[Kutztown Fall Roundup] 2007-08 No. 11 - November 5, 2007

[Josh Leiboff]

Kutztown University Fall Sports Roundup

2007-08 No. 11 - November 5, 2007

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KU Student Bookstore
Athlete of the Week

Stephanie Williams, cross country
(sr. Harrisburg/Riverside)

 

        Stephanie Williams, of the women's cross country team, is this
week's KU Student Bookstore Athlete of the Week. Williams finished second at
the NCAA Division II East Regionals in Lock Haven, Pa., Saturday. Named an
All-Region runner for finishing in the top 15, Williams completed the 6K
race in 21:28. She, along with teammate Joanna Horstmann, will compete at
the NCAA Division II Championships on Nov. 17 in Joplin, Mo.

 

Golden Bear Weekly Honor Roll for 11/5
Name, Sport (Last week's stats)

Joanna Horstmann, cross country (3rd, 21:38*)

Brian Bingnear, football (18 tackles)

Steph Jeppensen (first in 100 back, 1:04.37; 200 back, 2:20.09; 200 MR,
1:56.24)

Ashley Singer (first in 200 free, 1:55.37**; 200 MR, 1:56.24)

Lindsay Confer, volleyball (30 kills)

Kelsey Nester (23 kills, 15 blocks)

Austin Kinney, volleyball (86 assists, 23 digs)

Erin Waters (30 kills, 7 blocks)

* NCAA Division II All-Region

** Pool record

 

 

FALL SPORTS

Cross Country

Last Week's Action

      SAT 11/3 - Women 3rd/24 NCAA EAST REGIONALS - The KU women fell six
points shy of earning their fourth straight trip to nationals, finishing
third behind Bloomsburg and Edinboro Saturday at the NCAA Division II East
Regionals in Lock Haven. KU scored 87 points, with two runners finishing in
the top three. Bloomsburg, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
champion, took the region with 62 points, and Edinboro finished second with
81 points. Individually, Stephanie Williams (sr. Harrisburg/Riverside) and
Joanna Horstmann (jr. Downingtown/Downingtown West) will return to nationals
to represent the Golden Bears after finishing second and third,
respectively. Williams ran the 6K race in 21:28. Horstmann took third with a
21:38. Williams and Horstmann were named All-Region with their top-15
finish. Maureen Watson (so. Walnutport/Allentown Central Catholic) finished
19th with a time of 22:31. Kristin Cupido (fr. Bridgewater,
N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan Reg.) was 29th at 22:46, and Hailey Dell (jr.
Saranac Lake, N.Y./Saranac Lake) trailed Cupido by seven seconds to finish
34th. Kristin Green (jr. Camp Hill/Camp Hill) and Jolene Collins (so.
Annville/Palmyra) rounded out the Golden Bears' top seven, finishing 73rd
and 77th, respectively. Green crossed the finish line in 23:46 and Collins
in 23:51. Williams and Horstmann will compete at the NCAA Championships, in
Joplin, Mo., on Nov. 17.

      SAT 11/3 - Men 13th/24 NCAA EAST REGIONALS - The KU men finished 13th
at the NCAA Division II East Regionals Saturday in Lock Haven. Edinboro won
the region with 47 points, edging out Slippery Rock, which had 58 points.
Lock Haven, Shippensburg and Mansfield rounded out the top five. KU scored
319 points. Patrick Bone (sr. Doylestown/Central Bucks West) led KU with a
27th-place finish at 32:26 in the 10K race. Tim Ballingall (fr.
Downingtown/Downingtown East) finished 70th for the Golden Bears at 33:53,
while Kevin Rodgers (fr. Clifton Heights/Upper Darby), at 33:58, finished
71st. Ben Loht (so. Lewistown/Indian Valley) and John Pyne (jr.
Harrisburg/Bishop McDevitt) finished 75th and 76th, respectively, with
identical times of 34:05. Matt Cocciardi (fr. York/York Suburban) ran the 8K
course in 35:25 to finish 109th. Tom Mooney (fr. Churchville/Council Rock
South) was set to finish around 40th place, but he fell ill close to the
finish line, eventually crossing the finishing line in 148th place, at
38:53.

Upcoming Events

      SAT 11/17 - Williams, Horstmann at NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (at Joplin, Mo.)

 

Field Hockey (17-5, 11-3 PSAC)

Last Week's Action

      SAT 11/3 - Bloomsburg 2, KU 0 (NCAA Division II quarterfinals, at Lock
Haven, Pa.) -  Bloomsburg scored twice in the second half to defeat KU in
the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II playoffs. KU's Sam Flowers (sr.
Harleysville/Souderton) recorded 14 saves in the game, while facing a
barrage of shots. Bloomsburg outshot KU 23-2, and 15-0 in the second half.

 

Women's Volleyball (27-8, 8-2 PSAC East)

Last Week's Action

      TUE 10/30 - Shippensburg 3, KU 1 - The KU forced a 1-1 tie with
Shippensburg, but couldn't hold onto a game three lead, falling in four
games to Shippensburg 3-1 Tuesday at Keystone Hall. Lindsay Confer (fr.
Wingate/Bald Eagle Area) led the Golden Bears with 15 kills in the PSAC East
match. KU, after dropping game one 30-26, tied it at 1 with a 30-18 win in
game two, but after holding a lead in game three, the Golden Bears fell
30-27 and 30-23 in consecutive games. Erin Waters (sr. Waymart/Western
Wayne) had 12 kills and four blocks, while Austin Kinney (jr.
Landisville/Hempfield) collected 33 assists, 13 digs and two service aces.
Nicole Biuso (sr. Centereach, N.Y./Ward Melville) recorded 22 digs. Jamie
Celia (fr. Douglassville/Daniel Boone) had 20 digs and three service aces.
Kelsey Nester (fr. Catasauqua/ Catasauqua) finished with nine kills and four
blocks, while Katie Miller (so. Elizabethtown/Elizabethtown) had a team-high
six blocks. Kaitlyn Cunliffe (fr. Levittown/Pennsbury) had 10 digs, two
blocks and six kills.

      THU 11/1 - KU 3, East Stroudsburg 2 - Waters had 18 kills to lead KU
to a come-from-behind 3-2 win over East Stroudsburg in the regular-season
finale Thursday night. KU won the first game 30-27, before ESU rattled off
30-21 and 30-18 wins in the next two games. KU evened the score with a 30-23
win in game four, before cruising to a 15-8 win in game five. Waters added
three blocks for KU. Confer had 15 kills and Nester had 14 kills and 11
blocks. Miller had nine kills and seven blocks. Biuso had 27 digs and Kinney
had 53 assists and 10 digs. Cunliffe notched 21 digs and seven kills.

Upcoming Events

      FRI 11/9-SAT 11/10 - PSAC CHAMPIONSHIPS (at Shippensburg)

      FRI 11/9 - vs. Edinboro                                             10
a.m.

      FRI 11/9 - vs. California (Pa.) +                                5
p.m.

      SAT 11/10 - vs. TBA +
TBA

+ if team qualifies

 

 

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Email: leiboff at kutztown.edu

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