Women's Basketball
Game Recap

Van Wagner breaks rebounding record, KU falls to ESU 83-72

March 1, 2008

East Stroudsburg (11-16, 4-8 PSAC East)   83
Kutztown (12-14, 6-6 PSAC East)               72
BOXSCORE

KUTZTOWN, Pa. —  Senior Mercedes Van Wagner (sr. Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Regional), playing in her final game, broke KU’s all-time career rebound record, but the Golden Bears fell 83-72 to East Stroudsburg in their final game of the regular season Saturday at Keystone Hall.

Van Wagner

At the 6:44 mark of the first half, Van Wagner pulled down a defensive rebound to set the record, passing Missy Boettger (1987-91) with 831 career boards.

Van Wagner finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Golden Bears.

East Stroudsburg came out shooting exceptionally well in the first half, making 53.3 percent (16-of-29) of its shots. Jackie Yandrisevits led the way with 15 points at the halfway mark, as KU entered the half trailing 41-30.

Van Wagner had six points and seven rebounds going into the half, and followed up her first half performance with a strong second half. Van Wagner’s 11 boards gave her 838 rebounds on her career.

KU cut the East Stroudsburg lead to 41-33 at the 19:01 mark of the second half, but that was as close as the Golden Bears got, as the Warriors outscored KU 42-39 the rest of the way to seal the victory.

Lara Dellegrotti (jr. Berwick/Berwick), Melissa McQuade (fr. Pittsburgh/Shaler) and Meredith Starr (fr. Richmond, Va./Monacan) all scored in double digits for the Golden Bears. Dellegrotti led the way with a team-high 14 points, while McQuade had 12 and Starr had 10 points.

Jackie Yandrisevits had a game-high 25 points, shooting 10-of-17 from the field for East Stroudsburg, while Monika Fogelsanger scored 12 points and Mel Villano chipped in 10 points.

KU also bids farewell to seniors Rachel Weidensaul (sr. Ashland/Cardinal Brennan) and Molly Brown (sr. Kennett/Kennett Square). In their final contest for the Golden Bears, Weidensaul scored seven points and Brown had four points and three rebounds.

The loss wraps up KU’s 2007-2008 campaign with an overall record of 11-16 overall and 4-8 in the PSAC East.