Checking In: Alumni Update 11-28-10

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Sophomore Jim Connolly (Souderton) helped Philadelphia University erase an 11-point deficit in Sunday’s 67-64 win over Millersville, finishing with a game-high 27 points on 9-of-17 shooting from the field and 8-of-9 shooting from the free throw line. Freshman Nick Christian (Bensalem) added 10 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals. In Tuesday night’s 52-49 loss to West Chester, Connolly and Christian each had seven points.

Senior Lavoy Allen (Pennsbury) contributed 10 points and seven rebounds and sophomore Khalif Wyatt (Norristown) added nine points in Temple’s 54-51 loss to Texas A&M in the fifth place game at the Old Spice Classic on Sunday. Wyatt scored a career-high 10 points in Temple’s 65-58 win over Georgia in Friday night’s consolation round game. In Temple’s opening round 57-50 loss to California on Thursday, Allen had 13 points and six rebounds while Wyatt added seven points on three-of-four shooting.

Senior Ashley Gale (Cheltenham) scored a game-high 17 points in La Salle’s 59-48 loss to Delaware on Sunday. Gale now has 16 three-point baskets this season, one shy of the top spot in the A-10. She has two games in which she has hit at least five, tying for the most in the league. In Monday’s 87-67 win over Oral Roberts, Gale led the Explorers with 22 points. In last Friday’s 50-46 loss to 13^th-ranked Georgetown, Gale scored a game-high 18 points, which included five three-point baskets.

Senior captain Addie Micir (Council Rock North) scored a season-high 20 points in Princeton’s 74-68 loss to No. 22/24 Vanderbilt in the championship game of the Vanderbilt Tournament on Sunday. Micir, who earned a spot on the All-Tournament team, matched her career-high by burying six three-pointers. In Friday night’s opening round, Micir hit a pair of free throws with five seconds left to give Princeton a 60-59 win over USC. She finished with 10 points.

Bloomsburg senior Julia Rush (Quakertown) was named to the PSAC Eastern Division first team. The senior midfielder has helped to limit opponents to just 6.7 shots on goal per game. She also has contributed offensively for the Huskies with one goal.

East Stroudsburg senior midfield Brittany Kocis (Central Bucks East) was named to the PSAC East first team. She is the third member of her family to be named to the All-PSAC field hockey team for the Warriors, following her sisters Nicole (2004) and Ashley (2004, 2006). She tied ESU’s school record with 14 assists this year and added seven goals to finish her career with 22 goals and 22 assists. Brittany, Nicole and Ashley combined for 82 goals and 49 assists for the Warriors since Nicole’s first year in 2001.

East Stroudsburg’s Matt Freed (Souderton) has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American first team for the second straight season, it was announced on Tuesday. He is the first ESU football player to earn two Academic All-America honors and just the second student-athlete in school history with two selections on an Academic All-American first team. Freed, a history major with a 3.74 GPA, is one of five repeat selections on the first team. He finished his senior season with 120 tackles, 14 tackles for a loss and 7.5 sacks, giving him 399 tackles, 45 TFL and 22.5 sacks in his career as a three-year starter. He is third in ESU history in career tackles and had double-figure tackles in 24 of his 34 starts, including eight times as a senior. He was the only defensive player among the 24 candidates for the Harlon Hill Award, given to the top player in Division II football, and is one of the top athletes and student-athletes in the country.