Checking In: Alumni Update (1-9-11)

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Stacey Smalls (Cheltenham) will be among a five-member class to be inducted into the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame on Jan. 21 at the Palestra. Smalls, who played from 1999-2003, finished her four-year career with the Temple women’s team as the program’s sixth all-time leading scorer, amassing 1,258 points. She also connected on a still-standing school record 154 career three-pointers. She is the only Owl to score more than 1000 points and lead the team in assists in four straight seasons. Smalls dished out 359 assists, fifth on the TU all-time list, and made 187 steals, ninth all-time. As a junior in the 2001-02 season, she led the Owls to their first Atlantic 10 title and was named the tournament’s MVP. Smalls was a three-time first team All-Big 5 selection and a three-time second team all-Atlantic 10 Conference honoree. She also was a two-time A-10 all-Defensive team selection.

Senior Addie Micir (Council Rock North) scored her 1,000^th career point and led her Princeton squad to a 94-51 win over LaSalle on Tuesday. Micir became the 18^th women’s basketball player in Princeton history to reach 1,000 points for her career. She joined the 1,000 Point Club on her first shot of the game, hitting her 38^th three-point basket of the season. She finished the game with 17 points, four rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block. On Saturday, Micir scored 18 points to lead Princeton to a 56-45 win over Penn in the 2011 Ivy League opener.

Swarthmore senior Kathryn Stockbower (Upper Dublin) became just the fourth player in program history and 12^th player in Centennial Conference history to reach 1,500 career points, thanks to a 21-point effort in Saturday’s 68-48 loss to Franklin & Marshall on Saturday night. In Swarthmore’s 72-47 win over New York Tech in Tuesday’s final of the NYU New Year’s Classic, Stockbower contributed 19 points and 13 rebounds. It was the 72^nd double-double of her career. For her efforts, Stockbower was named to the all-Classic team.

East Stroudsburg University’s Matt Freed (Souderton) started at outside linebacker and had seven tackles, a tackle for a loss and a pass breakup in the Cactus Bowl on Friday night at Texas A&M. Freed’s seven tackles were tied for second most on the Blue Devils in their 28-6 loss to the Red Storm. He had four tackles in the first half, assisted on a tackle on the opening kickoff of the second half, served as one of the personal protectors on the punt team and also had a snap in the offensive backfield on a fourth-and-goal from the one-yard line in the fourth quarter. This year marked the Division II All-Star Game’s first season without the traditional East-West format, as the Cactus Bowl organizers sought to select the top players at each position regardless of their region of the country.

Syracuse sophomore Justin Pugh (Council Rock South) was named to the second team All-Big East squad. The sophomore offensive tackle started all 12 regular season games for the Orange this season, helping the squad to convert 34-of-40 (.850) chances in the red zone, which ties for second in the Big East. On Dec. 30, Syracuse (8-5) defeated Kansas State 36-34 in the inaugural New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. The Orange amassed a school record 498 yards of total offense.

Marywood sophomore Ryan Jones (Council Rock South) has been named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Mid-Atlantic All-Region team. Jones was named to the Mid-Atlantic's Second Team as a defender to become the first men's soccer player in Marywood history to be selected to the NSCAA All-Region team. He helped lead Marywood to a program-record 14 wins and its first-ever appearance in the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) championship game. A first team All-Conference selection for the second straight year, Jones helped anchor a defense that posted a goals against average of 1.03 for the season and set a program record with 10 shutouts. Playing primarily as a central defender, Jones was also a key contributor to Marywood's attack, ranking third on the team in scoring with 17 points on two goals and a team-best 13 assists. Jones set a program record for assists in a season while finishing the season tied for sixth in the nation in assists. After just two seasons, Jones has already doubled the former career assists record, which the sophomore now holds with 18. Jones also has been named to the Jewish Sports Review's 2010 Men's Soccer All American Team. One of just 13 players from NCAA Divisions II and III to be named to the squad, Jones earned his second straight JSR All-America honor following an outstanding sophomore season.

Freshman James Vollrath (Council Rock South) posted a 13-3 major decision at 165 in Penn State’s 37-12 win over Edinboro on Saturday. In Sunday’s 24-12 win over #15 Michigan in the championship final of the 2011 Virginia Duals, Vollrath lost an 8-2 decision to Dan Yates. The Lions are ranked No. 2 nationally.