Hollinger Game Score: Year-to-date

Hollinger Game Score
Men's Basketball 2008-09
(Through 3/3/09)

~Number shown is the player's average Game Score this season~

1. Dennis 17.9
2. Ben 17.0
3. Washington 13.0
4. Woodlin 12.8
5. Bower 4.5
6. Gray 3.8
7. Coffey 1.8
8. White 0.9
9. Wenner 0.8
10. Ford-Bey 0.8
11. Coombs 0.3
12. Connolly 0.2
13. Vrabel -0.4

11/22: KU 79, USP 65

David Ben in action at Keystone Hall last season

Hollinger Game Score:

1. Dennis 18.0 - Another outstanding effort: 10-of-15 for 22 points
2. Ben 11.7 - 6-of-11 from the floor for 17 points, while snagging 5 boards
3. Woodlin 10.6 - A better effort in game two: 14 points, 4 assists
4. Washington 10.0 - A solid 10 point/5 board effort
5. Gray 9.0 - Thrown right into the fire, 10 points in 32 minutes of work
6. Coombs 1.7 -Started, but played just 7 minutes, scoring one bucket
7. Coffey 1.3 - Scored one basket in three minutes
8. Connolly 0.0 - Not much in three minutes after missing the opener with an injury
9. Bower -1.2 - 3 fouls, no rebounds in 16 minutes
10. White -1.4 - Only a foul and turnover in his three minute collegiate debut

Inactives:
Vrabel
Ford-Bey
Wenner

Boxscore

11/22: KU 64, USP 52

It took a total team effort for the ladies to knock off USP on Saturday.

Hollinger Game Score:

1. Mertz 11.2 - Very impressive in 23 minutes. 4-for-5 from the floor for 8 points, 4 boards
2. Starr 9.6 - Another strong effort: 11 points, 5 boards, 5 assists
3. Wisemiller 9.3 - Hit 4 threes en route to 15 points, 6 boards
4. Greaves 4.2 - 5 points and 3 boards in 13 minutes
5. Schroeder 3.7 - A solid 9 points, 6 rebounds in 18 minutes
6. McQuade 3.3 - Not her best shooting effort: 2-for-8 for 5 points. 7 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals a nice side dish, but we could do without the 5 turnovers and 4 fouls
7. Dellegrotti 3.0 - Took all six of her shots from long range, making just one. 8 point, 3 assist day
8. LeVan 2.0 - Hit a three pointer in 6 minutes of work
9. Dovey -1.7 - Not much production in just 4 minutes of work

Inactives:
Melvin - Injury (Finger)
Bonanno - Suspension (1 game left)

Boxscore

11/19: KU 99, Wilmington 64

Stephen Dennis in action last season.

Hollinger Game Score:

1. Dennis 29.1 - So much for rust. 9-of-13 for 29 points to go with 5 steals and 5 dimes
2. Ben 20.9 - Made half of his 20 shots for 24 points and had a whopping 8 assists
3. Washington 13.9 - A solid evening; 5-for-7 for 12 points along with team-best 6 boards
4. Gray 6.5 - Solid debut for Gray: 5 points and 4 assists
5. Coombs 5.6 - Started at center and scored 8 in 14 minutes
6. Bower 5.1 - Played 21 minutes, snagging 4 boards and scoring 4 points
7. Woodlin 4.9 - Disappointing debut; 9 points, 4 steals in team-high 32 minutes
8. Coffey 2.4 - 4 points, 4 fouls, 2 dimes in 13 minutes of work
9. Ford-Bey 2.0 - Scored a bucket in 3 minutes of debut.
10. Wenner -0.4 - Scored in his first collegiate game
11. Vrabel -1.6 - 3 fouls and 2 turnovers in debut

Inactives:
Connolly - Injured
White - N/A

11/16: KU 86, UPJ 72

Melissa McQuade - Tournament M.V.P.

Hollinger Game Score:

1. McQuade 31.0 - What a game! 10-of-10 from the line leads to 30 point/14 rebound day
2. Wisemiller 19.5 - A nice rebound after a rusty opener. 21 points/8 boards/4 assists/4 steals
3. Schroeder 15.2 - 19 points/10 boards for first double-double...and only 2 personal fouls!
4. Starr 5.3 - 5 points and a solid 6 assists
5. Dellegrotti 5.1 - Only 2-for-8 today, but still managed 9 point, 5 assist day
6. Dovey 0.3 - Only two boards in 15 minutes of work
7. LeVan 0.0 - Nothing in the boxscore in 4 minutes of play
8. Mertz -2.0 - Two turnovers in two minutes of action
9. Greaves -4.0 - 0-for-4 from the floor with 3 fouls in nine minutes

Inactives:
Melvin - Injury (Finger)
Bonanno - Suspension (2 games left)

Boxscore

11/15: KU 66, SRU 51

Lara Dellegrotti - Game high 21 points

Hollinger Game Score:

1. McQuade 22.2 - 1 game. 1 double-double. 16 and 10 in the opener.
2. Dellegrotti 13.9 - Showed no rust, knocking down game-high 21.
3. Starr 6.0 - Very nice opener. 7 points-2 assists-1 turnover
4. Schroeder 1.6 - Productive in only 7 minutes of work, but needs to stay out of foul trouble
5. Wisemiller 1.3 - Showed rust. 4 pts on 2-of-9 shooting, but had 6 boards and 4 assists
6. Mertz 0.6 - Man is she tall! 3 boards in her debut
7. Greaves 0.1 - 5 points in her debut, but 1 rebound is disappointing
8. LeVan -0.5 - Didn't do much in her first collegiate game
9. Dovey -1.5 - Only 1-of-6 from the floor
10. Melvin -1.7 - 0-for-4 from the charity stripe and 5 turnovers overshadows 7 boards.

Inactives:
Bonanno - Suspension (3 games left)

Boxscore

KUVS Plan of Attack

With the women's basketball season set to begin tomorrow at 3 p.m., now is a good time to let you know what my plan is for this season in terms of coverage.

Like last season, I will cover women's basketball, men's basketball, baseball, and softball. Obviously, the next few months will be mostly basketball with baseball and softball coming around this spring.

I won't begin extensive previews for men's and women's basketball games until divisional play begins in a month or so. In the meantime, I will recap as many non-conference games as possible. I'm going to use a customized version of the Hollinger Game Score (similar to the Clay Player Rankings I used last season) to rank player production on a game-by-game basis and will chart these in each game recap. Each player's year-to-date rank will be available on the main page. Hopefully this will allow fans to get good idea of which players have been the most productive.

Aside of previews and recaps, I will continue to post as many statistical studies and editorials as possible. Basically, you can expect much of what you saw last season with a bit more statistical analysis this time around.

Good luck to both basketball teams this winter and here's to another season of solid coverage by Kutztown University Vital Sports!