Archbishop Wood) led the potent offense with two home runs and five RBIs. Krista Tedjeske (so. Summerhill/Forest Hills) went 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBIs. Laura Kelley (fr. Stafford, Va./North Stafford) had one home run and added a double, while Maria Schiavo (jr. Old Forge/Old Forge) and Krista Cameron (sr. Formosa, ONT/Sacred Heart) each had doubles. Mary Hoch (so. Somerton/St. Hubert) and Monica Glomb (so. Mars/Mars) combined for a two-hit shutout in the five-inning contest shortened by the eight-run rule. Glomb struck out three batters and picked up the mound win.

      SAT 3/14 — KU 10, West Virginia State 0 — Steph Denlinger (sr. Harleysville/Souderton) hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning to break the NCAA Division II home run record. The homer marked the 63rd of her career, surpassing Jackie Aiken’s 62 which was set from 1994-1997 at Wisconsin-Parkside. Arbogast set the school record for career shutouts, earning the 20th of her career. She allowed only one hit and struck out seven to receive her ninth win of the season. Reifsnyder was 3-for-3 at the dish, including a double and McGinty added a triple for the Golden Bears.

      SAT 3/14 — KU 13, Glenville State0 — Glomb pitched a one-hitter in the Golden Bears win over host Glenville State on Saturday afternoon. McGinty, Cameron and Fitzgerald each had two RBIs apiece. Fitzgerald was 2-for-2, both hits being doubles, and Tedjeske was 2-for-4 with a double.

      SUN 3/15— vs. Charleston (W.Va.) — canceled

Upcoming Events

      TUE 17 — GEORGIAN COURT (DH) 2:30 p.m.

      WED 18 — at Philadelphia University (DH) 3 p.m.

      FRI 3/20-SUN 3/22 — Salem Invitational

.     FRI 20 — vs. Alderson-Broaddus 3 p.m.

      FRI 20 — vs. West Virginia State 7 p.m.

      SAT 21 — vs. Fairmont State 3 p.m.

      SAT 21— vs. Wheeling Jesuit 5 p.m.

      SUN 22 — vs. Shepherd 11 a.m.

Men’s Tennis (1-2, 0-0 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

      FRI 3/13 — LANCASTER BIBLE Canceled

Upcoming Events

      SAT 3/21 — UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES noon

Women’s Tennis (4-2, 0-0 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

      SAT 3/14 — at Slippery Rock Canceled

Upcoming Events

      SUN 3/22 — at Holy Family 1 p.m.

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