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College Sports February 16, 2012 Edition – Sports Section – B
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Van Tatenhove’s Game-Winner Stuns Dayton, Bona Remains Perfect
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St. Bonaventure Sports Information
DAYTON, Ohio — Senior Megan Van Tatenhove's basket with 23 seconds remaining capped a 15-point road comeback by No. 25/RV St. Bonaventure (24-2, 11-0 Atlantic 10 Conference) over Dayton (16-6, 8-2 A-10) as the Bonnies grabbed a stranglehold of the A-10 race with a 56-55 win Saturday afternoon. The Fredonia men's basketball seniors and families before their final home game Saturday night. (Fredonia Sports Information) Van Tatenhove finished with a game-high 17 points and Kashmer had 8 points. converting a three-point play Contributed Article sophomore CeCe Dixon Fredonia Sports Information and adding another layup. Three different players had stepped up with 13 points seven points apiece for Midway through the run, the and three 3-pointers on an Geneseo. FREDONIA, N.Y. — The Fre- Devils also received a buzzerafternoon when leading scorer beating three pointer to close donia State men's basketball The Devils held a 39-38 reJessica Jenkins tallied just team defeated Geneseo 62-50 out the half from Herrera. bounding advantage. three points. At that point, they sported a as the Blue Devils celebrated The win extends Bona's pro30-19 lead before opening the Friday, they fell behind early Senior Night on Saturday in the second and could not gram-best 13-game winning second half with nine straight evening. The Devils used a recover as Brockport downed streak, keeps it firmly atop the points. strong defensive performance the Devils, 79-60. A-10 standings and clinches a by senior Julius Bryant and The Knights eventually got first-round bye (top 4 teams) Brockport held a 34-33 lead an eight-minute stretch – the back on track, scoring field at the A-10 Championship at the break. Th e half featured final four minutes of the first goals on three consecutive next month. six ties and eight lead changes. half and first four minutes possessions to make it 41-26. St. Bonaventure — picked 6th of the second half – to pad a Herrera responded with a With Brockport up 46-43 at in the A-10 Preseason Poll — lead that proved to be insurmomentum-killing long three the 15:35 mark of the sechas now defeated every team mountable. to put the Devils back up by ond half, the Golden Eagles chosen to finish ahead of it eighteen, 44-26. stretched their lead to 57-43 Bryant produced a doubleas the Flyers, who along with on an 11-0 run to make it double with 10 points and Geneseo mounted another Temple, were favored to win 57-43. From there, the Devils 11 boards. He was dominant rally late, pulling within eight the league crown. The Bonnies would get no closer than 12 on the defensive end, with 9 points. With just over six also defeated Temple on the points. defensive rebounds, 5 blocked minutes remaining, the Devils road earlier this season. shots and 3 steals. led 52-32. Geneseo went on a Fredonia State was led by After getting down by 14-2 run to make it 54-46 with Goodwin II with 13 points. Up 21-19 with 4:11 left in the 15 points, 19-4, not even 1:30 left to play. Th e Devils Leonard Smith and Herrera first, the Devils would go on seven minutes in, the Bonclosed out the game as three had 11 each. Kevin Mitchell an 18-0 run to close out the nies showed why they're the diff erent players would comadded nine points and four first half and run through the only unbeaten in the A-10 as bine to connect on all eight assists. 16:07 mark of the second half. they gutted their way back to free-throw attempts. Brockport had four players in The rally started as Jonathan trail by just one, 29-28, at the Leonard Smith led all scordouble digits, led by Kyheem Herrera and Bryant teamed half. That effort was led by Green's 19. Brockport held a up on an alley oop. The Devils ers with 19 points, and added Van Tatenhove — who also 36-27 advantage in rebounds. seized that momentum all the six rebounds. Herrera had 13 corralled eight rebounds in points — including four three- The Devils are back in Steele way to a 39-19 lead. Damien the game — as she tallied 13 pointers — and Goodwin fin- Hall on Tuesday evening as Goodwin II was key in the in an opening frame in which ished with 12 points. Dalton spurt, nailing a pair of threes, they play host to Buffalo State. Jenkins was blanketed with a defender and did not score. Much of the work was done inside as UD had a 10-0 and The Devils outscored Geneseo 12 points and nine rebounds. 14-4 scoring advantage in the Contributed Article paint on two separate occaFredonia Sports Information 29-25 in the second half. Brockport got off to a solid sions. The Flyers closed the start in the first half holding a half with just 16-14 edge in With the Knights up 61-43 with 7:46 left to play, the Dev- 15-11 advantage at the 12:14 FREDONIA, N.Y. — The that category. ils ran off 12 straight points to mark. Fredonia State took Fredonia State women's basA back-and-forth second back the lead two minutes pull within six, 61-55. ketball team fell to Geneseo, stanza in front of 2,484 spectalater, but Brockport stayed 63-55, on Saturday. The Devils The run began with a layup by finished the game on a 12-2 Riley. Warren then connected within striking distance. The Blue Devils led 36-29 with run, but it was too little, too on a pair of threes. Jenna just over a minute remaining late as the Devils dropped Austin followed up with a to 10-11 overall and 6-9 in three-pointer of her own. The before Brockport rattled off the next six points to close out conference play. run was wrapped up by a free the half. The Devils led 36-35 Contributed Article throw by Calbi. Jaimie Warren led the Devils heading into the intermission. Fredonia Sports Information with 23 points, including The Devils would hold Hebert had a strong fi rst half a career-high five threeGeneseo scoreless from the with 13 points to lead all pointers. She had a total of 7:46 mark until Megan Prue CORTLAND, N.Y. — Fredoscorers. five threes heading into the connected on a pair free nia State ended a three-game game. Kristina Kuscht added throws with 12 seconds left to The Blue Devils came out in losing streak with a 3-0 win 8 points, Anna Riley had 8 the second half on a 14-5 run Saturday over the Cortland close out the scoring. rebounds and Nicole Calbi Red Dragons. Geneseo (13-9, 8-7 SUNYAC) to go up 50-40. Brockport chipped in 6 assists. got back to within six, 54-48, had four players in double The Blue Devils scored three The Devils opened with the digits, with Lea Sobieraski's 14 but the Golden Eagles never goals in the second period got closer than that for the game's first four points before tops for the Knights. and goaltender Mark Friesen remainder of the game. Geneseo ran off the next 10 to Friday, they defeated the (Calgary, Alberta) earned his take a 10-4 lead. From there, The Devils' biggest lead of 13 first shutout of the season with Brockport Golden Eagles Geneseo would maintain the points came at the 3:28 mark 29 saves. 75-63. lead into halftime, 38-26. following a layup by Calbi to They improved to 6-6-3 in the The Devils were led by Becky make it 68-55. At the break, Warren totaled SUNYAC and 11-9-3 overall. Hebert with 24 points. Calbi 14 points. Cara Manfredi led The Devils are back in Steele added 12 points and six asCortland fell to 3-10-1 in the Geneseo with 9 points. sists, while Warren chipped in Hall on Tuesday evening as they play host to Buffalo State. conference and 5-17-1 in the
Fredonia Splits Weekend Pair
Megan Van Tatenhove hit the game-winning shot with 23 seconds remaining to keep the Bonnies undefeated in Atlantic 10 play. (St. Bonaventure Sports Information Photo)
tors saw the game tied three times and the lead change seven different occasions. SBU's first lead of the day came on Jenkins's lone 3-pointer at the 14:10 mark, 35-34. Sophomore Chelsea Bowker gave the Bonnies a 48-47 lead with a baseline 3 with just more than five minutes to play. However, Dayton responded and held the lead for the final five minutes until Van Tatenhove's heroics in the waning seconds. Sophomore Doris Ortega added 12 critical points for Bonaventure, and while she scored just four points, junior Alaina Walker grabbed a team-best 10 rebounds. The game was a matchup of the league's best offense (Dayton, 72.2 points per game) and second-best defense (St. Bonaventure, 54.3 points per game) — a battle which the Bonnies won by holding Dayton to its lowest scoring output in its 10 A-10 games. Justine Raterman recorded a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds, while Cassie Sant led UD with 12 points and Patrice Lalor added 11 for the Flyers. After allowing UD to shoot 42 percent (13-31) from the field in the first half, the Bonnies
locked down in the second frame in limiting the Flyers to just 29-percent shooting (931). SBU held Dayton to just three made 3's on the day – tied for the second-fewest the Flyers have made in a contest this year. St. Bonaventure will have a week off before it returns home to the Reilly Center to face Xavier on Homecoming Weekend. The game will be broadcast nationally by CBS Sports Network and is the first game of a doubleheader with the men's team. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. on Feb. 18 from Bob Lanier Court. NOTES: Jenkins wore No. 3 in her home state of Ohio in memory of a friend; Walker sported No. 14 … the game was Dayton's Play 4Kay as the Flyers donned pink jerseys … SBU is now 2-7 at UD Arena … SBU committed 10 first-half turnovers, tied for the second most this season and finished with 17 for the game … Bonaventure is now 4-0 when trailing at the half on the road … the teams finished tied on the boards, 3939 … after going 7-9 from the line in the first half, Bona's did not attempt a free throw in the second half while Dayton went 7-9 ... Dayton finished the game with a 32-24 edge in points in the paint.
Fredonia Bounces Back From Oswego Loss Behind Friesen’s Shutout SUNYAC. After a scoreless first period, the Blue Devils erupted for three goals in the second period — two on special teams. After Friesen made a post-topost sliding save, the flustered Red Dragons gave the puck away and Mike Muhs converted the turnover with a shorthanded goal at 5:58. It was his second goal on the trip and his seventh of the season. The Blue Devils took a 2-0 lead when Stephen Castriota scored his ninth goal of the season off a rebound at 9:39. Alex Perkins increased the margin with a power-play goal at 17:29, his
fifth goal of the year. Friday, nationally ranked Oswego jumped to an early lead, then rolled to a 10-2 over Fredonia. The Lakers, ranked No. 2 in NCAA Division III, scored four goals in the first eight minutes and drew away to improve to 18-2-2 overall and 11-0-2 in the SUNYAC. Mike Monfredo scored his eighth goal and Muhs scored his sixth to account for the Fredonia State scoring. The Blue Devils close the regular season with Buffalo State Friday night at home.
Track And Field Teams Compete At Cornell And Baldwin-Wallace Contributed Article Fredonia Sports Information
ITHACA, N.Y. — Fredonia State athletes recorded ECAC qualifying efforts in three events Saturday at Cornell's Robert Kane Invitational. Sophomore triple jumper Emily Cummiskey had a personal-best 11.07 meters to add her name to the ECAC list. She was joined by the women's 4-by-800 relay team of junior Kateri Walsh, sophomore Kimberly Foltz, senior
Amanda Solly, and freshman Angela Richter. Their ECAC qualifying time was 9:56.28. The other ECAC qualifier Saturday was junior Peter Francia, who ran a 15:12.86 in the 5,000 meters. Several other Blue Devils had personal-bests and SUNYAC consideration efforts Saturday. They were: Amanda Cocchiara, a freshman, with 19:44 in the women's 5,000 meters; Solly with a 5:33 in the women's mile; senior Melissa Cum-
miskey with 5.02 meters in the women's long jump and 1:05.97 in the women's 400 meters; sophomore Alexis Perez with 8,49 seconds in the 60-meter dash and 28.55 seconds in the 200 meters; freshman Kelsey Travers with a 1:04.67 in the 400 meters; and sophomore Erin Parker and freshman Alicia Brand in the 60-meter hurdles, with times of 10.01 and 10.41 seconds, respectively. On the men's side, it was freshman Andew Burnell with 24.08 seconds in the 200
meters; and freshman Chris Shartrand with 15:53.54 in the 5,000 meters. Three men had PRs in the 3,000 meters, led by a 11-second improvement by sophomore Steve Whittemore, to 8:57.22. Also, junior Jack Bennett ran 8:59.93 and freshman Alex Gonzalez was clocked in 9:19.20. In the men's pole vault, senior Cody Dahleiden cleared 15 feet, 3 inches for the first time this winter. Also for the track and field teams, nine members
competed at Friday’s BaldinWallace’s Mid-February Meet. The fifth-place finish by junior Kathleen Goodberlet in the women's 20-pound weight throw was the best finish by a Fredonia State athlete. Goodberlet threw the weight 13.53 meters, which converts to 44 feet, 4.75 inches. She finished ahead of 26 other throwers, including three teammates. Loren Metzger, a sophomore, finished ninth; freshman Nicole Dessens was 10th; and freshman Jenna Fiacco 15th.
In addition, Desens was ninth of 35 women in the shot put, while Fiacco was 21st. Five other Blue Devils competed Friday. Jenny Mooney, a sophomore, was ninth in the 800 meters; freshman Sarah Rocco and sophomore Alissa Conti were fifth and sixth, respectively, in the women's 1,000 meters; and sophomore Becca List was ninth in the mile. For the men, junior Max Radley was 15th in the shot put and 18th in the weight throw.