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Sandone Reaches Personal Milestone*
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Brittany Sandone (Souderton) became just the 10th member of the Cabrini College women’s basketball 1,000 Point Club. The senior guard reached the historic milestone with a three-pointer 4:35 into the Cavaliers’ 75-40 win over Eastern University on Tuesday night in the ‘Battle of Eagle Road.’
“I was blessed to have that goal be accomplished,” Sandone said. “It was in our most competitive game of the year in the ‘Battle of Eagle Road’ against Eastern.
“Knowing that was my last ‘Battle of Eagle Road,’ we got the win, and then on top of it, I got my 1,000 (points) – nothing better could happen that night. It was a really good time.”
Scoring a thousand points was not a goal Sandone established when she stepped onto the court as part of coach Kate Pearson’s first recruiting class for a program that was in a rebuilding mode.
“That wasn’t my main focus back then, but as I got closer, I realized my leadership role was to be a scorer and to help offensively,” Sandone said. “I wanted to win before I scored a thousand points.”
Last year, the Cavaliers turned the corner, capturing the Centennial Conference title and earning a berth to the NCAA Tournament.
“This year we want to just to make it a step further than we did last year,” Sandone said. “The women’s team has never made it past the first round of the NCAA Tournament. That’s one of our goals to win that first round and get to the second round.”
Sandone received All-CSAC honors for three straight years, earning a spot on the first team last year after receiving second team honors as a sophomore. She averaged 14.4 points a game last year, and through four games this year is averaging 16.8 points a game.
“Brittany has worked really hard to become a standout player in our league and help elevate our women’s basketball program,” coach Kate Pearson said. “We are all really proud of all she has accomplished thus far and look forward to seeing her continue to flourish in her senior year.”
In Saturday’s 73-58 win over No. 25 Widener University, Sandone led the Cavaliers with 19 points, including 13 after the break. Cabrini improved to 3-1.
BASEBALL
Eric Jarinko (Souderton) was named the new general manager of the Greenville Drive, a Class A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. The Souderton grad has been with the Drive since their inaugural season in 2006, most recently serving as the organization’s Assistant General Manager. In his new role, the 31-year-old will oversee the organization’s day-to-day business and baseball operations while continuing to 
strengthen the Drive’s brand in the Upstate Community. Jarinko joined the Drive as Director of Media Relations in November 2005, prior to the organization’s inaugural season. Over the past eight years, his responsibilities have included the management and growth of numerous departments, including Entertainment, Ballpark Operations, Red Sox Relations and Sponsor Services, where he has worked closely with the Drive corporate partners.
A graduate of Clemson Unviersity, Jarinko has been recognized twice as the South Atlantic League’s Media Relations Director of the Year (2009 and 2010), and was named to Greenville Business Magazine’s “Best and Brightest Under 35” in 2011.
“Eric has an extraordinary understanding of both the game and the business of baseball,” Drive Executive Vice President Nate Lipscomb said. “His growth and maturity since joining the organization has been remarkable, and the Drive and Greenville Community could not have a better person to assume the role of General Manager. The respect he has earned from the Red Sox, from his peers in the league, from the Drive staff and from the many fans and customers he has worked with and served is truly outstanding.”
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Junior Whis Grant (Plymouth Whitemarsh) scored 29 points, one shy of his career-high, in East Stroudburg’s 83-70 win over Kutztown on Saturday afternoon. He was 10-for-17 from the field, 3-for-7 from the three-point line and 6-for-6 at the foul line. In Wednesday’s 88-65 win over Mansfield, Grant hit the 1,000-point mark for his career with 23 points. He is just the third player in school history to reach the milestone as a junior. Grant scored nine points in the first half as the Warriors opened a 52-30 lead and then scored 10 of ESU’s first 17 in the first 6:30 of the second half to hit the 1,000-point mark. He reached the plateau with a three-pointer from the right corner, giving the Warriors their largest lead of the game (69-39) with 13:23 remaining. Grant, last year’s PSAC East Player of the Year and an All-America honorable mention selection, entered the season with 925 career points, the most through two years in school history and four more than all-time leading scorer Jonathan Roberts had as a sophomore. Grant finished the night with 1,004 career points. He was named the Division II Bulletin “Super 16” prior to the season, which selects two players from each of the DII’s eight regions. Grant had his 17th career game with 20-plus points.
Junior Marcus Badger (Plymouth Whitemarsh) had a team-high six assists in No. 16 Randolph-Macon’s 84-83 loss to Christopher Newport on Tuesday.
Senior forward Connor Poston (Hatboro-Horsham) contributed 13 points in Gettysburg’s 69-65 loss to Swarthmore on Saturday.
Senior Fran Rafferty (Upper Merion) scored 21 points while senior AJ Picard (Souderton) added 15 points in No. 19 Cabrini’s 84-78 win over No. 10 St. Mary’s (Md.) College on Saturday.
Freshman Justin Lewis (Upper Merion) scored 17 points in Cairn University’s 107-84 loss to Penn State Abington on Saturday.
Junior Mike Marvin (Hatboro-Horsham) had 26 points and 14 rebounds in Penn State Abington’s 107-84 win over Cairn on Saturday. In Wednesday’s 99-74 win over Penn State Lehigh Valley, Marvin led all scorers with 24 points to go along with 13 rebounds.
Senior Lorenzo Christmas (Norristown) surpassed the 1,000-point plateau in Bloomsburg’s 83-77 win over Millersville on Wednesday. He reached the milestone on a pair of free throws with eight seconds remaining to help put away the Marauders. He finished with 17 points and moves to 1,001 for his BU career. He is one of 27 players in Bloomsburg history to accomplish the feat.
Arron Goodman (Council Rock North) had 20 points and added nine boards in Gwynedd Mercy’s 85-81 loss to Elizabethtown on Thursday. In Tuesday’s 90-53 win over Penn State-Berks, Goodman had 18 points and 17 rebounds, both game highs.
Sophomore Ryan Arcidiacono (Neshaminy) scored 12 points in Villanova’s 78-44 win over Towson last Sunday.
Freshman forward Josh Johnson (Norristown) scored a season-high 18 points, which included a perfect 6-for-6 effort at the foul line, in Kutztown’s 83-70 loss to East Stroudsburg on Saturday. In Wednesday’s 76-70 loss to Wilmington University, Johnson scored 11 points and also led the team with nine rebounds.
Junior Sam Pygatt (Plymouth Whitemarsh) scored six points in Shippensburg’s 78-61 loss to Lock Haven on Wednesday.
Junior Michael Guldin (Pennridge) finished with 13 points in DeSales University’s 94-89 win over Penn State-Wilkes Barre on Wednesday.
Chris Davis (Norristown) had eight assists in Alvernia’s 81-65 win over Johns Hopkins on Wednesday.
Dalton Pepper (Pennsbury) scored a career-high 22 points and dished out a career-high five assists to lead Temple to an 83-81 win over Georgia in the Georgia Classic on Friday night. He hit five three-pointers, all in the first half.
Senior Kenny Gula (Quakertown) had seven points, four rebounds, two assists and a block in Moravian’s 75-46 loss to Muhlenberg on Tuesday.
Julian Bond (Plymouth Whitemarsh_ came off the bench and drilled three three-pointers in Lock Haven’s 62-57 loss to Bloomsburg on Saturday. He finished with nine points. In Wednesday’s 78-61 win over Shippensburg, Bond came off the bench and scored nine of his 11 points during a pivotal 13-6 run in the opening half.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Annie Eppolito (Pennsbury) scored 14 points in Cairn University’s 54-38 loss to Penn State Abington on Saturday. In Wednesday’s 83-33 loss to Penn State-Hazleton, Eppolito shot 2-for-4 from downtown on her way to an 11-point night.
Jessica Schmidt (Abington) went 7-for-10, scoring 14 of her game-high 19 points in the first half, to help Penn State Abington open up a 16-point halftime lead on its way to a 54-38 win over Cairn University on Saturday. Kayla Nolan (Abington) scored 11 points. In Thursday’s 64-24 loss to Bryn Athyn, Schmidt scored 16 points while Nolan added two.
Sophomore guard Helena Gemmell (Council Rock North) had eight points and seven rebounds in East Stroudsburg’s 59-58 loss to Kutztown on Saturday.
Lexi Scrivano (Central Bucks East) came off the bench for the first time this season to put up a career-high nine points and five rebounds in Millersville’s 80-74 win over defending PSAC champion Bloomsburg on Wednesday.
Tyra Roberts (Bensalem) had 16 points in Alvernia’s 95-70 win over Penn State-Berks on Saturday. In Tuesday’s 56-53 win over Neumann, Roberts had 14 points. In last Sunday’s 71-67 win over Meredith in the championship game of the Washington & Lee Tipoff Tournament, Roberts had 17 points.
Colleen Hinde (Wissahickon) scored 12 points in Neumann University’s 73-63 win over King’s (Pa.) College on Thursday. In Tuesday’s 56-53 loss to Alvernia, Hinde had 10 points.
Sophomore Ciara Andrews (Cheltenham) scored nine points off the bench in St. Joe’s 77-65 win over Liberty on Tuesday. In Wednesday’s 70-52 win over Drexel, Andrews had seven points and an assist.
Alex Wheatley (Council Rock South) matched a career high with three blocked shots in Princeton’s 66-64 loss to Georgetown on Saturday. She also had nine points and a game-high eight rebounds.
Sophomore Stephanie Knauer (North Penn) scored a team-high 21 points, shooting 6-of-9 from the field and 9-of-12 from the line, to lead Shippensburg to a 76-68 win over Cheyney on Saturday. In Wednesday’s 87-75 win over Lock Haven, Knauer led all players with 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting and just missed a double-double by grabbing nine rebounds.
Jordan Dominic (Pennridge) scored 12 points in Gwynedd Mercey’s 86-81 loss to Juniata on Saturday. In Wednesday’s 87-60 loss to DeSales, Dominic had six points, five assists, four boards, one block and one steal.
Gwynedd Mercy junior Natasha Matthews (Norristown) was selected to the weekly Colonial States Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Honor Roll for the week ending Nov. 17. She was named to the Gwynedd Mercy Tipoff All-Tournament Team after hitting double figures in scoring in both games. In the team’s season-opening win over Washington College, she registered 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting with three rebounds, an assist and a steal. In the championship game against nationally-ranked Montclair State, Matthews scored 11 points (5-for-9) along with five rebounds and a block.
Kelsey Ryan (Neshaminy) scored eight points in Lock Haven’s 66-62 loss to Bloomsburg on Saturday. In Wednesday’s 87-75 loss to Shippensburg, Ryan had 10 points.
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
Gettysburg junior Ryan Matzke (Neshaminy) was named to the 2013 Centennial Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll. To be nominated, a student-athlete must participate in at least 50 percent of contests, matches or meets or in the varsity cross country championship in cross country, be a sophomore in class standing, and have a cumulative GPA of 3.40 or higher.
La Salle’s Francis Ferruzzi (Upper Dublin) posted a time of 27:00.8 while teammate Chris Berry (Central Bucks West) finished with a time of 27:29.7 at the ECAC Championships on Saturday.
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
Temple’s Megan Schneider (Hatboro-Horsham) posted a time of 21:09.0 and Maria Papacostas (Cheltenham) finished with a time of 21:48.0 at the ECAC Championships on Saturday.
Penn State sophomore Tori Gerlach (Pennridge) posted a time of 22:07.1 at the NCAA Championships on Saturday. The women’s squad finished 25th overall.
La Salle’s Anne Areias (William Tennent) finished 12th with a time of 18:40.6 at the ECAC Championships on Saturday. The Explorers finished seventh as a team. Areias was inducted into the Alpha Epsilon Honor Society, which recognizes seniors who exhibit “high scholarship in the pursuit of a Lasallian education together with exceptional participation in the extra curricular life of the university.”
FIELD HOCKEY
Liberty senior Ann Jefferis (Souderton) was named to the 2013 Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All-South Region second team. It was the second All-Region selection for the Souderton grad, who also earned that honor in 2011. Jefferis sat out the 2012 season to focus on academics but returned as Liberty’s starting goalkeeper this year. She earned a pair of NorPac East Defensive Player of the Week awards in the opening two weeks of the season. Jefferis started 21 of 22 contests this season in the cage. She notched a single season program record six shutouts, a number that ranked her second in the league. Jefferis surrendered just 19 goals this season and ranks third in the nation in goals-against average (0.95). Jefferis finished the year with 60 saves and a .759 save percentage, which is good for 21st in the country. Jefferis earned tournament MVP honors in the NorPac Championship after surrendering just two goals in three games. She tallied six saves in the title game against Stanford, helping lead Liberty to the title.
Messiah College junior Becky Ely (Council Rock North) was named to the NFHCA Division III All-Region second team. The All-Region honor is the first of her career and comes after she’s been an All-Commonwealth defender for two straight seasons. Her defensive work contributed to Messiah’s conference-best 3.50 GAA while the Falcons allowed just 10.2 shots per game to their opponents.
La Salle senior Olivia Shoemaker (Souderton) was named to the Longstreth/NFHCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Second Team. The Souderton grad, an Atlantic 10 All-Conference second team pick, set new 
career highs for points (33), goals (14) and assists (5). Her 33 points set a new single season school mark while her 14 goals are the fourth most for a single season in program history. She finishes her career seventh all-time in program history with 67 points and is tied for sixth in goals scored with 30 tallies in her career. The two-time all-A-10 pick finished sixth in the conference in points and tied for fourth in goals scored. Shoemaker was inducted into the Alpha Epsilon Honor Society, which recognizes seniors who exhibit “high scholarship in the pursuit of a Lasallian education together with exceptional participation in the extra curricular life of the university.”
Gwynedd Mercy senior Maria Karidas (Council Rock South) was named to the NFHCA Division III All-South Atlantic Region second team. Karidas, the reigning CSAC Player of the Year, was the lone representative from the conference as she earns her second all-region honor, her first coming as a sophomore in 2011. Last month, Karidas was selected by the NFHCA to play in its senior all-star game which took place this weekend at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex in Virginia Beach, home to the semifinals and finals of the Division III Tournament. This season, Karidas and the Griffins captured their third straight conference championship and appeared in the NCAA Tournament. She led the league with a personal best in goals (23) and points (54). She is ranked 13th in Division III in goals per game (1.15) and 16th in points per game (2.7). Karidas leads the Griffins with 173 points on 69 goals and 35 assists in 76 career goals.
Villanova junior back Maddy Harding (Central Bucks South) earned a position on the All-BIG EAST second team for the 2013 season. The CB South grad returned after missing the 2012 sesason to injury and served as one of the most crucial members of the Wildcats. She started all 17 games and led Villanova in goals (8) and points (19). Harding also tallied three assists. She also led the team in shots with 58 and recorded two defensive saves over the season. She scored in each of the Wildcats' last two games of the season, a 1-0 win over Georgetown and a 6-1 loss to No. 16 Delaware. Harding was named to the BIG East Honor Roll earlier in the week.
FOOTBALL
Junior center Jack Abercrombie (Hatboro-Horsham), a preseason All-American selection, was selected to the All-PSAC West first team. It is his second All-PSAC West honor. He earned second team status last year. Abercrombie started all 11 games this season and anchored an offensive line that helped Cal U average 360.1 yards of total offense and 28.5 points per game. The Vulcans closed out the year with a 7-4 record. Abercrombie also was selected to the Capital One Academic All-District Team by the College Sports Information directors of America (CoSIDA). With his selection, Abercrombie is now eligible for consideration for the Capital One Academic All-America Teams. A team captain, Abercrombie holds a 3.50 cumulative GPA while pursuing a degree in special education with a concentration in mathematics. To qualify for the academic all-district honors, student-athletes must maintain a cumulative 3.30 GPA or higher and must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at their institution. Nominees must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team’s games and must be a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletic credentials.
Dave Damirgian (Council Rock South) recovered a fumble in Monmouth’s 33-23 loss to Duquesne on Saturday.
Senior placekicker Shawn Leo (Souderton) booted a 20-yard field goal and teammate Brandon Pepper (Pennsbury) intercepted a pass in West Chester’s 38-7 win over American International College in the first round of the NCAA Division II Tournament on Saturday.
Junior Craig Needhammer (North Penn) earned All-Middle Atlantic Conference first team honors. The 5-7 running back rushed for more than 100 yards seven times, one shy of the school’s single season record, which was set in 1997 when the team played 13 games en route to the national championship game. Needhammer tied the school record for touchdowns in a season with 14. He also finished the season with 1,184 rushing yards, good for fifth in program history, and 1,539 all-purpose yards, fourth in program annals.
Shippensburg senior defensive end Jake Metz (Souderton) was named the PSAC Eastern Division Defensive Player of the Year and earned a spot on the All-PSAC Eastern Division first team. It was his second first team selection. Metz was second in the PSAC with 11 sacks – falling just a half sack short of tying his own single season school record set last season. Metz was third in the PSAC with 18 tackles for loss (TFLs) while his 113 yards lost on TFLs led the conference. His 1.0 sacks-per-game average ranked among the Top 10 nationally. Against Seton Hill, Metz set the school single game TFLs record with six while tying his personal best with three sacks.
Shippensburg junior wide receiver Sheldon Mayer (Norristown) earned his first All-PSAC East first team recognition. The Norristown grad ranked among the PSAC leaders with 63 catches (tied for sixth) for 897 yards (sixth) and eight touchdowns (tied for sixth). Included in those totals is his performance at Bloomsburg in which his 244 yards receiving were the second most in a game in school history. Mayer is also the first Raider since 2006 to earn First Team return specialist as he led the conference in returns (22), yards (303) and average per return (13.8, 14th best in the country). At Slippery Rock, he returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown, becoming the first SU player in 15 seasons to take a punt back to the house.
Shippensburg senior safety Mike Goode (Norristown) season All-PSAC second team honors. It was his second all-conference recognition. Good was fifth on the team with 54 tackles, including three for a loss and a half sack. He intercepted a pass and returned it 16 yards against Seton Hill. Goode tied for the team high in both pass breakups (six) and passes defended (7).
Kutztown senior safety Alex DiNolfi (Norristown) was named to the All-PSAC first team for the second time in his career. He was fourth on the team with 58 tackles, 10 shy of his career high set in 2011 when 
he also was named to the first team. He tabbed double-digit tackles twice this season, including a season-high 13 against Bloomsburg. He tallied 12 tackles with a season-high nine solo tackles in Kutztown’s homecoming game against ESU. DiNolfi played in 45 games over the course of his career and was part of the winningest senior class in school history. Since making its first-ever NCAA playoff appearance in 2010, Kutztown held a 32-15 record since the start of the 2010 season. One of the top highlights of DiNolfi’s career was his school record 11 interceptions in 2011 that earned him all-region honors. He helped guide Kutztown to the program’s first-ever PSAC Championship.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Gettysburg junior Molly Phillips (Pennsbury) was named to the 2013 Centennial Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll. To be nominated, a student-athlete must participate in at least 50 percent of contests, matches or meets or in the varsity cross country championship in cross country, be a sophomore in class standing, and have a cumulative GPA of 3.40 or higher.
York College senior Dale Mason (Neshaminy) was named to the 2013 All Capital Athletic Conference first team. Mason makes her second All-CAC appearance after being a second teamer as a junior. The Neshaminy grad anchored a defensive unit that owned a 0.61 goals against average. York pitched nine shutouts this year while recording a .868 save percentage as a team. Last year, she led the nation's best defense as York had a 0.30 goals against average. Mason tallied one assist from her defensive position this fall. She has played in 73 games during her career and had one goal and four assists for six points.
WOMEN’S SWIMMING
Franklin & Marshall’s Taylor Mateja (Upper Merion) placed sixth in preliminaries of the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:03.12 to earn a spot in the final at the F&M Invitational on Saturday. She also earned a spot in the final of the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:15.99.
Shippensburg sophomore Carolyn Meier (Upper Dublin) finished third in the 200 free with a time of 1:53.03 at the 2013 Patriot Invitational hosted by George Mason University Saturday. That mark is a NCAA ‘B’ cut and new personal best for Meier by 1.47 seconds and bumps her up to third on SU’s all-time list for the event. Meier finished fifth in the 100-yard freestyle. She was part of the 400 free relay that posted a time of 3:32.74. Senior Colleen Stiles (North Penn) reached the ‘C’ group finals of the 200-yard backstroke. Stiles swam 2:08.47 in the finals for 18th place. Stiles and Meier were part of the 200 medley relay that finished ninth.
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Freshman libero Casey Griffith (Upper Merion) had 17 digs in UMBC’s 3-2 loss to New Hampshire in Saturday’s America East championship match. In Friday’s 3-0 semifinal win over Albany, Griffith recorded 16 digs.
Freshman Stephanie Elechko (North Penn) had nine kills in Eastern’s 3-0 loss to No. 7 Emory in the National Quarterfinals on Thursday. Eastern finished the year with a 32-5 record.
Freshman Liz Gassman (Abington) posted a team best .400 hitting percentage in Marist’s 3-0 loss to No. 1 seeded Fairfield at the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament on Saturday. Gassman finished with seven kills.
Devon Maugle (Plymouth Whitemarsh) had nine kills and 11 digs in UConn’s 3-0 loss to Temple on Sunday afternoon. In Friday’s 3-0 win over Memphis, Maugle had four kills and seven digs.
Kutztown sophomore middle hitter Audrey Stringer (Pennsbury) was selected to the All-PSAC Eastern Division first team. This is the first award for Stringer, who stepped in to the lead attacking role this season. She played in 31 out of 33 KU matches this season, starting 29. Stringer started off the season by tallying 14 or more kills in four of the first five matches for KU. At the conclusion of the season, Stringer was atop the Golden Bear leadership in multiple categories. On the offensive side, she led the team with 321 kills for an average of 2.74/set. She also posted the highest attack percentage on the team of .305, ranking her seventh in the PSAC. Stringer was also a force on the defensive side of the ball. She led the team with 98 blocks, 27 of which were solo blocks, which is the second highest in the PSAC.
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