Saturday Update

Both the women's and men's teams were victorious on Saturday night, knocking off the struggling Bloomsburg Huskies in both games.

The women opened the evening with a 66-56 win to improve to 15-4 overall this season, which includes a 5-1 PSAC East record.

The men followed with an 88-63 thrashing of the Huskies, which improves their overall record to 16-3 and their divisional record to 5-1.

Men prepare for Huskies

P.S.A.C East Men’s Basketball
1/31/2009 @ Keystone Hall
Bloomsburg Huskies (4-14, 1-4)
@ Kutztown Golden Bears (15-3, 4-1)

Radio: Golden Bear Network on www.kubears.com
(Mike Clay/Jimmie Johnson/Tyler Schueck)

The Golden Bears come into the game at 15-3 overall this season, which includes a 4-1 record in the P.S.A.C. East. Kutztown has won 4 straight and 6 of its last 7 games. The Golden Bears recent win streak included an 88-65 win at home against Millersville, an 85-69 home win against Mansfield, a close 69-68 win at Shippensburg, and finally, a 97-71 thrashing at West Chester on Wednesday.

The Golden Bears recent win steak has moved them into a tie with Cheyney for the top spot in the PSAC East at 4-1. East Stroudsburg, West Chester, and Mansfield follow at 3-2. Shippensburg at 2-3, Bloomsburg at 1-4, and Millersville at 0-5, round out the division.

The Huskies, as mentioned, have just one divisional win and are 4-14 overall this season. Their latest action was a 60-58 loss at home to Shippensburg on Thursday.

The Golden Bears came up victorious in both meetings between the teams last season. Kutztown won by a score of 67-52 on the road before taking care of business at home by a score of 97-68.

Probable Starters:
Bloomsburg:
So - C- # 50 – Marko Vucajnk
So - F- # 43 – Michael Varanavage
Sr - F- # 32 – Bryson Mills
Fr - G- # 20 – Jesse Betar
Fr - G- # 12 – Mark Wartman

Bloomsburg is coached by John Sanow. He is assisted by Mark Prusch and student assistants Michael Hamlin and Buddy Rose

Kutztown:
Sr - C- # 44 – Mark Bower
So - F- # 52 – Ryan Washington
Sr - G- # 34 – Dave Ben
Sr - G- # 24 – Andre Woodlin
Jr - G- # 14 – Stephen Dennis

Kutztown is coached by Bernie Driscoll. He is assisted by Tom York, Rich Hicks, and Andre Coles.

Ladies set to host slumping Huskies

P.S.A.C East Women’s Basketball
1/31/2009 @ Keystone Hall
Bloomsburg Huskies (8-10, 0-5)
@ Kutztown Golden Bears (14-4, 5-1)

Radio: Golden Bear Network on www.kubears.com
(Mike Clay/Jimmie Johnson/Tyler Schueck)

The Golden Bears come into the game at 14-4 overall this season, which includes a 4-1 record in the P.S.A.C. East. Kutztown has won 5 of its last 6 games, including a win at the then-division-leading West Chester Golden Rams 67-60 on Wednesday.

That win over West Chester moved Kutztown to a three way tie with the Golden Rams and the Red Raiders of Shippensburg atop the PSAC East. Each team sports a 4-1 record. Cheyney and Millersville are each 3-2 in the division, while East Stroudsburg sits at 2-3. Mansfield and today’s opponent, Bloomsburg, sit in the basement at 0-5.

Bloomsburg, as mentioned, has yet to win a game in divisional play and is 8-10 overall this season. The Huskies latest action was a 57-50 loss at home to Shippensburg on Thursday. Despite their disappointing 0-5 record, the Huskies have been competitive for the most part in divisional play. Two of their losses were by 1 point in overtime, while two others were by less than 10 points.

The Golden Bears came up victorious in both meetings between the teams last season. Kutztown won by a score of 71-52 on the road before taking care of business at home by a score of 76-56.

Probable Starters:
Bloomsburg:
Sr - C- # 25 – Colleen Kegerreis
So – F- # 23 – Niemah Brooks
Fr - G- # 13 – Kelsey Gallagher
Sr - G- # 20 – Kelly Joyce
Sr - G- # 21 – Lauren Healy

Bloomsburg is coached by Bill Cleary and he is assisted by Diane Decker, Jennifer Cughan, and Sy Fulton

Kutztown:
Jr - C- # 33 – Chauntelle Schroeder
So - F- # 23 – Melissa McQuade
Jr – F - # 32 – Katie Dovey
Jr - G- # 11 – Rachel Wisemiller
So - G- # 13 – Meredith Starr

Kutztown is coached by Janet Malouf and the assistant coach is Steve Hahn.

1/28: KU 97, West Chester 71

As if he hasn't done enough over the past few weeks, David Ben stole the show again on Wednesday, scoring a career high in points (36), while nailing a school single game record 8 three pointers.

Hollinger Game Score:

1. Ben 31.1 - Scored a career high with 36 points on 12-of-16 shooting, which included a school record 8 three points (on only 9 shots). Also had 7 assists in the big win.
2. Woodlin 20.4 - Added to the scoring barrage, shooting 10-of-13 for 24 points, 3 dimes, 3 steals
3. Washington 15.4 - 5-of-8 for 13 points, 5 points, 3 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks
4. Gray 5.1 - 2-of-6 for 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
5. Coffey 4.3 - 4 points, 2 boards, 1 dime in 8 minutes
6. Dennis 4.2 - A surprisingly mediocre game for the West Chester native: 4-of-8 for 9 points, 3 assists, 3 boards
7. White 2.6 - Managed 3 points, a rebound, and a foul in 5 minutes
8. Bower 2.1 - 1-for-3 for 2 points, 2 steals, 1 assist in 28 minutes
9. Vrabel 0.7 - 1 minute of work, 1 assist
10. Ford-Bey 0.3 - Only a rebound in 1 minute
11. Coombs -0.4 - Missed shot and rebound in 4 minutes

Inactive:
Wenner

Boxscore
YTD Hollinger Game Score

1/28: KU 67, West Chester 60

Melissa McQuade was dominant in Wednesday's 67-60 victory at West Chester, scoring 17 points and hauling in 12 boards.

Hollinger Game Score:

1. McQuade 20.7 - It's nice to see the first huge game from McQuade in quite a while as she was 5-of-7 for 17 points, 12 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks, and 3 steals
2. Dovey 14.9 - I said it last year and I'll say it again: Aggressive players like Schroeder and Dovey are a recipe for success in the PSAC. Dovey was huge again last night, scoring a team-high 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting to go with 5 boards, 3 steals
3. Wisemiller 6.6 - 6-of-15 shooting for 17 points and 3 rebounds
4. Starr 3.5 - 2-of-9 for 6 points, 6 assists. Single-season assist record update: If she continues to average 4.94 a game, that would leave her 15 assists short at the end of the regular season. The further KU goes, the better her chances.
5. Schroeder 2.5 - Not her best effort, but still was productive: 4-of-14 for 9 points, 6 boards, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal
6. Mertz 1.3 - Block, dime, foul, rebound in 5 minutes
7. Melvin 0.1 - Back out of the starting lineup and back to mediocrity: Failed to score on 3 shots, had 3 boards, 3 assists, and 3 fouls
8. Greaves -2.0 - Continues to struggle, turning it over twice in 3 minutes
9. LeVan -2.4 - Missed two shots and turned it over once in 2 minutes

Inactives:
Dellegrotti - Injured (Head)

Boxscore
YTD Hollinger Game Score

Wednesday Update

The KU basketball teams were in action at PSAC East rival West Chester on Wednesday evening.

The ladies pulled off a huge 67-60 win over the Golden Rams and move into a tie with West Chester for the lead in the PSAC East. Both teams divisional records sit at 4-1.

The men's team also came away with a win against the Golden Rams, taking it by a score of 97-71, improving to 4-1 in PSAC East play.

Both teams now sit atop the PSAC East standings the midway point of divisional play approaches.

Full recaps on Thursday.

Ben's Big Night

Against Mansfield at Keystone Hall on January 21, Dave Ben became the Kutztown University men's basketball all-time leading scorer. Here are a few photographs from that evening. As always, they were taken by Tony Vasquez.