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Basketball Spotlight:
Frontcourt Duo Sparks Devils to Victory Saturday, February 10, 2007 By Bob Heller The frontcourt duo of Allison Weiss and Erin Chesnavich combined for 21 points in the second half as the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's basketball team defeated Dominican College 59-52 at the Hennessy Center in Orangeburg, New York this afternoon. The win improves the Devils to 16-8 overall and 13-6 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference games and snaps Dominican's eight-game winning streak. The Chargers fall to 16-7 overall and 12-6 in league play. Weiss led the Devils with 16 points (6-10 FG, 4-4 FT) and eight rebounds. Chesnavich and Shelby Rance each added 13 points with Chesnavich getting 11 of them in the second half. Both Rance and Chesnavich pulled down seven rebounds. Rashanna Edwards and Lori Sedina paced the Devils with three assists apiece. Rance and Edwards also had three steals each. |
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Basketball Spotlight:
Chargers Defeat Devils Saturday, February 10, 2007 By Bob Heller The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia placed four players in double figures but it was not enough as Dominican College defeated the Devils 75-68 in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference men's basketball game at the Hennessy Center in Orangeburg, New York this afternoon. The loss drops the Devils record to 10-13 overall and 8-10 in league games. Dominican improves to 11-12 overall and 9-8 in league games. William Kurtz and Howard Lanier led the Devils with 14 points apiece. Collin Harrington recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Eric Cangelosi chipped in 11. Lanier led USP with three assists. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Hamilton Surges Past Phantoms, Bulldogs Win 4-2 Saturday, February 10, 2007 By Brian Smith The Philadelphia Phantoms power play had a two-for-three night, but two quick third-period goals were the difference for the Hamilton Bulldogs in a 4-2 win at Copps Coliseum on Saturday night. Stefan Ruzicka and Matt Ellison tallied for the Phantoms. Hamilton took a 1-0 lead 11:14 into the opening period on a goal from Andrei Kostitsyn. But the Phantoms drew even less than five minutes later when Ruzicka notched his power play goal off assists from John Slaney and Ryan Potulny. Philadelphia jumped out to a 2-1 lead 3:54 into the second period on Ellison's goal, set up by Boyd Kane and Nolan Baumgartner. The lead stood through most of the period, but Kyle Chipchura knotted it up again with 3:19 remaining in the second period. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Power Plays and Osterdahl Doom Moorestown Friday, February 9, 2007 By Mike Costantino Williamstown converted on all three power play opportunities in the first period and Justin Osterdahl scored four goals as Williamstown defeated Moorestown 7-3 in playoff action at Hollydell. Moorestown jumped out to a 1-0 lead four minutes into the game as TJ Cassidy scored, but power play goals by Dennis Cunard, Tim Larkin and Osterdahl gave Williamstown a 3-1 lead after the first period. The second period began with Williamstown having a two-man advantage for a full two minutes; however Moorestown tightened on defense and only allowed one shot on net. Seconds after killing both penalties, Moorestown cut the margin to 3-2 as Greg Hadden on a feed from Colin Corley found the net. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Wingate Pitches Shutout as Clearview Edges East Friday, February 9, 2007 By Mike Costantino Andrew Michael scored the only goal of the game and Adam Wingate stopped all 18 shots as Clearview defeated Cherry Hill East 1-0 in the double elimination tournament at Hollydell on Friday night. After a scoreless first period, Michael put home a rebound of a shot by Tim Sullivan and that would turn out to be the only goal of the game. East did not generate many scoring opportunities but when they did Wingate was there to close the door. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Phantoms Top Rochester, Philadelphia Wins 3-2 Friday, February 9, 2007 By Brian Smith The Philadelphia Phantoms scored three straight goals in the second period and held on for a 3-2 win over the Rochester Americans on Friday night at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester. Eric Meloche earned first-star honors with the game-winning goal. After a scoreless first period, Rochester opened the scoring 5:30 into the middle frame. Anthony Stewart came in on a two-on-one with Clarke MacArthur, and Stewart finished it off with a top-shelf wrister to give the Amerks a 1-0 lead. But the Phantoms responded with two quick goals. First it was Darren Reid taking advantage of an opportune rebound at the 8:21 mark. Reid centered the puck from behind the net and continued around to the left while Denis Tolpeko fired a shot. Goaltender Craig Anderson stopped the offering, but the rebound to the left side intersected Reid's path and he fired it home. |
 College Basketball:Byrne Leads Rowan Women Past Rutgers-Camden Wednesday, February 7, 2007 By Mike Ballard Senior forward Lauren Byrne scored 14 points to lead four Rowan University women's basketball players in double figures as the Profs topped Rutgers University-Camden, 77-56, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game here Wednesday night. Rowan improves to 9-13 overall and 2-8 in the NJAC, snapping a five-game losing streak. Rutgers-Camden falls to 8-14 and 2-9 with its third straight loss. Rowan took an early lead and never trailed, with the teams being tied only once at 2-2. Byrne scored the first six points of the game for the Profs, on her way to eight at halftime. She tied for team-high honors at the half with freshman guard Danielle Rohe. |
 College Basketball:Baker Scores 25 to Pace Rowan Past Rutgers-Camden Wednesday, February 7, 2007 By Mike Ballard Rowan University senior guard Thomas Baker, the leading scorer in the New Jersey Athletic Conference, scored a game-high 25 points to power the Profs past Rutgers University-Camden, 85-65, in a NJAC game here Wednesday night. Baker, who was named the NJAC Player of the Week on Monday, collected 14 of his points in the first half as the Profs built a 46-30 lead and raced to their fourth straight victory. Rowan improves to 17-5 overall and 6-4 in the NJAC. Rutgers-Camden, which has lost seven straight games, falls to 5-18 overall and 1-10 in the NJAC. Rowan has won its last 10 games against Rutgers-Camden, including a 70-60 victory in Glassboro Jan. 10, and has captured 35 of the last 36 games in the all-time series. The Profs lead the series, 77-27. |
 Team Conditioning Systems:Raising The Bar Wednesday, February 7, 2007 By Gregory "Graig" White I had the pleasure several weeks ago of attending the National Strength and Conditioning Association Sport-Specific Training Conference in San Antonio Texas, and had a great time. The speakers there were informative and had lots of good information to share, but the high point of the conference was getting to see old friends and meet some new ones, and one of my new friends is a man named Avery Faigenbaum. He spoke on the subject of “Training the Multi-sport high school athlete”, which on its face is kind of difficult because most high school athletes “specialize” now; Avery hit it out of the park! |
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Basketball Spotlight:
Five Players Reach Double Figures as Devils Defeat Deacons Wednesday, February 7, 2007 By Bob Heller The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia placed five players in double figures as they rebounded from Monday night's loss to Holy Family with a 71-56 win over Bloomfield College in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference women's basketball game tonight at the Bobby Morgan Arena in Philadelphia. The win improves the Devils record to 15-8 overall and 12-6 in league games. Bloomfield falls to 11-10 overall and 10-7 in league games. The win moves the Devils into a tie for fourth place in the league standings with Goldey Beacom College, who lost tonight to Philadelphia University. |
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Basketball Spotlight:
Kurtz Breaks Three-Point Record as Devils Fall to Deacons Wednesday, February 7, 2007 By Bob Heller William Kurtz became the Devils' all-time leader in three-point field goals tonight as the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men's basketball team lost to Bloomfield College 76-67 in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference game at the Bobby Morgan Arena in Philadelphia. Kurtz entered the game with 251 career three-point field goals, two behind all time leader Joe Miller's 253. Miller played form 1991-1995. Bill took little time in tying the record, getting two 'trey's in the first 3:13 of the game. However it wasn't until the 13:03 mark of the second half, when Kurtz took a pass from Eric Cangelosi and buried a 20 foot jumper from the left side to break the mark with his 254th career three-point field goal. Kurtz added another 'trey' in the final minute to give him four on the night and 255 for his career. |
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Soccer Spotlight:
KiXX Snap Two-Game Skid with 19-12 Win Versus California Wednesday, February 7, 2007 By Tom Hushen The Philadelphia KiXX (11-7) regained form and snapped a two-game losing streak with a 19-12 victory versus the California Cougars (6-15) in front of 6,538 fans at the club's 12th Annual School Day Game. The contest, in partnership with the Philadelphia Newspapers-in-Education Department, was offered to the area's schools as an educational field trip. John Barry Nusum registered the game-winning goal, his second of three scores in the contest, at 6:48 of the third quarter. Peter Pappas (10-7) earned the victory in net for Philadelphia with eight saves on 14 chances, while Dominik Jakubek (2-11) took the loss for the Cougars stopping 19 of 27. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Puliot Paces Pens, Phantoms Fall 5-2 Wednesday, February 7, 2007 By Brian Smith Marc-Antoine Pouliot recorded a hat trick to lead the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Phantoms on Wednesday night at the Wachovia Spectrum. Darren Reid and Denis Tolpeko scored for the Phantoms. Daniel Carcillo started the scoring 4:38 into the game as he swept in a kick save rebound off the pads of Phantoms backstop Martin Houle. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton took a 2-0 lead at 9:25 of the period. A slapshot by Noah Welch from the left side was stopped by Houle, but the rebound came right to Kurtis McLean, who buried it in a vacant net for the two-goal advantage. |
 High School Basketball:Timber Creek Puts It Together During Second Half Tuesday, February 6, 2007 By Jerome Michaels There has to be something said about a team who has loss their star player due to an injury right before the upcoming state's basketball tournament. The Lions from Cherry Hill West would have to find other ways of putting points on the scoreboard after senior guard Ian Davis broke his right hand last week. After losing their first meeting to Timber Creek about a month ago, Cherry Hill West would jump out to a six point halftime lead in front of their hometown fans. Both teams struggled to convert on their scoring chances during the first half, but it would be the Chargers who would start the third quarter and take their first lead of the game. That momentum would be enough for Timber Creek to come away with a 43-40 victory. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Osterdahl saves Williamstown with Late Goal Monday, February 5, 2007 By Mike Costantino Justin Osterdahl scored with less than two minutes left in the game as Williamstown rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Eastern 3-2 in playoff action at Hollydell. Eric Miller of Eastern scored the only goal of the first period as the underdog Vikings carried the play for much of the period out-shooting Williamstown 14-5. Torin Lawson scored a power play goal early in the second period and the lead was 2-0, but goals by Bill Fennimore and Tim Larkin tied the game heading into the third period. Both teams managed only six shots each in the final period, but it was Osterdahl who found the net and allowed Williamstown to narrowly escape. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Cherokee Smokes East in Opening Round Monday, February 5, 2007 By Mike Costantino Frank Garvey and Justin Kinniry scored three goals each as Cherokee routed Cherry Hill East 11-0 in an opening round game in the double elimination tournament of the South Jersey High School Ice Hockey League. The score was only 2-0 after the first period as Cherokee got goals from Garvey and a short-handed goal from Brian Taylor. The lead grew to 5-0 after two periods as Kinniry, Garvey and Dan Weiner scored in a five minute span. Cherokee broke the game open in the third period as Kinniry, Garvey and Kyle Kovervas each scored three minutes apart early in the period. Kinniry, Kyle Manny and Angelo DiBattista also tallied for the Chiefs. |
 College Indoor Track:Raptor of the Week: Mike Fox Monday, February 5, 2007 By Mike Ballard Junior Mike Fox contributed to 20 points with a pair of first-place, program-record finishes to help the Scarlet Raptors' indoor track team place eighth out of 21 scoring teams at the Frank Colden Invitational Feb. 3 at Ursinus College. Fox won the 1,000-meter run with a record time of 2:35.34, then anchored the record-setting 4x800 relay team, which won its event in a time of 8:08.94. Rutgers-Camden collected 35.5 points to finish eighth out of 21 scoring teams in the men's competition, which was won by host Ursinus College (72.5). Rutgers-Camden did not compete in the women's invitational, which was won by Towson University (165). |
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Cross Country Spotlight:
Aifuwa Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Monday, February 5, 2007 By Bob Heller The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's cross country team member Oghogho (Joy) Aifuwa (Edison High School/Edison, NJ) has been named to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team for the 2006 season. This is Aifuwa's second consecutive selection as a member of the Division II All-Academic Team by the USTFCCCA, having earned this honor in 2005. To qualify for this honor an individual must have a cumulative grade point average through the semester of competition of a 3.25 on a 4.0 scale. An athlete must have competed in at least 50% of their teams' cross country competitions, and finish in the top 30% at the NCAA Regional meet. The individual's coach must also be a member of the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. |
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