Saturday, February 17, 2007
AREA COLLEGE ROUNDUP
Saturday's other games
MEN
Allegheny 62, Wittenberg 57
MEADVILLE, Pa. -- Casey McCloskey scored 14 points to lead Allegheny's upset of the No. 6-ranked team by d3hoops.com. Ben Torsney and Ryan Hollihan added 12 points each for the Gators (12-12, 8-8 North Coast Athletic Conference), while Bill Babe finished with 10. Dane Borchers led Wittenberg (21-4, 13-3) with 22 points and 11 rebounds, while Jack Hemenway added 19 points.
Denison 79, Hiram 74
GRANVILLE -- Michael McDevitt (Lisbon) led four Hiram players in double figures with 19 points. Brandon Pool added 13 points, while Kevin Shaffer added 12 and Ian McGuire had 11. Ian Pfouts had 12 rebounds for the Terriers (7-18, 6-10 NCAC), who trailed 42-28 at halftime. Dan Hodgkinson led Denison (6-18, 5-11) with 25 points and 15 rebounds. Chris Eberst added 15 points and Dan Izzo scored 13.
Washington & amp; Jefferson 58,Thiel 51
GREENVILLE, Pa. -- Wahab Owolabi scored 15 points and had nine rebounds to lead W & amp;J. Jon Koch added 12 points for the Presidents (12-13, 8-4 Presidents' Athletic Conference). Thiel (5-19, 2-10) was led by Joe Herrmann with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Cory Chaffee added 10 points.
Grove City 101, Thomas More 65
GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Mark Smith scored 24 points as Grove City enjoyed its biggest win in 16 years. Joe Capotosta added 14 points and Craig Hallman had 10 for the Wolverines (13-12, 6-6 PAC), whose 36-point margin of victory was the largest since a 90-53 win over Centenary (N.J.) Jan. 6, 2001.
Ohio Northern 74, Mount Union 59
ADA -- Greg Badenhop had 21 points for Ohio Northern in an Ohio Athletic Conference game. Bart Hostetler added 15 points and a game-high nine rebounds for the Polar Bears (19-6, 12-6). Justin Francis led Mount Union (10-15, 5-13) with 18 points.
Shippensburg 62, Slippery Rock 48
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Chuck Davis scored 16 points and Jamal Williams had 12, leading Shippensburg in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West game. Khalil Abdus-Salaam scored 10 for Shippensburg (16-12, 7-3). Erroll Robinson and Glenn Reepmeyer scored 10 points each for The Rock (5-20, 2-8).
WOMEN
Westminster 65, Bethany 49
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- Westminster reached 20 wins for the second time in three seasons, led by Emilee Ackerman's 16 points. The Titans (20-5, 10-2 PAC) also got 12 points from Desiree Sterling (Newton Falls) and 11 by Gina Brunetti (Mooney). Bethany (8-17, 4-8) was led by Courtney Irwin with 14 points.
Thomas More 73, Grove City 59
GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Megan Wood and Alex Gee led Thomas More (20-4, 10-2) with 15 points each in a PAC game. Shannon Overdorff led Grove City (5-19, 2-10) with 18 points, while Rachel McCoy (Beaver Local) had 10 points and five rebounds.
Washington & amp; Jefferson 83,Thiel 79
GREENVILLE, Pa. -- Amber Bodrick (Mooney) led Thiel with 19 points, and Jena Cook added 16 in a PAC game. Nicole Valentino (Sharon) finished with 15 points for the Tomcats (8-16, 3-9), while Fontella Jones (Farrell) added 11. W & amp;J (18-7, 10-2) had four players in double figures, led by Emily Hays with 22. Hays also had 15 rebounds.
Geneva 58, Daemen 48
BEAVER FALLS, Pa. -- Geneva won its 21st game as Allyson Clarke and Jackie Anthony led the way with 15 and 13 points, respectively. The Golden Tornadoes (21-4, 12-2 AMC North) will play host to Houghton (N.Y.) Wednesday. Germany Jackson led Daemen (25-5, 13-1) with 13 points and Alison LaPoint added 12.
Mount Union 69, Ohio Northern 61
ALLIANCE -- Alicia Williams had 16 points and Haley Drayer 14 points and eight rebounds for Mount Union (13-12, 9-9 Ohio Athletic Conference). Lauren Friedrich added 13 points for the Purple Raiders. Erin Brand led Ohio Northern (16-9, 11-7) with 27 points.
Kenyon 72, Hiram 46
GAMBIER -- Eva George led a balanced Kenyon scoring attack with 13 points in a North Coast Athletic Conference game. Anne Dugan added 12 points and three others scored 10 for Kenyon (13-12, 10-6). Cassie Bedard scored 11 points to lead Hiram (6-19, 1-15), while Tania Carman had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Shippensburg 79, Slippery Rock 65
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Chere' Marshall scored 16 points for The Rock (9-15, 3-7) in a PSAC-West game. Nikki Presto and Amanda Kaufman added 10 points each. Phylicia Bessick led Shippensburg (16-9, 6-4) with 20 points.
Vindicator staff reports