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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Sunday, November 7, 2004 By Al Cohen Mark Murphy and R.J. Umberger each scored in the third period to help the Philadelphia Phantoms extend their winning streak to seven games with a 3-1 victory over the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks tonight at the Wachovia Spectrum. Ben Stafford added a goal and an assist for Philadelphia, which is 7-0 since beginning the season with a pair of losses. It is the team's longest win streak since also capturing seven in a row from Nov. 18-Dec. 2, 2000. Making just his second appearance of the season, Neil Little stopped 20-of-21 shots to earn the win. The veteran goaltender improved to 4-0-1 in his last five starts dating back to last season. |
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Saturday, November 6, 2004 By Jerome Michaels A statement is sometimes made when a team uses a disappointing lose and turns it into a well played game in which the outcome is a win. Sure, it's nice to play well but a victory to go with it...priceless. Cherokee was shutout last week by Shawnee and were looking to ease that painful loss with a win against a team that needed this game to try and qualify for the postseason. Winslow Township needed to pick up some power points and the Chiefs were the team that could allow them to earn it. But the Chiefs were determined not to lose two games in a row and the Eagles would fall to that determination losing by a 30-6 score. |
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Track Spotlight: Saturday, November 6, 2004 By Bob Heller Shelby Rance set a USP course record as the women's cross country team placed 22nd at the NCAA East Regional Championship at Indiana University of Pennsylvania earlier today. Rance (So., Central Columbia HS/Bloomsburg, PA), the first Devils to finish, completed the 6,000-meter course in 25:12 (a 6:49 per mile pace) to establish a school course record. For Shelby it was her first and only 6K race of the season. (The Devils had only competed in one other during the regular season.) Rance finished 91st overall. |
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Soccer Spotlight:
Saturday, November 6, 2004
By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (3-0) defeated the Baltimore Blast (2-3), 6-5, in front of 7,248 fans at the team's 2004-05 home opener at the Wachovia Spectrum tonight. KiXX newcomer John Barry Nusum notched a career-high three goals, including the game winner at 7:37 of the fourth quarter. Peter Pappas, in his first start of the current season, earned the victory between the posts for Philadelphia with 10 saves on 15 shots. Brian Rowland took the loss for the Blast, turning away nine of the 14 shots he faced. |
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Track Spotlight: Saturday, November 6, 2004 By Bob Heller Shelby Rance set a USP course record as the women's cross country team placed 22nd at the NCAA East Regional Championship at Indiana University of Pennsylvania earlier today. Rance (So., Central Columbia HS/Bloomsburg, PA), the first Devils to finish, completed the 6,000-meter course in 25:12 (a 6:49 per mile pace) to establish a school course record. For Shelby it was her first and only 6K race of the season. (The Devils had only competed in one other during the regular season.) Rance finished 91st overall. |
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Friday, November 5, 2004 By Jerome Michaels It was a game that one team seem to have full control of and the other team being controlled. Cherry Hill East has been struggling this season winning only one game this season and found themselves down by fourteen points at halftime at Moorestown High School. The Cougars didn't play like their record would indicate and rallied setting up a game typing two point conversion. The Quakers would find a way to come out on top despite giving up three second half touchdowns. Moorestown survived and came away with the 28-26 victory. |
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Friday, November 5, 2004 By Susan Hall Things have gotten very interesting in the South Group 2 bracket for this year's field hockey playoffs. Camden Catholic had a bye in the first round as the number two seed and had plenty of time preparing for Middle Township who had advanced with a win over Buena. With their 5-1 victory over the seventh seed, next up for the Irish is a match up with a very successful Haddon Heights team who are looking for their third upset in a row. With their victory today, Camden Catholic's Coach Monica DiBease picked up her 100th career win. |
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High School Soccer: Friday, November 5, 2004 By Susan Hall The first round of the Parochial B South girl's soccer playoff game began for the Villagers from Our Lady of Mercy hosting Moorestown Friends. The Villagers were the third seeded team looking to advance to the next round by recording a victory over the sixth seeded Foxes. The reliable Maria Grady continued to lead her team in scoring and this game wasn't any different. Grady's first half goal was the eventual game winner as Our Lady advanced to the next round with their 2-0 decision over Moorestown Friends. |
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Friday, November 5, 2004 By Mike Costantino Jim Fritz scored his second goal of the game with less than three minutes left in the third period as Clearview defeated Eastern 5-4 in SJHSIHL action played at Hollydell. The game was a seesaw affair with each team taking leads, but neither team taking control of the game. After a scoreless first period, Clearview took a 1-0 lead as Mike Sullivan scored a power play goal from the circle. Midway through the period with Eastern on the power play, Sullivan stole the puck and scored on a breakaway to make it 2-0. Eastern responded seconds later on the same man advantage, Dan Tavana put home a rebound of a Nick Rubino shot to cut the lead to 2-1. |
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Friday, November 5, 2004 By Mike Costantino Zack Booth scored three goals and Brett Balco added a goal and three assists as the Paul VI Eagles defeated the West Deptford Eagles 7-1 on Friday night at Hollydell. Booth scored the only goal of the first period four minutes into the game, and despite out-shooting West Deptford 14-4; Jacob DeHart was solid in nets for West Deptford. Paul VI kept the pressure on in the second period launching 20 shots and scoring three goals. First, Mike McCoy from the top of the right circle beat DeHart to make it 2-0. Then moments later Balco found Booth for his second of the game and a 3-0 lead. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Friday, November 5, 2004 By Kevin Kurz Dennis Seidenberg tallied three points, including the game-winning goal in the second period on the power play, as the Philadelphia Phantoms won their sixth consecutive game with a 4-1 victory over the Hershey Bears at the Wachovia Spectrum. Philadelphia has now won 14 straight games against its intra-state rival, including the first two matchups this season, and remains in first place in the East Division with 12 points. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Wednesday, November 3, 2004 By Al Cohen Patrick Sharp and Mark Murphy each recorded a goal and two assists as the Philadelphia Phantoms won their fifth straight game with a 4-2 decision over the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks tonight at the Wachovia Spectrum. Jeff Smith and Ryan Ready both added their first goals of the year and Antero Niittymaki stopped 18-of-20 shots to win his fourth start in a row. After losing its first two games of the season, Philadelphia has captured five consecutive games to move into a first-place tie in the AHL's East Division. |
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Tuesday, November 2, 2004 By Jason Brown Here we go again with a test to see if teams can improve or repeat their quest to advance further that they ever had. The Vikings from Atlantic City was one of those teams making the postseason for the first time in a while and were traveling to Lenape to take on the third seeded Indians. Lenape was looking to improve on capturing the South Jersey Group 3 title instead of just making it to it. Five second half goals broke a somewhat close game open. Lenape now advances to the next round with their 6-0 victory and will host Absegami. |
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Tuesday, November 2, 2004 By Stephanie Wright It was one of those games were the impossible occurred. On paper, this game looked to be a lopsided victory for the fourth seeded team hosting a thirteen seeded team. The Sterling Knights field hockey team has had a very successful season posting an impressive record in a very tough division. There efforts awarded them with their first trip to the postseason ever and getting a chance to play on its own field against Haddon Township. With a goal in the first half and another in the second half, the Lady Hawks were well on their way to celebrating an upset victory. Haddon Township will face fifth seeded Bishop Eustace with their 2-0 victory. |
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Volleyball Spotlight: Tuesday, November 2, 2004 By Bob Heller Philadelphia University's women's volleyball team completed a home-and-home sweep of USP last night as they defeated Devils 3-0 at the Bobby Morgan Arena. The Rams took a hard-fought first game 34-32, easily breezed through the second, winning 30-18, and cruised through the final game winning 30-20. The loss, the Devils sixth in their last nine matches, drops the Devils overall record to 17-13. |
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Monday, November 1, 2004 By Susan Hall The beginning of the girl's South Jersey Group 2 soccer tournament began earlier today with two teams from the Colonial Conference Patriot Division. The eighth seeded Garnets from Haddon Heights were hosting the ninth seeded Hawks from Haddon Township in a first round girl's soccer game. Haddon Heights would get on the scoreboard first and maintain their lead throughout this game. Samantha Sharp scored twice for the Garnets as they advanced to the next round with their 3-1 win. |
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Monday, November 1, 2004 By Mike Costantino It's been eight long years since Cherry Hill East beat the Eastern Vikings, but led by senior defenseman Kevin Smith, East ended the drought with a 4-2 win over Eastern. Smith, along with the rest of his team, was disappointed with their power ranking, which had them listed at number eight. Coach Deroschers took the opportunity prior to the game to point out the ranking and challenged his team to prove us wrong. |
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High School Ice Hockey: Monday, November 1, 2004 By Mike Costantino The Williamstown Braves came back from a two goal deficit and earned a 4-4 tie with Paul VI in high school ice hockey action played at the Skate Zone on Monday night. Tom Ruiz led Williamstown with two goals. Bret Balco also tallied two for Paul VI. Balco scored the only goal in the first period, as Dustin Isbert and Mark Forte assisted on the goal in the opening moments. Dennis Cunnard got the equalizer for Williamstown after Ruiz was stoned by Eric Lake. Cunnard was camped in front for the easy rebound goal. |
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Monday, November 1, 2004 By Mike Ballard Sophomore back Shawn Cunning has been a big cog in the stellar defense of the Rutgers-Camden men's soccer team all season long, and he turned in a pair of big performances last week as the Scarlet Raptors continued their season-long success. Cunning helped the Raptors close the regular season with a 3-0 shutout at Ramapo College Oct. 27, then post a 1-0 victory over Kean Oct. 30 in the opener of the New Jersey Athletic Conference playoffs. The two shutouts raised the Raptors' total to 11 for the season - one shy of the school record - and gave Rutgers-Camden a new program mark with 15 wins heading into the NJAC semifinals. |
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Volleyball Spotlight: Monday, November 1, 2004 By Bob Heller The USP women's volleyball team salvaged a split of Saturday's tri-match with a 3-0 win over Immaculata University, assuring themselves of a winning season, their first since 1996. USP took the first game 30-21, the second 32-30 and the third 30-28. In USP's first match of the day, the Devils lost to Richard Stockton College 3-1 (21-30, 18-30, 30-28, 16-30). |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Monday, November 1, 2004 By Al Cohen The Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League announced today that rookie left wing Tony Voce has been named the Toyota Phantoms Player of the Month for October. Voce, who leads the team with four goals and is tied for the lead in scoring with six points, will receive his award in a pregame presentation later this week. |
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