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Soccer Spotlight:
KiXX Pull To Within One Half-Game of First Place Sunday, March 4, 2007 By Tom Hushen The Philadelphia KiXX (14-9) defeated the California Cougars (6-19) in front of 6,829 at the Wachovia Spectrum. Pat Morris recorded a three-point goal and two assists in a 24-11 KiXX win on Pat Morris Bobble Head Night. With just seven games remaining in the season, the KiXX pulled to within one half-game of the expansion Detroit Ignition, and into a tie for second in the MISL Standings with the Baltimore Blast. |
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Basketball Spotlight:
Devils Lose a Thriller in CACC Championship Game Saturday, March 3, 2007 By Bob Heller Sam Cricelli's tip-in of a missed free throw with 22 seconds left in the game gave fifth-seed Caldwell College all the points they needed as they hung on to defeat sixth-seed University of the Sciences in Philadelphia 61-60 in a thrilling Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Championship game this evening at Dominican College in Orangeburg, New York. The Devils finish their season with a 14-15 record. Caldwell improves to 19-11 and moves on to the NCAA Tournament with the CACC's automatic bid. |
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Basketball Spotlight:
Rance Becomes Devils All-Time Scoring Leader but USP Falls in CACC Semis Saturday, March 3, 2007 By Bob Heller Shelby Rance became the all-time leading scorer in the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's basketball history yesterday afternoon but the Devils lost a heartbreaker to cross-town rival Philadelphia University 66-64 in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference semi-finals at Dominican college in Orangeburg, New York. Rance entered the game with 1,916 career points, trailing all-time leader Leah Shumoski (1,924) by eight. Rance got on the scoreboard with a three point field goal at the 15:32 mark of the first half and added another 'trey' at the 12:08 mark. A third '3-ball' just 43 seconds later and Rance had broken the record. Rance added her third consecutive three-pointer midway through the period and finished the half with 12 points. |
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Lacrosse Spotlight:
Wings Lose, 14-13, To First-Place Rochester Saturday, March 3, 2007 By Jennifer Stefani The Wings couldn't end their losing streak, falling to Rochester, 14-13, Saturday at the Wachovia Center in front of 11,491 fans. The Knighthawks led for most of the game, but the Wings battled back to tie the score late in the third quarter. The game remained close before Rochester finally pulled away late in the game. John Grant led the Knighthawks with three goals and four assists, while Kyle Wailes led Philadelphia with three goals and three assists. "It was a real good battle tonight," said Wings' General Manager and Head Coach Lindsay Sanderson. "They're a good lacrosse team and we fell just one short. We worked hard. When you're up against a team like that you have to leave everything on the floor. Unfortunately we lost, but I thought we were very solid all night." |
 College Baseball:Metsch hurls Franklin & Marshall past Rutgers-Camden, 5-2 Friday, March 2, 2007 By Mike Ballard Franklin & Marshall College sophomore pitcher Matthew Metsch worked six strong innings in the Diplomats' first game of the season to hurl his team over Rutgers University-Camden, 5-2, in a non-conference game here Friday at Campbell's Field. Metsch, who won all six of his decisions as a freshman, improved his collegiate career record to 7-0 as he allowed four hits, two earned runs, one walk and six strikeouts. After Rutgers-Camden (2-2) tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth, the Diplomats scored an unearned run in top of the seventh inning off of Rutgers-Camden starting and losing pitcher Jason Ronca, who fell to 1-1 on the year. |
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Basketball Spotlight:
Devils Clip Eagles to Advance to CACC Championship Game Friday, March 2, 2007 By Bob Heller Keith Dundas sank four free throws in the final minute as the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia held off a late rally by Post University to upset the Eagles 62-55 tonight at Dominican College and advance to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference men's basketball championship game. The #6 seed Devils improve to 14-14 with the win. Post falls to 17-12. USP will play #5 seed Caldwell College, a 73-64 victor over top seed Philadelphia University for the CACC Championship tomorrow afternoon on Coach Baxter Court at Dominican College. Tip off is at 4:00 p.m. The winner will receive an automatic berth into the NCAA Division II Tournament. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight:
Phantoms Take 4-2 Win Over Binghamton Friday, March 2, 2007 By Brian Smith Rookie Denis Tolpeko scored twice to lead the Philadelphia Phantoms to a 4-2 win over the Binghamton Senators at the Wachovia Spectrum. Matt Ellison and Mark Cullen also scored for the Phantoms, who earned their sixth straight win of the season over Binghamton and pulled within eight points of the final playoff spot in the East Division. It took less than 30 seconds for the Phantoms to get on the board. Ellison carried the puck into the zone from the left wing side and crossed into the slot. He was stickchekced of the puck, but it bounced off a few skates and came back to Ellison in the right-wing circle. He lifted a backhand past goaltender Kelly Guard just 27 seconds into the game to give the Phantoms a 1-0 lead. |
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Soccer Spotlight:
KiXX Fall into a Tie for Second Place After 10-8 OT Loss in Baltimore Friday, March 2, 2007 By Tom Hushen The Philadelphia KiXX (13-9) fell into a second place tie with the Baltimore Blast (13-9) after the defending Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) champs knocked-off the visiting KiXX, 10-8, in overtime in front of 7,446 fans at the 1st Mariner Arena. With the win, which was the sixth consecutive victory for Baltimore, the Blast and Philadelphia trail the expansion Detroit Ignition by one-half of a game for the top spot in the League standings. Temple product and rookie midfielder Tony Donatelli opened the scoring, connecting on a two-point goal from teammate Shawn Boney to provide the visiting KiXX an early 2-0 advantage at 4:40 of the first frame. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Annual Hockey Awards Announced Thursday, March 1, 2007 By Mike Costantino As we conclude our ninth season covering high school ice hockey in the SJHSIHL, this is the eighth year we at South Jersey Sports Online have given out awards to the players and once again selecting the top players has been very difficult. For the second time we are awarding 2 trophies in Tier1. We would like to congratulate the winners and you as well can congratulate them at the award ceremony which will be prior to the start of the Tier 1 championship game, time and place to be announced. Listed below are the winners: |
 High School Ice Hockey:Late Power Play Goal gives Township Second Straight Title Wednesday, February 28, 2007 By Mike Costantino Parker Brown scored on the power play with less than four minutes remaining as Washington Township defeated Shawnee 7-6 to win their second consecutive SJHSIHL Championship. Christian Biscardi paced the Township attack netting a hat trick; Matt McDonald who also scored three goals paced Shawnee. The game was back and forth throughout, first Township scored early in the game as Biscardi got things going less than two minutes into the game. Shawnee would score the next two, as Brian Ruskowski and McDonald would give them a 2-1 lead with just under three minutes left in the first period. Christian Fleagle tied the score at 2-2 seconds later and that's where we stood after the first period. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Cherry Hill West Rallies, Forces Deciding Game in Tier 2 Championship Wednesday, February 28, 2007 By Mike Costantino Bret Cybulski score two third period goals as Cherry Hill West rallied from a 3-0 deficit and defeated Holy Cross 4-3 and force a deciding game in the Tier 2 Championship. Holy Cross jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first period on goals by Nick, Mullarkey, Matt Tamez and Mike Lukis but was shutout the rest of the way as goalie John Mehler stopped all 14 shots. Down 3-0 heading into the second period, Bill Berenato scored early to cut the lead to 3-1, and after Ryan Pierce cut the lead to 3-2 at the six minute mark, West was back in the game. Holy Cross could only manage three shots in the period and West had the momentum heading into the third period. |
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Basketball Spotlight:
Bloomfield Bedeviled by USP Wednesday, February 28, 2007 By Bob Heller The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference women's basketball playoffs opened tonight as the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia placed five players in double figures to defeat Bloomfield College 73-63 at the Bobby Morgan Arena. The win improved the Devils record to 19-9 overall as they advance to the semi-finals. Bloomfield falls to 15-12. Shelby Rance and Rashanna Edwards led the Devils with 17 points apiece. Allison Weis added 11 points (all in the second half) and pulled down nine rebounds. Lori Sedina also scored 11 points (7-8 FT) and Erin Chesnavich chipped in 10. Rance also had seven rebounds, six steals and three assists. Edwards recorded a game-high five assists, pulled down six rebounds and was 9-of-10 from the free throw line. |
 High School Basketball:Shawnee Makes All the Right Decisions in Overtime Win Tuesday, February 27, 2007 By Susan Hall It was a game that most basketball fans love to see when the playoffs begin. Fast breaks, lead changes, the dramatic three pointer and an overtime victory for the underdog. The Lady Renegades from Shawnee traveled to Timber Creek to take on the Chargers during the first round of the South Jersey Group III girls' basketball tournament. Shawnee would dominate the first half and led by fifteen points at halftime. But Timber Creek charged their way back into this game and eventually tied this game forcing an overtime period. Trailing by two, Shawnee's Melissa Chu nailed a three pointer with 11.5 second remaining in the game to give the Renegades a 59-58 lead that they were able to hold onto. The tenth seeded Renegades' upset victory over Timber Creek advances them to the next round against Cumberland. |
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High School Ice Hockey:
Shawnee against Township for Championship Tuesday, February 27, 2007 By Mike Costantino It's only fitting that the top two teams from the regular season will meet in the championship round, with a huge advantage to Township. Having come through the double elimination tournament without a loss, Township needs to win only one game. Shawnee needs to win Wednesday night to force a deciding game on Friday night, a tough task, but not impossible. Let's take a look at the match-ups: |
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Basketball Spotlight:
Devils Open Post Season with a Win over Tigers Tuesday, February 27, 2007 By Bob Heller The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference men's basketball playoffs opened tonight and the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia wasted no time, jumping out to a 17-2 lead over Holy Family University and made it hold up for a 55-50 win at the Campus Center on Holy Family's campus in northeast Philadelphia. With the win, the sixth-seeded Devils improve to 13-14 overall and advance to the semi-finals of the CACC Tournament. Holy Family, the #3 seed in the tournament drops to 19-9 on the season. |
 High School Ice Hockey:Shawnee has the Power to KO Cherokee Monday, February 26, 2007 By Mike Costantino Shawnee rallied from a 3-1 deficit scoring four power play goals and defeated Cherokee 5-4 and advanced to the championship round against Washington Township. Cherokee jumped on Shawnee from the opening face-off and controlled play for much of the first period and Brian Taylor put them up 1-0 converting a drop pass from Kyle Kovervas five minutes into the game. About three minutes later Justin Kinniry's slap shot beat Paul Gray to the short side and Cherokee led 2-0 and was dominating in shots at 14-2. Shawnee finally got some offense on the power play as Connor Dragone deposited a rebound of a point shot by Christian Ayres with just over five minutes left in the period. That goal was huge as despite Cherokee controlling play the lead was just 2-1, thanks in large part to Gray who made some big saves early on. |
 High School Basketball:Cherokee Takes a Defensive Stand to Advance Monday, February 26, 2007 By Joyce Sagerty There's something to say about playoff basketball in how the level of competitiveness on the court creates an excitement enjoyable for all fans in attendance. The Cherokee Chiefs were hosting the Lady Indians from Pennsauken during the first round of the South Jersey Group IV girls' basketball tournament. What appeared during the early moments of this game as if the Lady Chiefs would have an easy time against the fifteen seeded Indians, Pennsauken just would not give up and worked their way back into this game at the end of the first quarter. But as this game when on, the second seeded Chiefs' defense set the tone for the rest of this game. Cherokee held their opponent to nine points through the second and third quarters and cruised to a 71-41 victory. |
 College Indoor Track & Field:Raptor of the Week: Mike Fox Monday, February 26, 2007 By Mike Ballard Junior Mike Fox earned All-New Jersey Athletic Conference First Team honors by winning the 800 meters and anchoring the victorious distance medley team at the NJAC Indoor Track & Field Championships Feb. 19. He was named the Most Outstanding Male Athlete at the conference meet. Fox, who helped the distance medley team set a program record (10:35.49), was named the NJAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week Feb. 20 for his accomplishments. It was his second weekly NJAC honor this season. He continued his brilliant week by breaking his own program record in the mile run (4:25.38) and running the leadoff leg on the record-setting 4x400 relay team (3:27.30) at the New York University FastTrack Invitational Feb. 23. |
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Basketball Spotlight:
Rance Named to CACC Women's Basketball Honor Roll Monday, February 26, 2007 By Bob Heller University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's Basketball player Shelby Rance was named to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Basketball Weekly Honor Roll for her performance for the week ending February 25, 2007. In two games last week, Rance, a 5'8" senior, averaged 21.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and four steals per game, leading the Devils to a perfect 2-0 week. Opening the week against Georgian Court University, Rance scored a game-high 18 points and pulled down three rebounds. Rance also had two assists, a block and four steals. |
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