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Balanced Attack Leads Lady Bisons To Victory On The Road

November 25, 2012 Sam Jordan

BALTIMORE, MD – Bucknell women’s basketball led for nearly the entire game and held onto that despite facing some frenzied defense, beating Morgan State 72-64 at Hill Field House on Sunday afternoon. Three Bison finished in double-digit scoring, led by Shelby Romine (Centreville, Va./Westfield) with 14 as the Orange & Blue improved to 3-2 and their first over-.500 record since 2008-09. With her 13 points today, Alyssa Dunn (Mason, Ohio/Seven Hills School) is now averaging 15.2 points this season. Most of the senior’s scoring today came in the second half…

Lycoming Extends Win Streak Over Wilkes, 109-102

November 24, 2012November 25, 2012 Sam Jordan

WILKES-BARRE, PA – A defender draped all over him and playing from behind all of the second half, senior Jerald Williams (Riverdale, Md./Bladensburg) floated into the paint and lifted a shot over the defender, canning the eight-footer at the buzzer and sending the game into overtime, where the Lycoming College men’s basketball team outlasted Wilkes, posting a 109-102 win on Sunday, Nov. 25, at the Marts Center. Williams had another unreal stat line, posting his second straight double-double with 12 points, 17 assists and seven steals, crossing 600 career assists…

Sich Scores Four Goals As Outlaws Beat Privateers

November 24, 2012November 25, 2012 Sam Jordan

WILLIAMSPORT, PA – Robert Sich and the Williamsport Outlaws entered tonight’s matchup with one thing on their minds, to avenge the 8-3 loss the Privateers on Wednesday night in Watertown, NY, and that they did behind a four goal night from Sich. The Outlaws got on the scoreboard twice in the first period with Sich tallying his first goal at the 1:15 mark from Brett Needham and Mike MacIntyre. Chris LeVeille would score his first of two goals at the 18:44 mark of the period from a pass off the…

Bucknell Defeats Niagara 77-69

November 22, 2012 Sam Jordan

LEWISBURG, PA – Alyssa Dunn (Mason, Ohio/Seven Hills School) tallied a career-high 23 points and six assists and Lindsay Horbatuck (Avon, Conn./Avon) recorded her 10th career double-double to help Bucknell women’s basketball to a 77-69 win over Niagara at Sojka Pavilion on Wednesday night. The victory was the Bison’s first at home this season and improves their record to 2-2 on the year. Dunn’s second consecutive game at better than 20 points also gave Bucknell its second consecutive win. The senior also had 22 points in last Saturday’s nine-point win…

Outlaws Lose To Thousand Islands, 8-3

November 22, 2012 Sam Jordan

WATERTOWN, NY – Tyler Matheson left Wednesday night’s game with blood pouring down his face after he fought Chase Tippin in the third period, but Matheson would find the twine for the first time this season in the Outlaws 8-3 loss to the 1000 Island Privateers. Matheson’s goal came unassisted at the :49 mark of the 3rd period after he intercepted a clearing attempt at the blue line, pick his spot and delivered a rocket over the glove of Matt Anthony. The goal cut into the Privateers lead. The Privateers…

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November 22, 2012November 21, 2012 Sam Jordan

Bucknell Bison Womens Basketball Class of 2017 Announced

November 21, 2012 Sam Jordan

LEWISBURG, PA – Bison women’s basketball welcomed its newest recruits as first-year head coach Aaron Roussell announced its Class of 2017 on Monday. Claire DeBoer, Alex Henning, Megan McGurk and Suné Swart are all slated to make their Bucknell debuts in 2013-14. “We are very excited about our first recruiting class,” said Roussell. “Our staff, led by Coach Christian Stefanopolous, worked very hard and we are more than satisfied with the haul we pulled in. This is a balanced class from a position standpoint, and all will have very good…

Wrencher Signs National Letter of Intent to Play At Saint Francis

November 21, 2012 Sam Jordan

LORETTO, PA – Saint Francis U head coach Rob Krimmel has announced that Patrick Wrencher (West Chester, Ohio/Archbishop Moeller) has signed a National Letter of Intent and will join the Red Flash basketball team for the 2013-14 season. Wrencher, who is 6-6 and 250 pounds, averaged 1.9 points and 1.4 rebounds for nationally-renowned Cincinnati Moeller last season. He played in 23 games, including two starts, as a center/forward last season for coach Carl Kremer’s squad. The Crusaders finished 22-3 a season ago before falling in the Ohio Division I regional…

Outlaws Turning Season Around In Big Ways

November 21, 2012November 21, 2012 Sam Jordan

WILLIAMSPORT, PA – The upstart Williamsport Outlaws professional hockey team is starting to gel together as a “functional team” and with the success shown recently, looks to continue that trend for some time. With the recent additions of Jeff Winchester (Dal Housie, MAN) and Kevin Cooper (Toronto, ON), it has made those constant strides toward success; start to show much faster for the members of the team that started the season out in Williamsport. The recent injury to Dan McNeill (Scarborough, ON), that has sidelined him for the remainder of…

#16 Ohio State Too Much of a Match for Saint Francis

November 21, 2012 Sam Jordan

COLUMBUS, OH – The Saint Francis University women’s basketball team posted an excellent first half but fell short on the road against No. 16 Ohio State, 70-54. The Red Flash (3-1, 0-0) posted a strong effort and trailed the Buckeyes (3-1, 0-0) by just three at the half but struggled in the second half to get defensive stops. Alli Williams posted 16 points and seven rebounds but was limited to just 28 minutes due to foul trouble. Shene Fleming had the Value City Arena crowd of 2,625 on edge, as…