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Ursinus College Sports News
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Men's Basketball wins opener, 85-83, over Keystone
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11/20/2009
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CLINTON, N.Y. – Senior guard Remy Cousart (Philadelphia, Pa./Holy Ghost Prep) converted a three-point play with just under five seconds remaining as Ursinus (1-0) defeated Keystone (0-2) 85-83 Friday night in the first game of the Hamilton Tip-Off tournament at Hamilton College in upstate New York.
Ursinus will take on the winner of SUNY-Canton/Hamilton in the championship game Saturday afternoon at 4.
Cousart also added in 14 rebounds as the Bears converted 32-of-34 foul shots in the win, including a 24-for-26 mark in the second half.
Junior guard Matt Hilton (Lewistown, Pa./Lewistown) also hit for 23 points in his first game back from a broken foot he suffered in December of last year.
Senior guard Keith Page (Manchester, England/Blair Academy) added 14 points off the bench.
For Keystone, Tercel Taylor scored 26, while Ryne Luce had 17 points off the bench, including five three-pointers.
Ursinus trailed by as much as 11 in the second half, before rallying to take its first lead of the game at 61-60 on a layup by Page. Ursinus took its biggest lead of the game at 68-64 on three straight foul shots by Hilton with 8:48 left.
Freshman forward John Ward (Allentown, Pa./Parkland) and freshman forward Kevin Janowski (New Egypt, N.J./New Egypt) each had nine points in their debut, while freshman guard Matt Donahue (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Trinity School) had seven points.
Ursinus had a 35-29 rebounding edge.
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Sunday wrestling tri at Yeshiva postponed
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11/19/2009
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Sunday afternoon’s wrestling match at Yeshiva has been postponed. Make-up date to be announced.
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Six named All-Region in field hockey; Yoder named South Region Player of the Year
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11/18/2009
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GLENDALE, Ariz. – Six members of the Ursinus College field hockey team were named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Assocation (NFHCA) South Region team on Tuesday afternoon.
In addition, junior midfielder Megan Yoder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) was named the South Region Player of the Year.
Yoder, along with junior back Lindsey Doutt (Willow Street, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg), senior forward Jen Hooven (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic), sophomore forward Alyssa Thren (Barto, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) and junior midfielder Michelle Wimmer (Palm, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) were all named to the first-team.
Junior back Taylor Weidensaul (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) was named to the second-team.
Yoder, the 2009 Centennial Conference Player of the Year, currently leads the squad with 71 points and 19 assists. She ranks second in goals with 26.
Doutt led a defensive unit that has given up less than one goal per game on average this season, and has held opponents scoreless in ten contests.
Hooven is fourth on the team in points with 44 and in goals with 18. She was an honorable mention selection by the Centennial Conference.
Thren set the Centennial Conference record for goals in a season with 32 this season, and is second on the team in points with 70. She was a first-team All-Conference selection.
Wimmer has 42 points (17g, 8a) and ranked fifth on the team in points and goals. She is tied for third in assists. She was also a first-team All-Centennial selection.
Weidensaul, like Doutt, has been a valuable part of the defensive unit at Ursinus.
Ursinus (20-2) takes on top-ranked Messiah at 11 a.m. on Saturday in the NCAA Division III Semifinals at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass.
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Ten named All-Centennial in football; Jaramillo and Rountree first-team
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11/16/2009
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LANCASTER, Pa. – Ten members of the Ursinus College football team were named All-Conference on Monday afternoon. The team was voted upon by the head coaches in the Centennial Conference at their annual meeting.
Two members of the squad were named first team as junior offensive lineman Victor Jaramillo (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) and freshman defensive back Chris Rountree (Lawnside, N.J./Haddon Heights) were named first-team.
Sophomore wide receiver Al Desiderio (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) was named second-team wide receiver and kick returner, while offensive lineman Anthony Figueroa (Bridgeton, N.J./Cumberland Regional) also received second-team honors.
Defensively, senior defensive lineman Mark Worrilow (Wilmington, Del./The Charter School), sophomore linebacker Greg Martell (Levittown, Pa./Neshaminy) and sophomore defensive back JoeHenry (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) earned second-team honors.
Junior defensive lineman Tony Stefanoni (Lumberton, N.J./Holy Cross), junior linebacker Joe Galie (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville) and freshman punter Derek Giannetti (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) were named honorable mention.
Jaramillo and Figueroa were part of an offensive line that gained on average 330 yards of total offense per game.
Rountree became the first player in Ursinus history to achieve first-team honors in the Centennial as a freshman. Rountree led the Centennial Conference with seven interceptions and had a team-high ten pass breakups. He also was second in the Centennial in passes defended.
Desiderio had a team-high 738 yards receiving and grabbed five touchdowns. He was fourth in the Centennial in yards per game. As a kick returner, he averaged 24.4 yards per kick return with one 77-yard touchdown run, and had 16.2 yards per punt return with a long of 90 yards. He was a honorable mention kick returner in 2008.
Worrilow, serving as a captain this season, registered 28 tackles and four tackles for loss. He was a repeat second-team pick from a year ago.
Martell has a team-high 65 tackles with a team-best 45 solo tackles. He was also a All-Centennial All-Academic selection, having a GPA higher than 3.4.
Henry is right behind Martell in tackles with 56, but, has a team-high nine tackles for losses of 31 yards.
Stefanoni has registered 38 tackles, which is fourth-best on the squad and has a team-high four sacks.
Galie, a repeat All-Conference honorable mention selection, had the third-best tackle total on the squad with 49. He was an All-Conference All-Academic selection.
Giannetti averaged 37.5 yards per punt on 53 attempts this season, with 18 of his punts landing inside the 20 yard line. He was second in the conference in punting, just .2 yards behind Brian Betley of Gettysburg.
Ursinus will take on Kean University Saturday afternoon at high noon in the ECAC Southwest Bowl.
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Football/Field Hockey teams in post-season play this weekend
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11/16/2009
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Two Ursinus sports teams take their crack at a post-season title this weekend as the field hockey and football teams look to bring home a championship.
The Field Hockey team will travel to Western Massachusetts to participate in the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Semifinals, hosted by Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass. The Bears, ranked third in Division III will take on top-ranked Messiah at 11 a.m. The winner of that game, will meet the winner of Tufts and Salisbury, on Sunday at 1 p.m. in the championship game.
Ursinus (20-2) advanced to South Hadley with a 4-0 win over Lynchburg on Saturday, then defeated Trinity (Conn.) by a 5-1 score on Sunday in the NCAA Division III Quarterfinals.
This is the second straight year Ursinus has advanced to the NCAA Semifinals, and took home the Division III Championship in 2006.
Tickets for the weekend are $10 for a two-day pass for adults and $6 for a two-day pass for a student.
The football team is also playing for a post-season title on Saturday, as the Bears head to the Garden State to take on Kean University in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Southeast Bowl Championship.
Ursinus boasts a 6-4 overall record heading into the game, including a 6-2 record in the Centennial Conference. The Bears defeated Dickinson on Saturday by a 35-32 score to finish in a three-way tie for second-place in the Centennial.
Kean comes into the game with a record of 8-2 overall and 8-1 in the NJAC. The Cougars fell to Montclair State on Saturday by a 14-6 score.
Ursinus and Kean have met just one time, with the Bears coming away with a 24-0 win over the Cougars on November 4, 2000, at Patterson Field.
Tickets for the football game are $5 for adults and $2 for students.
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Hilton, Cousart named Honorable Mention All-Americans by Sporting News
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11/16/2009
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Two Ursinus College men’s basketball players were named to the Sporting News College Basketball Division III All-American Honorable Mention team recently.
Senior guard Remy Cousart (Philadelphia, Pa./Holy Ghost Prep) and junior guard Matt Hilton (Lewistown, Pa./Lewistown) were named honorable mention.
Cousart comes into the season with 683 points and 562 rebounds. A two-time All-Centennial selection, he averaged 11 points per game last season and pulled down a team-best 7.9 rebounds per contest. He set a Centennial Conference record with 18 assists in a win over Johns Hopkins on January 31, 2009.
Hilton played in just eight games last season, before suffering a broken foot that sidelined him for the remainder of the season. A transfer from James Madison, Hilton has 526 points in his career at Ursinus. In his eight games last season, he averaged 16.6 points per game.
Ursinus opens play on Friday night with a date against Keystone in the Hamilton Tip-Off Tournament. The game starts at 6.
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Football receives ECAC bid; Will take on Kean on Saturday
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11/15/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Ursinus College football team received one of six bids on Sunday night to play in an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) bowl game.
The Bears (6-4, 6-2 Centennial) will take on Kean University at noon on Saturday in Union, N.J. The Cougars finished the regular season with a record of 8-2 and 8-1 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.
Ursinus is making its first postseason appearance since 2006, when the Bears took on Widener University.
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Decristofaro, Kost named CC Players of the Week in football
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11/15/2009
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LANCASTER, Pa. – Ursinus nabbed two weekly awards from the Centennial Conference on Sunday afternoon as the conference released its players of the week for football.
Senior quarterback Justin Decristofaro (Jenkintown, Pa./Father Judge) was named as Offensive Player of the Week, while sophomore defensive back Joe Kost (Freeland, Pa./Hazleton Area) was named as Defensive Player of the Week.
Decristofaro became the first quarterback since 1999 to throw for over 2,000 yards in season as he went 16-for-30 on Saturday for 205 yards and three touchdowns as the Bears defeated Dickinson 35-32. Decristofaro threw TD passes of 38, 6, and 13 yards in the win.
Kost picked off a career-best three passes, and had three pass breakups in the win.
Ursinus (6-4, 6-2 Centennial) won six games in league play for the first time since 1999 and are still alive for a possible ECAC bowl bid which will be announced Monday.
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Field Hockey headed to NCAA Semifinals with 5-1 win over Trinity
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11/15/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – For the fourth time in school history, Ursinus will be in the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship semifinals as the third-ranked Bears (20-2) defeated sixth-ranked Trinity (16-3) 5-1 on Sunday afternoon at Eleanor Frost Snell Alumnae Field.
The Bears will face the winner of Lebanon Valley-Messiah on Saturday at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass.
“I’m happy for our players,” said Ursinus head coach Laura Moliken Sunday after the win. “It was a total team effort today.”
Sophomore forward Alyssa Thren (Barto, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) scored two goals, including her 32nd goal of the season with 1:02 left in the game. That 32nd goal broke the Centennial Conference record for goals in a season. That record was previously held by former Ursinus standout Jennie Moore.
Junior midfielder Megan Yoder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite), senior forward Jessica Zatwarnicki (Reading, Pa./Exeter), and junior midfielder Michelle Wimmer (Palm, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) each had goals in the win.
Senior forward Jen Hooven (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) had two assists, while Zatwarnicki and junior forward Jennifer Bayzick (Sugarloaf, Pa./Hazleton Area) each had an assist.
For Trinity, sophomore defender Payson Sword had a goal, while junior forward Robyn Williams had an assist.
Ursinus started off with six shots in the first four minutes, four of which were saved by sophomore goalkeeper Gina Dinallo. Dinallo finished with 16 saves as Ursinus hammered out 36 shots.
Following a Bears penalty corner at 7:26, Wimmer scored the first goal of the game on an assist by Bayzick who inserted the corner.
Trinity answered back with eight shots in the 12 minutes, six of which were saved by Ursinus senior goalkeeper Erica Scott (Carney’s Point, N.J./St. Elizabeth). Scott had a season-high 13 saves on the afternoon.
Ursinus went up 2-0 as Yoder scored at 27:03 on a shot from the top of the circle. Trinity had a chance to cut the lead to 2-1 right before halftime, but, a shot from senior forward Carrie Wolcott was stopped on the line by junior back Lindsey Doutt (Willow Street, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg) with nine seconds left in the half.
Trinity was awarded a corner as time expired, but, could not convert.
In the second half, Thren scored on an assist from Hooven at 38:21 for a 3-0 lead.
Trinity would cut the lead to 3-1 as Sword scored off a corner at 59:27. Williams had the assist.
Ursinus had a chance to go up 4-1 at 61:43, but, Wimmer’s shot hit the post. Zatwarnicki would eventually score her 19th goal of the season at 64:44 to give Ursinus that 4-1 lead as she tipped in a pass from Hooven.
Thren’s goal came at 68:58, as she beat the goalkeeper on the left side.
Ursinus improved to 11-4 all-time in NCAA tournament games, and won the national championship back in 2006. The Bears lost in the semifinals last season to Bowdoin. The win over Trinity was the first win by Ursinus over a team from the New England Small College Athletic Conference since the Bears defeated Williams back on November 12, 2005, in the NCAA second-round.
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Football takes 35-32 win over Dickinson; Finishes second in Centennial
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11/14/2009
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CARLISLE, Pa. – The Ursinus College football team finished the regular season on a high note as the Bears (6-4, 6-2 Centennial) defeated Dickinson (8-2, 6-2 Centennial) 35-32 at Biddle Field on Saturday to finish in second place in the Centennial Conference.
The Bears needed to win, and have Johns Hopkins lose to McDaniel to get the CC title, but the Blue Jays defeated the Green Terror 38-14 to win the automatic qualifier.
Still, the Bears find themselves in position for a possible ECAC bowl bid which will be announced on Monday morning.
Ursinus held a 35-17 lead only to see the Red Devils charge back to within three. The Red Devils mounted one final drive in the fourth quarter, but, senior wide out Pat O’Connor fumbled at the Ursinus 23-yard line with just over 1:30 left. The fumble was recovered by sophomore defensive back Joe Henry (Medford, N.J./Shawnee). That allowed the Bears to run out the clock.
“I’m happy for our kids and our program,” said head coach Peter Gallagher, who moved to within one win of tying the all-time wins mark at Ursinus. “I’m proud of the resiliency of our players. We needed a big play in the fourth quarter to win the game, and we got it.”
“Our coaches have done a great job all season with our players, and their hard work with our players helped them win a game of this caliber.”
The Bears posted six wins in the Centennial for the first time under Gallagher, and the first time since 1999.
Senior quarterback Justin Decristofaro (Jenkintown, Pa./Father Judge) threw for 205 yards and three scores, as he became the first quarterback to cross the 2,000 yard mark at Ursinus since Frank Vecchio did it in 1999. Decristofaro, who was 16-for-30, became the fourth quarterback in school history to go over 2,000 yards.
Freshman running back Teddy Conrad (Doylestown, Pa./C.B. West) had 113 yards on 27 carries with two scores.
Senior wide receiver Shea Wisler (Green Lane, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) had a team-high five catches for 66 yards and a score. Sophomore wide out Nick Giarratano (Wapwallopen, Pa./Crestwood) and sophomore wide receiver Al Desiderio (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) each had a touchdown catch in the win.
Defensively, sophomore linebacker Greg Martell (Levittown, Pa./Neshaminy) had eight stops, while sophomore defensive back Joe Kost (Freeland, Pa./Hazleton Area) had three interceptions.
For Dickinson, senior quarterback Ian Mitchell threw for 214 yards and ran for an additional 103. Senior wide out Pat O’Connor caught 11 passes for 161 yards.
Ursinus scored on its first drive to go up 7-0 as Decristofaro threw a 38-yard scoring pass to Desiderio with 12:33 left. Following a 3-and-out by Dickinson, Ursinus scored on its next possession to go up 14-0 as Conrad ran for a 2-yard score with 7:36 left.
Dickinson answered back with a field goal on its next drive to cut the Ursinus lead to 14-3, as junior placekicker Gordon Craig made a 24-yard field goal with 2:12 left.
Ursinus forced a turnover on the next Dickinson drive, as freshman cornerback Chris Rountree (Lawnside, N.J./Haddon Heights) intercepted Mitchell at the Ursinus 40 and returned it back to the Dickinson 8-yard line.
At the start of the second quarter, Ursinus capitalized when Decristofaro threw a 6-yard scoring pass to Giarratano for a 21-3 lead with 14:14 left in the first half.
Senior running back Tim Wells scored for Dickinson on the next drive, as he completed a 10-play, 71-yard drive with a 3-yard run with 10:46 left, cutting the Ursinus lead to 21-10.
Dickinson forced a turnover on Ursinus’ next drive, as Decristofaro was intercepted by senior free safety Michael Maxwell at the Dickinson 48. He returned it to the Ursinus 39-yard line. Mitchell would eventually score on a 6-yard run to cut the Ursinus lead to 21-17.
Ursinus put together a 12-play, 64-yard scoring drive in six minutes to take a 28-17 lead when Conrad rushed for a 4-yard score.
After Dickinson’s next drive stalled at the Bears’44, Ursinus added one more score as Decristofaro threw a 13-yard pass to Wisler for a 35-17 lead with seven seconds left.
Dickinson threw the ball down field on the last play of the half, only to have the ball intercepted by Kost.
In the second half, Ursinus got another interception from Kost as he picked off Mitchell’s first pass of the second half. However, sophomore place kicker Keith Baker (Huntington Valley, Pa./Lower Moreland) pissed a 30-yard field goal with 12:14 left.
Neither team would score in the third quarter, however, Dickinson did get down to the Ursinus 27-yard line with 3:08 left, but, fumbled the ball. Dickinson turned the ball over six times on the day, to Ursinus’ two.
Ursinus had a chance to put the game away in the fourth, but, sophomore running back Travis Evans (Dallas, Pa./Northwest Area) fumbled at the Dickinson 12-yard line giving the Red Devils the ball. However, the Red Devils turned the ball over at the Ursinus 3-yard line as Kost picked off his third pass of the day.
Dickinson scored on its next drive, as Wells ran in from 2-yard out for a 35-24 Ursinus lead with 7:05 left. Following a botched punt, Dickinson took the ball over at the Ursinus 1, but, took three plays to get in as junior running back Tim Smith scored with 4:12 left to cut the Ursinus lead to 35-32.
Dickinson got the ball back one last time, but, O’Connor fumbled at the Ursinus 23 to end the game.
Ursinus was 9-for-18 on third downs, and 4-for-6 in the red zone in the win.
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Swimming sweeps McDaniel to go to 4-0
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11/14/2009
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WESTMINSTER, Md. – Ursinus swept its Centennial Conference opener on Saturday, as the Bears won both sides of a meet from McDaniel.
The women won 59-35, while the men won 51-43. Both teams are now 4-0 and 1-0 in the Centennial Conference.Women
The women started with a top finish in the 400-yard medley relay as freshman Sarah Ryan (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes), junior Bridget Winn (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville), sophomore Kathryn Pall (Havertown, Pa./Academy of Notre Dame De Namur) and senior Melissa Krupa (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) won the event with a time of 4:36.05.
In the 1000-free, senior Lyndsay MacFeeters (Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield) finished second with a time of 11:26.90. In the 200-free, sophomore Danielle Yentz (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) finished second with a time of 2:09.42.
In the 50-free, Ursinus went 1-2 as freshman Lianna Foster-Bey (Fairfax, Va./Fairfax) finished first with a time of 25.92, followed by freshman Jeannie Weaver (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest) in second at 26.18.
In the 200-IM, junior Jessica Saloky (Feasterville, Pa./Neshaminy) won the event with a time of 2:23.99, followed by senior Elizabeth Gombosi (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro) in second place at 2:27.23.
Yentz picked her first individual win in the 200-butterfly with a time of 2:23.78. Ursinus again went 1-2 in the 100-free as freshman Sarah Kolosky (Fishkill, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes) won the event with a time of 56.68, followed by Weaver in second place at 57.15.
Gombosi took first in the 200-fly with a time of 2:24.48, while MacFeeters picked up top finish number two on the day with a win in the 500-free at 5:39.55. Senior Emily Herman (Glenside, Pa./Cheltenham Township) was second with a time of 5:47.92.
Ursinus then swam exhibition in the final two events. Men
Like the women, the men won the opening event, taking the 400-medley relay with a time of 3:53.78. Freshman David Wagner (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall), freshman Philip Quick (Bridgeton, N.J./Cumberland Regional), sophomore Chris Smith (Wayne, Pa./St. Joseph’s Prep) and sophomore Christopher Doyle (Holliston, Mass./Holliston) picked up the win.
In the 1000-free, freshman Scott Paine (York, Pa./Dallastown Area) picked up top honors with a tim e of 10:29.57.
In the 200-free, junior Lloyd Tannenbaum (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) finished second with a time of 1:50.42.
In the 50-free, freshman David Yazbeck (Dorchester Center, Mass./Boston Latin School) finished first at 22.88.
Quick picked up his first individual top finish of the day as he won the 200-IM at 2:08.32. Smith was second in the 200-fly at 2:02.05.
In the 100-free, Yazbeck won event number two of the day with a time of 50.34. Paine got his second top finish of the day in the 200-back at 2:05.83, followed by freshman Jeremy Gencavage (Fork Union, Va./Fork Union Military Academy) in second at 2:28.92.
Tannenbaum won the 500-free with a time of 5:04.05, just edging McDaniel’s Stephen Gomez by .06 seconds.
That was the final event Ursinus scored in. The Bears host Gettysburg next Saturday.
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XC at Mid-East Regional
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11/14/2009
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Ursinus College cross country teams took part in the Mid-East regional on Saturday afternoon hosted by Muhlenberg College at Lehigh University’s Goodman Campus.
The women finished 24th, while the men finished 27th.
For the women, the top finisher was junior Ali Nolan (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley), who finished in 83rd place with a time of 24:10.2. Junior Deb Yannessa (Haddonfield, N.J./Paul IV) was second on the team with a time of 24:43.2. Other finishers included sophomore Stephanie Donatone (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) at 24:52.6, sophomore Michelle Tetla (Pompton Lakes, N.J./Pompton Lakes) at 25:38.0, sophomore Sabrina Cimerol (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) with a time of 25:51.5, freshman Carina Doyle (Holliston, Mass./Holliston) with a time of 26:17.1 and freshman Rebecca Hollenbach (Quakertown, Pa./Palisades) with a time of 26:18.2
The men’s team top finisher was junior Jeremy Garavel (Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow) in 121st place at 27:38.3. Freshman Sam Stortz (Dresher, PA./Upper Dublin) was the second-best finisher on the team with a time of 27:56.9. Junior Justin Garavel (Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow) finished with a time of 28:20.7, followed by senior Dante Dimidio (Yardley, Pa./Holy Ghost Prep) at 28:27.3. Senior Brett Godoy (Chichester, Pa./Chichester) finished with a time of 28:47.0, followed by junior Jeff Centafont (Southampton, Pa./Wililam Tennent) at 29:25.1. Freshman Mark Gapinski (Sinking Spring, Pa./Holy Name) was the final finisher for Ursinus at 29:35.7.
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Wrestling hosts Fall Brawl
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11/14/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Ursinus opened up its home schedule on Saturday by hosting the non-scoring Fall Brawl.
Five wrestlers finished in the top four on the afternoon.
Sophomore Connor McCormick (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) won his bracket at 149 pounds. After opening up with a bye, he defeated Tim Goldkamp of Elizabethtown by a pin in 1:00. He then took a 7-2 decision over Chris Lombardi of The College of New Jersey.
To move into the finals, he defeated Shawn Mazzarone of Maryland, 3-1. In the finals, he took a 2-0 decision over Brent Lowe of McDaniel.
Junior Nate Murren (Littlestown, Pa./Littlestown) took second at 184 as he defeated Stuart Roes of Newport News by an 11-3 major decision. He then pinned Michael Gooding of Gettysburg in 1:00. He advanced to the finals by taking a narrow 4-3 decision over Bradley Nielson of Maryland.
In the finals, he lost to Dallas Brown of Maryland, 6-3.
Sophomore Ben Garelick (Wayland, Mass./Wayland) was second at 125 pounds as well. He defeated Ken Nakagwa by an 8-1 score to start the day, then pinned Ty Ford of Newport News in 2:24. To advance to the finals, he defeated Danny Hughes of The College of New Jersey by a 3-1 count.
He lost in the finals to Tyler Erdman in the finals via technical fall 16-0 at 3:00.
Junior Ed Minelli (Hull, Mass./Xavierian Brothers) finished in fourth place at 197, battling his way back through the consolation bracket.
After winning by forfeit, he fell to Ed Broderick of The College of New Jersey by fall in 3:59.
In his first match in the consolation bracket, he defeated Bobby Christopher by a 3-1 score in overtime, before falling to Carl Buchholz of Rutgers by a 9-2 score.
Finally, freshman Myles Tornetta (Frazer, Pa./Great Valley) finished fourth at 174 pounds. He lost to Owen Smith of Maryland, 4-1, before defeating Scott Forrester of McDaniel 9-3. In his next match in the consolation bracket, he defeated Mike Williams of Ursinus by a 4-3 score. He then defeated DJ Neri of Gettysburg, 9-6, before falling to Smith in the third place bout, 2-1.
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Field Hockey advances to NCAA Quarters with 4-0 win over Lynchburg
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11/14/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Ursinus got two goals from senior forward Jessica Zatwarnicki (Reading, Pa./Exeter) as the third-ranked Bears (19-2) advanced to the NCAA Division III Quarterfinals with a 4-0 shutout over 10th-ranked Lynchburg (18-5) on Saturday morning at Eleanor Frost Snell Alumnae Field.
Zatwarnicki scored in the 10th and 16th minute, and also added an assist as the Bears advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the second straight season.
Zatwarnicki scored at 10:45 on a tip, following a pass from junior midfielder Megan Yoder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) for a 1-0 lead.
Senior forward Jen Hooven (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) assisted on Zatwarnicki’s second goal at 16:52 for a 2-0 lead.
In the second half, Ursinus got on the board at 41:05 as junior midfielder Bridget Resetco (West Chester, Pa./Downingtown West) scored on the assist from Zatwarnicki for a 3-0 lead.
The final goal came with 27 seconds left as junior midfielder Michelle Wimmer (Palm, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) scored her 16th goal of the season.
Lynchburg, who was held to one shot in the first 35 minutes, fired off 15 shots in the second half. Six of those shots were stopped by senior goalkeeper Erica Scott (Carney’s Point, N.J./St. Elizabeth).
Senior goalkeeper Sarah Cates had six saves for the Hornets, who were outshot 23-16.
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Swimming sweeps Drew
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11/13/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Ursinus College swimming team improved to 3-0 on the young season with a dual meet sweep of Drew on Friday night.
The men won by a score of 107-68, while the women won 108-61.
For the men, the Bears opened with a 1-2 finish in the 200-medley relay. The team of sophomore Christopher Smith (Wayne, Pa./St. Joseph’s Prep), freshman David Yazbeck (Dorchester Center, Mass./Boston Latin School), sophomore Kevin Tallon (Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional) and sophomore Christopher Doyle (Holliston, Mass./Holliston) won the event with a time of 1:47.88, while the team of freshman David Wagner (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall), senior Brad Garman (Mohnton, Pa./Governor Mifflin), freshman Ryan Furlong (Douglaston, N.Y./Xavier) and freshman Adam McGonigle (Villanova, Pa./Harriton) took second at 1:50.38.
In the 1000-free, freshman Nicholas Roberts (Metuchen, N.J./Metuchen) finished second with a time of 11:51.45.
McGonigle won his first individual event of the day, capturing the 200-free with a time of 2:00.18. Junior Lloyd Tannenbaum (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) won the 50-free with a time of 22.88, with freshman Scott Paine (York, Pa./Dallastown Area) finishing second with a time of 23.44.
In the 200-IM, Smith won the event with a time of 2:10.68.
In the 100-fly, freshman Jeremy Gencavage (Fork Union, Va./Fork Union Military Academy) won the event at 1:00.85, while Tallon was second at 1:01.51. In the 100-free, Doyle took the top spot at 52.19, with Furlong finishing second at 54.93.
In the 100-back, freshman Philip Quick (Bridgeton, N.J./Cumberland Regional) finished in first place with a time of 58.66, with Wagner finishing second at 59.32.
In the final scoring event of the night for the Bears, Roberts took second in the 500-free at 5:41.58.
Turning to the women, the Bears won the 200-medley relay as the team of freshman Sarah Ryan (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes), sophomore Kathryn Pall (Havertown, Pa./Academy of Notre Dame De Namur), junior Bridget Winn (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville) and senior Melissa Krupa (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) won the event at 2:02.11.
In the 1000-free, sophomore Kelly Reynolds (Newark, Del./Sanford School) took the top spot at 12:21.69.
In the 200-free, senior Casey Gilmore (Glenside, Pa./Abington) took first at 2:13.36, followed by Pall at 2:14.74.
In the 50-free, Winn was second at 28.21. Ryan had a second-place finish in the 200-IM at 2:34.28.
Senior Emily Herman (Glenside, Pa./Cheltenham Township) won the 100-fly with a time of 1:05.79, followed by Reynolds in second at 1:13.18.
In the 100-free, sophomore Danielle Yentz (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) won the event at 58.44, followed by junior Kacie McCormick (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) at 1:01.76.
Freshman Jennie Weaver (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest) took the 100-back at 1:05.80, followed by a first-place finish in the 500-free for freshman Kaylani Wertman (Allentown, Pa./William Allen) with a time of 5:46.41. Gilmore took second at 5:50.23.
That was the final event the women scored in for the evening.
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Football hopes to keep CC title dreams alive on Saturday
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11/13/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Ursinus College football team will take their crack at the Centennial Conference crown this weekend, but, need some help to accomplish their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 1999.
The big task at hand is the Bears game with Dickinson on Saturday afternoon at Biddle Field. Dickinson (8-1, 6-1 Centennial) needs a win to keep their dreams of a Centennial crown alive as well.
Meanwhile, a Centennial matchup 52 miles down the road will be the deciding point as to who gets the CC crown.
Johns Hopkins (7-2, 6-1 Centennial) will take on McDaniel (5-4, 3-4 Centennial) at 1 p.m. Should the Blue Jays defeat the Green Terror, JHU will take the Centennial’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
If the Blue Jays falter, Dickinson can advance to the NCAA tournament with a win over the Bears. Ursinus (5-4, 5-2 Centennial) needs to defeat the Red Devils and have McDaniel defeat Johns Hopkins to force a three-way tie atop the Centennial. It could also be a four-way tie, if F&M (7-2, 5-2 Centennial) defeats Gettysburg (3-6, 3-4 Centennial) on Saturday.
In a three-way or four-way tie, Ursinus would get the bid to the tournament since they would have wins over Dickinson and Johns Hopkins.
The game will be broadcasted free of charge on the Ursinus College website. Bern Gavlick will have the call starting at around 12:45 p.m.
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Ursinus set to host NCAA Field Hockey second-round this weekend
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11/13/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Ursinus will face Lynchburg at 11 a.m. on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championships.
Ursinus (18-2) received a first-round bye after defeating Johns Hopkins, 6-0, in the Centennial Conference Championship game on Sunday afternoon.
Lynchburg (18-4) won the Old Dominion Athletic Conference with a 1-0 victory over Eastern Mennonite on Saturday, then defeated Juniata College 5-3 on Wednesday afternoon in a driving rain storm.
The winner of the first game will advance to take on the winner of Saturday’s second semifinal, Trinity (Conn.) (15-2) and Middlebury (12-4).
Both teams hail from the New England Small College Athletic Conference. Trinity advanced to the title game before falling to Tufts by a 3-2 score. Trinity received a first-round bye.
Middlebury advanced to Collegeville by defeating UMass.-Dartmouth 5-1 on Wednesday afternoon.
Saturday’s winner will play at 1 p.m. on Sunday for the right to advance to the NCAA Division III Championship Semifinals at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass.
Tickets for the weekend are $5 for adults and $3 for students with ID, children under 12 and senior citizens.
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Wilmoth named All-CC honorable mention in volleyball
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11/12/2009
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LANCASTER, Pa. – Ursinus junior outside hitter Mary Kate Wilmoth (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark’s) was named honorable mention on the All-Centennial Conference volleyball team on Thursday afternoon. The team was voted upon by the head coaches in the conference.
Wilmoth led the team in kills (287) and had an attack percentage of .150, which was second best on the squad.
Wilmoth was a second-team All-Conference pick last season for Ursinus.
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MBB third in pre-season CC poll
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11/12/2009
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LANCASTER, Pa. – The Ursinus College men’s basketball team was picked third in the 2009-10 Centennial Conference pre-season coaches poll on Wednesday afternoon. The poll was voted upon by the head coaches and sports information directors in the Centennial.
Ursinus received 118 points and three first-place votes. Franklin & Marshall was the top pick with 161 points and 17 first-place votes, while Muhlenberg was second with 125 points.
Gettysburg was in fourth at 107 points, followed by McDaniel (104), Johns Hopkins (84), Washington (77), Haverford (58), Dickinson (34) and Swarthmore (22).
Ursinus opens the season on Friday, November 20, against Keystone at the Hamilton tip-off tournament in upstate New York.
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WBB eighth in pre-season CC poll
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11/12/2009
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LANCASTER, Pa. – The Ursinus College women’s basketball team was picked eighth in the 2009-10 Centennial Conference pre-season coaches poll on Wednesday afternoon. The poll was voted upon by the head coaches and sports information directors in the Centennial.
Ursinus got 66 points in the poll. Muhlenberg was the top pick with 200 points and 20 first-place votes. McDaniel was second with 157 points and two first-place votes, followed by Johns Hopkins in third at 145.
Dickinson was fourth (143) followed by Gettysburg (142), Swarthmore (110) and Franklin & Marshall (108).
Following Ursinus, Washington was ninth place at 56 points, followed by Haverford (53) and Bryn Mawr (21).
Ursinus opens the season on Saturday, November 21, as the Bears take on Rowan University in the Albright Tip-Off tournament.
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Five named All-CC in field hockey; Yoder named Player of the Year
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11/11/2009
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LANCASTER, Pa. – Ursinus placed five on the All-Centennial Conference Field Hockey team on Wednesday afternoon, including the Player of the Year and the Coach of the Year. The team is voted upon by the head coaches in the conference.
Four players achieved first-team honors, including junior midfielder Megan Yoder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) who was named as the Centennial Conference Player of the Year. Yoder is joined on the first-team by junior back Lindsey Doutt (Willow Street, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg), junior midfielder Michelle Wimmer (Palm, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) and sophomore forward Alyssa Thren (Barto, Pa./Upper Perkiomen).
Senior forward Jen Hooven (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) was named honorable mention.
In addition, head coach Laura Moliken was named as Coach of the Year for the second straight time.
Yoder, who was a second-team all-conference selection last season, led the squad in assists with 18 and had a team-high 68 points. Yoder is the seventh consecutive Ursinus player to receive Player of the Year honors.
Doutt has been a strong part of a defensive unit that has posted nine shutouts, allowed just 95 penalty corners and has held opponents to one goal per game on average.
Wimmer is fifth on the team in points with 38, and in goals with 15. She also has eight assists, which third on the squad.
Thren leads the team in goals with 30, and is one goal away from tying the Centennial Conference record for goals in a season which is held by former Ursinus standout Jennie Moore and Swarthmore’s Melissa Bonder. Her 47 career goals puts her 12th all-time in Centennial Conference history.
Hooven ranked fourth on the team in points with 41 and is third on the team in goals with 18.
Yoder and Wimmer were also named to the All-Centennial All-Academic team which requires a student-athlete to have a GPA higher than 3.4.
Moliken, who also serves as the interim director of athletics at Ursinus, is in her 11th year in Collegeville. She holds a 160-67 record (.705). She has led the Bears to six Centennial Conference championships, six trips to the NCAA Division III tournament, and three appearances in the championship semifinals.
Ursinus (18-2), ranked third in the latest coaches’ poll, will host either Lynchburg/Juniata on Saturday at 11 a.m. in the second-round of the NCAA Division III tournament.
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Three named to All-Centennial Women's Soccer team
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11/10/2009
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LANCASTER, Pa. – Ursinus put two players on the All-Centennial Women’s Soccer team on Tuesday morning, as the team was released by the conference office. The team was voted upon by the league’s 11 head coaches.
Sophomore midfielder Jess Porcelan (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) was named second-team, while senior forward Megan Ascanio (Reading, Pa./Exeter) and sophomore back Monica Oliveto (Robesonia, Pa./Conrad Weiser) were named honorable mention.
Porcelan, who was a first-team selection as a freshman, had six goals and three assists for a total of 15 points, which was second-best on the squad. She ranked tenth in the Centennial Conference in points and was eighth in goals. She was also named All-Centennial All-Academic.
Ascanio led the Bears with eight goals and four assists for a total of 20 points, which was a team-high. She ranked among the leaders in the Centennial Conference in several categories, including points (third) and goals (fourth).
Oliveto was third on the team in points with 12, and was also third on the team in goals with five. She was also part of a defensive unit that posted four shutouts during the season. She, like Porcelan, was named to the All-Centennial All-Academic team.
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Alfieri named second-team All-Centennial in men's soccer
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11/9/2009
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LANCASTER, Pa. – Ursinus sophomore goalkeeper Mike Alfieri (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape) was named second-team All-Centennial on Monday by the conference office. Voting on the all-conference team was conducted by the head coaches in the conference.
Alfieri finished the year by making 108 saves in 16 matches, for a 1.53 goals against average. He had a .806 save percentage and posted two shutouts.
His 108 saves were second best in the Centennial Conference.
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Dates/times set for NCAA Field Hockey Regional this weekend
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11/9/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Dates and times have been set for this weekend’s NCAA Division III Field Hockey regional hosted by Ursinus College on Saturday and Sunday at Eleanor Frost Snell Alumnae Field.
Host Ursinus (17-2) will take on the winner of Wednesday’s matchup between Lynchburg (17-4) and Juniata (17-3) on Saturday morning at 11 a.m.
In the other game, Trinity (Conn.) (15-2) will take on the winner of Wednesday’s matchup between Middlebury (11-4) and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (15-6). That game will start at 2 p.m.
The winners of both games will play at 1 p.m. on Sunday for the right to advance to Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass., for the semifinals next weekend.
Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for senior citizens, children under 12 and students with ID.
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Field Hockey wins sixth straight CC crown with 6-0 win over Johns Hopkins
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11/8/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – For the sixth straight year, Ursinus captured the Centennial Conference field hockey championship as the Bears (18-2) defeated Johns Hopkins (13-6) 6-0 at Eleanor Frost Snell Alumnae Field Sunday afternoon.
With the win, Ursinus advances to the NCAA Division III tournament and will find out where and when the Bears are playing late Sunday night.
Junior midfielder Michelle Wimmer (Palm, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) had three goals in the game, while senior forward Jessica Zatwarnicki (Reading, Pa./Exeter) had a goal and three assists for Ursinus.
Ursinus took a 1-0 lead at 16:04 as junior midfielder Megan Yoder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) scored unassisted off of a rebound. Wimmer then scored her first goal of the game at 27:15 off of a corner as Zatwarnicki assisted.
The Wimmer-Zatwarnicki combo scored again just 53 seconds later, as Wimmer scored off of a corner for a 3-0 lead.
In the second half, senior midfielder Sarah Brant (Collegeville, Pa./The Hill School) gave Ursinus a 4-0 lead, as she scored on an assist from sophomore back Nicole Hanby (Bear, Del./William Penn).
Wimmer’s third and final goal of the game came off of a corner, and a Zatwarnicki assist, at 62:04.
The final goal of the game was scored by Zatwarnicki with just 30 seconds left, on an assist by Yoder.
The Bears racked up 32 shots, 21 of which were saved by Johns Hopkins senior goalkeeper Sophia Tieu.
Ursinus senior goalkeeper Erica Scott (Carney’s Point, N.J./St. Elizabeth) made just one save, as she faced three shots.
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Wrestling fifth at Messiah Invitational
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11/8/2009
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GRANTHAM, Pa. – The Ursinus College wrestling team opened up its 2009 slate on Saturday by finishing fifth at the Messiah Invitational, hosted by Messiah College.
The Bears finished with a total team score of 52.5 points.
Sophomore Connor McCormick (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) opened up his season by winning the 149-pound bracket. Seeded fourth in the tournament, he defeated Dan Ippolitto of the Coast Guard Academy via pin in 1:13.
After getting a forfeit win over Ty Kanouff of Messiah, McCormick defeated top-seeded Jesse Byerly of Waynesburg in overtime via a fall at 7:25.
In the championship, he won via a 6-4 decision in overtime over second-seed Brent Lowe of McDaniel.
Sophomore Connor McNamara (Winchester, Mass./Winchester) won the 197-pound bracket, opening up with a pin over Reid Mosquera of Johns Hopkins in 4:41. He then defeated Tim Hopkins of Messiah 5-4 to advance to the championship round, before defeating Pat Hogan of Messiah via pin in 2:06.
Freshman Mike Kevlin (Manalapan, N.J./St. John Vianney) took third at 174 pounds, battling his way through the consolation bracket after falling via a 10-5 decision to Will Maegerle of UMBC in the opening round.
Kevlin defeated freshman Myles Tornetta (Frazer, Pa./Great Valley) in his first match in the consolation bracket 3-2.
He then scored a 12-3 major decision over Matt Leisy of Coast Guard, before pinning Josh Cook of Elizabethtown in 1:00.
He defeated Jared Roberts of Waynesburg in the third-place match 8-3.
Ursinus hosts its annual Fall Brawl on Saturday.
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Football stays alive for share of CC title, with 24-10 win over Muhlenberg
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11/7/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Ursinus stayed alive for a share of the Centennial Conference crown, as the Bears defeated Muhlenberg, 24-10, Saturday afternoon at Patterson Field. The win marked the first victory for the Bears (5-4, 5-2 Centennial) over the Mules (2-7, 1-6 Centennial) in nine years. Ursinus was outgained 267-181 in the victory, but, forced four turnovers to grab five wins in Centennial Conference play for the first time since 2007. With the victory, the Bears are one-game behind both Dickinson and Johns Hopkins heading into the final week. The Bears will take on Dickinson next Saturday at Biddle Field, while Hopkins will take on McDaniel. Back to Saturday’s game, Ursinus got a touchdown from freshman running back Teddy Conrad (Doylestown, Pa./C.B. West), and a touchdown pass from senior quarterback Justin Decristofaro (Jenkintown, Pa./Father Judge). Conrad rushed for 46 yards on 16 carries, while Decristofaro threw for 115 yards on 7-for-19 passing. Sophomore wide receiver Al Desiderio (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) had four catches for 88 yards, including a 36-yard touchdown pass from Decristofaro in the third quarter for the only scoring in the second half. For Muhlenberg, senior running back Codie Bender had 40 yards on 12 carries. Freshman quarterback Dan Deighan had 198 yards on 15-for-30 passing. Senior wide receiver Phil Cresta caught a game-high 12 passes for 196 yards. Defensively, junior linebacker Patrick McDonough had a team-high eight tackles, while sophomore defensive back Joe Henry (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) had eight stops for Ursinus. The Ursinus defensive unit had 14 tackles for losses of 43 yards in the win. Ursinus got on the board first as sophomore kicker Keith Baker (Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Lower Moreland) converted a 26-yard field goal with 2:08 left in the first quarter for a 3-0 lead. The score was set up by an interception by freshman cornerback Chris Rountree (Lawnside, N.J./Haddon Heights). At the start of the second quarter, Muhlenberg tied the score at 3-all when junior kicker Michael Katz converted a 22-yard field goal with 14:55 to go in the half. Ursinus’ next score, a 3-yard touchdown run by Conrad, came with 11:33 left to go in the second. The score was set up by a Muhlenberg fumble when freshman running back Terrence Dandridge fumbled at the Muhlenberg 5-yard line, which was recovered by senior defensive end Chas Cathers (Fountainville, Pa./C.B. West). On the next drive, Muhlenberg tied the score at 10-all when Dandridge capped a six-play, 50 yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run with 7:31 left. Dandridge would fumble on Muhlenberg’s next possession, which was recovered by junior defensive back Shane Whalen (Landenberg, Pa./Avon Grove) who then went 10-yards for the score with 5:23 left for a 17-10 lead. The final score came following a fumble recovery at the Muhlenberg 36 yard line with 13:11 left. On the next play, Decristofaro threw a 36-yard pass to Desiderio for a 24-10 lead with 13:00 left. Ursinus had another chance to score, but, Decristofaro’s pass with 8:36 left was intercepted by senior cornerback Cameron Ahouse at the Muhlenberg 1-yard line. Muhlenberg then went 91 yards, but, was stopped at fourth-and-4 from the Ursinus 8-yard line on an incomplete pass. Ahouse would rack up his second interception of the quarter with 1:02 left, as he picked off Decristofaro at the Ursinus 40-yard line. Muhlenberg got into the red zone one last time in the fourth quarter, but, was stopped by on the Ursinus 8-yard line with 3:27 left. Ursinus then ran out the clock. Muhlenberg had the ball for 32 minutes, and held Ursinus to just seven first downs.
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Field Hockey advances to CC final with 10-2 win over Haverford
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11/7/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Ursinus junior midfielder Megan Yoder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) had three goals and an assist as third-ranked Ursinus (17-2) defeated Haverford (9-10) 10-2 Saturday afternoon in the Centennial Conference semifinals at Eleanor Frost Snell Alumnae Field. The Bears will face Johns Hopkins, as the third-seeded Blue Jays defeated Gettysburg 4-3, in the second semifinal of the day. Ursinus held a 44-8 advantage on shots, and will try for its sixth-straight Centennial Conference title Sunday at 1 p.m. Senior forward Jessica Zatwarnicki (Reading, Pa./Exeter), and sophomore forward Alyssa Thren (Barto, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) had two goals each for Ursinus. Ursinus took a 1-0 lead 12 minutes in when junior forward Jennifer Bayzick (Sugarloaf, Pa./Hazleton Area) scored on a rebound. The Bears added their second goal four minutes later, as Yoder scored on an assist by junior back Taylor Weidensaul (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin). The lead grew to 3-0 at 19:14 when senior midfielder Sarah Brant (Collegeville, Pa./The Hill School) scored her first goal of the season on an assist by junior midfielder Michelle Wimmer (Palm, Pa./Upper Perkiomen). Haverford scored its lone goal of the first half to cut the deficit to 3-1 at 22:23 when freshman midfielder Bridget Gibbons scoed her ninth goal of the season on a rebound. Ursinus added two more goals before the end of the half, as Yoder scored at 23:29, followed by a goal from Thren at 28 minutes even for a 5-1 halftime lead. In the second half, Haverford got on the board as sophomore midfielder Juliana Morgan-Trostle scored on a shot between the pads of Ursinus senior goalkeeper Erica Scott (Carney’s Point, N.J./St. Elizabeth) at 36:08 for a 5-2 Ursinus lead. From that points, Ursinus went up 6-2 at 39:43 when Yoder scored her third goal of the game, followed by a goal from senior forward Jessica Zatwarnicki (Reading, Pa./Exeter) at 41:08 on an assist by Yoder. Weidensaul scored her lone goal of the game at 50:15 when she blasted a shot from the left side, for a 8-2 lead. Zatwarnicki then scored at 59:46 on an assist from junior back Lindsay Doutt (Willow Street, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg), followed by the last goal of the game from Thren at 63:38. Scott finished with one save in 46 minutes, while junior goalkeeper LauraLee Lightwood-Mater (Bethlehem, Pa./George School) held the Fords scoreless in 24 minutes. For Haverford, junior Maggie Cronin had six saves in the first half, while freshman goalkeeper Sydney Hyder had 14 saves in the second half.
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Swimming sweeps Lycoming to move to 2-0
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11/7/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Ursinus improved to 2-0 on the young season, as the Bears swept a dual meet from Lycoming on Saturday afternoon at Elliott Pool.
The women defeated the Warriors, 110-93, while the men defeated the Warriors, 108-92.Women
The women started by taking the opening 200-yard medley relay as the team of sophomore Danielle Yentz (Springfield, Pa./Springfield), junior Jessica Saloky (Feasterville, Pa./Neshaminy), freshman Jeannie Weaver (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest) and freshman Sarah Kolosky (Fishkill, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes) won the event with a time of 1:56.74.
In the 1000-yard freestyle, senior Lyndsay MacFeeters (Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield) won with a time of 11:31.89.
Senior Emily Herman (Glenside, Pa./Cheltenham Township) won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:04.85. In the 50-free, freshman Lianna Foster-Bey (Fairfax, Va./Fairfax) won the event at 26.35, while Kolosky was second at 26.36.
In the 200-IM, Saloky was second at 2:22.73. Foster-Bey picked up a second-place finish in the 100-free at 57.36.
Yentz won the 100-backstroke at 1:06.06, followed by a second-place finish from senior Elizabeth Gombosi (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro).
Herman picked up her second first place finish of the day, as she won the 500-free at 5:33.37, followed by MacFeeters in second place at 5:39.06.
Saloky finished second in the 100-breaststroke at 1:12.12 for the final points of the day, as Ursinus went into exhibition mode after that event.
Men
Like the women, the men won the opening 200-medley relay as freshman Scott Paine (York, Pa./Dallastown Area), freshman Philip Quick (Bridgeton, N.J./Cumberland Regional), sophomore Christopher Smith (Wayne, Pa./St. Joseph’s Prep) and freshman David Yazbeck (Dorchester Center, Mass./Boston Latin School) finished first with a time of 1:43.26.
Junior Lloyd Tannenbaum (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) won the 1000-free with a time of 10:37.35, followed by freshman David Wagner (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) in second place with a time of 11:04.26.
Paine took his first individual top finish of the day in the 200-free as he won with a time of 1:51.56, followed by Smith in second place at 1:52.39.
Yazbeck won the 50-free at 22.97 for his first individual finish of the day.
In the 200-IM, Quick picked up top honors at 2:06.24, while Smith won the 100-fly at 56.03.
Yazbeck won his second event of the day, as he took the 100-free at 50.95.
Paine took home second in the 100-back at 56.85, followed by another top finish from Tannenbaum, this time in the 500-free with a time of 5:06.71.
Ursinus then swam exhibition in the final two events.
The Bears host Drew on Friday.
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Field Hockey to host Haverford in Centennial Conference semifinals on Saturday
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11/5/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Ursinus will be facing Haverford in the Centennial Conference Field Hockey championship semifinals on Saturday morning at 11 at Eleanor Frost Snell Alumnae Field.
The Fords, the fourth-seed in the tournament, advanced to the semifinals with a 1-0 win over Franklin & Marshall on Wednesday night at Swan Field.
The Bears, ranked third in Division III and are the top seed in the tournament, defeated the Fords back on October 13, by a score of 8-1 on the Main Line.
Ursinus is seeking its sixth straight Centennial Conference championship, while the Fords are into the semifinals for the first time in school history.
The winner of the first semifinal will face the winner of the second semi, pitting second-seed Gettysburg against third-seed Johns Hopkins. The two schools will meet at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
The Blue Jays won the regular season meeting between the two schools 2-1 in penalty strokes in Baltimore, Md., back on September 19. This is a rematch of the 2008 Centennial Conference semifinals, in which the Blue Jays prevailed 2-0.
The championship is scheduled for 1 p.m. start on Sunday.
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Yoder named Centennial Offensive Player of the Week
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11/3/2009
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LANCASTER, Pa. – Ursinus College field hockey junior forward Megan Yoder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) was named as the Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week on Monday afternoon by the conference office.
Yoder had two goals and five assists in a 2-0 week for the Bears, including two goals and three assists in a win over Johns Hopkins on Saturday.
For the season, Yoder has 21 goals and 16 assists for 58 points.
Ursinus (16-2, 10-0 Centennial), who is ranked third in the latest Division III Coaches’ Poll, will host either F&M or Haverford on Saturday morning in the second round of the Centennial Conference playoffs.
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Field Hockey takes down Hopkins, 8-3
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10/31/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Junior midfielder Megan Yoder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) and senior forward Jessica Zatwarnicki (Reading, Pa./Exeter) each scored two goals as third-ranked Ursinus (16-2, 10-0 Centennial) defeated 17th-ranked Johns Hopkins (12-5, 7-3 Centennial) 8-3 on Saturday.
Ursinus, who had clinched the top seed in the upcoming Centennial Conference tournament, outshot the Blue Jays 52-7 in the rout.
The Bears got on the board at 6:01 as Zatwarnicki scored unassisted for a 1-0 lead. Hopkins tied the score at 1-all at 7:54 left when Ariana Branchini scored on assists from Jenn Motylinski and Brittany Bland.
Thren scored her first goal of the game at 23:46 on an assist from junior midfielder BridgetResetco (West Chester, Pa./Downingtown West), followed by a goal from junior midfielder Michelle Wimmer (Palm, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) on assists from Yoder and junior forward Jennifer Bayzick (Sugarloaf, Pa./Hazleton Area) at 23:50 for a 3-1 lead.
Senior forward Jen Hooven (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) had her first goal of the game at 32:20 on an assist by Resetco for a 4-1 lead at the half.
In the second half, Yoder scored her first goal of the game at 42:02 for a 5-1 lead. Hopkins got to within 5-2 at 47:19 as Lindsay McKenna scored unassisted.
Ursinus then scored four straight goals to close the game, as Yoder scored her second goal of the game at 50:50 for a 6-2 lead, followed by a goal from Zatwarnicki on a Yoder assist at 54:20 for a 7-2 lead.
Thren scored on an assist from at 55:21.
Senior goalkeeper Erica Scott (Carney’s Point, N.J./St. Elizabeth) had one save in 50 minutes, while junior goalkeeper LauraLee Lightwood-Mater (Bethlehem, Pa./George School) had two saves in the final 20 minutes.
For Hopkins, Sophia Tieu had 13 saves in 50 minutes, with Kim Stein having nine saves in 20 minutes.
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Swimming takes opener over LVC
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10/31/2009
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The Bears show their Halloween best after winning their season opener over LVC
ANNVILLE, Pa. – Ursinus started off the 2009-10 season on a high note as the Bears swept Lebanon Valley in both ends of a swim meet on Saturday.
The women won their side of things, 112-86, while the men won over the Flying Dutchmen, 101-85.
In the opening relays, the women went 1-2 in the 200-meter medley relay as the team of senior Emily Herman (Glenside, Pa./Abington), freshman Lianna Foster-Bey (Fairfax, Va./Fairfax), junior Jessica Saloky (Feasterville, Pa./Neshaminy), freshman Kelsey Yoo (Whitehall, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic) won the event with a time of 2:15.11. Freshman Sarah Ryan (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes), freshman Sarah Kolosky (Fishkill, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes), sophomore Kathryn Pall (Havertown, Pa./Academy of Notre Dame) and senior Melissa Krupa (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) took second at 2:17.62.
For the men, the team of sophomore Christopher Smith (Wayne, Pa./St. Joseph’s Prep), freshman Philip Quick (Bridgeton, N.J./Cumberland Regional), sophomore Kevin Tallon (Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional) and freshman Ryan Furlong (Douglaston, N.Y./Xavier) won the opening relay event with a time of 2:00.68.
In the 800-meter free, freshman Kaylani Wertman (Allentown, Pa./William Allen) was first with a time of 10:27.68, followed by senior Casey Gilmore (Glenside, Pa./Abington) in second at 10:38.30. On the men’s side, Smith won the 800 free with a time of 9:24.14.
In the 200-meter free, sophomore Danielle Yentz (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) won the event at 2:22.08, with freshman David Wagner (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) winning the men’s 200 free at 2:08.43.
Turning to the 50-free, Foster-Bey won the women’s event at 29.00, while Quick won the men’s at 25.47.
In the 200-IM, freshman Jeannie Weaver (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest) took top honors at 2:43.11, with Kolosky finishing second at 2:44.65.
Freshman David Yazbeck (Dorchester Center, Mass./Boston Latin School) won the men’s 200-IM at 2:26.54.
In the women’s 100-fly, Saloky was second at 1:17.30, with junior Lloyd Tannenbaum (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) winning the men’s 100-fly at 1:03.77.
In the 100-free, Yoo was second at 1:06.50, with Tallon second for the men in the event at 59.07.
Herman won the 100-back at 1:16.31, with freshman Scott Paine (York, Pa./Dallastown Area) winning the 100-back at 1:03.96.
In the final event that the Bears scored in before going to exhibition, senior Elizabeth Gombosi (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro) won the 400-free at 5:06.90. Freshman Adam McGonigle (Villanova, Pa./Harriton) was second in the 400-free at 4:53.06.
Ursinus hosts Lycoming next Saturday.
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Football shocked by Moravian, 20-19
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10/31/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - Ursinus’ chances at sharing the Centennial Conference championship took a hit on Saturday afternoon as Moravian (2-7, 2-5 Centennial) rallied from 13 points down to defeat Ursinus (4-4, 4-2 Centennial) 20-19 Saturday afternoon at Patterson Field.
Moravian scored twice in the span of three minutes in the third quarter, then stopped two Ursinus’ drives in the final two minutes to win.
The Bears held a 16-3 lead with 9:08 left in the third quarter.
For Ursinus, freshman running back Teddy Conrad (Doylestown, Pa./C.B. West) rushed for 74 yards on 22 carries for the Bears’ only touchdown. Senior quarterback Justin Decristofaro (Jenkintown, Pa./Father Judge) was 17-for-34 for 189 yards, with two interceptions.
Sophomore wide receiver Nick Giarratano (Wapwallopen, Pa./Crestwood) had a game-high six catches for 78 yards.
For Moravian, senior running back Ryan Rempe rushed for 105 yards on 37 attempts. Sophomore quarterback Steve Panasuk was 6-for-20 for 139 yards and two scores, as junior wide receiver Shawn Sylvainus caught three passes for 80 yards and a score.
Special teams played a big part in the game as sophomore kicker Keith Baker (Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Lower Moreland) kicked two field goals for Ursinus, including a career-best 42-yard field goal that he banked off the upright at the end of the first half.
Sophomore wide receiver Al Desiderio (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) set a school record with a 90-yard punt return in the third quarter. He broke the old record set by Bill Scanlon in 1983 against Brooklyn.
Moravian got two field goals field goals from Ian Heck, one from 19-yards out and one from 22-yards out, which turned out to be the game-winner with 7:33 left.
Ursinus two first-quarter drives were both stopped by interceptions as Decristofaro was intercepted at the Moravian 9-yard line by David Wacker and by Travis King on the second drive of the game at the Moravian 16.
The Bears went up 7-0 with 10:00 minutes left in the second quarter as Conrad rushed for a two-yard score. The drive was set up by a blocked punt by junior defensive back Sean Whalen (Landenberg, Pa./Avon Grove) at the Moravian 12-yard line.
Moravian cut the Bears’ lead to 7-3 with 16 seconds left as Heck hammered home a 19-yard field goal. The Bears answered right back as Decristofaro completed a 40-yard pass to Desiderio down to the Moravian 24-yard line. Baker then hit his 42-yard field goal for a 10-3 Ursinus lead.
Desiderio provided the next score, as after fielding the punt due to an Ursinus player touching it, he ran 90-yards for the score and the 16-3 Bears lead with 9:08 left.
Moravian got to within 16-10 as Panasuk completed a 21-yard touchdown pass to freshman wide receiver Albie Moran with 3:47 left. On the ensuing kickoff, Moravian completed a long onside kick that was recovered by senior defensive back Kyle Krupa, giving Moravian the ball at the Ursinus’ 29-yard line.
On the next drive, Panasuk threw a 16-yard pass to Sylvainus for a 17-16 Moravian lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Ursinus took the lead at 19-17 when Baker kicked a 29-yard field goal with 10:30 left in the fourth.
Moravian took the lead for good on a 22-yard kick from Heck with 7:33 left. The big play was a 43-yard pass from Panasuk to Sylvainus that covered 43 yards.
Ursinus started at its own nine on the ensuing drive, and got all the way down to the Moravian 30 before Decristofaro was sacked by Wacker. As Moravian was running out the clock, Rempe fumbled on third down with 1:46 left, that was recovered by freshman defensive lineman Sam Morgan (Chester Springs, Pa./Owen J. Roberts).
However, Ursinus next four passes were incomplete.
Defensively, senior linebacker Nate Mast (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) had a team-high eight tackles, while freshman linebacker Jake Hildebrand had nine stops for Moravian.
Ursinus will host Muhlenberg on Saturday.
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Men's Soccer closes season with 1-0 loss to Muhlenberg
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10/31/2009
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Matt Cecconi scored the lone goal of the game in the 33rd minute off of a corner kick as Muhlenberg (11-3-2, 7-1-1 Centennial) defeated Ursinus (3-11-2, 0-8-1 Centennial) 1-0 on Saturday afternoon in men’s soccer.
The Mules outshot the Bears 14-4 in the contest.
Sophomore goalkeeper Mike Alfieri (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape) made six saves in the loss.
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Women's Soccer blanked by Johns Hopkins, 3-0
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10/31/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Johns Hopkins scored twice in the first half as the Blue Jays (14-3, 9-1 Centennial) defeated Ursinus (8-7-1, 4-5-1 Centennial) 3-0 on Saturday afternoon at Wilkes Field.
Caitlin Moore started the scoring in the 36th minute as she scored beating Ursinus freshman goalkeeper Claire Yergeau (Ossining, N.Y./Ossining) for a 1-0 lead.
Right before the half, Johns Hopkins went up 2-0 as Paulina Goodman scored on a kick from the left side.
The Blue Jays would score at 54:19 when Erin Stafford netted her lone goal of the game.
The Bears were outshot 24-12, while Yergeau made 11 saves.
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Men eighth, women ninth at Centennial Conference XC Championships
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10/31/2009
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GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Ursinus competed at the 2009 Centennial Conference Championships on Saturday at Gettysburg College.
The women finished ninth with a score of 261, while the men were eighth with a score of 220.
For the women, sophomore Stephanie Donatone (Morristown, N.J./Morristown) finished 52nd with a time of 26:08.39, followed by junior Ali Nolan (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) in 65th place at 26:38.65.
Junior Deb Yannessa (Haddonfield, N.J./Paul IV High School) was 71st with a time of 27:13.75, followed by sophomore Michelle Tetla (Pompton Lakes, N.J./Pompton Lakes) in 75th place at 27:23.96.
Freshman Carina Doyle (Holliston, Mass./Holliston) was 81st at 27:34.89, followed by freshman Rebecca Hollenbach (Quakertown, Pa./Palisades) in 87th place at 27:59.45.
For the men, junior Jeremy Garavel (Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow) was 35th with a time of 28:43.63, followed by senior Dante Dimidio (Yardley, Pa./Holy Ghost Prep) in 51st place at 29:31.41.
Freshman Sam Stortz (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) was 56th with a time of 29:50.14, with junior Justin Garavel (Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow) in 63rd place at 30:16.67.
Junior Jeff Centafont (Southampton, Pa./William Tennent) was 70th with a time of 30:42.70, followed by senior Brett Godoy (Chichester, Pa./Chichester) in 75th place at 31:04.84.
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Volleyball falls to Johns Hopkins, 3-0
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10/31/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Johns Hopkins recorded a 3-0 win over Ursinus in volleyball action on Saturday afternoon.
Set scores were 25-18, 26-24 and 25-18.
For the Blue Jays (16-10, 5-5 Centennial), Sarah Feicht had nine kills, while Alex Zenoff had eight.
For Ursinus (8-17, 2-8 Centennial), junior outside hitter Mary Kate Wilmoth (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark’s) had a match-high 12 kills, while adding in 22 digs.
Freshman middle blocker Kristin Hanratty (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) had eight kills, while sophomore outside hitter Kimberly Goldberg (Sarasota, Fla./Out of Door Academy) added in five.
Sophomore setter Elizabeth Roth (York, Pa./Dallastown Area) had 27 assists, while senior libero Jennifer Fargo (Secaucus, N.J./Lacoradire Academy) had 29 digs.
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Men's Soccer falls on late goal to F&M, 2-1, in 2 OT
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10/29/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall junior midfielder Giuseppe Bua scored the game-winning goal with just 1:52 left in the second overtime as the Diplomats (9-5-2, 5-2-1 Centennial) defeated Ursinus (3-10-2, 0-7-1 Centennial) 2-1 Thursday afternoon at Wilkes Field.
Bua scored the game-winner on a scrum in front of the net, giving the Diplomats the last spot in the Centennial Conference tournament.
For Ursinus, sophomore goalkeeper Mike Alfieri (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape) was a wall for the Bears as he stopped 16 shots as the Diplomats outshot the Bears 43-10.
Ursinus took a 1-0 lead in the 53rd minute when sophomore forward Chris Polster (Bernardsville, N.J./Bernards) scored his first goal of the season on an assist from sophomore midfielder Andrew Machalick (Mountaintop, Pa./Crestwood) off of a free kick for a 1-0 lead.
F&M tied the score at 1-all in the 70th minute when freshman midfielder Mike Irving scored on an drive from midfield.
For the Diplomats, junior goalkeeper Zach Zamek had two saves.
Ursinus closes the season on Saturday at Muhlenberg.
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VB falls to Muhlenberg, 3-0
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10/28/2009
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Muhlenberg downed Ursinus 3-0 in a Centennial Conference volleyball matchup on Wednesday night at Memorial Hall.
Set scores were 25-12, 25-21, 25-20.
For the Bears (8-16, 2-7 Centennial), junior outside hitter Mary Kate Wilmoth (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark’s) had a team-high nine kills, while freshman middle blocker Kristin Hanratty (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) had eight.
Sophomore setter Elizabeth Roth (York, Pa./Dallastown Area) had 24 assists, while senior libero Jennifer Fargo (Secaucus, N.J./Lacoradire Academy) had 21 digs. Wilmoth added in 14 digs, with junior outside hitter Gabriella Galleo (Reading, Pa./Spring-Ford) having 14.
Hanratty also had 2.5 blocks for the Bears, who host Johns Hopkins to close the season on Saturday.
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FH blanks Washington, 9-0; Clinches home field for CC playoffs
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10/28/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Third-ranked Ursinus locked up home field advantage for the Centennial Conference playoffs Wednesday night, blanking Washington 9-0 at Eleanor Frost Snell Alumnae Field.
The Bears (15-2, 9-0 Centennial) outshot the Shorewomen (6-10, 3-6 Centennial) 36-7 in the win, and had 20 penalty corners, including 13 in the first half.
Junior midfielder Bridget Resetco (West Chester, Pa./Downingtown West) had three goals, while junior midfielder Megan Yoder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) and senior forward Jessica Zatwarnicki (Reading, Pa./Exeter) each had two assists.
Senior forward Jen Hooven (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) had a goal and two assists.
Ursinus started early, scoring 5:47 into the game as Resetco scored off of a restart for a 1-0 lead. Sophomore forward Alyssa Thren (Barto, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) scored her league leading 26th goal of the season on a rebound at 9:55 for a 2-0 lead.
Resetco’s second goal came at 11:29 on an assist from Zatwarnicki for a 3-0 lead, followed by a goal from Hooven off of a junior back Taylor Weidensaul (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) assist at 12:31 for a 4-0 advantage.
Junior forward Jennifer Bayzick (Sugarloaf, Pa./Hazleton Area) had her ninth goal of the season, on a Hooven assist at 19:09 to make the score 5-0 Bears, followed by a goal from Hooven at 29:25 for a 6-0 halftime edge. Yoder had the assist on the goal.
Just 35 seconds into the second half, junior midfielder Michelle Wimmer (Palm, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) had her 11th goal of the year on an assist from Zatwarnicki for a 7-0 lead.
Resetco’s hat trick came at 40:10 on an assist from Yoder for an 8-0 score, followed by a goal form Zatwarnicki at 61:16 for the 9-0 final score.
Three goalkeepers combined on the shutout for Ursinus, senior Erica Scott (Carneys Point, N.J./St. Elizabeth), junior LauraLee Lightwood-Mater (Bethlehem, Pa./The George School) and sophomore Jill Lukens (Furlong, Pa./C.B. East). Scott had one save, while Lightwood-Mater had three.
For Washington, senior goalkeeper Elena Nicholoff had 13 saves, while junior Shannon Davis had four assists in 22 minutes of play.
Ursinus will host 17th-ranked Johns Hopkins at high noon on Saturday.
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Class of 1957 grad Gros to be inducted into Montgomery County Coaches Hall of Fame
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10/28/2009
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NORRISTOWN, Pa. – Vonnie Gros, a 1957 graduate of Ursinus College, will be inducted into the Montgomery County Coaches Hall of Fame on Tuesday, November 24, 2009, at a ceremony at the Westover Golf Club in Jeffersonville, Pa.
Tickets for the event are $55 or $440 for a table of eight. For more information, please visit the Hall of Fame website located here.
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MSoc match with F&M moved to Thursday
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10/28/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Wednesday’s Centennial Conference men’s soccer match between Franklin & Marshall and Ursinus scheduled for 3:30 p.m. has been postponed due to weather.
The match will be played tomorrow with a start time of 3:30 p.m.
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Women's Soccer blanked by Muhlenberg, 1-0
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10/27/2009
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Muhlenberg’s Kasey Hacker scored six minutes into the match as Muhlenberg (11-5, 8-1 Centennial) handed Ursinus (8-6-1, 4-4-1 Centennial) a 1-0 loss on Tuesday night in women’s soccer play.
Hacker’s goal, her fifth of the season, came as she turned and shot the ball over freshman goalkeeper Justine Harvey (Accident, Md./Northern Garrett Co.)
Ursinus, who was outshot 9-8 in the defensive battle, had a chance to tie it late. A shot from sophomore defender Monica Oliveto (Robesonia, Pa./Conrad Weiser) went into the goal, but, was wiped out due to an offsides call at 81:44.
Harvey had three saves in the loss, while Michele Toher had three saves for the Mules.
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MSoc ties Washington, 1-1
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10/25/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Ursinus and Washington played to a 1-1 double overtime tie on Sunday afternoon in men’s soccer play.
After a scoreless first half, Ursinus (3-9-2, 0-6-1 Centennial) got on the board at 68:38 as freshman midfielder Josh Howell (Cream Ridge, N.J./Allentown) scored his first goal of the season on an assist from senior midfielder David Breines (Holland Township, N.J./Del Val) for a 1-0 lead.
Washington (2-12-1, 0-6-1 Centennial) tied the score with 4:14 left in the game as James Bedrock scored his first collegiate goal on an assist from Mike Vanaskie.
Ursinus, who had a 25-11 advantage on shots, got three saves from sophomore goalkeeper Mike Alfieri (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape). Washington goalkeeper Chris Phipps had 12 saves.
Ursinus will host F&M on Wednesday.
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Desiderio named Centennial Conference Special Teams Player of the Week
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10/25/2009
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LANCASTER, Pa. – Ursinus College sophomore wide receiver/kick returner Al Desiderio (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) was named as the Centennial Conference Special Teams Player of the Week on Sunday afternoon by the conference office.
Desiderio returned a kickoff 77 yards for a touchdown in the Bears’ 48-13 win over McDaniel on Saturday afternoon. Desiderio also finished with five catches for 154 yards and a touchdown. On Saturday, he finished with 252 yards of total offense.
Ursinus (4-3, 4-1 Centennial) will host Moravian on Saturday.
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Volleyball falls to King's, 3-0
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10/24/2009
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WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Ursinus College volleyball team fell in three sets to King’s (Pa.) on Saturday afternoon.
Set scores were 25-11, 25-10 and 25-14.
For the Bears, junior outside hitter Mary Kate Wilmoth (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark’s) had seven kills and 17 digs.
Sophomore setter Elizabeth Roth (York, Pa./Dallastown Area) had 16 assists for Ursinus, who will be at Muhlenberg on Wednesday.
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Football moves into first-place tie atop Centennial with 48-13 win over McDaniel
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10/24/2009
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WESTMINSTER, Md. – Ursinus moved into a first-place atop the Centennial Conference on Saturday, as the Bears defeated McDaniel 48-13 Saturday afternoon at Scott Bair Stadium.
The game was stopped for 41 minutes in the beginning part of the fourth quarter due to lightning. Both teams played in a downpour for most of the game, before the rain finally stopped in the final part of the fourth quarter.
For Ursinus (4-3, 4-1 Centennial), the Bears are now tied with Dickinson, F&M and Johns Hopkins for the top spot with three weeks to play. Ursinus defeated Johns Hopkins, lost to F&M and will play Dickinson in week 10.
“This was a total team win for us,” said Ursinus head coach Peter Gallagher afterwards. “The big thing for us was that we were able to run the ball in the second half and take some time off the clock.”
The Bears did run for 276 yards on 60 attempts, with two runners netting 133 yards. Freshman running back Teddy Conrad (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West) had three touchdowns as he rushed the ball 29 times. Sophomore running back Travis Evans (Dallas, Pa./Northwest Area) had 20 attempts for his 133 yards.
Sophomore wide receiver Al Desiderio (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) had five catches, all in the first half, for 154 yards and a score. He also returned a kickoff 77 yards for a touchdown, giving him 252 all purpose yards on the day.
Senior quarterback Justin Decristofaro (Jenkintown, Pa./Father Judge) was 8-for-14 for 186 yards and a score in the win. The Bears finished with 27 first-downs and 482 yards of total offense on 75 plays.
Defensively, Ursinus had takeaways as sophomore linebacker Greg Martell (Levittown, Pa./Neshaminy) had six stops. The defense had three interceptions as junior linebacker Joe Galie (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville), freshman defensive back Chris Rountree (Lawnside, N.J./Haddon Heights) and sophomore defensive back Mike Rissmiller (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) each had a pick. McDaniel was held to just 263 yards of total offense.
Ursinus scored on its opening drive as Conrad rushed for a 1-yard score with 9:17 left as the Bears took a 6-0 lead. The drive spanned 10-plays and 63 yards in 5:43.
Following a punt by the Green Terror (4-3, 2-3 Centennial), Ursinus scored three plays later on a 49-yard scoring pass from Decristofaro to Desiderio with 5:43 left for a 14-0 lead.
McDaniel got on the board with no time left in the first quarter as Matt Cahill caught a four-yard pass from Thomas Massucci for a 13-7 Ursinus lead. The Bears scored on the ensuing kickoff as Desiderio returned the kick 77-yards for the score and a 20-7 Ursinus lead.
After another McDaniel punt, the Bears upped their lead to 27-7 as a seven-play, 79-yard drive ended with an 11-yard touchdown run from Conrad with 9:34 to go in the second quarter.
McDaniel’s next drive was stopped by a Galie interception at the Ursinus 44 with 8:44 left. On the first play following a 15-yard penalty, the Bears got the ball to midfield as junior quarterback Matt McHugh (Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley) threw a double-reverse option pass to junior tight end C.J. Yespelkis (Wayne, Pa./Radnor) for a 20 yards. The drive would eventually end on a 4-yard scoring run by Conrad for a 34-7 lead with 4:12 left until halftime.
McDaniel drove into Ursinus territory, but Massucci’s pass was intercepted by Rountree at the Bears’ 15-yard line with three minutes left.
The Bears lone turnover of the day came in the third quarter as Conrad fumbled at the Bears’ 31 just 1:49 into the third. That turnover allowed the Green Terror to score as Massucci completed a 17-yard pass to Cahill for a 34-13 Ursinus lead with 12:29 left.
The next Ursinus drive saw Evans score on a four-yard run with 7:33 left for a 41-13 Bears’ lead. The nine-play, 51 yard drive was all running plays.
Again McDaniel drove into Ursinus territory, but, Rissmiller intercepted Massucci at the 10 and returned it to midfield with 3:30 left in the third.
In the fourth quarter, Ursinus’ last score came when Evans rushed the ball from three-yards out for a 48-13 lead with 3:19 left.
Ursinus held the ball for 36:28 and was 9 for 14 on third down conversions, while holding McDaniel to just seven third-down conversions on 16 attempts.
Ursinus will host Moravian on Saturday, October 31.
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Saturday's women's soccer matchup with Mansfield cancelled
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10/24/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Saturday’s women’s soccer matchup between Ursinus and Mansfield has been cancelled due to weather.
It will not be made up.
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Saturday men's soccer matchup with Washington moved to Sunday
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10/23/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Saturday’s Centennial Conference men’s soccer matchup between Washington College and Ursinus College scheduled for 1 p.m. has been postponed.
The match will be made up at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
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Women's Soccer falls to Swarthmore, 2-0
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10/21/2009
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SWARTHMORE, Pa. – A quick goal three minutes into the second half proved to be the game-winner as Swarthmore defeated Ursinus 2-0 on Wednesday night in a key Centennial Conference women’s soccer matchup.
Kelsey Cline scored on a goal just inside the right corner at 48:00 for a 1-0 lead, followed by a goal from Emily Coleman from Hannah Deming at 72:56 for a 2-0 lead.
The Bears, who were outshot 19-6, got seven saves from freshman goalkeeper Justine Harvey (Accident, Md./Northern Garrett Co.).
Ursinus hosts Mansfield on Saturday.
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Volleyball falls to Swarthmore, 3-0
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10/21/2009
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SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Ursinus fell 3-0 to Swarthmore in Centennial Conference volleyball action on Wednesday night.
The Garnet (18-6, 6-1 Centennial) won by scores of 25-15, 25-14 and 25-19.
For the Bears, junior outside hitter Mary Kate Wilmoth (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark’s) had eight kills, while freshman middle blocker Kristin Hanratty (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) had seven. Junior outside hitter Gabriella Galleo (Reading, Pa./Spring-Ford) had six kills in the loss.
Sophomore setter Elizabeth Roth (York, Pa./Dallastown Area) had 22 assists.
Defensively, senior libero Jennifer Fargo (Secaucus, N.J./Lacoradire Academy) had 12 digs, with Galleo having nine.
Ursinus goes to King’s (Pa.) on Saturday.
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Third-ranked Field Hockey blanks Swarthmore, 9-0
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10/21/2009
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SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Ursinus College sophomore forward Alyssa Thren (Barto, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) and junior midfielder Megan Yoder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) each scored two goals as the third-ranked Bears (14-2, 8-0 Centennial) defeated Swarthmore (5-10, 1-6 Centennial) 9-0 on Wednesday afternoon at Clothier Fields.
The Bears outshot the Garnet 40-2 in the win.
Ursinus got on the board 2:25 in as senior forward Jen Hooven (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) scored in front of the goal on an assist junior forward Jennifer Bayzick (Sugarloaf, Pa./Hazleton Area). The lead increased to 2-0 as Thren scored on an assist from senior forward Jessica Zatwarnicki (Reading, Pa./Exeter) at 5:39.
Thren scored her second goal at 13:51 as the ball bounced off the crossbar, which Thren then knocked in.
Right before the half, senior back Katie Hunt (New Castle, Del./Wilmington Friends) scored on a penalty stroke for a 4-0 lead at 33:44.
In the second half, Thren assisted on a goal from junior midfielder Bridget Resetco (West Chester, Pa./Downingtown West) at 37:32 for a 5-0 lead.
Yoder then scored two straight goals at 43:01 and 44:48 for a 7-0 Bears lead.
Sophomore forward Corinne Freeman (Freehold, N.J./St. John Vienney) scored at 48:46 for a 8-0 lead, followed by a goal from Zatwarnicki at 54:52 on an assist from Hunt.
Senior goalkeeper Erica Scott (Carney’s Point, N.J./St. Elizabeth) and junior goalkeeper LauraLee Lightwood-Mater (Bethlehem, Pa./The George School) combined on the shutout. Scott made one save in 45 minutes, while Lightwood-Mater did not make a save in 25 minutes.
Ursinus hosts Washington next Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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Yoder named Centennial Conference Field Hockey Player of the Week
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10/20/2009
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LANCASTER, Pa. – Ursinus College field hockey junior midfielder Megan Yoder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) was named as the Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week on Monday afternoon by the conference office.
Yoder scored five goals and handed out two assists in a 2-0 week for the Bears. In Saturday’s win against McDaniel, she scored three goals and had an assist.
For the season, Yoder has 17 goals and a team-high 12 assists.
Ursinus (13-2, 7-0 Centennial), ranked fourth in the latest Division III coaches’ poll, will be at Swarthmore on Wednesday.
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Ascanio named CC Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week
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10/20/2009
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LANCASTER, Pa. – Ursinus College women’ s soccer senior forward Megan Ascanio (Reading, Pa./Exeter) was named as the Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week on Monday afternoon by the conference office.
Ascanio tallied four goals in a pair of wins for the Bears, including three goals in a win over Washington last Wednesday.
For the season, she has a team-high eight goals and four assists for 20 points.
Ursinus (8-4-1, 4-2-1 Centennial) will be at Swarthmore for a key matchup on Wednesday.
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Football upends Johns Hopkins, 16-14 in wild, rainy game
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10/17/2009
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BALTIMORE, Md. – In a game that featured 20 punts, 23 first downs between the two teams, and a wild last 38 seconds, Ursinus (3-3, 3-1 Centennial) survived and handed Johns Hopkins (5-2, 4-1 Centennial) its first Centennial loss as the Bears won 16-14 at a rainy Homewood Field Saturday afternoon.
The win puts Ursinus a half-game back of first place, and in a three-way tie with Dickinson and F&M for second-place.
The game came down to a strange sequence of events in the final 38 seconds. Johns Hopkins, driving for the win, lined up a 38-yard field goal by junior placekicker Alex Lachman. Following a timeout by Hopkins and Ursinus, the Bears were called for 12 men on the field, giving Hopkins a first down.
The Blue Jays ran a sneak, that actually put them two yards back, giving Lachman a shot at a 35-yard field goal with 33 seconds left. Right as the ball was snapped, Ursinus called timeout as the kick sailed through the uprights.
Following the timeout, Lachman pushed the next kick wide left, and Ursinus kneeled down to take the win.
“I wasn’t sure if I was going to call the timeout,” said Ursinus head coach Peter Gallagher afterwards. “I figured, I’m not taking it (the timeout) back to Collegeville.”
“This was a great defensive effort by our team,” Gallagher added. “It’s great for our kids to get a win like this.”
Ursinus forced five turnovers in the win, despite netting just 137 yards of total offense, nine of which came in the second half.
Freshman running back Teddy Conrad (Doylestown, Pa./C.B. West) had 34 yards on 14 carries, while senior quarterback Justin Decristofaro (Jenkintown, Pa./Father Judge) was 9-for-26 for 93 yards and two scores.
Sophomore wide out Kahlil Pittman (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington) had three catches for 20 yards.
For Johns Hopkins, senior running back Andrew Kase had 122 yards and score on 30 carries. Sophomore quarterback Hewitt Tomlin was 11-for-27 for a score and 107 yards.
The key was the defense for Ursinus, as sophomore defensive back Joe Henry (Medford, N.J./Shawnee), senior defensive back Eikeem Barron (Philadelphia, Pa./Overbrook) and sophomore defensive back Mike Rissmiller (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) each had interceptions. Senior defensive end Chas Cathers (Fountainville, Pa./C.B. West) and junior linebacker Joe Galie (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville) each had fumble recoveries.
Ursinus took the opening kickoff and went 15 plays in 52 yards, but, did not get any points as sophomore kicker Keith Baker (Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Lower Moreland) missed a 30-yard attempt.
On the next drive, Hopkins was forced to a three-and-out, but, the snap on the punt went over the head of junior punter Mike Isslinger and into the end zone for a safety and a 2-0 Bears’ lead at 6:34 left.
After the two teams traded punts, Ursinus scored its lone touchdown on a 32-yard pass from Decristofaro to sophomore wide receiver Nick Giarratano (Wapwallopen, Pa./Crestwood) with 3:59 left for a 9-0 lead. The score was set up by a fumble recovery from Galie.
The Bears got their second takeaway on the Blue Jays next drive when Rissmiller intercepted Tomlin at the Ursinus 31-yard line with 2:05 left.
Hopkins scored its first touchdown on an Ursinus turnover when sophomore wide out Al Desiderio (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) fumbled on the punt return giving the Blue Jays the ball at the Hopkins 46.
From there, JHU scored on six plays as Tomlin threw a 14-yard pass to junior wide receiver Dan Crowley with 8:34 left, cutting the Ursinus lead to 9-7.
Ursinus’ final score came off of a Blue Jays turnover when Cathers recovered a Blue Jays fumble at the JHU 13-yard line. From there, Decristofaro threw a 10-yard pass to sophomore running back Travis Evans (Dallas, Pa./Northwest Area) for a 16-7 Bears lead with 3:52 left.
The final score of the game came with 2:50 left in the third quarter when Kase ran for a 1-yard score for a 16-14 score.
Before Hopkins put together its final drive, Ursinus had the ball at the Hopkins 45 with 5:14 left in the game, but, went three-and-out.
Defensively, sophomore linebacker Greg Martell (Levittown, Pa./Neshaminy) had 11 tackles, while sophomore defensive end Sean Whelan (Doylestown, Pa./C.B. West) had two sackles, a sack, and two pass breakups.
Freshman punter Derek Giannetti (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) had 12 punts for the Bears, averaging 37.2 yards per kick. He had a 66-yard punt before the end of the first half.
Ursinus heads to McDaniel on Saturday.
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Field Hockey blanks McDaniel, 10-0
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10/17/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Junior midfielder Megan Yoder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) and sophomore forward Alyssa Thren (Barto, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) had three goals each as fourth-ranked Ursinus (13-2, 7-0 Centennial) defeated McDaniel (6-5, 4-2 Centennial) 10-0 on Saturday afternoon at Eleanor Frost Snell Alumnae Field.
Senior forward Jessica Zatwarnicki (Reading, Pa./Exeter) and junior midfielder Michelle Wimmer (Palm, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) each had two goals as the Bears outshot the Green Terror 38-11.
Thren scored the first goal of the game 11:18 in on an assist from junior midfielder Bridget Resetco (West Chester, Pa./Downingtown West), followed a goal from Yoder at 11:54 for a 2-0 lead. Thren scored her second goal on an assist Zatwarnicki at 18:48 for a 3-0 lead, followed by a goal from Zatwarnicki from Thren at 25:06 for a 4-0 lead.
Thren’s third goal came unassisted just 13 seconds into the second half, with Yoder netting her second goal at 46:32 for a 6-0 lead.
Zatwarnicki then scored at 54:17 on an assist from Yoder, followed by two straight goals from Wimmer at 57:37 and 58:49. The second goal came on a penalty stroke.
The final goal came at 63:16 by Yoder.
Senior goalkeeper Erica Scott (Carney’s Point, N.J/St. Elizabeth’s) had one save in 45 minutes, with junior goalkeeper LauraLee Lightwood-Mater (Bethlehem, Pa./George School) getting three saves. Sophomore goalkeeper Jill Lukens (Furlong, Pa./C.B. East) had one save in 11 minutes for Ursinus.
Stephanie Thomson had 13 saves for McDaniel.
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Women's Soccer takes 4-1 win over McDaniel
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10/17/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Ursinus scored four times in the first half as the Bears (8-4-1, 4-2-1 Centennial) defeated McDaniel (3-10-1, 2-4 Centennial) 4-1 on Saturday afternoon at a rainy Wilkes Field.
Sophomore forward Jess Porcelan (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) and sophomore defender Monica Oliveto (Robesonia, Pa./Conrad Weiser) each had a goal and an assist in the win.
Porcelan got the scoring started at 15:30 as she scored off an assist from freshman forward Cecilia Mansson (Monroe, Conn./Masuk). Senior forward Megan Ascanio (Reading, Pa./Exeter) then scored on an Oliveto assist at 21:56 for a 2-0 lead.
Senior defender Melissa Reuter (Southampton, Pa./William Tennent) scored on an assist from sophomore defender Alex Doll (Kinnelon, N.J./Kinnelon) at 22:44 for a 3-0 lead, followed by a goal from Oliveto via a Porcelan assist at 29:16.
Tia Scott scored unassisted for McDaniel at 66:59.
Ursinus, who outshot the Green Terror 30-3, got one save from freshman goalkeeper Justine Harvey (Accident, Md./Northern Garrett Co.) and freshman goalkeeper Claire Yergeau (Ossining, N.Y./Ossining).
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Volleyball falls to McDaniel, 3-1
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10/17/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – McDaniel took a 3-1 victory over Ursinus in volleyball play on Saturday afternoon.
Set scores were 25-19, 25-20, 16-25 and 25-23.
For the Bears (8-13, 2-5 Centennial), junior outside hitter Mary Kate Wilmoth (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark’s) had a match-high 16 kills, while sophomore outside hitter Kimberly Goldberg (Sarasota, Fla./Out of Door Academy) had ten.
Sophomore setter Elizabeth Roth (York, Pa./Dallastown Area) had 33 assists, with senior setter Jennifer Fargo (Secaucus, N.J./Lacoradire Academy) having 20 digs. Wilmoth chipped in with 19 digs, with junior outside hitter Gabriella Galleo (Reading, Pa./Spring-Ford) netting 14 digs.
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Cross Country runs at Gettysburg
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10/17/2009
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GETTYSBURG, Pa. – After a long layoff, the Ursinus College cross country teams got back to work on Saturday, taking part in the Gettysburg Invitational.
The men were 15th of 25 teams, while the women were 16th of 28 squads.
For the men, junior Jeremy Garavel (Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow) was the top finisher as he finished 33rd with a time of 27:32.06. Freshman Sam Stortz (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) was the next finisher for the Bears, finishing with a time of 29:27.95. Senior Dante Dimidio (Yardley, Pa./Holy Ghost) had a time of 29:47.67, followed by junior Justin Garavel (Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow) with a mark of 30:09.64.
Junior Brett Imbemba (Marlboro, N.J./Red Bank Catholic) finished with a time of 30:09.91, followed by freshman Mark Gapinski (Sinking Spring, Pa./Holy Name) at 30:11.45.
For the women, sophomore Stephanie Donatone (Morrestown, N.J./Morrestown) was 51st overall with a mark of 25:53.41. Junior Ali Nolan (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) had a 26:22.52, followed by sophomore Sabrina Cimerol (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) at 2:52.35.
Junior Deb Yannessa (Haddonfield, N.J./Paul IV) clocked a 26:58.01, followed by freshman Rebecca Hollenbach (Quakertown, Pa./Palisades) had a 27:17.50, with sophomore Michelle Telta (Pompton Lakes, N.J./Pompton Lakes) having a 27:49.74.
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MSoc holds Hopkins scoreless in first half, before falling 2-0
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10/17/2009
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BALTIMORE, Md. – After holding 22nd-ranked Johns Hopkins scoreless in the first half, the Blue Jays (12-2, 5-1 Centennial) scored twice in the final 23 minutes in a 2-0 blanking of Ursinus (3-9-1, 0-6 Centennial) Friday night on a chilly, rain-soaked Homewood Field.
The Blue Jays got on the board at 67:33 as Evan Kleinberg scored on scramble in the box. The second goal came from Scott Bukoski at 79:59 on an assist from Nick White, following a long pass downfield.
The Blue Jays held a 21-10 advantage on shots, but, sophomore goalkeeper Mike Alfieri (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape) had seven saves in the loss.
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MSoc takes down Goucher, 2-1
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10/14/2009
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BALTIMORE, Md. – Ursinus sophomore forward Jean Carlo Cordova (Quito, Ecuador/Spring-Ford) scored the game-winning goal in the 75th minute as the Bears (3-8-1) defeated Goucher (6-7-1) 2-1 on Wednesday night in men’s soccer action.
Goucher took an early 1-0 lead 4:41 in as Tom Gray scored on a rebound.
Ursinus tied the score at 20:53 as senior defender Tim Brandon (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Red Lion) scored on an assist from senior midfielder DavidBreines (Holland Township, N.J./Del Val). The Bears defense limited Goucher to just six shots on the night.
Sophomore goalkeeper Mike Alfieri (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape) had four saves.
Ursinus heads right back to Baltimore on Friday, taking on Johns Hopkins.
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Volleyball takes down Washington, 3-1
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10/14/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – After dropping the first set, Ursinus won the next three as the Bears (8-12, 2-4 Centennial) defeated Washington (9-11, 0-5 Centennial) 3-1 on Wednesday night in volleyball action.
Set scores were 22-25, 25-17, 25-17 and 25-20.
Junior outside hitter Mary Kate Wilmoth (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark’s) had a match-high 19 kills, while freshman middle blocker Kristin Hanratty (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) had 12 kills.
Sophomore libero Elizabeth Roth (York, Pa./Dallastown Area) had 42 assists, with junior outside hitter Gabriella Galleo (Reading, Pa./Spring-Ford) having 14 digs. Senior libero Jennifer Fargo (Secaucus, N.J./Lacoradire Academy) had 13 digs in the win.
Hanratty also had six service aces for the Bears.
For the Shorewomen, sophomore outside Alyssa Forget and freshman middle hitter Jenny Lee each had nine kills, with senior setter Caitlin Ward getting 23 assists. Junior libero Traci Daelemans had 20 digs.
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Ascanio gets hat trick as WSoccer downs Washington, 4-0
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10/14/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Ursinus College senior midfielder Megan Ascanio (Reading, Pa./Exeter) had three goals, all in the second half, as the Bears (7-6-1, 3-2-1 Centennial) defeated Washington (5-6-1, 1-4 Centennial) 4-0 Wednesday afternoon at Wilkes Field.
Ascanio scored in the 53rd, 57th and 70th minute for the Bears, who are unbeaten in their last four matches.
After a scoreless first half, the Bears got on the board 51 second into the second half as sophomore defender Monica Oliveto (Robesonia, Pa./Conrad Weiser) scored on a header. Sophomore midfielder Jess Porcelan (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) had the assist.
Ascanio first goal at 53:54 was on a header following a pass from Oliveto for a 2-0 lead. Her second goal of the game came at 57:08 on an assist from sophomore midfielder Brittany Williams (Medford, N.J./Shawnee), who stole a clearing attempt, giving Ursinus a three-goal lead.
The final goal from Ascanio came at 70:16 off of a corner kick.
Freshman goalkeeper Justine Harvey (Accident, Md./Northern Garrett Co.) had just one save as the Bears outshot the Shorewomen 30-3. Sophomore goalkeeper Tori Ripple had nine saves for Washington.
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Field Hockey flies past Haverford, 8-1
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10/13/2009
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HAVERFORD, Pa. – Senior forward Jen Hooven (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) scored three goals as the fourth-ranked Ursinus College field hockey team defeated Haverford 8-1 Tuesday afternoon on a windy Swan Field.
Hooven scored in the 16th, 17th and 58th minute for the Bears (10-1, 6-0 Centennial) who outshot the Fords (4-7, 2-3 Centennial) 35-9 in the contest.
Junior back Megan Yoder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) had two goals and an assist in the win.
Ursinus took a 1-0 lead at Hooven scored her 11th goal of the season at 16:13, then followed it up with a goal at 17:06 for a 2-0 advantage. Yoder had the assist on Hooven’s second goal.
Junior midfielder Bridget Resetco (West Chester, Pa./Downingtown West) scored her fifth goal of the season at 25:13 for a 3-0 Bears lead at the half.
Haverford scored its lone goal at 42:23 when junior midfielder Alex Waleko scored unassisted to cut the Ursinus lead to 3-1.
Ursinus then scored five straight goals, starting with Yoder’s first goal at 44:30 for a 4-1 lead. Junior midfielder Michelle Wimmer (Palm, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) scored at 55:28 for her eighth goal of the season and a 5-1 lead.
Hooven scored her third goal of the game at 58:11 on an assist from sophomore forward Alyssa Thren (Barto, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) for a 6-1 edge.
Yoder’s second goal, and 13th of the season, came at 58:38 for a 7-1 lead, followed by a goal from senior forward Jessica Zatwarnicki (Reading, Pa./Exeter) at 66:34 for an 8-1 lead.
Senior goalkeeper Erica Scott (Carney’s Point, N.J./St. Elizabeth) turned away three shots for the Bears, while junior goalkeeper Maggie Cronin had 14 saves for the Fords.
Ursinus hosts McDaniel on Saturday.
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Football falls short in loss to F&M, 21-14
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10/10/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall sophomore quarterback John Harrison threw for 305 yards and two scores as the Diplomats (4-1, 2-1 Centennial) defeated Ursinus (2-3, 2-2 Centennial) 21-14 Saturday afternoon.
Harrison threw scoring passes for 4 and 5-yards in the second quarter as the Diplomats scored all 21 points in the second quarter.
Senior wide receiver George Eager had ten catches for 106 yards, while sophomore running back John Kaschak caught a touchdown pass and rushed for a score.
For Ursinus, senior quarterback Justin Decristofaro (Jenkintown, Pa./Father Judge) was 9-for-24 for 164 yards and two touchdowns. However, he was sacked eight times by the F&M defense as the Bears only had 222 yards of total offense compared to 442 for the Diplomats. Both touchdown passes were to sophomore wide receiver Nick Giarratano (Wapwallopen, Pa./Crestwood) from 52 and 32 yards out. Giarratano finished the day with 123 yards on five catches.
Ursinus was also hampered by 112 yards in penalties.
Defensively, sophomore linebacker Greg Martell (Levittown, Pa./Neshaminy) had 12 tackles, while junior defensive end Tony Stefanoni (Lumberton, N.J./Holy Cross) had two sacks. Junior defensive tackle Dave Queroli (Narberth, Pa./Harriton) had a sack, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble.
For F&M, sophomore outside linebacker Donald Wiezik had three sacks.
The day started off bright for the Bears, who scored 55 points in a win over Gettysburg last week. The Bears took the opening kickoff, then scored three plays later as Decristofaro threw a 52-yard scoring pass to Giarratano for a 7-0 lead with 13:59 left in the opening quarter.
After the teams traded punts, the Diplomats drove all the way down to the Bears’ 21-yard line before Harrison was intercepted by freshman defensive back Chris Rountree (Lawnside, N.J./Haddon Heights) on the Ursinus’ 9-yard line with 6:25 left. However, the Bears next drive stalled at their own 47.
F&M tied the score at 7-all on the next drive, going 73-yards in 13 plays capped by a four-yard run from Kaschak with 12:15 left in the second. Following a 3-and-out by the Bears, F&M went up 14-7 with 7:17 left as Harrison threw a 4-yard pass to junior tight end Michael Deutch.
Ursinus’ next drive got them all the way down the Diplomat 19-yard line, but, the Bears were hampered by a illegal block penalty that put them back to the F&M 38.
F&M would score its final points on its next drive, as Harrison threw a 5-yard pass to Kaschak capping a ten-play, 80 yard drive for a 21-7 lead. The Bears had stopped the Dips on third-and-1 on the third play of the drive, but, Ursinus was called for a roughing the passer penalty.
At the start of the second half, F&M drove to midfield, before Harrison was stripped by Queroli on the turnover. Again, the Bears drove deep into F&M territory but were called for a hold which forced them to punt. F&M’s next drive got them all the way down to the Bears 10-yard line, but, the Dips turned it over on downs at the ten-yard line.
Ursinus’ last scored came off a fumble by senior running back Ryan Murray, which gave the Bears the ball at the F&M 32-yard line with 6:47 left in the fourth. On the sixth play of the drive, Decristofaro found Giarratano in the left corner of the end zone on fourth-and-16 for the score.
The ensuing onside kick was knocked out of bounds by the Diplomats, and F&M got the ball on the Bears 44.
With 12 seconds left, Ursinus got the ball back and drove to the 29-yard line, before Decristofaro’s hail mary with time expiring fell short.
Ursinus heads to Johns Hopkins on Saturday.
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Field Hockey rolls over F&M, 7-2
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10/10/2009
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LANCASTER, Pa. – Junior back Lindsay Doutt (Willow Street, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg) had two goals as the fourth-ranked Bears (11-2, 5-0 Centennial) defeated Franklin & Marshall (6-5, 2-3 Centennial) 7-2 Saturday afternoon in field hockey action.
Doutt scored in the fifth and 40th minute as the Bears out shot the Diplomats, 20-13.
Ursinus got on the board 36 seconds in as senior forward Jen Hooven (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) scored on a open shot for a 1-0 lead. Doutt then scored her first goal of the game at 5:39 for a 2-0 Bears lead.
Franklin & Marshall’s Kimmy Fisher then scored for the Diplomats on an assist by Allison McLaren at 11:12 to cut the Ursinus lead to 2-1.
Senior forward Jessica Zatwarnicki (Reading, Pa./Exeter) gave the Bears a 3-1 lead at 16:57 as she scored on an assist from Doutt. The lead grew to 4-1 at 24:46 as sophomore forward Alyssa Thren (Barto, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) scored on an assist from junior midfielder Bridget Resetco (West Chester, Pa./Downingtown West).
In the second half, Doutt scored her second goal of the game at 40:23 on an assist from junior midfielder Michelle Wimmer (Palm, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) for a 5-1 lead. Junior midfielder Megan Yoder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) then scored in the 53rd minute on an assist from Hooven for a 6-1 lead.
The Diplomats got their final goal at 65:48 as Allison Bauer scored on an assist from Maura Hennigan, before Ursinus scored at 69:52 as freshman forward Catherine Bitterly (Rumson, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven) got her fifth goal of the season on an assist from Yoder.
Senior goalkeeper Erica Scott (Carney’s Point, N.J./St. Elizabeth) had eight saves for Ursinus.
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WSoccer blanks Richard Stockton, 1-0
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10/10/2009
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POMONA, N.J. – Sophomore defender Monica Oliveto (Robesonia, Pa./Conrad Weiser) scored off of a header in the 63rd minute, giving Ursinus (6-4-1) a 1-0 win over Richard Stockton (9-4-1) Saturday afternoon in women’s soccer action.
Oliveto scored off a corner kick by sophomore midfielder Jess Porcelan (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley).
Freshman goalkeeper Justine Harvey (Accident, Md./Northern Garrett Co.) had four saves for Ursinus.
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Volleyball blanked by Albright, 3-0
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10/10/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Albright’s Danielle Ozment had a match-high 14 kills as the Lions (12-10) defeated Ursinus (7-12) 3-0 in non-conference volleyball play on Saturday.
Set scores were 27-25, 27-25 and 25-20.
For Ursinus, freshman middle blocker Kristin Hanratty (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) had 11 kills, with sophomore outside hitter Kimberly Goldberg (Sarasota, Fla./Out of Door Academy) netting nine.
Sophomore setter Elizabeth Roth (York, Pa./Dallastown Area) had 29 assists, with senior libero Jennifer Fargo (Secaucus, N.J./Lacoradire Academy) having 14 digs.
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MSoccer falls to nationally-ranked Swarthmore, 2-1
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10/10/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Swarthmore’s Micha Rose had a goal and assist as the sixth-ranked Garnet (11-1, 4-1 Centennial) defeated Ursinus (2-8-1, 0-5 Centennial) 2-1 on Saturday afternoon in men’s soccer action.
The Bears did take a 1-0 lead early in the contest as sophomore midfielder Andrew Machalick (Mountaintop, Pa./Crestwood) scored on an assist from sophomore forward Jean Carlo Cordova (Quito, Ecuador/Spring-Ford) at 22:59.
Swarthmore tied the score at 1-all in the 31st minute as Morgan Langley scored on an assist from Rose. Rose then scored the game-winner at 55:29 for the Garnet, who outshot the Bears 18-4.
Sophomore goalkeeper Mike Alfieri (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape) had 11 saves for the Bears in the loss.
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Volleyball downs Delaware Valley, 3-1; Wilmoth nets 20 kills
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10/8/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Great attacking plus great defense equaled a win for the Ursinus College volleyball team on Thursday night against Delaware Valley.
The Bears (7-11) defeated the Aggies (13-7) 3-1, with set scores being 26-24, 25-17, 24-26 and 25-17.
The Bears had 91 digs on the evening, to go along with 52 kills on 175 attempts. Junior outside hitter Mary Kate Wilmoth (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark’s) had a match-high 20 kills along with 17 digs. Senior libero Jennifer Fargo (Secaucus, N.J./Lacoradire Academy) had a match-high 26 digs, while junior outside hitter Gabriella Galleo (Reading, Pa./Spring-Ford) had 20 digs.
Freshman middle blocker Kristin Hanratty (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) had 11 kills for the Bears.
Sophomore setter Elizabeth Roth (York, Pa./Dallastown Area) had 47 assists for the Bears.
Sophomore outside hitter Amy Estep had 14 kills for the Aggies, with junior outside hitter Ashley Mikulsky and sophomore libero Emily Robillard each getting 23 digs.
Ursinus hosts Albright on Saturday morning.
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FH takes down Muhlenberg, 6-1
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10/7/2009
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Fourth-ranked Ursinus scored three goals in each half as the Bears (10-2, 4-0 Centennial) defeated Muhlenberg (6-4, 2-2 Centennial) 6-1 on Wednesday night in Centennial Conference field hockey play.
Junior forward Jennifer Bayzick (Sugarloaf, Pa./Hazleton Area) scored two goals in the first 16 minutes as the Bears outshot the Muhls 44-8.
Bayzick scored on an assist from senior forward Jessica Zatwarnicki (Reading, Pa./Exeter) at 9:37 for a 1-0 lead, then she scored on a rebound at 16:11 for a 2-0 lead.
Megan Yoder scored the Bears’ third goal at 28:33 for a 3-0 lead.
Junior back Lindsey Doutt (Willow Street, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg) scored her second goal near the top of the circle 4:36 into the second half for a 4-0 lead.
Nicki Notarianni scored the Mules lone goal at 40:06 to cut the Ursinus lead to 4-1.
Senior forward Jen Hooven (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) scored her tenth goal of the season at 59:53 on an assist from junior midfielder Michelle Wimmer (Palm, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) for a 5-1 lead, followed by a goal from sophomore forward Alyssa Thren (Barto, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) at 62:39 for the final score of the game.
Senior goalkeeper Erica Scott (Carney’s Point, N.J./St. Elizabeth) made one save in 52 minutes, while junior goalkeeper LauraLee Lightwood-Mater (Bethlehem, Pa./George School) made thre saves in 17 minutes of play.
Ursinus goes to F&M on Saturday.
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MSoc defeats Eastern, 2-1, in double overtime
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10/7/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Senior midfielder Ryan Murray (Media, Pa./Penncrest) scored a golden goal at 105:13 as the Ursinus men’s soccer team defeated Eastern 2-1 in double overtime Wednesday afternoon at a wind-whipped Wilkes Field.
Murray, who scored his second goal of the season, got an assist from junior midfielder Ian Reitman (Thorofare, N.J./Westtown School) on a corner kick for the win. The win for the Bears (2-7-1) snapped a seven-match losing streak.
Eastern (4-7) struck first as freshman midfielder Ryan Rohrer scored his third goal of the season on a header following a corner from junior midfielder Ben Faro at 14:53.
Ursinus tied the score at 1-all when senior midfielder David Breines (Holland Township, N.J./Del Val) scored at 66:18 on an assist from senior defender Tim Brandon (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Red Land).
Ursinus outshot the Eagles 21-11 on the afternoon. Sophomore goalkeeper Mike Alfieri (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape) had four saves, while sophomore goalkeeper Jon Crowder had eight saves for the Eagles.
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WSoc blanked by Haverford, 1-0
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10/7/2009
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HAVERFORD, Pa. – Haverford sophomore midfielder Anna Rayne scored on a free kick in the 23rd minute, leading the Fords (7-2-2, 2-2 Centennial) to a 1-0 win over Ursinus (5-4-1, 2-2-1 Centennial) Wednesday afternoon in women’s soccer action on the Main Line.
Rayne’s kick came from 30 yards out for the win.
Junior goalkeeper Kayleigh Herrick-Reynolds had four saves for the Fords, who outshot the Bears 13-8.
Ursinus got six saves from freshman goalkeeper Justine Harvey (Accident, Md./Northern Garrett Co.).
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Decristofaro named Centennial Conference Co-Player of the Week
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10/4/2009
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LANCASTER, Pa. – Ursinus College senior quarterback Justin Decristofaro (Jenkintown, Pa./Father Judge) was named as the Centennial Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week on Sunday afternoon by the conference office.
He shared the honor with Gettysburg senior quarterback Matt Flynn.
Decristofaro completed 24-of-33 passes for 389 yards and three touchdowns, while also running for 70 yards and two more scores in Ursinus’ 55-50 win over Gettysburg Saturday afternoon.
He was also named the Kenneth Walker Memorial Trophy winner, given to the outstanding Ursinus player in the Homecoming game.
For the season, Decristofaro is 76-for-140 for 1,141 yards and eight touchdowns.
Ursinus (2-2, 2-0 Centennial) will host Franklin & Marshall Saturday afternoon at 1.
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Records fall as football defeats Gettysburg, 55-50; Decristofaro named Kenneth Walker Award winner
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10/3/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Ursinus and Gettysburg re-wrote the Centennial Conference record book on Saturday afternoon, as the Bears (2-2, 2-0 Centennial) defeated the Bullets (1-4, 1-2 Centennial) 55-50 on Homecoming at Patterson Field. Ursinus defeated the Bullets for the first time since 2005 and went 2-0 in the Centennial for the first time since 1996.
The two teams combined for 1,327 yards of total offense, while Ursinus set a Centennial Conference record for points in a half with 48 in the first half.
Gettysburg set the record for most points by a losing team in a Centennial Conference contest. The Bears raced out to a 55-23 lead in the third quarter, only to see the Bullets pull to within five with 6:36 to go in the contest.
However, Ursinus controlled the ball in the final 6:36 and did not give the Bullet offense one last chance at the end zone. The Bears controlled the ball for over 40 minutes on the afternoon.
Senior quarterback Justin Decristofaro (Jenkintown, Pa./Father Judge) threw for 389 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for two more. He also had a critical fourth-down conversion with two minutes to go on a fourth-and-1 which helped Ursinus run out the clock. For his efforts, he was named the Kenneth Walker Memorial Trophy given to the most outstanding Ursinus player in the contest.
Freshman receiver Nick Giarratano (Wapwallopen, Pa./Crestwood) got his name into the Ursinus record books as he caught 11 passes for 218 yards and two scores. The 11 catches ties a school record.
Freshman running back Teddy Conrad (Doylestown, Pa./C.B. West) rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns. The three touchdowns ties him for second-best in a game in Ursinus history.
Gettysburg senior quarterback Matt Flynn threw for 519 yards and seven touchdowns in a losing effort, as the Bullets scored 27 straight points to pull within five.
Senior tight end A.J. Perrotti caught six of those passes for 150 yards. Senior running back Ricky Manigat rushed for a team-high 83 yards on four carries for Gettysburg.
Defensively, sophomore defensive back Joe Henry (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) had 11 tackles for the Bears, including a sack and two tackles for loss. Senior linebacker Tim Widdoes had 14 stops for Gettysburg.
Ursinus scored right out of the gate as Decristofaro threw a ten-yard pass to sophomore wide out Kahlil Pittman (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington) with 10:15 left, completing a ten-play, 66-yard drive for a 7-0 lead. Gettysburg came right back and got on the board on a 20-yard field goal from junior kicker Mike Barrett to cut the Ursinus lead to 7-3 with 8:13 left.
Ursinus went up 14-3 on the next drive, as Decristofaro ran off tackle for a 23-yard score with 3:51 left. Gettysburg scored on its next drive, as Flynn threw an 11-yard pass to junior running back Charles Curcio with 2:11 left for a 14-10 Bears lead.
On the next kick, Ursinus fumbled on the 30-yard line. But, the ball was recovered by Ursinus on the 49-yard line by sophomore defensive end Sean Whelan (Doylestown, Pa./C.B. East). Four plays later, Conrad scored from two-yards out for a 21-10 lead with 42 seconds left.
Gettysburg got down to the 2-yard line, but, junior wide receiver Gavin Jablonski fumbled and Ursinus junior defensive tackle Dave Queroli (Narberth, Pa./Harriton) recovered it in the end zone for a touchback.
Ursinus then scored on its next possession to go up 28-10 on an 18-yard run by Conrad at 12:21 in the second. Gettysburg came right back and scored on its next possession as Flynn completed a 52-yard pass to junior wide receiver Brian Betley with 10:44 left.
Back came the Bears again as Decristofaro completed an 11-play, 62-yard drive with a one-yard plunge and a 34-17 lead with 5:40 left.
After Gettysburg punted, which was the lone punt of the game, Conrad completed a nine-play, 59-yard drive with a four-yard run for a 41-17 Ursinus lead with 1:24 left.
Each team scored one more time in the half as Flynn threw a 21-yard pass to Jablonski with 40 seconds left to make the score 41-23 in favor of the Bears. Ursinus aided from a 59-yard return from freshman wideout Al Desiderio (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic), which allowed the Bears to score on a 30-yard pass from Decristofaro to Giarratano with 12 seconds left for a 48-23 halftime score.
On Gettysburg’s first drive of the third, Flynn was intercepted by freshman defensive back Chris Rountree (Lawnside, N.J./Haddon Heights) with 13:42 left. Ursinus got all the way down to the Gettysburg 32, before Decristofaro was intercepted by junior defensive back Tairi Mobley at the Bullets’ 12-yard line. Gettysburg’s ensuing drive was stalled at midfield, giving the Bears the ball with 7:10 left.
The final Bears’ score came at 5:31 as Decristofaro threw a 34-yard pass to Giarratano for a 55-23 lead.
Gettysburg then turned on the offense as the Bullets recovered a Decristofaro fumble at the 29 and was aided by two Ursinus personal foul penalties, setting up shop at the Bears’ 49. Flynn then threw a 24-yard pass to Betley for a 55-30 Ursinus lead with 2:18 left.
In the fourth, Ursinus again fumbled going for a score as Decristofaro fumbled at the Bullet 1-yard line and Gettysburg recovered it in the endzone.
An 11-play, 80-yard drive put Gettysburg within 18 at 55-37 on a five-yard TD toss to Curcio with 10:30 left. The Bullets recovered the onside kick, and then scored on their next play as Flynn threw a 53-yard pass to Perrotti for a 55-44 score with 10:20 left.
Ursinus’ next drive stalled at the Gettysburg 27, allowing the Bullets to go six-plays, 73-yards in 1:13 to pull within 55-50 on a 21-yard pass by Flynn to junior tailback Jamel Mutunga with 6:36 left.
Ursinus took the ball and never gave it back, with the Decristofaro one-yard plunge at the Gettysburg 29-yard line sealing the win.
Ursinus hosts Franklin & Marshall next week.
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Field Hockey blanks 14th-ranked Gettysburg, 7-0
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10/3/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Fourth-ranked Ursinus (9-2, 3-0 Centennial) scored five first-period goals as the Bears blanked 14th-ranked Gettysburg (7-3, 2-2 Centennial) 7-0 on Saturday afternoon in field hockey action.
Senior forward Jen Hooven (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) scored two goals and had an assist as the Bears outshot the Bullets 40-6 on the afternoon.
Junior midfielder Michelle Wimmer (Palm, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) had a goal and two assists, with junior midfielder Megan Yoder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) adding a goal and an assist in the win.
Ursinus took a 1-0 lead 1:44 in as sophomore forward Alyssa Thren (Barto, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) had a goal from the left side. The Bears went up 2-0 at 11:18 as senior forward Jessica Zatwarnicki (Reading, Pa./Exeter) scored on an assist from Yoder.
Junior forward Jennifer Bayzick (Sugarloaf, Pa./Hazleton Area) had the Bears’ next goal at 22:36 on an assist from Wimmer for a 3-0 lead.
Hooven scored her first goal at 28:06, followed by a goal from Yoder off a Wimmer assist at 33:50 for a 5-0 lead.
In the second half, Wimmer scored on a penalty stroke at 61:20, with the final goal coming at 65:30 by Hooven.
Senior goalkeeper Erica Scott (Carney’s Point, N.J./St. Elizabeth) and junior goalkeeper LauraLee Lightwood-Mater (Bethlehem, Pa./George School) combined for the shutout. Lightwood-Mater had three saves, with Scott adding in one.
Senior goalkeeper Christina Anderson had 13 saves for the Bullets.
Ursinus goes to Muhlenberg on Wednesday night.
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Women's Soccer ties Gettysburg, 0-0
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10/3/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Ursinus and Gettysburg played to a 0-0 tie in double overtime in women’s soccer play on Saturday afternoon.
For Ursinus, who outshot the Bullets (5-3-1, 2-1-1 Centennial), freshman goalkeeper Justine Harvey (Accident, Md./Northern Garrett Co.) had six saves while sophomore goalkeeper Allie Rivera had eight saves for Gettysburg.
Ursinus heads to Haverford on Wednesday.
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Volleyball downed in five sets by Gettysburg, 3-2
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10/3/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Leading 2-0, Ursinus saw Gettysburg take three straight sets as the Bullets (12-7, 2-2 Centennial) defeated Ursinus (6-11, 1-4 Centennial) 3-2 Saturday afternoon in volleyball action.
Set scores were 20-25, 18-25, 25-11, 25-13, 15-6.
For Ursinus, junior outside hitter Mary Kate Wilmoth (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark’s) had 15 kills, with freshman middle back Kristin Hanratty (Cinnaminson, N.J/Cinnaminson) adding in ten.
Sophomore setter Elizabeth Roth (York, Pa./Dallastown Area) had 30 assists, with Wilmoth getting 16 digs. Senior libero Jennifer Fargo (Secaucus, N.J./Lacoradire Academy) had 14 digs, with Roth and junior outside hitter Gabriella Galleo (Reading, Pa./Spring-Ford) getting ten.
Ursinus hosts Delaware Valley on Thursday.
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MSoc falls to nationally-ranked Dickinson, 2-0
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10/3/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Nationally-ranked Dickinson scored twice in the span of 3:29 as the Red Devils (8-2, 3-1 Centennial) defeated Ursinus (1-7-1, 0-4 Centennial) 2-0 Saturday afternoon in men’s soccer action.
Junior forward Thomas Parkinson scored at 14:11 for a 1-0 lead, followed by a goal from freshman forward Nicolas Tierno at 17:40 for the 2-0 margin.
For Dickinson, freshman goalkeeper Cody Hickok made three saves as the Red Devils outshot Ursinus 18-10. Sophomore goalkeeper Mike Alfieri (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape) had ten saves for Ursinus.
The Bears host Eastern on Wednesday.
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Volleyball takes 3-2 win over Wesley
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10/1/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – It was déjà vu for the Ursinus volleyball team on Thursday, as the Bears again went to five sets against Wesley.
The result was the same as Ursinus gutted out a 3-2 win over the Wolverines. The Bears (6-10) defeated Wesley (5-14) earlier in the season by the same score.
Set scores Thursday night were: 27-25, 24-26, 16-25, 25-18 and 17-15.
For the Bears, junior outside hitter Gabriella Galleo (Reading, Pa./Spring-Ford) had a match-high 14 kills, while junior outside hitter Mary Kate Wilmoth (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark’s) had 12 kills. Freshman middle blocker Kristin Hanratty (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) had ten kills and three service aces.
Sophomore setter Elizabeth Roth (York, Pa./Dallastown Area) had 33 assists.
Galleo had 20 digs defensively, while Wilmoth added in 19. Senior libero Jennifer Fargo (Secaucus, N.J./Lacoradire Academy) had 17 digs, with Roth getting 13.
The Bears were aided by 16 Wolverine service errors.
Ursinus hosts Gettysburg on Saturday afternoon.
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Men's Golf 15th at Messiah Invitational
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10/1/2009
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HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Ursinus College golf team finished 15th on Thursday at the Messiah College Falcon Invitational at Blue Ridge Country Club.
The Bears carded a 367 as a team.
For the Bears, senior Matt Stehman (Worcester, Pa./Kennedy-Kenrick) carded a team-high 87, with sophomore Anthony Todaro (Hamilton, N.J./Notre Dame) netting a 90. Sophomore Bob Linneman (Valley Forge, Pa./Phoenixville) had a 93, freshman Franco Canni (Philadelphia, Pa./Haddon Township) had a 97 and freshman Maxwell Lehner (Baltimore, Md./Sparrow Point) had a 105.
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Field Hockey blanks Bryn Mawr, 15-0; Moliken wins 150th game at Ursinus
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9/30/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Three different Ursinus players scored three goals each as the fourth-ranked Bears (8-2, 2-0 Centennial) defeated Bryn Mawr (0-9, 0-4 Centennial) 15-0 on Wednesday afternoon in field hockey play.
With the win, the Bears set a new Centennial Conference record for goals in a game. Also, head coach Laura Moliken won her 150th career game at Ursinus.
The Bears outshot the Owls 49-0.
Sophomore forward Alyssa Thren (Barto, Pa./Upper Perkiomen), freshman forward Catherine Bitterly (Rumson, N.J./Ramson-Fair Haven) and sophomore forward Corinne Freeman (Freehold, N.J./St. John Vienney) each had three goals. With Thren’s three goals, she now leads the Centennial Conference with 16 goals and 34 points.
Senior midfielder Sarah Brant (Collegeville, Pa./The Hill School) had three assists, while senior forward Jen Hooven (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) and senior forward Jessica Zatwarnicki (Reading, Pa./Exeter) had two assists as the Bears built an 11-0 lead at the half.
Also scoring goals were junior midfielder Megan Yoder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite), Zatwarnicki, junior forward Michelle Wimmer (Palm, Pa./Upper Perkiomen), junior midfielder Bridget Resetco (West Chester, Pa./Downingtown West), Hooven and senior midfielder Kelly Becker (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin).
Three goalkeepers split time for the shutout, as senior Erica Scott (Carney’s Point, N.J./St. Elizabeth), junior LauraLee Lightwood-Mater (Bethlehem, Pa./George School) and sophomore goalkeeper Jill Lukens (Furlong, Pa./C.B. East) all saw time.
Ursinus will host 14th-ranked Gettysburg on Saturday at noon.
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Men's Soccer blanked by Haverford, 1-0
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9/30/2009
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HAVERFORD, Pa. – Haverford freshman forward Julien Calas scored with 1:52 left in regulation as the Fords (4-4, 1-2 Centennial) defeated Ursinus (1-6-1, 0-3 Centennial) 1-0 on Wednesday afternoon in men’s soccer play on the Main Line.
Calas played the ball off a defender and got it past sophomore goalkeeper Mike Alfieri (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape) for the win.
Ursinus had two shots at the end of the match to try to tie, but, a shot by freshman forward Christian Cruz (Southampton, Pa./La Salle College) went wide and a shot by junior midfielder Brendan Gifford (Lansdale, Pa./Lansdale Catholic) was saved by Ford freshman goalkeeper Charlie Michele in the final minute.
Ursinus, who was outshot 13-7, got three saves from Alfieri. The Bears host Dickinson on Saturday.
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Volleyball takes 3-0 win from Bryn Mawr
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9/29/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Ursinus scored a 3-0 victory over Bryn Mawr on Tuesday night in a Centennial Conference volleyball match.
The Bears won the first two sets, 25-15 and 25-16. In the third set, the Bears fended off two set points, taking the set and match 28-26.
Ursinus (5-10, 1-3 Centennial) got 13 kills from junior outside hitter Gabriella Galleo (Reading, Pa./Spring-Ford) and 11 kills from junior outside hitter Mary Kate Wilmoth (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark’s). Sophomore setter Elizabeth Roth (York, Pa./Dallastown) had 31 assists, while Galleo had 14 digs. Wilmoth added in 11 digs of her own, while senior libero Jennifer Fargo (Secaucus, N.J./Lacoradire Academy) had ten.
For Bryn Mawr (4-8, 0-3 Centennial), sophomore middle blocker Mikecia Witherspoon had 13 kills, while sophomore middle blocker Katie Merrill had 11. Sophomore setter Erika Takeuchi-Miller had 25 assists, while senior libero Katie Solook had 12 digs.
In the first set, Ursinus went up 8-1 on a kill by Wilmoth. The Bears increased the lead to as high as 12-2 on a kill by sophomore outside hitter Kimberly Goldberg (Sarasota, Fla./Out of Door Academy), as Bryn Mawr got no closer than five the rest of the way.
In the second set, Ursinus went up 4-1 to start the set, then pulled away to a 15-6 lead following an Owl timeout on a setting error. The third set turned out to be the most exciting of the night. Facing set point at 24-22, Merrill committed a service error to put the Bears within one. After tying the score at 24-all, the Owls got a kill from Witherspoon to again set up set point at 25-24.
However, Witherspoon would commit an attack error, which allowed to Bears to tie it at 25, then go up 26-25 on a service ace by Wilmoth.
Bryn Mawr would tie it one last time 26-all, but, Ursinus got two kills from Galleo to win the match.Ursinus will host Gettysburg on Saturday.
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WSoc breezes past Bryn Mawr, 7-1; Porcelan scores three goals
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9/29/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Leading by just one at halftime, Ursinus scored five unanswered goals in the second half as the Bears (5-3, 2-1 Centennial) breezed past Bryn Mawr (2-8, 0-3 Centennial) 7-1 Tuesday afternoon at a breezy Wilkes Field.
Sophomore midfielder Jess Porcelan (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) scored three goals, including two in the second half as the Bears outshot the Owls 29-4.
Porcelan scored her first goal at 11:56 on a pass from senior defender Cindy Taylor (Schwenksville, Pa./Boyertown) for the early 1-0 lead. Senior midfielder Megan Ascanio (Reading, Pa./Exeter) gave the Bears a 2-0 lead at 17:29 on an assist from freshman forward Leah Shaw (Bordentown, N.J./Bordentown Regional).
Bryn Mawr got to within a goal at 2-1 as senior midfielder Akua Nyame-Mensah scored on a drive from midfield on a pass from sophomore forward Lizzie Robinson.
In the second half, Porcelan scored 17 seconds in the second stanza on a pass from Taylor for a 3-1 lead. Ascanio then scored her second goal of the match at 51:15. Shaw added her second assists.
Ascanio would assist on Porcelan’s next goal at 55:12 for a 5-1 Ursinus lead. Freshman forward Natalie Massari (West Deptford, N.J./West Deptford) scored her first collegiate goal on a header at 66:47 on an assist from sophomore midfielder Angela Lenzo (Hightstown, N.J./Hightstown).
Lenzo scored the final goal of the game at 68:50 as she tipped in the ball near the right side of the goal.
Freshman goalkeeper Justine Harvey (Accident, Md./Northern Garrett Co.) made one save in 71 minutes, while freshman goalkeeper Claire Yergeau (Ossining, N.Y./Ossining) made one save in the final 19 minutes for the Bears.
For Bryn Mawr, sophomore goalkeeper Allaina Propst made six saves in 68 minutes, while freshman Emily McBride had one save in 21 minutes of work.
Ursinus hosts Gettysburg on Saturday.
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Wimmer named CC FH defender of the week
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9/28/2009
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LANCASTER, Pa. – Ursinus College junior midfielder Michelle Wimmer (Palm, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) was named as the Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week by the conference office on Monday afternoon.
Wimmer anchored a defense that allowed just two goals in a 3-0 week. The Bears limited fourth-ranked The College of New Jersey to just three shots and two corners in a 9-1 win last Tuesday. The Bears then shutout Dickinson 6-0 on Saturday, before defeating Division I West Chester 5-1 on Sunday afternoon in the annual Snell Cup game.
Ursinus, now 7-2 overall and 1-0 in the Centennial, hosts Bryn Mawr on Wednesday.
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Field Hockey wins Snell Cup matchup with West Chester, 5-1
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9/27/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Ursinus junior midfielder Megan Yoder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) had three goals, including a pair of goals in the second half, as the Bears (7-2) defeated West Chester (5-5) 5-1 Sunday afternoon in the 29th annual Eleanor Frost Snell Cup game.
With the win, Ursinus has now won three out of the last four contests against the Division I Golden Rams.
Yoder scored in the 20th, 41st and 61st minute as the Bears stayed unbeaten at home, outshooting the Golden Rams 17-13.
Ursinus grabbed the lead early in the contest as senior forward Jen Hooven (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) scored at 3:35 on a drive from midfield for the 1-0 advantage.
A tip off of the stick of junior forward Jennifer Bayzick (Sugarloaf, Pa./Hazleton Area) off of a shot from junior back Lindsey Doutt (Willow Street, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg) at 17:17, shot past WCU senior goalkeeper Joelle Zarefoss for a 2-0 lead.
Yoder then scored her first goal of the game at 20:15 as she took a pass and weaved through several defenders for a 3-0 halftime advantage.
In the second half, West Chester got on the board as freshman forward Alisha Moran scored her fourth goal of the season on a high shot past Ursinus senior goalkeeper Erica Scott (Carneys Point, N.J./St. Elizabeth) at 37:14, cutting the Ursinus lead to 3-1.
Yoder then scored her second goal on a shot from the top of the circle at 41:51 for a 4-1 lead, then added the third goal at 61:00 on a shot from the left side for the 5-1 advantage.
Scott finished with four saves, while junior goalkeeper LauraLee Lightwood-Mater (Bethlehem, Pa./George School) had three saves in nine-and-a-half minutes of play. Zarefoss had five saves for West Chester.
It’s all Centennial Conference games for the Bears from this point on, starting with Wednesday afternoon’s tilt with Bryn Mawr.
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Volleyball falls to Dickinson, 3-0
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9/26/2009
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CARLISLE, Pa. – Dickinson swept a Centennial Conference volleyball match from Ursinus on Saturday afternoon by a 3-0 score.
Set scores were 25-21, 25-19 and 25-23.
For the Bears (4-10, 0-3 Centennial) junior outside hitter Mary Kate Wilmoth (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark’s) had 11 kills, with freshman middle blocker Kristin Hanratty (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) added in six.
Sophomore setter Elizabeth Roth (York, Pa./Dallastown Area) had 22 assists.
Wilmoth had 20 digs, with senior libero Jennifer Fargo (Secaucus, N.J./Lacoradire Academy) had 19. Junior outside hitter Gabriella Galleo (Reading, Pa./Spring-Ford) had 15 digs for the Bears, who host Bryn Mawr on Tuesday.
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Field Hockey shuts out Dickinson, 6-0
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9/26/2009
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CARLISLE, Pa. – Six different players scored for fifth-ranked Ursinus as the Bears (6-2, 1-0 Centennial) defeated Dickinson (2-5, 0-1 Centennial) 6-0 Saturday afternoon in field hockey action.
The Bears held Dickinson to just four shots in the contest, while racking up 21 shots.
The first game off the stick of junior forward Jennifer Bayzick (Sugarloaf, Pa./Hazleton Area) at 4:35 for a 1-0 lead, followed by a goal from junior midfielder Megan Yoder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) 20 seconds later making the score 2-0.
Right before halftime, junior midfielder Bridget Resetco (West Chester, Pa./Downingtown West) scored at 34:30 on an assist from junior midfielder Michelle Wimmer (Palm, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) for a 3-0 lead in the first half.
At 37:50, senior forward Jessica Zatwarnicki (Reading, Pa./Exeter) scored to give the Bears a 4-0 lead, followed by a goal from senior forward Jen Hooven (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) at 43:36. Sophomore forward Alyssa Thren (Barto, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) assisted on Hooven’s goal.
The final goal came at 62:35 as Wimmer scored on an assist from Yoder.
Senior goalkeeper Erica Scott (Carney’s Point, N.J./St. Elizabeth) and junior goalkeeper LauraLee Lightwood-Mater (Bethlehem, Pa./George School) split time in goal, each making a save.
Ursinus has a short turnaround as the Bears take on West Chester in the annual Snell Cup game at noon Sunday.
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Women's Soccer falls in double overtime to Dickinson, 2-1
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9/26/2009
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CARLISLE, Pa. – Dickinson’s Hannah Richardson had two goals, including the game-winning penalty kick with just 1:13 left in the second overtime as the Red Devils (7-1, 1-1 Centennial) defeated Ursinus (4-3, 1-1 Centennial) 2-1 in double overtime Saturday in women’s soccer play.
Richardson scored at 108:47 on the PK.
Ursinus took a 1-0 lead in the second half as sophomore midfielder Brittany Williams (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) scored on an assist from senior midfielder Megan Ascanio (Reading, Pa./Exeter). Dickinson tied the score in the 73rd minute as Richardson scored on an assist from Courtney Anderson.
Freshman goalkeeper Justine Harvey (Accident, Md./Northern Garrett Co.) had seven saves for the Bears, who were outshot 19-7.
Ursinus hosts Bryn Mawr on Tuesday afternoon.
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XC shines at Belmont Classic
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9/26/2009
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PHILADELPHIA – The Ursinus College cross country teams competed this afternoon at the Philadelphia Metro Meet at Belmont Plateau, and had a successful showing.
The women’s team was third with 138 points, while the men were fourth with 92 points.
For the men, junior Jeremy Garavel (Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow) was sixth overall with a time of 27:43. Senior Dante Dimidio (Yardley, Pa./Holy Ghost Prep) was eighth with a time of 27:54.49, followed by freshman Sam Stortz (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) in 17th place at 28:30.74. Senior Brett Godoy (Chichester, Pa./Chichester) was 32nd at 29:34.90, while freshman Mark Garpinski (Sinking Spring, Pa./Holy Name) was 33rd at 29:41.60.
For the women, sophomore Stephanie Donatone (Morrestown, N.J./Morrestown) was 11th overall at 21:10.49, followed by sophomore Michelle Tetla (Pompton Lakes, N.J./Pompton Lakes) in 28th at 21:49.43. Sophomore Sabrina Cimerol (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) was 32nd at 21:51.74, freshman Carina Doyle (Holliston, Mass./Holliston) was 35th at 22:02.89 with freshman Jordan Kellogg (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) in 38th place at 22:06.78.
Ursinus will be at Lehigh next Friday.
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MSoc drops 3-1 contest to McDaniel
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9/26/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – McDaniel scored two goals in the final 22 minutes as the Green Terror (5-4, 2-0 Centennial) defeated Ursinus (1-5-1, 0-2 Centennial) 3-1 Saturday afternoon in men’s soccer play.
Freshman midfielder Max Rutherford scored the game-winning goal for McDaniel at 68:14 on a cross from freshman midfielder Marrio Davis for a 2-1 lead. McDaniel would tack an extra goal on at 77:55 as junior Timothy Wineke scored on a shot from outside the 18.
The Green Terror scored the lone goal in the first half as sophomore forward Micah Powell scored on a high shot for a 1-0 lead.
Ursinus tied the score at 1-all at 56:14 as senior midfielder David Breines (Holland Township, N.J./Del Val) scored on a free kick.
McDaniel held a 15-10 advantage in shots. Sophomore goalkeeper Mike Alfieri (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape) had three saves, with senior goalkeeper Robert Hollasch having five saves for McDaniel.
Ursinus heads to Haverford on Wednesday.
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Volleyball blanked by Widener, 3-0
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9/25/2009
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CHESTER, Pa. – Widener (11-5) swept a volleyball match from Ursinus (4-9) on Thursday night by a 3-0 score.
Set scores were 25-12, 25-18 and 25-13.
For the Bears, junior outside hitter Mary Kate Wilmoth (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark’s) had a team and match-high nine kills. Sophomore setter Elizabeth Roth (York, Pa./Dallastown Area) had 17 assists, while senior libero Jennifer Fargo (Secaucus, N.J./Lacoradire Academy) had 17 digs. Junior outside Gabriella Galleo (Reading, Pa./Spring-Ford) had ten digs.
Ursinus heads to Dickinson on Saturday.
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Women's Soccer rallies for 3-2 win over Susquehanna in 2 OT
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9/23/2009
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SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Trailing by two goals in the second half, Ursinus rallied for two goals in the final 25 minutes of the half, then scored the game-winner with 3:56 left in the second overtime as the Bears (4-2) defeated Susquehanna (2-4-2) 3-2 Wednesday night in women’s soccer play.
Sophomore midfielder Brittany Williams (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) scored the game-winning goal at 106:04 on a header off of a corner kick from senior midfielder Megan Ascanio (Reading, Pa./Exeter).
Susquehanna took a 1-0 lead at 23:11 when Julie Briskey scored on a loose ball, then the Crusaders took a 2-0 lead at 38:30 when Samantha Farina scored on a direct kick.
The Bears cut the deficit to 2-1 at 65:03 when sophomore defender Monica Oilveto (Robesonia, Pa./Conrad Weiser) scored on a pass from freshman forward Cecilia Mansson (Monroe, Conn./Masuk). Mansson would later score the game-tying goal at 79:06 off of a corner kick.
The Bears, who had a 24-6 advantage in shots, got one save from freshman goalkeeper Justine Harvey (Accident, Md./Northern Garrett Co.).
This marks the sixth straight game where the winning team has scored three goals.Ursinus will travel to Dickinson on Saturday.
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Men's Soccer falls to Alvernia, 3-1
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9/23/2009
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READING, Pa. – After scoring 53 seconds into the match, Ursinus saw Alvernia score two goals over the next nine minutes as the Crusaders (3-4) defeated the Bears (1-4-1) 3-1 Wednesday night in men’s soccer play.
The Bears lone goal came as sophomore forward Jean Carlo Cordova (Quito, Ecuador/Spring-Ford) scored to give the Bears a 1-0 lead. Brice Stine would score the match-tying goal for Alvernia at 4:36, followed by the eventual match-winning goal at 9:06 as Morgan Davidheiser scored.
Alvernia tacked on one more goal with five seconds left in the match as Eric Franks scored.
Ursinus got three saves from sophomore goalkeeper Mike Alfieri (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape).
The Bears host McDaniel on Saturday.
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Field Hockey blasts TCNJ, 9-1
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9/22/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Playing home for the first time in three weeks, the Bears used that to their advantage in a 9-1 defeat of The College of New Jersey on Tuesday night in a match-up of two nationally-ranked field hockey teams.
The Bears (5-2), who came into the game ranked fifth in the latest poll, outshot the Lions (4-1) 41-3 in the victory. The Lions came into the game ranked fourth in the latest poll.
Sophomore forward Alyssa Thren (Barto, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) and senior forward Jen Hooven (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) each had two goals in the win, while junior midfielder Michelle Wimmer (Palm, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) had two assists.
The scoring started early as junior back Lindsey Doutt (Willow Street, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg) had her first goal of the season on an assist from junior back Taylor Weidensaul (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) just 9:14 in for the 1-0 lead.
Thren then scored her first goal of the evening, following a pass from Wimmer that sailed just over the head of sophomore Lion goalie Shannon Syciarz at 13:56 for a 2-0 lead.
Less than one minute later, 59 seconds to be exact, Hooven scored her first goal of the game on an assist from senior forward Jessica Zatwarnicki (Reading, Pa./Exeter) at 14:57 for a 3-0 lead. Thren would score her second goal, and 13th goal of the season, at 27:37 on a drive from midfield for the 4-0 lead.
The Bears scored at the horn as Wimmer hit a blast near the top of the circle for the 5-0 lead.
In the second half, Weidensaul scored her first goal of the season at 38:51 for a 6-0 lead. Hooven then scored her second goal of the game at 39:54 as she was assisted by Wimmer for the 7-0 lead.
TCNJ got on the board at 50:58 as freshman midfielder Camille Passucci scored her first collegiate goal off of rebound against Bears junior goalkeeper LauraLee Lightwood-Mater (Bethlehem, Pa./George School) .
Ursinus would tack on two more as senior midfielder Kelly Becker (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) scored on a penalty stroke at 53:01, and junior midfielder Megan Yoder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) then scored on a blast at 67:45.
Senior goalkeeper Erica Scott (Carney’s Point, N.J./St. Elizabeth) played 44 minutes for the Bears, not making save.
For the Lions, Syciarz made ten saves in 40 minutes, while sophomore Sammi Brach had four saves in 30 minutes.
Ursinus opens Centennial play on Saturday at Dickinson.
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Volleyball falls to Haverford, 3-0
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9/22/2009
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HAVERFORD, Pa. – The 22nd-ranked Haverford Fords (13-1, 1-0 Centennial) blanked Ursinus (4-8, 0-2 Centennial) 3-0 on Tuesday night in a volleyball matchup.
Set scores were 25-12, 25-14 and 25-16.
For the Bears, junior outside hitter Mary Kate Wilmoth (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark’s) and junior outside hitter Gabriella Galleo (Reading, Pa./Spring-Ford) each had six kills, with sophomore setter Elizabeth Roth (York, Pa/Dallastown Area) netting 14 assists.
Galleo had ten digs, with Wilmoth getting nine. Freshman middle blocker Kayla McLeod (Hermitage, Tenn./University School of Nashville) had two solo blocks.
Ursinus heads to Widener on Thursday.
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FH stays fifth in latest D3 poll
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9/22/2009
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GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Ursinus College field hockey team stayed in the same spot in the latest 2009 Kookaburra/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll released Tuesday afternoon.
The Bears remained in the fifth spot, with a total of 815 points. Messiah remained at number one with 1112 points, while Salisbury was second at 1018. Tufts was third with 966 points, followed by The College of New Jersey in fourth at 908.
Following Ursinus was SUNY-Cortland, Johns Hopkins, Lebanon Valley, Bowdoin and Trinity (Conn.)Ursinus (4-2) hosts TCNJ tonight at 7.
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MSoc drops CC opener, 3-1, to Gettysburg
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9/19/2009
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GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Gettysburg scored two times in the first half as the Bullets (3-1-2, 1-0 Centennial) defeated Ursinus (1-3-1, 0-1 Centennial) 3-1 on Saturday night in the Centennial Conference men’s soccer opener for both teams.
Gettysburg scored in the 21st and 34th minute as the Bullets outshot Ursinus 17-6.
The Bears lone goal came at 55:34 when freshman midfielder James Peeler (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove) scored on a pass from freshman midfielder Christian Cruz (Southampton, Pa./La Salle College High School).
Ursinus got three saves from sophomore goalkeeper Mike Alfieri (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape).
The Bears go to Alvernia on Wednesday night.
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Volleyball falls to F&M, 3-0, defeats Scranton, 3-1
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9/19/2009
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LANCASTER, Pa. – The Ursinus College volleyball team dropped its Centennial opener to Franklin & Marshall on Saturday afternoon by a 3-0 score.
Set scores were 25-19, 25-17 and 26-24.
In the second match of the day, the Bears defeated Scranton 3-1. Set scores were 25-19, 23-25, 25-15 and 25-17.
For the Bears against the Diplomats, junior Mary Kate Wilmoth (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark’s) had nine kills. Sophomore setter Elizabeth Roth (York, Pa./Dallastown Area) had 21 assist, with junior outside hitter Gabriella Galleo (Reading, Pa./Spring-Ford) having 13 digs.
Against Scranton, Wilmoth had 13 kills with Galleo having nine. Roth had 48 assists, with senior libero Jennifer Fargo (Secaucus, N.J./Lacoradire Academy) netting 23 digs. Galleo had 22 digs, with Wilmoth with 21.
Ursinus will head to Haverford on Tuesday.
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Football blanks Juniata, 31-0
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9/19/2009
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HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Ursinus College football team got its Centennial Conference slate off a rousing start on Saturday by blanking Juniata, 31-0, at Knox Stadium.
The Bears pitched their first shutout since blanking Moravian, 27-0, on October 27, 2007.
“Certainly after the Lebanon Valley game where we threw the ball well and got some confidence, we knew Juniata’s coverages and threw the ball effectively,” said Ursinus head coach Peter Gallagher. “We are starting to form a little bit of an identity.”
The Bears had 441 yards of total offense, balanced almost perfectly with 202 on the ground and 239 in the air. The Bears had minus-19 yards rushing in the loss to Lebanon Valley.
Junior quarterback Justin Decristofaro (Jenkintown, Pa./Father Judge) was 16-for-31 for 234 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for another score in the second quarter.
Sophomore running back Travis Evans (Dallas, Pa./Northwest Area) rushed for a game-high 124 yards on 19 carries. The Bears’ 202 yards on the ground was the first time Ursinus crossed the 200-yard line since October 13, 2007. Freshman running back Teddy Conrad (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West) had 55 yards on 14 carries.
Sophomore wide receiver Kahlil Pittman (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington) had a team-high four catches for 47 yards, while sophomore wide out Al Desiderio (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) had a team and game-high 93 yards on three catches.
For Juniata, senior quarterback Alex Snyder had 27 yards rushing and 66 yards passing (8-for-27). Senior wide receiver Matt Dunker had a game-high six catches for 52 yards.
Defensively, six players had four tackles, with senior defensive tackle Mark Worrilow (Wilmington, Del./The Charter School), sophomore defensive back Mike Rissmiller (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) and sophomore defensive back Joe Henry (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) each having three solo stops. Sophomore linebacker Edward Cooney had eight stops for Juniata.
Ursinus’ first score came with 5:59 left in the first as Decristofaro threw a 2-yard strike to freshman wide out Nick Giarratano (Wapwallopen, Pa./Crestwood) for the 7-0 lead. The score completed an 8-play, 67-yard drive that took 3:13.
After a Juniata 3-and-out, Ursinus needed just four plays to score as on first-and-10 from the Bears’ 33, Decristofaro threw a 67-yard pass to Desiderio for a 14-0 lead. The lead expanded to 21-0 with 13:05 left in the first half when Decristofaro called his own number and ran from four-yards out for the score.
Ursinus’ next score in the first half came at the end of a long 90-yard drive that took 18 plays. Sophomore kicker Keith Baker (Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Lower Makefield) kicked a 25-yard field goal for a 24-0 lead.
Juniata had one chance to score before halftime. Aided by a personal foul, the Eagles had an untimed down at the end of the first half from the Bears’ 12, but, the Snyder pass fell incomplete.
In the second half, the lone score came when sophomore running back Evans scored on a ten-yard run with 5:18 left in the third. The Bears got the ball when the Eagles muffed the punt return and freshman defensive back Scott Gardus (Allentown, Pa./Salisbury Township).
The Eagles had one chance to score, but, freshman kicker Scott Andrews’ 34-yard field goal was blocked by sophomore defensive tackle Tim Blaine (Alexandra, Va./Bishop Ireton). From there, Juniata would get no closer than the Bears’ 21-yard line.
The Bears will take the week off and will host Gettysburg on October 3.
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Women's Soccer wins CC opener, 3-0, over F&M
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9/19/2009
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LANCASTER, Pa. – The Ursinus College women’s soccer team got its Centennial Conference schedule off to a good start on Saturday as Bears (3-2, 1-0 Centennial) held Franklin & Marshall (2-5, 0-1) to just one shot in a 3-0 blanking of the Diplomats.
Ursinus got the game-winning goal just 12 minutes in as freshman forward Cecilia Mansson (Monroe, Conn./Masuk) scored when she dribbled between two defenders and got it back Diplomat goalkeeper Katie Golding for a 1-0 lead.
Freshman forward Leah Shaw (Bordentown, N.J./Bordentown Regional) scored the Bears’ second goal of the game at 36:51 when she scored on a pass by freshman midfielder Natalie Massari (West Deptford, N.J./West Deptford) for the 2-0 advantage.
Senior midfielder Megan Ascanio (Reading, Pa./Exeter) scored in the 74th minute as her shot took a wild bounce for the 3-0 final score.
Freshman goalkeeper Justine Harvey (Accident, Md./Northern Garrett Co.) needed to make just one save for the Bears, who travel to Susquehanna on Wednesday night.
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Field Hockey blanks Eastern Mennonite, 4-0
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9/19/2009
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HARRISONBURG, Va. – Traveling close to six hours did not affect the fifth-ranked Ursinus College field hockey team as the fifth-ranked Bears (4-2) blanked Eastern Mennonite (2-5) 4-0 in non-conference play on Saturday.
Sophomore forward Alyssa Thren (Barto, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) had two goals for the Bears, who outshot the Lady Royals 31-25.
Thren’s first goal came at 27:18, followed by her second goal at 28:08 for the 2-0 halftime lead.
Junior midfielder Megan Yoder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) scored at 44:32, followed by a goal from junior midfielder Michelle Wimmer (Palm, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) at 46:15 on an assist by Yoder.
Senior goalkeeper Erica Scott (Carney’s Point, N.J./St. Elizabeth) made four saves in 46 minutes, while junior goalkeeper LauraLee Lightwood-Mater (Bethlehem, Pa./The George School) had five saves in 24 minutes of play.
Ursinus will host fourth-ranked The College of New Jersey on Tuesday night at home.
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Lots of options to follow the action this weekend for Ursinus teams
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9/18/2009
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Despite the fact that every Ursinus College athletic team is away from home this weekend, there is a bevy of options for fans to follow the action on Saturday.
The football team will be at Juniata for their Centennial Conference opener at 1 p.m. The Ursinus College Sports Network will provide live audio of the contest starting at 12:50 p.m. with Ursinus College Sports Information Director Jim Wagner calling the action. The live link is available here.
The field hockey team will be at Eastern Mennonite starting at 3 p.m. Livestats are available by clicking here.
The volleyball team will at Franklin & Marshall for a tri-match with the Diplomats and Scranton starting at 11 a.m. The women’s soccer team is also in Lancaster for their Centennial opener with the Diplomats starting at noon. Livestats are available here.
Finally, the men’s soccer team will be at Gettysburg for their Centennial Conference opener starting at 7 p.m. Livestats are available here.
Of course, full recaps will be available on the Ursinus College Athletic website shortly after the contest.
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Ursinus mourns the loss of NCAA President Myles Brand
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9/16/2009
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The Ursinus College athletic community is mourning the loss of NCAA President Myles Brand. Brand, 67, passed away on Wednesday after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer.
"Our thoughts and condolences go out to the family of Dr. Brand," said Ursinus College Interim Director of Athletics Laura Moliken.
Brand had served as NCAA president since January 2003 and had led the Association through key initiatives including academic reform, increased emphasis on presidential leadership and broad discussions on fiscal issues in college athletics.
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Men's Soccer falls to Scranton, 2-1
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9/16/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - University of Scranton senior midfielder Jeff Bochicchio scored two goals in the second half, including the game-winner in the 63rd minute as the Royals (4-1) handed Ursinus (1-2-1) a 2-1 loss in a physical men’s soccer contest on Wednesday afternoon.
The two teams were whistled for a combined 31 fouls.
Ursinus did take a 1-0 lead near the end of the first half as senior midfielder David Breines (Holland Township, N.J./Del Val) scored on a free kick blast from about 24 yards out with just 1:19 left until halftime.
Bochicchio then scored his first goal in the 59th minute on a header following a cross from senior back Ralph Elliott.
Bochicchio’s goal came following a pass from junior forward Michael Drew. Bochicchio then blasted the ball past Ursinus sophomore goalkeeper Mike Alfieri (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape).
Scranton, who had a 20-10 advantage on shots, got two saves from junior goalkeeper Brandon Dombrowski.
Ursinus will open Centennial Conference play on Saturday night, as the Bears travel to Gettysburg for a 7 p.m. matchup.
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Field Hockey slips to fifth in latest D3 poll
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9/15/2009
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GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Ursinus College field hockey team fell two places to number five in the latest Kookaburra/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll released on Tuesday afternoon. The Bears were third in the first poll of the season.
Messiah took the top spot, followed by Salisbury and Tufts University. The College of New Jersey is in fourth place.
After Ursinus, SUNY-Cortland is sixth, followed by Bowdoin, Johns Hopkins, Lebanon Valley and Rowan.Ursinus will travel to Eastern Mennonite on Saturday.
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Volleyball goes 0-3 at Stevenson Quad Match
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9/14/2009
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STEVENSON, Md. – The Ursinus College volleyball team dropped three matches this weekend at the Stevenson University Quad Match.
The Bears lost their opening match to the host Mustangs by a 3-2 score. Set scores were 20-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-19 and 14-16. The Bears also lost to Catholic by a 3-2 score. Set scores in that match were 25-10, 25-15, 15-25, 27-29 and 15-6. Finally, Ursinus lost to Virginia Wesleyan, 3-2. Set scores were 19-25, 23-25, 25-16, 25-18, 10-15.
In the Stevenson match, junior outside hitter Gabriella Galleo (Reading, Pa./Spring-Ford) had 15 kills, while junior outside hitter Mary Kate Wilmoth (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark’s) added in 13 kills. Sophomore setter Elizabeth Roth (York, Pa./Dallastown Area) had 40 assists, while Galleo and Jennifer Fargo had 17 digs.
Against Catholic, Wilmoth had a team-high 14 kills, while Galleo and freshman middle blocker Kristin Hanratty (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) had ten. Roth had 33 assists, with Galleo adding in 19 digs. Wilmoth had 17 digs, with Fargo netting 16.
Finally, Wilmoth and Galleo each had 12 kills in the Virginia Wesleyan match. Roth had 36 assists, with Fargo getting 25 digs. Wilmoth had 17 digs in the final match of the day.
Ursinus opens up Centennial play on Saturday against F&M, then will take on Scranton in a match later that day in Lancaster.
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Men's Soccer falls in double overtime, 2-1, to DeSales
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9/13/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – DeSales’ Jonathan Balfour scored two goals, including the game winner in the 105th minute as the Bulldogs (4-1) defeated Ursinus (1-1-1) 2-1 Sunday afternoon in a double-overtime affair in men’s soccer.
Balfour scored in the 72nd minute to tie the score on a shot from the right side.
Ursinus took a 1-0 lead at 53:48 when senior midfielder Ryan Murray (Media, Pa./Penncrest) scored on a penalty kick.
Ursinus, who was outshot 27-17, got 12 saves from sophomore goalkeeper Mike Alfieri (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape).
The Bears will host Scranton on Wednesday.
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Field Hockey upset by sixth-ranked Salisbury, 2-0
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9/13/2009
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SALISBURY, Md. – Sixth-ranked Salisbury scored two goals in the second half, as the Sea Gulls (5-0) handed third-ranked Ursinus (3-2) a 2-0 defeat Sunday afternoon in the second game of the Salisbury University Field Hockey Invitational.
Junior midfielder Kandice Hancock scored the first goal of the game at 37 minutes even on a penalty stroke. The second Sea Gull goal came at 59:47 when senior forward Lauren Correll scored for a 2-0 lead.
Ursinus and Salisbury each finished with 13 shots, while the Bears had nine penalty corners but could not covert any into goals.
Senior goalkeeper Erica Scott (Carney’s Point, N.J./St. Elizabeth) made three saves for the Bears, while Sea Gull junior goalkeeper Anna Cooke had nine saves. Ursinus will be in action next Saturday as the Bears make the long trip to Eastern Mennonite.
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WSoccer takes down Stevens, 3-2
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9/13/2009
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HOBOKEN, N.J. – Freshman forward Cecilia Mansson (Monroe, Conn./Masuk) scored her first collegiate goal at 52:29 as Ursinus (2-2) finished the Stevens Engineering Cup tournament with a 3-2 win over host Stevens (0-6) Sunday afternoon in women’s soccer play.
Mansson scored on an assist by freshman forward Leah Shaw (Bordentown, N.J./Bordentown Regional).
The Bears trailed 1-0 at 16:12 when Kathleen Schuckers scored unassisted for a 1-0 Ducks lead. Sophomore defender Monica Oliveto (Robesonia, Pa./Conrad Weiser) scored for the Bears to tie the score at 1-all at 30:08 on an assist by senior forward Jess Gunzelman (Tabernacle, N.J./Seneca). Oliveto snuck the shot between the goalkeepers legs.
Schuckers scored the second goal of the game for Stevens, on an assist from Katria Misilo at 35 minutes even for a 2-1 Ducks lead.
Shaw then scored on a header at 39:52 to tie the score at 2-all.
Freshman goalkeeper Justine Harvey (Accident, Md./Northern Garrett Co.) made six saves for the Bears, who will open Centennial play on Saturday at Franklin & Marshall.
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Field Hockey blanks Randolph-Macon, 6-0
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9/12/2009
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SALISBURY, Md. – The Ursinus College field hockey team put on a defensive display on Saturday afternoon at the Salisbury Invitational, by blanking Randolph-Macon 6-0 in the first day of competition.
The Bears (3-1) did not allow the Yellow Jackets a shot on goal, and just one penalty corner.
For the third-ranked Bears, six different players scored.
The scoring started when junior forward Jennifer Bayzick (Sugarloaf, Pa./Hazleton Area) scored 6:18 into the game for a 1-0 advantage. Junior midfielder Michelle Wimmer (Palm, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) then scored on an assist from junior midfielder Megan Yoder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) at 16:48 for a 2-0 lead. The lead grew to 3-0 in the first half when senior midfielder Sarah Brant (Collegeville, Pa./The Hill School) scored unassisted.
Senior forward Jessica Zatwarnicki (Reading, Pa./Exeter) scored 47 seconds into the second half for a 4-0 lead. The lead went to 5-0 when sophomore forward Alyssa Thren (Barto, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) scored, followed by a goal at 47:00 by senior forward Jen Hooven (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic).
Junior LauraLee Lightwood-Mater (Bethlehem, Pa./George School) got the win in goal, not having to face a shot for her first solo shutout of the season.
Ursinus will take on sixth-ranked Salisbury Sunday at 2 p.m. The Sea Gulls defeated Frostburg, 8-0, in the opening game of the day.
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XC women win Immaculata Invite, men second
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9/12/2009
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IMMACULATA, Pa. – The Ursinus College Cross Country teams had a successful day at the Immaculata Invitational, hosted by Immaculata University. The women’s team won the 12-team invitational with 42 points, while the men were second of 11 teams with 57 points.
For the women, sophomore Lauren Alexandra (Pottstown, Pa./Villa Marie Academy) finished second overall with a time of 20:34, followed by junior Deb Yannessa (Haddonfield, N.J./Paul IV High School) in seventh place with a time of 21:31.
Sophomore Chelsie Schadt (Youngsville, N.Y./Sullican West) was tenth overall at 21:38, followed by sophomore Stephanie Donatone (Morristown, N.J./Morristown) in 11th place at 21:44. Freshman Rebecca Hollenbach (Quakertown, Pa./Palisades) in 12th place at 21:54.
The men’s top finisher was senior Dante Dimidio (Yardley, Pa./Holy Ghost Prep) who was fourth overall at 29:15. Junior Jeremy Garavel (Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow) was second on the team, and sixth overall, with a time of 29:25. Freshman Sam Stortz (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) was ninth at 29:48, junior Chris Senske (Hatfield, Pa./North Penn) was 18th at 31:05 and junior Jeff Centafont (Southampton, Pa./William Tennent) was 20th at 31:07.
Ursinus will be at the Philadelphia Metro Meet on September 26th.
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Football rally falls short at LVC, 27-20
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9/12/2009
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COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Ursinus College football team rallied from a large deficit in the fourth quarter, but, came up just short as the Bears (0-2) lost to Lebanon Valley (2-0) 27-20 Saturday afternoon on a rain-soaked Arnold Field.
The Bears trailed 20-0 heading into the fourth quarter, and got to within 21-13 with 6:53 left. After LVC put seven on the board via a long run, the Bears responded back with a score with 2:18 left. The onside kick failed and LVC ran out the clock.
“We hibernated in the first half,” said Ursinus head coach Peter Gallagher afterwards. “We came out in the second half and had life. We made a game out of it.”
“We just have to find out who we are and what we are made of.”
The first half was dismal for the Bears, who had just 50 yards of total offense compared to 249 for the Flying Dutchmen. Ursinus did finish with 285 yards in the game, but, had minus-19 yards rushing due to eight sacks by the Flying Dutchmen defense. Zach Bleiler had 3.5 sacks for LVC.
For Ursinus, senior quarterback Justin Decristofaro (Jenkintown, Pa./Father Judge) threw for a career-high 304 yards on 21-for-41 for two touchdowns. Freshman wide out Nick Giarratano (Wapwallopen, Pa./Crestwood), sophomore wide receiver Kahlil Pittman (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington) and sophomore wide receiver Al Desiderio (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic)each had a touchdown catch. Desiderio finished the day with five catches for 140 yards, while Giarratano had seven catches for 90 yards.
Defensively, sophomore linebacker Greg Martell (Levittown, Pa./Neshaminy) had 11 tackles, with sophomore defensive back Andrew Regan (Glenside, Pa./Roman Catholic) grabbing ten stops, including three tackles for a loss. Freshman defensive back Chris Rountree (Lawnside, N.J./Haddon Heights) had two interceptions, with junior defensive tackle Dave Queroli (Narberth, Pa./Harriton) also getting a pick.
Neither team got on the board in the first quarter. LVC had a chance to score with 3:14 left by junior kicker Brittany Ryan missed a 23-yard field goal. The Flying Dutchmen did score in the second quarter as junior quarterback Caleb Fick threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Joe Brennan for a 7-0 lead. Ursinus would not get into the red zone in the second.
LVC went up 14-0 as Fick threw a 28-yard pass to Brennan with five minutes left until halftime.
In the second half, Ursinus got down to the LVC 34 on its first possession, but, a sack on third-and-10 forced the Bears to punt. From there, Rountree intercepted the ball on the LVC 41, giving the Bears a first-and-10 at the LVC 40. However, the Bears did not convert on fourth down at the LVC 26.
LVC would go up 21-0 when sophomore Ben Guiles ran for a 14-yard score. The key play was an interception by senior cornerback Matt Lillis at midfield which gave the Flying Dutchmen good field position.
At the start of the fourth quarter, Ursinus scored its first touchdown of 2009 when Decristofaro threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Giarratano on fourth down for a 21-6 deficit. On LVC’s next possession, Rountree intercepted his second pass of the day to put the Bears at the LVC 30 yard line. However, Ursinus was hit with a personal foul penalty which put them back to the LVC 48.
Ursinus scored on its next offensive possession as Pittman caught a five-yard TD pass from Decristofaro pass with 6:53 left. That score was set up when LVC’s snap on the punt was low, allowing junior linebacker Joe Galie (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville) to tackle punter sophomore punter Colt Zarilla.
Ursinus got the ball back quickly when Queroli intercepted Fick on 3-and-11 from the LVC 29, however, Decristofaro threw an interception in the end zone on second-and-10 from the Dutchmen 21 with 5:34 left.
Two plays later, Guiles ran 77-yards for the score and a 27-13 Dutchmen lead. The Bears would score one last time when Ursinus put together a two-play, 99-yard drive as Desiderio scored on a 79-yard touchdown pass with 2:18 left.
Ursinus will open Centennial play next Saturday at 1 p.m. when the Bears make the long trip to Juniata College.
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WSoccer falls to NYU, 3-2, at Stevens Engineering Cup
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9/12/2009
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HOBOKEN, N.J. – A goal with 14:19 remaining in the contest proved to be the deciding factor as New York University (3-2) defeated Ursinus (1-2) 3-2 Saturday afternoon in the second game of the Stevens Engineering Cup at Stevens.
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