Checking In: Alumni Update 3-14-10

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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Thomas Young (Plymouth Whitemarsh) hit 12 of 15 shots from the field and scored 25 points, one shy of his career high, in IUP’s 91-76 win over West Virginia State in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Tournament on Sunday. With the win, IUP earned the first 30-win season in school history and moved into Tuesday’s championship game at home versus West Liberty, which eliminated Saint Augustine’s 90-83. The winner of Tuesday’s game advances to the Elite Eight in Springfield, Mass. In Saturday’s tournament opener, top-seeded IUP earned a 71-67 win over Fairmont State. Young led the Crimson Hawks with 17 points. Earlier in the week, Young was named the PSAC West Player of the Year. Young ranks second in the PSAC West and seventh overall in scoring at 16.7 points per game and averaged a division-best 18.3 points in 14 conference games. He had six 20-point games versus PSAC West opponents, including a career-high 26 points versus Clarion and 23 versus East Stroudsburg and 25 against Kutztown en route to MVP honors at the PSAC Tournament.
Kutztown junior Ryan Washington (Wissahickon) was named to the All-PSAC East first team. He posted 18 double-doubles this season and finished third in the PSAC in scoring (17.9), rebounding (10.0), field goal percentage (60.2) and second in blocked shots (2.2). Nationally, Washington is 16th in both rebounding and blocked shots. He currently has 1,172 points, which is 14th on the all-time KU scoring list. He won consecutive PSAC East player of the week awards at the end of December and beginning of January.
Freshman Jim Connolly (Souderton) scored eight points in Philadelphia University’s 71-69 NCAA East Regional semifinal upset of #1 seed and host Stonehill College on Sunday. Teammate Eddie DiRugeris (Pennsbury) added two points. The Rams will now face #2 seed Bentley College on Tuesday at Stonehill College for the NCAA Regional Championship. The winner advances to the NCAA Elite Eight. The last time the Rams went to the NCAA Regional final was the 1994-95 season. In Saturday’s 89-85 overtime win over St. Anselm College, Connolly led the Rams with 28 points, which included an 8-for-10 shooting effort from three-point range.
Senior Robby Pines (Souderton) had 10 points, eight rebounds, six assists and one steal in East Stroudsburg’s 89-79 loss to West Virginia State in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional on Saturday. He finishes the season second in school history in assists (193) and fifth in steals (68) and sixth in career assists (310) and 10th in career steals (122). Pines was named to the second team All-PSAC East squad. ESU closed the season with a 24-6 record, setting a new school record for wins. It is the second time in school history that ESU competed in the NCAA Tournament and the first time since the 1989-90 season.
Junior Lavoy Allen (Pennsbury) has been named to the USBWA First Team All-District II squad. Allen, who earned first team all-Atlantic 10 Conference and made the league’s all-defensive team for the second straight year, is on pace to become the first Temple player to average a double-double since Ollie Johnson accomplished the feat in 1970-71. The Pennsbury grad leads the team in rebounding (10.8 per game) and blocks (46) while scoring at an 11.7 clip. Lavoy was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Co-Player of the Week for the week ending March 6. In three games, Allen averaged 15.7 points, 12.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and made 65.6 percent of his shots from the field (21-32). Temple, seeded fifth in the East Region, will face 12th-seeded Cornell in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., on Friday. The Owls, who just won their third straight and record ninth Atlantic 10 championship on Sunday, will be making their 28th NCAA Tournament appearance. The Owls (29-5) are riding a 10-game winning streak, the longest since the 2000-01 season.
BASEBALL
Jon Gyles (Central Bucks West) delivered an RBI triple in LaSalle’s 5-3 loss to VMI on Sunday. On Tuesday, Gyles contributed an RBI single in LaSalle’s 10-4 loss to Campbell. In the Explorers’ 19-7 loss to Campbell, freshman Eric Kammler (Pennridge) contributed a pair of hits. Chris Umstead (Pennridge) delivered an RBI single.
Mike Knipe (Pennridge) had a pair of hits and two RBIs in Chestnut Hill’s 8-5 loss to Pitt Johnstown on Monday. Alex Latchum (Central Bucks South) contributed a hit and scored a run. Andrew Donofry (Hatboro-Horsham) also had a hit. Justin Wiercinski (Hatboro-Horsham) worked a scoreless inning of relief, fanning a pair. In Pitt-Johnstown’s 10-4 win in the doubleheader sweep, Latchum and Knipe each had a hit.  On Tuesday, Latchum contributed a pair of hits, including a double, in Chestnut Hill’s 1-0 loss to East Stroudsburg.
Eric Ebert (Council Rock South) contributed a pair of hits, including an RBI single, in Bloomsburg’s 13-10 loss to Lander University on Thursday.
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
Kate Smyth (Pennsbury) scored with 41 seconds remaining in regulation to give #3 Lock Haven an 11-10 win over #4 Limestone on Sunday. Allison Berger (Springfield) contributed an assist for the Lady Eagles, who improved to 2-0. Smyth contributed five goals in Lock Haven’s 23-11 rout of Queens University of Charlotte on Friday. Berger contributed a pair of goals.
Freshman Maggie Canavan (Springfield) contributed a pair of goals while teammate Natalie Draham (Wissahickon) had an assist in Bloomsburg’s 14-12 win over Belmont-Abbey on Monday afternoon in North Carolina.
Lauren McDermott (North Penn) scored a goal in LaSalle’s 11-7 loss to Drexel on Sunday. The North Penn alum also contributed a goal in LaSalle’s 13-12 win over Monmouth on Friday. Last Sunday, McDermott scored a goal in LaSalle’s 12-8 win over Lafayette.
Junior Jamie Wesztergom (Springfield) connected for the hat trick in East Stroudsburg’s 14-13 overtime win over Queens (N.C.) in its season opener on Saturday. It was the fifth hat trick of her career. Junior Michelle Mangiaruga (North Penn), ESU’s top scorer with 47 goals and 12 assists last year, added a goal and two assists. Freshman Ali Green (North Penn) scored her first career goal. Freshman Jennifer Kelly (Abington) had five ground balls. Lindsey Moyer (Pennridge) contributed an assist. On Friday, Mangiaruga scored three goals in ESU’s 11-9 win over Belmont Abbey. It was her 15th hat trick in 26 games. Moyer scored the game-tying goal with just over 10 minutes to play as the Warriors rallied for the come-from-behind win. Green and Wesztergom also contributed single goals.
Sophomore Kelly McKay (Pennridge) contributed a goal and assist in Chestnut Hill’s 21-7 loss to American International College on Thursday.
SOFTBALL
Nicole Koren (William Tennent) had a pair of hits and two RBIs in the University of Virginia’s 3-1 win over Maryland on Sunday. She also had a hit in the Cavaliers 5-3 win over the Terps. The doubleheader sweep marks the first series win over Maryland since the 2006 season. On Wednesday, Koren hit her team-best sixth home run in Virginia’s 9-1 win over Norfolk State. She also earned the win on the mound, working all five innings and allowing just one hit. On Tuesday, Koren absorbed a tough 1-0 loss to Longwood, working six innings while striking out five and walking none.
Kirstin Allen (Central Bucks West) had a pair of hits in the University of Maine’s 4-3 loss in eight innings against St. Joseph’s on Sunday.  In last Sunday’s 3-2 win over Stetson, Allen contributed a hit.
Beth Everist (North Penn) had a pair of hits, including a solo home run, in Mount St. Mary’s 8-1 loss to Albany at the Mason Cherry Blossom Softball Invitational in Fairfax, Va., on Sunday. On Wednesday, Courtney Zingle (Hatboro-Horsham) contributed a hit and two runs scored in Mount St. Mary’s 11-2 win over George Mason. Everist went 2-for-4 with three RBIs in an 8-0 win over Hampton later in the day. Amanda Sadowl (Hatboro-Horsham) picked up her second shutout of the season, allowing three hits in six innings with two strikeouts. In Tuesday’s 9-8 win over Hampton, Zingle delivered the game-winning single in the seventh inning. In Mount St. Mary’s 2-1 win over George Mason in nine innings, Sadowl allowed one run on three hits with four strikeouts in nine strong innings.
Erin Holloway (Souderton) improved to 5-0 on the young season in IUP’s 8-7 win over C.W. Post on Saturday, allowing six earned runs but fanning 12. With the win, IUP improved to 9-1. On Wednesday, Holloway allowed two hits and two runs while striking out 15 in eight innings of work in IUP’s 3-2 win over Seton Hall. Dee Eppinger (North Penn) drove in the winning run in the eighth with an RBI single. On Tuesday, Holloway recorded her second shutout of the season, allowing two hits and striking out 14 in IUP’s 1-0 win over Southwest Minnesota.
Sophomore Rachel Gieringer (Hatboro-Horsham) contributed a solo home run in East Stroudsburg’s 7-5 win over Mars Hill on Tuesday. In the second game of the twin bill, Gieringer was 3-for-3, helping lead the Warriors to a 4-2 win. In Thursday’s 10-8 loss to Catawba (N.C.), Gieringer was 1-for-3 with a double, walk and run scored. Last Saturday, Gieringer was 2-for-3 in ESU’s 6-2 win over Coker.
Samantha Schoell (North Penn) contributed a single in a four-run sixth in Temple’s 11-10 win over Toledo on Thursday. Last Saturday, Schoell contributed an RBI single in a seven-run seventh in Temple’s 9-0 win over Loyola-Chicago at the Under Armour Invitational in Clearwater, Fla.
Lisamarie Ramagli (Neshaminy) and Moira Johnson (Council Rock South) each contributed hits in Shippensburg’s 6-0 loss to Ferris State on Friday.
WOMEN’S SWIMMING
Bloomsburg freshman Madeline Barlow (Pennsbury) will compete in the 2010 NCAA Division II Swimming Championships in Canton, Ohio, which will be held Wednesday through Sunday. Barlow broke the school record in the 200-IM and the 200 backstroke during the Zippy Invitational in December. In the 200 IM, she swam a time of 2:07.19, taking home first place and in the process broke a 24-year old school record. Her time was an NCAA ‘A’ cut time automatically qualifying her for the NCAA championship meet. She also achieved NCAA ‘B’ cut times in the 200 back and 100 butterfly in the same meet with her 200 back time of 2:05.82, which was also a school record. Because she qualified for one NCAA event with an ‘A’ time, she is permitted to swim in both the 200 back and 100 fly with the ‘B’ standard times. Barlow is ranked 11th nationally in the 200 IM, 21st in the 200 back and 29th in the 100 fly. Her attempt at earning All-American status (a top 8 finish) will begin Wednesday when she swims the 200 IM. She’ll follow with the 100 fly on Thursday and the 200 back on Saturday.
University of Maryland freshman Megan Lafferty (Upper Dublin) will be competing in the 2010 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Chamiponships that will begin on Thursday at Purdue University. She will compete in the 100 back and 100. She is also part of the Terps' 400 free relay that boasts the 14th best time in the group (3:17.79). Lafferty is also part of the relay teams whose NCAA 'B' cut time in the 200 free relay, 800 free relay and 200 medley relay also landed those teams a spot in the championships.
MEN’S TENNIS
Daniel Lee (Abington) defeated Alex McLean at sixth flight singles in The College of New Jersey’s 8-1 win over Carthage on Saturday. Lee was also part of TCNJ’s third flight doubles teams that earned an 8-3 win. On Friday, Lee earned a 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 10-2 win at sixth flight singles in TCNJ’s 5-4 loss to undefeated and 22nd-ranked Vassar College. He was part of the third flight doubles team that earned a 9-8 (10-4) win.
Lee Wexler (Plymouth Whitemarsh) cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win in number three singles in Bloomsburg’s 8-1 win over West Liberty on Thursday. He was also part of the second doubles team that earned an 8-5 win.
Junior Carson Richter (Plymouth Whitemarsh) earned a 6-0, 6-0 win at second flight singles in Chestnut Hill’s 9-0 win over Misericordia on Friday. He also was part of Chestnut Hill’s second flight doubles team that earned an 8-3 win. On Tuesday, Richter was part of the second flight doubles team that earned an 8-1 win in Chestnut Hill’s 9-0 win over Muskingum College. On Monday, Richter and Julius Twyman combined for an 8-5 win in the second flight doubles competition in Chestnut Hill’s 6-3 loss to Stonehill College.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Katie Hasyn (North Penn) suffered a 6-4, 6-4 loss at first flight singles in Bloomsburg’s 5-4 win over Hawaii-Hilo on Friday.  
WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Gettysburg senior Sara Coleman (Langhorne) was named to the 2010 Centennial Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll. To be nominated, a student-athlete must participate in at least 50 percent of meets, be a sophomore or higher in class standing and have a cumulative GPA of 3.40 or higher.
 
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