Category: College Sports

CLARION, PA – Kaitlynn Fratz (Accident, MD) scored a game-high 21 points, and Nicole Carman (Cleveland, OH) added 13 points and five rebounds to help the Lady Cats break open a six-point second half lead in a 72-50 non-conference win at Clarion University on Tuesday. Pitt-Johnstown made it two straight wins and evened its record at 2-2. Six early points from Ann Deibert helped Clarion jump out to a 12-6 lead six minutes into the game, but Pitt-Johnstown responded by outscoring the Golden Eagles 25-8 the rest of the half….

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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Facing a strong shooting Penn State Hazleton, the Pennsylvania College of Technology men’s basketball team fell 77-61 in the team’s Penn State University Athletic Conference opener. Sophomore Jason Greenfield (Wellsboro) led the Wildcats with 16 points while sophomore Scott Fenton (Dickson City) and Colton Acorn (Wellsboro) and freshman Christopher Carrington (Ridley Park) each adding 11.  The loss drops to the team to 0-1 in the PSUAC and 1-5 overall. Down 40-28 at the half, slowly chipped away at the lead and with a jumper from Acorn at…

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WILLIAMSPORT, PA – Junior Julia Antonelli (Hanover, Pa./New Oxford) posted nine points and 10 rebounds to lead the Lycoming College women’s basketball team and the team rallied furiously in the second half, but fell short in its bid for a Commonwealth Conference-opening win against Alvernia University, falling 60-50, at Lamade Gym on Wednesday night, Nov. 28. Alvernia (3-1 overall, 1-0 Commonwealth) took a 12-point lead into halftime thanks to the hot-shooting of Stevie Fortna, who posted 15 points and two steals during the half. Lycoming (0-4 overall, 0-1 Commonwealth) took…

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WILLIAMSPORT, PA – With the help of 24 points and 11 rebounds from freshman Jamie Steer (South Williamsport), the Pennsylvania College of Technology women’s basketball team defeated Penn State Hazleton 69-66 in the team’s Penn State University Athletic Conference opener.  The Wildcats were down 41-33 at halftime but came back with an offensive surge in the second to claim victory.  Also notching a double-double was sophomore Jenna Matzinger (Coudersport) with both 15 points and rebounds while senior Kierstin Steer (South Williamsport) also had a strong night with 14 points.  The…

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LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell women’s basketball extended its overall winning streak to four games and claimed its first ever victory against Mount St. Mary’s as the Bison defeated The Mount 55-43 at Sojka Pavilion on Wednesday. Alyssa Dunn (Mason, Ohio/Seven Hills School) and Shelby Romine (Centreville, Va./Westfield) each totaled 11 points and Sheaira Jones (Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain) grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds in the win. Bucknell (4-2) snapped a six-game losing streak to Mount St. Mary’s (1-4) with its 12-point decision on Wednesday. That win came courtesy of a defense that…

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WILLIAMSPORT, PA – Senior forward Kierstin Steer (South Williamsport) has been named the Penn State University Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the period ending November 25. Steer scored 13 points against Alfred University in the team’s only game of the week taking her over the 1,000 point career mark.  By doing so, she became the first Penn College women’s basketball player in history to reach the milestone. So far this season Steer is averaging 10 points a game ranking her third on the team.  In her career, she…

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WILLIAMSPORT, PA – Sophomore guard Scott Fenton (Dickson City) has been named the United States Collegiate Athletic Association and Penn State University Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the period ending November 25.  In the team’s only game against Division III Alfred University, Fenton scored a season high 27 points leading his team to its first win of the season 61-53.  This is Fenton’s first time receiving the honor this season. So far this season Fenton is averaging 14.4 points per game ranking him 10th in the PSUAC.  In…

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LOCK HAVEN, PA – Sophomore Hannah Gildea (Hollidaysburg, Pa./Hollidaysburg) scored a career-high 18 points tonight and the Lock Haven University women’s basketball team (2-1) downed visiting Notre Dame College (Ohio) (1-7), 93-57 in a non-conference matchup at Thomas Fieldhouse. Gildea was on fire tonight from the outside, as she scored all 18 of her points off of three-pointers.  Gildea got off to a sizzling start in the first half and hit four threes in the period.  She finished the game 6-for-9 from three-point-land. LHU led 43-34 at the halftime break,…

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PARK RIDGE, IL – The Big Ten Conference announced on Tuesday the winners of the top five individual awards for the 2012 football season. Ohio State’s Braxton Miller was named the Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year, Ohio State’s John Simon was tabbed the Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year, Penn State’s Deion Barnes was recognized as the Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year, and the Nittany Lions’ Bill O’Brien was named the Hayes-Schembechler and Dave McClain Coach of the Year. The honors are part of the Big Ten’s enhanced…

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CLARION, PA – The Clarion University women’s basketball team dropped its home opener 72-50 to Pitt-Johnstown Tuesday night at Tippin Gym. Raven Jones had 12 points, six assists, two steals and three rebounds to lead the Golden Eagles (2-2), while Ann Deibert added 10 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals and Aleya Miller eight points and 10 rebounds. Freshman Mariah Gador added eight points and seven steals to go with three rebounds. Kaitlynn Fratz had a game-high 21 points to go with six rebounds, four assists and two…

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