Checking In: Alumni Update 2-6-11

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Senior Lavoy Allen (Pennsbury) contributed his third double-double in the last four games to lead Temple to an 80-67 win over Rhode Island on Saturday. Sophomore Khalif Wyatt (Norristown) came off the bench for the second straight game, scoring all 14 of his points in the second half. In Wednesday’s 71-67 win over LaSalle, Wyatt came off the bench to score a team-high 18 points, and Allen added 14 points and seven rebounds. Allen became the fifth Owl to grab 1000 rebounds for a career in the contest.

Senior Ashley Gale (Cheltenham) became the 23^rd member of the 1,000-point club as LaSalle defeated Fordham 69-54 on national television on Sunday afternoon at Tom Gola Arena. Gale sank a trey from the corner with 8:40 remaining in the game to break the 1,000-point mark. The Cheltenham alum entered the game 21 career points shy of 1,000 and became the first Explorer to do it since Carlene Hightower in the 2007-08 season. Gale finished with a game-high 25 points and six rebounds. In Tuesday night’s 102-51 loss to seventh-ranked Xavier, Gale had 17 points and five assists.

Swarthmore senior Kathryn Stockbower (Upper Dublin) has been named to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-District II First Team as voted on by the members of the College Sports Information Directors of America. This is Stockbower’s second appearance on the District II First Team. She will now move to the national ballot where she will attempt to make the Academic All-America team for the second consecutive year as well. In her final season as a member of the Garnet, Stockbower is re-writing program, conference and national record books. On Feb. 2, Stockbower recorded the 1,264^th rebound of her career to become the program’s all-time leader. In that same game, Stockbower registered the 79^th double-double of her career, which ties the NCAA Division III record. With 1,613 career points and 1,264 rebounds, Stockbower is only the third player in Centennial Conference history to reach 1,500 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. A double major in biology and German studies, Stockbower has compiled numerous academic and athletic awards, including D3Hoops.com Second Team Preseason All-American (2010-11), WBCA All-America Honorable Mention (2009-10), D3Hoops.com Fourth Team All-American (2009-10), ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American Third Team (2009-10), ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District II first Team (2009-10), First Team All-Centennial Conference (2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10), Centennial Conference Player of the Year (2008-09), Philadelphia Inquirer Academic Performer of the Year (2009-10), The Philadelphia Inquirer All-Area Academic All-Star (2008-09, 2009-10), Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll (2008-09, 2009-10) and WBCA All-Region (2008-09).

American University senior Liz Leer (Abington) has received Capital One Academic All-District honors, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced last week. The senior forward was named to District 2’s University Division Second Team. Leer has helped guide American to a 15-6 record while leading the Eagles with 12.4 PPG and 6.7 rebounds. She has reached double figures in 10 of her last 12 games and notched four double-doubles on the year. She is shooting 48.7 percent from the field this season, including 42.4 percent from three-point range, both of which rank second in the Patriot League. The Abington alum is on pace to become one of the most decorated women’s basketball student-athletes in school history. She is currently the sixth leading scorer in program history with 1,231 career points and ranks fourth on the all-time rebounding list with 668. She holds school records in both blocked shots (195) and career three-point percentage (41.9 percent) while placing in the top five of three other all-time lists. Leer has been strong academically as well, achieving a 3.39 GPA as a Public Communications major with a minor in Health Promotion. The award reflects a student-athlete’s success both on the court and in the classroom. To read an article about Leer that will be posted in the Patriot League’s Basketball Tournament program in March, click on the following link: http://www.aueagles.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20110203  In American’s 57-46 loss to Lehigh on Sunday, Leer scored 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting.

Freshman guard Brittany Sandone (Souderton) reached double figures for the sixth time in the last eight games, scoring 17 points on 4-of-7 shooting in Cabrini’s 80-61 win over Immaculata on Thursday. Sandone connected on 3-of-6 three-pointers and converted 6-of-7 foul shots.

Philadelphia Biblical University senior Justin Brubaker (Souderton) was named both the NECVA and Metro Division Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 30. It is the third time in Brubaker’s four-year career that he’s earned NECVA Player of the Week honors and the eighth time he’s been honored as a Divisional Player of the Week. The national leader in kills per set during his sophomore and junior campaigns, Brubaker sustained his dominant habits throughout PBU’s opening six matches of the current year, posting 5.98 kills per set to kick off the season. He logged 20 or more kills in four of six contests with his most recent outburst representing the 50^th time Brubaker has recorded 20-plus kills in a single outing. He had 21 kills, nine digs and two aces against third-ranked Nazareth College on Jan. 29 and had a 24-kill, eight-dig effort during a 3-2 loss to fifth-ranked River College on Jan. 22. Brubaker has helped lead the Crimson Eagles to a 4-2 record to open the 2011 season.