FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Ursinus finished seventh at the Citrus Invitational over Winter Break.

Two wrestlers took second as 133-pounder sophomore Alex Blank (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield) and 197-pounder sophomore Connor McNamara (Winchester, Mass./Winchester) both accomplished that feat.

Senior Dan Glover (Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield), wrestling at 141 pounds, took third in his bracket while junior Ed Minelli (Hull, Mass./Xavierian Brothers) was fifth at 285 pounds.

Blank started his day with a 7-2 win over Matthew Ostovich, then scored a 16-0 tech fall over Timothy Vore of Buena Vista. After a forfeit advanced him to the final, Blank dropped an 11-2 major decision to Travis Drappi of Rhode Island College.

McNamara started his day with a 6-4 win over Alex Cressley of W&J, then defeated James Nemunaitis of John Carroll by a pin in 1:26. He lost to Bill Schindel of Mount Union in the title bout by a score of 7-1.

Glover started his day with a 6-3 win over Erik Johanson of Oneonta, then lost to Josh Malave of Mount Union 3-1. In the wrestlebacks, he defeated Johanson again, this time by pin in 4:07. Finally, he defeated Malkus by decision in the third place match 10-6.

Minelli opened up with a pin of Nathan Miller of W&J in 2:46, then lost to Brian Nicoll of Rhode Island College by pin in 3:30.

In the wrestlebacks, Minelli defeated Ty Sampsell of W&J 2-1, then scored a 20-7 major decision over Matt Clark.

After falling to James Lamonica of Oneonta State 4-1, he scored a forfeit over Nicoll, then defeated Nathan Miller of W&J by pin in 2:25.

YORK, Pa. – Ursinus junior guard Jaclyn Hilf (Maple Glen, Pa./Upper Dublin) had a game-high 17 points, but the Bears (5-5) fell to Norwich (7-4) 64-58 Sunday afternoon in the consolation game of the 2010 Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic hosted by York (Pa.) College.

Sophomore guard Alli Rosati (Jamison, Pa./Central Bucks East) added in 11 points for the Bears, who were outrebounded 50-38 on the afternoon. Junior forward Alex Shivers (Pine Beach, N.J./Toms River South) had nine rebounds for the Bears in a losing effort.

For the Cadets, senior guard Ally Daniels had 16 points.

Ursinus started the game on a 5-0 run as Rosati  connected on a three-pointer 49 seconds in, followed by two foul shots from Shivers with 18:21 left. The Bears lead reached its apex with 14:04 left at 16-8 on a layup by sophomore forward Lindsay Teuber (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Basil’s).

A foul shot from Norwich’s Tara Stevenson with 12:12 got the Cadets with two at 16-14, but, Ursinus pushed the lead back up to four at 18-14 with 10:27 left on a pair of foul shots from senior guard Laura Krieger (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes). Norwich then went on a 10-0 run to go up 24-18 with 7:59 left on a layup by Kylie Owens.

Ursinus fought back to within two on a three-pointer by sophomore guard Chrissy Taylor (Narvon, Pa./Garden Spot) with 6:51 left at 24-22. Ursinus would eventually tie the score at 28-all on a foul shot by sophomore guard Jen Sroba (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North) with 63 second left. Norwich got a foul shot from Natalie Marchese and a layup from Christine Daniels to go up 31-28 at intermission.

In the first 20 minutes, both teams combined for 29 foul shots attempts, with Ursinus connecting on 59 percent of its chances (10-for-17), while Norwich was 6-for-12 (50 percent). Both teams also combined for 26 fouls.

In the beginning part of the second half, it became a game of scoring runs as Norwich started off the half with an 8-0 run to go up 39-28 with 15:07 left on a layup by Stevenson. Ursinus then countered with an 11-0 run of its own to tie the score at 39-all with 13:02 left on a three-point play by Rosati.

Ursinus regained the lead at 46-45 on a three-pointer by Krieger at 9:48, and went up by as much as five, before Norwich responded back to take 54-50 lead with 5:54 left. Ursinus would tie the score at 54-all, 56-all and 58-58 with just over a minute left on a layup by Shivers.

YORK, Pa. – York (Pa.) junior guard April Sparkman had a game-high 17 points as the Spartans (5-4) defeated Ursinus (5-4) 65-57 on Saturday in the semifinals of the 2010 Hampton Inn Coaches vs. Cancer Women’s Basketball Classic hosted by York College of Pennsylvania.

Ursinus will take on Norwich or The College of New Jersey on Sunday at noon in the consolation finals.

For the Bears, junior forward Alex Shivers (Pine Beach, N.J./Toms River South) and junior guard Jaclyn Hilf (Maple Glen, Pa./Upper Dublin) each had 12 points, while sophomore forward Lindsay Teuber (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Basil’s) had ten.

Shivers was playing in her first game this season, after missing all of last season and the first eight games of this season due to a knee injury.

The Bears found themselves in a hole early, trailing by as much as 11 in the first seven minutes of the game. Trailing by ten (21-11) with 10:17 left, Ursinus rallied back to within two as senior forward Julie Bown (Lower Gwynedd, Pa./Penn Charter) had a tip-in with two seconds left to make the halftime score 34-32 at intermission.

In the second half, Ursinus took its first lead at 37-36 on a three-pointer from Hilf with 18:02 left. Ursinus took its biggest lead at 51-45 with 8:34 left on a jumper by Teuber.

After the Spartans grabbed the lead at 53-51 with 5:24 left, Ursinus took its last lead at 54-53 with 5:03 left on a three-point play by Teuber. That would be the last field goal by the Bears in the game, as the Bears got three points the rest of the way.

Sparkman made two foul shots with 4:48 left to give York the lead for good. A pair of foul shots by freshman forward Amber Yacenda (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown East) with 2:44 left got Ursinus to within two at 58-56. But, the Bears would not get any closer.

Ursinus held a commanding 40-35 lead on the glass, with Teuber picking up eight. The Bears had 16 offensive rebounds in the contest. Sparkman had seven caroms for the Spartans, to go along with six blocks.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Ursinus finished its southern swing at 0-2 as the Bears (5-5) fell to Carroll (WIs.) by a 91-68 score in the second game of the Land of Magic Classic on Tuesday afternoon.

For Ursinus, junior guard Matt Hilton (Lewistown, Pa./Lewistown Area) had a team-high 20 points, while freshman forward Kevin Janowski (New Egypt, N.J./New Egypt) had 13 points. Freshman forward John Ward (Allentown, Pa./Parkland) scored 11 for the Bears.

For the Pioneers (5-3), John Hoch had 31 points as Carroll connected on 60.7 percent (17-for-28) of its shots in the second half.

Both teams had 32 rebounds, with senior guard Remy Cousart (Philadelphia, Pa./Holy Ghost Prep) grabbing nine for the Bears.

Ursinus trailed by five at the half, 39-34, before the Pioneers went on a 25-2 run over the first 7:26 of the second stanza and never looked back.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The United States Merchant Marine Academy ended the game on a 6-2 run to take a 58-54 decision over Ursinus on Monday afternoon in the Land of Magic Classic hosted by Embry-Riddle University.

The Bears were held to just one field goal in the last 4:11. The Bears had tied the game 52-all on a three-pointer by freshman guard Matt Donahue (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Trinity School).

Ursinus, who led by six at halftime, got 12 points from Donahue, while junior guard Matt Hilton (Lewistown, Pa./Lewistown Area) had ten.

Senior guard Remy Cousart (Philadelphia, Pa./Holy Ghost) had 12 rebounds in the loss for Ursinus.

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Ursinus senior guard Remy Cousart (Philadelphia, Pa./Holy Ghost) pumped in a game and career-high 31 points as the Bears (5-3) rallied for a 90-87 overtime win over Immaculata (4-6) on Tuesday.

Cousart scored 26 of his points in the second half, including ten points in the extra period. All five starters scored in double figures, but, were the only players to score for Ursinus in the contest.

For Immaculata, sophomore guard John Boyd had 23 points, while sophomore guard Robert Siter adding in 21.

For Ursinus, junior guard Matt Hilton (Lewistown, Pa./Lewistown) had 20 points, with freshman forward John Ward (Allentown, Pa./Parkland) adding in 15.

Ursinus trailed for much of the overtime period, including a seven-point deficit with 47 seconds to go on a pair of foul shots by Boyd. Cousart got a three-point play with 42 seconds left to cut the lead to four. On the ensuing possession, Immaculata missed two foul shots and Ursinus got to within one on another three point play by Cousart.

With the shot clock off, Immaculata turned the ball over on the inbounds pass giving the Bears the ball. Cousart’s layup with 20 ticks left gave Ursinus its first lead in the extra frame, 88-87.

On Immaculata’s next possession, freshman guard Nelson Torres missed a layup with nine seconds left, which was rebounded by Hilton. Hilton was fouled, and made both shots to give Ursinus a 90-87 lead. Immaculata’s three-pointer at the buzzer did not get off in time.

Freshman forward Kevin Janowski (New Egypt, N.J./New Egypt) had 14 points for the Bears, with freshman guard Matt Donahue (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Trinity) scoring ten.

Immaculata got 15 points from Torres, and 16 points off the bench from freshman forward Kendell Peters. Peters, who scored all 16 points in the first half, connected on four three-pointers in the first 20 minutes. The Mighty Macs dialed long distance all night, connecting on ten three-pointers.

In the first half, the Mighty Macs jumped out to an early 8-4 lead on a layup by senior forward Jeff DeSantis with 17:34 to go. Ursinus fought back and took its first lead at 13-12 with 15:08 to go on a layup by Cousart. The Bears biggest lead in the first half would be four points at 23-19 with 10:58 left on a three-pointer by Donahue.

Immaculata grabbed the lead back at 26-25 with 7:52 to go on a layup by freshman guard Todd Stokley. Trailing 30-29 with 3:50 left, Ursinus saw the Mighty Macs go on a 9-0 run to end the half, capped by a three-point bomb from Peters at the buzzer for a 38-30 lead.

In the second half, Ursinus tied the score four times before taking a 52-51 lead on a jumper by Ward. The Bears had a four-point lead at 71-67 with 3:22 left on a foul shot by Cousart.

The Bears had a commanding 43-26 lead on the glass, with Cousart grabbing a game-high 11. Hilton had nine as well, while Boyd had six rebounds for IU.

Ursinus heads to Florida to play in the Land of Magic Classic next Monday, starting with a matchup against Merchant Marine.

GRANBURY, Texas – Ursinus football senior defensive lineman Mark Worrilow (Wilmington, Del./The Charter School) has been selected to the roster of Team Stars & Stripes.

The team, which is made up of a group of Division III All-Stars, will take on the Tec Monterrey All Stars in the 2009 Tazon de Estrellas (Bowl of the Stars) on Saturday, December 19 on the Tec de Monterrey Campus Estado de Mexico.

Worrilow, a second-team All-Centennial Conference selection this season, finished the season with 29 tackles.

He joins F&M’s Barry Lovett, McDaniel’s Travis Wenrich and Dickinson’s Patrick O’Connor as the Centennial Conference representatives on the roster.

 
The team is coached by former Widener, La Salle and Delaware Valley head coach Bill Manlove.

Global Football Inc. is the organizer of the event, and the game will be webcast on the internet.

The field hockey tournament scheduled for Saturday at Ursinus has been postponed due to the pending winter storm.

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Ursinus College President John Strassburger announced Monday afternoon that Laura Moliken has been appointed as the school’s athletic director. Moliken has been serving as interim athletic director since July 1.

President Strassburger summed up the conclusion he shared with the entire search committee:  “Laura exemplifies the college’s commitment to excellence in everything she does.  She cares deeply about every student athlete, and she is wholeheartedly dedicated to the college’s single-minded focus on fostering student achievement in all student endeavors.  I could not be more pleased to think that she will be shaping the experience for years to come not just of the 40 percent of our students who participate in athletics, but the direction of the whole college.”

Moliken was chosen from a nationwide pool of over 100 applicants.

“The members of the athletic director search committee unanimously support President Strassburger’s appointment of Coach Moliken as our next athletic director at Ursinus,” said Dr. Tina Wailgum, who served as the head of the search committee.

Moliken just finished her 11^th year at the helm of the Ursinus College field hockey team. In her 11 years, the team has posted a 162-68 record and has advanced to the NCAA Division III Field Hockey semifinals four times. The team won the Division III Championship in 2006. The Bears have won the Centennial Conference championship six straight times.

A 1993 graduate of Old Dominion University, she also holds a master’s degree from West Chester University in athletic administration. Moliken and her husband Gabe reside in Collegeville with her three sons, Ryan, Max and William.

Men
The men opened up with a win in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:47.71. The team of freshman Philip Quick (Bridgeton, N.J./Cumberland Regional), freshman David Yazbeck (Dorchester Center, Mass./Boston Latin School), junior Lloyd Tannenbaum (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) and sophomore Chris Smith (Wayne, Pa./St. Joseph’s Prep) took the top spot, while the team of freshman Scott Paine (York, Pa./Dallastown Area), sophomore Christopher Doyle (Holliston, Mass./Holliston), sophomore Kevin Tallon (Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional) and freshman Nicholas Roberts (Metuchen, N.J./Metuchen) was second with a time of 1:50.03.

Paine won the 1000-free with a time of 10:22.20, followed by Roberts in second place with a time of 11:50.20.

In the 200-free, freshman Adam McGonigle (Villanova, Pa./Harriton) won the event with a time of 1:59.44.

In the 100-back, Tannenbaum won the event with a time of 1:01.15, followed by sophomore Kevin Tallon (Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional) in second place at 1:04.32.

Freshman Jacob Frey (Millersville, Pa./Penn Manor) was in first place in the 100 breast with a time of 1:11.43, while Smith won the 200-fly with a time of 2:04.70.

In the 50 free, Quick won the event with a time of 23.28, followed by Yazbeck in second place with a time of 23.29.

Paine won his second event of the day in the 100 free with a time of 50.68, while Tannenbaum was in second place with a time of 50.78.

In the 200-back, Quick won his second event of the day with a time of 2:12.49, followed by freshman David Wagner (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) in second place with a time of 2:12.77.

Doyle won the 200 breast with a time of 2:37.68, with Smith achieving his second top finish of the day with a time of 5:07.53 in the 500-free.

From that point, Ursinus went into exhibition starting with the 100-fly, but, scored in the 200-IM. Yazbeck won that event with a time of 2:12.07.

Women
The meet started with Ursinus taking 1-2 in the 200 medley relay. The team of senior Emily Herman (Glenside, Pa./Cheltenham Township), junior Kacie McCormick (Springfield, Pa./Springfield), senior Lyndsay MacFeeters (Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield) and senior Casey Gilmore (Glenside, Pa./Abington) won the event with a time of 2:06.87, while junior Jessica Saloky (Feasterville, Pa./Neshaminy), freshman Kelsey Yoo (Whitehall, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic), senior Elizabeth Gombosi (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro) and senior Melissa Krupa (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) took second with a time of 2:09.97.

In the 1000-free, freshman Kaylani Wertman (Allentown, Pa./William Allen) won the event with a time of 11:51.34, while Gombosi won the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:07.41. Krupa took second in the event with a time of 1:12.93.

Junior Bridget Winn (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville) took the top spot in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:11.14, while freshman Lianna Foster-Bey (Fairfax, Va./Fairfax) was second in the event with a time of 1:17.97.

In the 200-fly, Herman won the event with a time of 2:24.31.

In the 50 free, sophomore Danielle Yentz (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) won the event at 27.42, while Saloky was second with a time of 28.16.

In the 100 free, MacFeeters was first with a time of 1:00.38, with Yoo finishing in second place with a mark of 1:00.99.

Yentz won the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:19.65, while Herman was in second place with a time of 2:29.62.

Krupa won the 200 breaststroke at 3:07.79, with Wertman in second place with a mark of 3:13.33.

Saloky took the top spot in the 500 free at 5:47.33, while Gilmore was in second place at 5:52.09.

From that point, the women’s team then went into exhibition.

Women
In the field, sophomore Kristen King (Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield Memorial)  won the shot put with a mark of 31-05.25, while sophomore Josie Maressa (Waterford, N.J./Hammonton) was second with a mark of 31 feet even.

In the high jump, freshman Celina Sooksatan (Nutley, N.J./Nutley) cleared a height of 4-11 to win the event. Sophomore Amy Schafer (Warrington, Pa./Central Bucks South) cleared a height of 9-6.25 feet in pole vault, followed by sophomore Lauren Surman (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown Area) in second at 8-06.25.

In the track events, junior Ali Nolan (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) won the mile run with a time of 5:28.03 and finished second in the 800 with a mark of 2:30.71.

In the 3000-meter run, sophomore Stephanie Donatone (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) was first with a mark of 11:36.13, followed by sophomore Michelle Tetla (Pompton Lakes, N.J./Pompton Lakes) in second with a time of 12:06.30.

In the relay events, the team of sophomore Elizabeth Fuoco (Lewistown, Pa./Lewistown Area), freshman Gina Brienza (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East), freshman Rebecca Hollenbach (Quakertown, Pa./Palisades) and freshman Sage Hubert (Newport, N.H./Newport) won the 4x800 meter relay with a time of 12:25.26, with junior Deb Yanessa (Haddonfield, N.J./Paul IV), sophomore Chelsie Schadt (Youngsville, N.Y./Sullivan West), freshman Jackie Kimmel (Hatboro, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham) and sophomore Lauren Goldstein (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) winning the DMR at 14:27.13.

Men
Senior Travis Youngs (Mount Vernon, N.Y./Mercerburg) won both the triple jump (46-10) and the high jump (6-04.75) while the shot put was won by sophomore Andrew Carr (Spring City, Pa./Phoenixville) (46-04.25).

Jeremy Garavel (Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow) got the top mark in the 800 (2:03.47) and in the mile (4:34.45).

Freshman Jordan Grannum (New Rochelle, N.Y./Brunswick School (Conn.)) took third in the 200 with a time of 23.67

The men won three relays on the day, starting with a top finish in the 4x200. Senior Sean Hall (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East), senior Nick Bendas (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East), Anthony Gochal and Grannum won the event with a time of 1:36.32

In the 4x800, junior Brett Imbemba (Marlboro, N.J./Red Bank Catholic), senior Brett Godoy (Chichester, Pa./Chichester), sophomore Ben Mosher (Hershey, Pa./Lower Dauphin) and junior Jeff Centafont (Southampton, Pa./William Tennent) won the event at 8:43.93, with freshman Mark Gapinski (Sinking Spring, Pa./Holy Name), sophomore Adam DiCaprio (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Poughkeepsie), freshman Tristan Lozuaway-McComsey (Newington, N.H./Portsmouth), sophomore Bogdan Lisachenko (Philadelphia, Pa./J.R. Masterson) winning the DMR at 12:37.40.

  

Ursinus senior center Carolyn Konstanzer (center) receives a hug from Ursinus assistant coach Stacia Ficarro after scoring her 1,000th point at Ursinus in a 66-55 win over Haverford

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Ursinus sophomore forward Lindsay Teuber (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Basil’s) had a team-high 15 points, while senior center Carolyn Konstanzer (Hilltown, Pa./Pennridge) had 13 points, including the 1,000^th point of her career, as the Bears (5-2, 3-2 Centennial) defeated Haverford (3-4, 1-3 Centennial) 66-55 on Wednesday night in women’s basketball play.

Konstanzer scored her 1,000^th career point with 15:57 left to go in the first half, becoming the 11^th player in program history to accomplish that feat.

Freshman guard Nina Voith had 15 points for Haverford, while freshman forward Victoria Sobocinski had 12 points off the bench for the Fords.

For Ursinus, sophomore guard Jen Sroba (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North) and junior guard Jaclyn Hilf (Maple Glen, Pa./Upper Dublin) each had 11 points for the Bears.

After giving up the opening basket of the game, Ursinus went on a 18-2 scoring run over the next 6:54 to take an 18-4 lead on a basket by Teuber.

The Bears, who never trailed save for the opening basket, went up by as much as 16 in the first half with 12:03 to go on a pair of foul shots by Sroba (21-5). Ursinus maintained the double digit lead throughout the first half, leading by 14 (35-21) at intermission.

In the second half, Haverford got as close as seven points with 10:37 left on a pair of foul shots by Sobocinski, but, could not get any closer.

Ursinus held a commanding 48-38 lead on the glass, with Teuber picking up a game-high ten rebounds. She also collected four steals.

Sophomore guard Alli Rosati (Jamison, Pa./C.B. East) had five assists for the Bears, who will host Gettysburg on Saturday.

Women
The women won the final 200-yard free relay to seal the win. The team of freshman Jeannie Weaver (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest), freshman Sarah Kolosky (Fishkill, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes), senior Melissa Krupa (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) and freshman Lianna Foster-Bey (Fairfax, Va./Fairfax) finished first with a time of 1:43.50.

Ursinus started off with a win in the 200-yard medley relay as the team of senior Elizabeth Gombosi (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro), junior Bridget Winn (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville), Weaver and Kolosky won the event with a time of 1:57.20.

Senior Emily Herman (Glenside, Pa./Cheltenham Township) won the 1000-free with a time of 11:18.77, followed by senior Lyndsay MacFeeters (Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield) in second at 11:26.57.

Kolosky took home a second-place finish in the 50-free at 26.28, followed by a second-place finish from Yentz in the 200-IM at 2:24.09. Yentz finished first in the 100-fly at 1:04.83, while Gombosi took top honors in the 100-back at 1:05.57. Yentz was second in that event at 1:06.60.

Herman got her second top finish of the day in the 500-free at 5:34.54, with MacFeeters taking second at 5:35.28.

Winn was the last top finisher of the day, as she won the 100-breast at 1:10.82.

Men
The men started off with a second place finish in the 200-medley relay as freshman David Wagner (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall), freshman Phillip Quick (Bridgeton, N.J./Cumberland Regional), sophomore Kevin Tallon (Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional) and sophomore Chris Doyle (Holliston, Mass./Holliston) finished with a time of 1:46.49.

Freshman Scott Paine (York, Pa./Dallastown Area) was the top finisher in the 1000-free, hitting the pad first at 10:29.57.

In the 200-free, junior Lloyd Tannenbaum (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) took first at 1:50.26, with sophomore Chris Smith (Wayne, Pa./St. Joseph’s Prep) taking second at 1:51.95.

Freshman David Yazbeck (Dorchester Center, Mass./Boston Latin School) won the 50-free with a time of 22.80, while Quick won the 200-IM at 2:06.04.

Smith got his first top finish of the day in the 100-fly at 55.97, with Yazbeck finishing second in the 100-free at 50.50.

Paine picked up his second top finish of the afternoon as he won the 100-back at 56.23, followed by Tannenbaum’s top finish in the 500-free at 5:04.59.

In the final relay, the Bears finished second in the 200-free with a time of 1:30.96. The team was comprised of Paine, Yazbeck, Tannenbaum and Doyle.

Ursinus goes to Arcadia on Saturday.

Doutt, a first-team All-Centennial Conference selection, recorded three goals and five assists as a defender. She was a first-team All-South Region pick.

Yoder, the South Region Player of the Year, scored 26 goals and recorded 20 assists on the season. She was the Centennial Conference player of the Year.

Wimmer, a first-team All-Centennial Conference selection, recorded 17 goals and nine assists on the season.

Thren, who set the Centennial Conference record for goals in a season, finished with 34 goals and a total of 74 points.

Ursinus finished 20-3 on the season and advanced to the NCAA Division III Semifinals for the second time in three years.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 52^nd with a time of 26:08.39, followed by junior Ali Nolan (Collegeville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) in 65^th place at 26:38.65.

Junior Deb Yannessa (Haddonfield, N.J./Paul IV High School) was 71^st with a time of 27:13.75, followed by sophomore Michelle Tetla (Pompton Lakes, N.J./Pompton Lakes) in 75^th place at 27:23.96.

Freshman Carina Doyle (Holliston, Mass./Holliston) was 81^st at 27:34.89, followed by freshman Rebecca Hollenbach (Quakertown, Pa./Palisades) in 87^th place at 27:59.45.

For the men, junior Jeremy Garavel (Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow) was 35^th with a time of 28:43.63, followed by senior Dante Dimidio (Yardley, Pa./Holy Ghost Prep) in 51^st place at 29:31.41.

Freshman Sam Stortz (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) was 56^th with a time of 29:50.14, with junior Justin Garavel (Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow) in 63^rd place at 30:16.67.

Junior Jeff Centafont (Southampton, Pa./William Tennent) was 70^th with a time of 30:42.70, followed by senior Brett Godoy (Chichester, Pa./Chichester) in 75^th place at 31:04.84.