[Kutztown Fall Roundup] FW: 2007-08 No. 5 - September 24, 2007

Mon Oct 1 11:47:35 EDT 2007

Kutztown University Fall Sports Roundup

2007-08 No. 6 - October 1, 2007

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KU Student Bookstore
Athlete of the Week

Kyle Spotts, Football
(sr. Tamaqua/Tamaqua) 

        Kyle Spotts, of the football team, is this week's KU Student
Bookstore Athlete of the Week. Spotts completed 17-of-24 passes for 297
yards and four touchdowns in KU's 55-20 rout of American International
University. Spotts had three touchdown passes in the first half as KU jumped
out to a 41-7 lead, and he added a school-record 88-yard touchdown pass to
in the third quarter.

Golden Bear Weekly Honor Roll for 9/24
Name, Sport (Last week's stats)

Joanna Horstmann, cross country (59th, 21:56*)

Ty Dinnis, football (62 total yards, 2 TDs)

Cory McFadden, football (161 total yards, TD)

Elfren Quiles, football (8 catches, 176 yards, TD)

Santiago Baquerizo, men's tennis (qualified for A-Singles and A-Doubles
finals at ITA Regionals in Bloomsburg)

Lukas Labitsch, men's tennis (qualified for A-Doubles finals at ITA
Regionals)

Nicole Biuso, volleyball (123 digs)

Austin Kinney, volleyball (166 assists, 57 digs)

Erin Waters, volleyball (60 kills, 8 blocks)

* School record at Lehigh University course

FALL SPORTS

Cross Country

Last Week's Action

      FRI 9/28 - Women 21st at Paul Short Invitational - Joanna Horstmann
(jr. Downingtown/Downingtown West) led Kutztown to a 21st-place finish in
the championship race at the prestigious Paul Short Run at Lehigh
University. KU was the highest finishing Division II team in the
championship race, which featured Division I teams and ranked Division II
and III squads. The Golden Bears are ranked No. 13 in Division II. Horstmann
ran a time of 21:56, KU's fastest time ever at Lehigh's 6K course, breaking
Megan Seefeldt's 2001 time of 22:04. Horstmann finished 59th overall.
Kristin Cupido (fr. Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan Reg.) placed 117th
with a time of 22:44, the fastest time at Lehigh for a KU freshman.
Stephanie Williams (sr. Harrisburg/Riverside) placed 145th (23:01), followed
by Hailey Dell (jr. Saranac Lake, N.Y./Saranac Lake) (172nd, 23:22) and
Maureen Watson (so. Walnutport/Allentown Central Catholic) (176th, 23:24).
Rounding out KU's top seven were Keri Brown (fr. Southampton, N.J./Seneca)
(213th, 23:53) and Jolene Collins (so. Annville/Palmyra) (245th, 24:20.

      FRI 9/28 - Men 6th at Paul Short Invitational - KU's men were sixth in
the men's White race at the Paul Short Run at Lehigh University. In the
White race, which consists of unranked Division II and III teams, KU placed
sixth with 247 points, second among Division II teams. Pat Bone (sr.
Doylestown/Central Bucks East) led KU with a time of 26:45 for a 30th place
finish on the 8K course. Tom Mooney (fr. Churchville/Council Rock South)
finished with a time of 26:48 for 35th place. Tim Ballingall (fr.
Downingtown/Downingtown East) (48th, 27:17), Ben Loht (so. Lewistown/Indian
Valley) (52nd, 27:24) and Pat McKeever (sr. Midland Park/Midland Park)
(82nd, 27:48) rounded out KU's top five. Also running for KU were Jon Pyne
(jr. Harrisburg/Bishop McDevitt) (88th, 27:51) and Kevin Rodgers (fr.
Clifton Heights/Upper Darby) (90th, 27:52).

Upcoming Events

      SAT 10/13 - at Lafayette Invitational
TBA

Field Hockey (11-1, 6-1 PSAC)

Last Week's Action

      TUE 9/25 - Bloomsburg 6, KU 1 - KU, which was named the No. 1 team in
Division II earlier in the day on Tuesday, suffered its first loss of the
season to Bloomsburg, which is ranked No. 2. KU's lone score came from
Kelley Healey (jr. Toms River, N.J./Toms River North), off an assist from
Laura Wieder (sr. Emmaus/Emmaus) at the 56:13 mark. Sam Flowers (sr.
Harleysville/Souderton) had 11 saves in the cage for KU.

      SAT 9/29 - KU 2, Shippensburg 1 - Heather Hoxter (sr.
Glenmore/Octorara) scored the game-winning goal with 3:03 left as KU
defeated No. 6 Shippensburg Saturday in a PSAC contest. Anne Waapu (r-fr.
Hastings, NEW ZEALAND) had the game-tying goal at the 25:43 mark, making it
1-1. Flowers made six saves for the Golden Bears (11-1, 7-1 PSAC). Lyndsay
Butler (jr. Annandale/Summit) recorded the assist on Hoxter's goal.

Upcoming Events

      WED 10/3 - SLIPPERY ROCK                                     4:00 p.m.

      SAT 10/6 - at Seton Hill
4:00 p.m.

      SUN 10/7 - at Slippery Rock                                     11:00
a.m.

Women's Golf

Last Week's Action

     Idle

Upcoming Events

     SUN 10/7 - MON 10/8 - at Gannon Invitational      TBA

Men's Soccer (1-10-1, 0-9-0 PSAC)

Last Week's Action

      TUE 9/26 - KU 1, HOLY FAMILY 1 (2OT)- Jake Young (so.
Blandon/Fleetwood) scored his second goal of the season early in the second
half as KU collected a 1-1 tie after two overtimes against Holy Family at
Keystone Field. Young, off an assist from Keegan Moyer (fr.
Fleetwood/Fleetwood), scored at the 58:06 mark to give the Golden Bears a
1-0 lead, but Holy Family turned on the offense in the second half of the
non-conference matchup, posting 11 of its 15 shots in regulation and scoring
the equalizer with 18:44 left. KU keeper Matthew Fredericks (so.
Montdale/Lakeland) made 12 saves in the contest.

      SAT 9/29 - Lock Haven 2, KU 0 - KU couldn't overcome two early goals
in its 2-0 loss to Lock Haven Saturday. Lock Haven had to make just one save
for the shutout. KU managed just eight shots in the PSAC contest, while Lock
Haven had 17. Fredericks made three saves for KU.

Upcoming Action

      MON 10/1 - at Shippensburg                                   1:00 p.m.

      THU 10/4 - WEST CHESTER                                      4:00 p.m.

      SAT 10/6 - MILLERSVILLE                                          noon

Women's Soccer (6-3-2, 3-3-1 PSAC East)

Last Week's Action

      Idle

Upcoming Action

      MON 10/1 - at Shippensburg                                     3:30 PM

      THU 10/4 - WEST CHESTER                                        2:00 PM

      SAT 10/6 - EAST STROUDSBURG                                2:30 PM

Men's Tennis (0-0, 0-0 PSAC)

Last Week's Action

      SAT 9/29-MON 10/1 - at ITA Regionals (at Bloomsburg) - Santiago
Baquerizo (jr. Guayaquil, ECUADOR) and Arpit Sharma (so. Kolkata, INDIA)
each won two matches in their respective brackets to qualify for competition
Monday at the ITA Regionals at Bloomsburg. 

The Kutztown University men's tennis team also advanced two doubles teams to
the finals Monday. Baquerizo and Lukas Labitsch (jr. Bruck an der Mur,
AUSTRIA) won two matches in the A-Doubles bracket to advance to the final.
In the B-Doubles bracket, KU's Sharma and Rubens Vianna (sr. Belo Horizonte,
BRAZIL) also won two matches to set themselves up in a final match Monday.

Upcoming Action

      SAT 10/6-SUN 10/7 - at PSAC Championships         TBA

Women's Tennis (0-2, 0-0 PSAC)

Last Week's Action

      WED 9/26 - Philadelphia Univ. 7, KU 2 -  Rohini Das (so. Kolkata,
INDIA) helped KU win two matches, but it wasn't enough as Philadelphia
University won 7-2 at Kutztown. Das won the No. 1 singles match 6-0, 6-4 and
teamed with Barbara Joerns (so. Ludwigshafen, GERMANY) to win the No. 1
doubles match 8-6. 

Upcoming Action

      SAT 10/6-SUN 10/7 - at PSAC Championships       TBA

Women's Volleyball (17-4, 3-1 PSAC East)

Last Week's Action

      TUE 9/25 - Shippensburg 3, KU 0 - KU lost 3-0 to Shippensburg in a
battle for first place in the PSAC East, falling 30-28, 30-22 and 33-31.
Erin Waters (sr. Waymart/Western Wayne) led KU with 13 kills and five
blocks. Nicole Biuso (sr. Centereach, N.Y./Ward Melville) had 29 digs.
Lindsay Confer (sr. Wingate/Bald Eagle) notched nine kills and 10 digs.
Austin Kinney (jr. Landisville/Hempfield) had 18 assists and 11 digs.

      FRI 9/28-SAT 9/29 - PSAC Crossover at Millersville

      FRI 9/28 -  KU 3, Slippery Rock 2 - KU held on to defeat Slippery Rock
with games scores of 23-30, 30-25, 30-24, 25-30 and 15-9. KU was led by
Waters' 19 kills and three blocks. Kaitlyn Cunliffe (fr.
Levittown/Pennsbury) had 13 kills and 14 digs, while Kelsey Nester (fr.
Catasauqua/Catasauqua) had 13 kills and two blocks. Biuso had 32 digs, and
Kinney recorded 64 assists and 17 digs.

      FRI 9/28 -  vs. Indiana (Pa.) - KU won two matches at the PSAC
Crossover for the first time by defeating Indiana (Pa.) in four games,
30-27, 30-27, 25-30 and 30-27. Waters led again with 18 kills, while Nester
had 11 and five blocks. Confer tallied 11 kills and 20 digs, while Biuso had
40 digs and Kinney recorded 53 assists.

      SAT 9/29 -  vs. California (Pa.) - KU dropped three consecutive games,
30-26, 30-26 and 30-19, in a loss to California (Pa.). Waters finished with
10 kills and Biuso had 22 digs. Kinney had 31 assists and 17 digs.

Upcoming Events

      TUE 10/2 - EAST STROUDSBURG                               7:00 PM

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