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Women's Basketball Game scheduled for December 10th has been Cancelled.
Great WEEKEND for Lady Lion Basketball
Saturday afternoon brought defending PSUAC Champion, PSU Brandywine to town. In a close game all the way, Jenna Matzinger and Lynnie Schirmer hit key foul shots at the end of the game to seal the victory as PSUD improved to 5-2 (2-1 league) with the 74-70 victory. “Everyone played a huge roll in this win against a very strong, well coached team”, said DuBois head coach Pat Lewis. He went on to say, “Beth Pernesky hit our only two 3’s in the first half, Lauren Topolski had a career high 6 rebounds while Kyley Mickle took three huge charges for the team and Karlee Cyphert played her ever tenacious defense like she does every game”.
Everyone scored against the defending champions, in large part, because of the point guard play of Karly Carnovale and Lynnie Schirmer. Leading the charge was Jenna Matzinger (16), Tessa Vargas (15), and Patience McCullough (13). Kelsey Rini pulled down a season high (13) rebounds.
Friday night, PSUD hosted PSU Schuylkill and began the weekend with a strong win against the visitors, 74-63. Nine players scored for DuBois while being led by Tessa Vargas’ 18, Kyley Mickle’s 12 while Karly Carnovale and Kelsey Rini chipped in 9 each. Karlee Cyphert, Kelsey Rini, and Patience McCullough combined for 23 rebounds to help control the boards. Karlee Cyphert and Lynnie Schirmer dished out 8 assists in the contest.
PSUD Falls to Penn State Beaver, 92-84
On Wednesday, November 30th, DuBois traveled to Monaca to face perennial power PSU Beaver. In a high scoring game that saw both teams hitting shots from all locations on the court, DuBois came up short at the end. Four players for PSUD ended up in double figures…Tessa Vargas (26), Patience McCullough (16), Jenna Matzinger (11), and Lynnie Schirmer (10). Kelsey Rini pulled down 9 rebounds and Karlee Cyphert added 4 assists in the loss.
Penn State DuBois Lady Lions Beat Pitt-Titusville, 69-46
All ten players on the PSUD roster scored as the Lions rolled to a 23 point win against and always strong Pitt-Titusville team. Jenna Matzinger and Kyley Mickle lead all scorers with 14 and 12 points. The win gave the Lady Lions a 2-1 record heading into Thanksgiving break.
DuBois Lady Lions Win Second Game of the Season
(11/17/11)
The Penn State DuBois women’s basketball team (2-1) picked up its first road win as they topped Westmorland County Community College, 56-42 on Thursday night. WCCC came into the game with a perfect 3-0 record and dropped their record to (3-1).
The Lady Lions jumped out to a 36-21 halftime lead and never let the lead drop below 10 points in the second half to secure the win. “I felt that the girls really stepped it up defensively tonight and we really controlled the tempo of the game by controlling the boards.” stated DuBois coach Pat Lewis.
The Lady Lions were lead by Tessa Vargas (Sheffield) as she scored 12 points and 5 steals. Karlee Cyphert (North Clarion) chipped in 9 points and 3 assists. Patience McCullough (Purchase Line) and Kelsey Rini (East Forest) grabbed 11 rebounds each. They were not alone cleaning the glass as Jenna Matzinger (Coudersport) and Karly Carnovale (Elk County) pulled down 8 and 7 rebounds respectively.
Also contributing to the win was:
Beth Pernesky (DuBois Central) 3 points, 1 rebound
Lynnie Schirmer (Clarion Limestone) 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
Lauren Topolski (Cameron County) 3 rebounds, 1 steal
Kyley Mickle (Port Allegany) 5 points, 5 rebounds
The Lady Lions return to action as they host the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville, Tuesday, November 22, 2011. Game time is 6:00.
Penn State DuBois Women’s Basketball wins Opener
Nov. 12, 2011
Coach Pat Lewis’s women’s basketball squad got off to a fantastic start winning the opening game of the season 91-51 over CCAC-South. The Penn State DuBois Lady Lions were led in scoring by Tessa Vargas with 25 points, three others broke into double figures; Jenna Matzinger had 14, while Lauren Topolski registered 10 points with Karlee Cyphert, Kyley Mickle and Karlee Carnovale hitting for 8 points each. Lynnie Schirmer chipped in 5 points while Kelsey Rini and Patience McCullough both hit for 6 points and 6 rebounds each to control the boards. Beth Pernesky led the team with a team high of 4 assists.
Coach Lewis was happy with the balance scoring from his entire team and the lack of turnovers in the early going made for an enjoyable first game of the season. Hot shooting from 3 point land and stingy defense created a halftime score of 49-15 in favor of DuBois.
DuBois Lady Lions will hit the road with a tough contest against NCAA Div. III opponent Alfred University on Tuesday in Alfred, NY. Coach Lewis and his ladies will be back home on November 22nd at 6pm to take on Pitt-Titusville,
Penn State DuBois wrestlers Defeat Penn College 45-10
Nov. 19, 2011
In a match that was much closer than the final scored indicated the Penn State DuBois wrestlers raised their dual meet record to 5-1 with a 45-10 win over Penn College Wildcats. The critical matches at 141, 149, 157, 165 pounds all went to Penn State DuBois. In two close matches at 141 and 165 Dubois were won by falls by Garrett Zarecky and Garrett Singer. In between those matches Kasey Haines and Shane Alterio won tough matches by decison to put the DuBois Nittany Lions in a comfortable lead.
DuBois will be off over the Thanksgiving holiday, they will be back in action on Nov. 30th when the host NCAA Div. III opponent Washington & Jefferson at 7pm.
PSUD Penn College
125: Nick Bogacki (PSUD) win by fft. 6 0
133: Josh Kunig (PSUD) win by fft. 12 0
141: Garrett Zarecky (PSUD) WBFall,4:48 Kyle Sunseri 18 0
149: Kasey Haines (PSUD) win by dec. 7-5, Derek Leiby 21 0
157: Shane Alterio (PSUD) win by dec. 8-5, Tyler Myers 24 0
165: Garrett Singer (PSUD) WBFall, 2:29 Austin Clark 30 0
174: Ryan Terwilliger (PSUD) win by dec. 4-1, Paul Crutchlow 33 0
184: Logan Gresock (PC) win by maj.dec. 15-6, Stephen Terwilliger 33 4
187: Chike Okolo (PSUD) WBFall :50, Cameron Price 39 4
235: Chris Minarchick (PSUD) WBFall 4:18, Jasper Ocker 45 4
285: Alex Myers (PC) WBFall 4:04, Dillon Sarcinella 45 10
DuBois Lady Lions Win Second Game of the Season
(11/17/11)
The Penn State DuBois women’s basketball team (2-1) picked up its first road win as they topped Westmorland County Community College, 56-42 on Thursday night. WCCC came into the game with a perfect 3-0 record and dropped their record to (3-1).
The Lady Lions jumped out to a 36-21 halftime lead and never let the lead drop below 10 points in the second half to secure the win. “I felt that the girls really stepped it up defensively tonight and we really controlled the tempo of the game by controlling the boards.” stated DuBois coach Pat Lewis.
The Lady Lions were lead by Tessa Vargas (Sheffield) as she scored 12 points and 5 steals. Karlee Cyphert (North Clarion) chipped in 9 points and 3 assists. Patience McCullough (Purchase Line) and Kelsey Rini (East Forest) grabbed 11 rebounds each. They were not alone cleaning the glass as Jenna Matzinger (Coudersport) and Karly Carnovale (Elk County) pulled down 8 and 7 rebounds respectively.
Penn State DuBois Wrestling open dual meet season (3-1)
Nov. 12, 2011
Penn State DuBois wrestling team competed at the Electric City Duals at Scranton University on Saturday going 3-1 on the day. Coach Park was very pleased with the way the guys competed against good competition this early in the season. DuBois was victorious over Washington & Lee 34-12, Apprentice School 25-21, and host Scranton Univ. 32-12. DuBois dropped the last match of the day to (UMBC) University of Maryland Baltimore County 37-12.
Coach Park stated “The win over Apprentice School was big, they are traditionally one of the best teams in the country. I feel the last match loss to UMBC was a matter of fatigue and some bad luck. This weekend gave us a gage of where we are at as far as conditioning and areas of technique that we need to address.” It’s a great start to a promising season!
Penn State DuBois 34, Washington & Lee 12 PSUD W&L
125 Bogacki (PSUD) won by fft. 6 0
133 Campbell (W&L) dec. Kunig. 6-3 6 3
141 Duffey (W&L) dec. Zarecky, 6-1 6 6
149 Haines (PSUD) maj.dec Kotchinian 10 6
157 Alterio (PSUD) dec. Igel 7-6 13 6
165 Dennis (W&L) pinned Singer, 2:34 13 12
174 Coleman (PSUD) dec. Orlandi, 11-8 16 12
184 R. Terwilliger (PSUD) pinned Moskal 2:37 22 12
197 Okolo (PSUD) pinned Yost, 0:44 28 12
285 Ferguson (PSUD) won by fft. 34 12
Penn State DuBois 25, Apprentice School 21 PSUD APP.
125 Ford (A) maj. dec. Bogacki 14-5 0 4
133 Kuni (PSUD) dec. D. Roes, 5-2 3 4
141 Zarecky (PSUD) dec. Briscoe, 3-2 6 4
149 Haines (PSUD) won by fft. 12 4
157 Alterio (PSUD) dec. Spruill, 9-5 15 4
165 Damico (A) pinned Coleman 2:26 15 10
174 R. Terwilliger (PSUD) maj. dec. Barbine 19 10
184 Martz (A) dec. S. Terwilliger, 13-6 * 19 12
· Apprentice was deducted 1 team point at 184
197 Okolo (PSUD) won by fft. 25 12
235 Gray (A) dec. Minarchick, 5-3 25 15
285 Jones (A) pinned Ferguson, 5:39 25 21
Penn State DuBois 32, Scranton 12 PSUD Scranton
125 Bogacki (PSUD) pinned McCall 6 0
133 Williams (S) dec. Kunig, 2-1 6 3
141 Zarecky (PSUD) dec. Guenther, 4-3 9 3
149 Haines (PSUD) tech. fall Florenzo, 16-1 14 3
157 Alterio (PSUD) dec. Flesche, 9-2 17 3
165 Singer (PSUD) pinned Rajan, 5:12 23 3
174 R. Terwilliger (PSUD) dec. Silakoski, 7-5 26 3
184 Terry (S) dec. S. Terwilliger, 5-2 26 6
197 Okolo (PSUD) pinned Kaiser, 1:16 32 6
285 L. Genovese (S) pinned Oleniacz, 2:10 32 12
UMBC 37, Penn State DuBois 12 UMBC PSUD
125 Bogacki (PSUD) pinned Fisher, 2:29 0 6
133 Kunig (PSUD) won by fft. 0 12
141 Musa (UMBC) pinned Zarecky, 3:30 6 12
149 Samuels (UMBC) maj. dec. Haines, 17-7 10 12
157 Mitchell (UMBC) dec. Alterio, 8-4 13 12
165 Carr (UMBC) pinned Singer 19 12
174 Munno (UMBC) dec. R. Terwilliger, 6-3 22 12
184 Muradov (UMBC) pinned S. Terwilliger 2:06 28 12
197 Pence (UMBC) pinned Okolo, 2:30 34 12
285 Mansour (UMBC) dec. Minarchick, 4-2 37 12
Team standings:
The Apprentice School 3-1
UMBC 3-1
Penn State DuBois 3-1
Scranton 1-3
Washington & Lee 0-4
Penn State Men’s Basketball 2011-12 Season Preview
The Penn State DuBois Men’s Basketball Program is looking forward to another exciting season. The Nittany Lions are trying to break through this season after making the PSUAC (Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference) semi-finals the past 4 seasons. Penn State DuBois has a nice mix of returning players and freshmen on the 2011-12 squad.
There has been great competition through the early season practices. The point guard position will be manned by Derek Burdick (Coudersport / Coudersport, PA), a 5’10” Senior. Kai Ahmad (Stroudsburg / Stroudsburg, PA), a 5’10” Freshman, is also competing at the point guard position along with Camden Nolan (Oswayo Valley / Shinglehouse, PA), a 5’7” Freshman. One of the wing positions will be occupied by 6’1” Senior, Jovan Brown (Sayre / Philadelphia, PA). Shakeal Brown (Franklin / Franklin, PA), a 5’10” Freshman, is pushing for early playing time at both guard positions. The other wing position will be manned by versatile, 6’2” Junior, Woody Mitchell (East Stroudsburg North / Bushkill, PA) or Isaiah Jordan (Franklin / Franklin, PA), a 6’2” Freshman. Tyler Bennett (Bald Eagle, Bellefonte, PA), a 6’0” Freshman, and Derrick Williams (Franklin Learning Center / Philadelphia, PA), a 5’11” Sophomore are also in the mix at the guard positions. The two forward positions will be filled by 6’4” Junior, Chris Dickison (Stroudsburg / Stroudsburg, PA), Will Welles (Simon Gratz / Philadelphia), a 6’6” Junior, and John Hau (Coudersport / Coudersport, PA), a 6’3” Junior.
Penn State DuBois Head Coach, Dave Bennett is excited about this year’s team. “I really enjoy the make-up of this team. We have some talented, hard-working freshmen to go with our proven veteran players. The key to our season will be building strong team chemistry and having everyone in the program committed to achieving our goals.”
The Penn State DuBois Nittany Lions open the 2011-2012 season on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 with a home game against NCAA Division III, Washington and Jefferson.
Penn State DuBois Women’s Basketball
Season Preview
2011-12
The Penn State DuBois women’s basketball team, coming off a (14-12) season, enters the 2011-12 schedule with high expectations. A return of several key players from last year’s successful run are joined by an influx of a few talented freshmen to fuel these expectations.
Leading the charge of the Lady Lions this year will be senior guard, Tessa Vargas (Sheffield / Sheffield, PA). At the guard spot, the team’s leading scorer from last year will be joined by senior Beth Pernesky (DuBois CC / Falls Creek, PA), sophomore Lauren Topolski (Cameron County / Emporium, PA) as well as Kyley Mickle (Port Allegany / Port Allegany, PA). Sophomore Lynnie Schirmer (Clarion-Limestone / Summerville, PA) and Freshman Karley Carnovale (Elk County / Kersey, PA) will be sharing time while directing the offense from the point guard position.
The frontcourt will boast the return of last year’s top rebounders, sophomores Kelsey Rini (East Forest / Marianville, PA) and Patience McCullough (Purchase Line / Cherry Tree, PA). Joining them down low will be sophomore Karlee Cyphert (North Clarion / Leeper, PA) who led last year’s team with over one hundred assists and PA All-State third team selection small forward, Jenna Matzinger (Coudersport / Coudersport, PA).
Fifth year head coach Pat Lewis has been happy with early season workouts. On his outlook for the upcoming season, he states, “We had a very respectable showing in our scrimmage against Clarion University last week where we showed a strong ability to score points against a strong Division II program.” He adds, “We have advanced to the PSUAC three out of the past four seasons and would like to do so once again. We believe that we have the strength and depth this year to advance deeper into the playoffs and hopefully secure a national bid in the USCAA.”
Penn State DuBois Women’s Basketball wins Opener
Nov. 12, 2011
Coach Pat Lewis’s women’s basketball squad got off to a fantastic start winning the opening game of the season 91-51 over CCAC-South. The Penn State DuBois Lady Lions were led in scoring by Tessa Vargas with 25 points, three others broke into double figures; Lauren Topolski and Jenna Matzinger each had 11, while Kyley Mickle registered 10 points.
Coach Lewis was happy with the balance scoring from his entire team and the lack of turnovers in the early going made for an enjoyable first game of the season. Hot shooting from 3 point land and stingy defense created a halftime score of 49-15 in favor of DuBois.
DuBois Lady Lions will hit the road with a tough contest against NCAA Div. III opponent Alfred University on Tuesday in Alfred, NY. Coach Lewis and his ladies will be back home on November 22nd at 6pm to take on Pitt-Titusville,
Volleyball loses home finale to Greater Allegheny
The Penn State Dubois volleyball team lost is final game of the season to PS Greater Allegheny 3-0. The teams were evenly matched as the games scores indicate, but Greater Allegheny won several key points and found a way to win the games (25-20), (25-18), (25-22). Dubois finished the season with a 1-15 record in the PSUAC and 1-21 overall in first season for Coach Julia Kennis.
Ken Nellis, Athletic Coordinator commented on the progress of the team from early practices in August. “I saw great improvement from the ladies as they worked together and learned their roles on the team “Coach Kennis was at a disadvantage being hired to lead the team in mid-July, we only had 3 returning players from last year’s team which went 13-5 losing in PSUAC semifinals. We had six ladies join the team with varied levels of experience. I give each of these girls credit for their hard work and stepping up to join the team. It was a tough experience for the entire team and coaches, but they hung together and hopefully learned a lot about themselves”. “I’m confident with diligent recruiting efforts Coach Kennis will bring in several players from the region to play and get Penn State DuBois back to the PSUAC playoffs in the years to come”.
Volleyball team loses final road contest of season
Oct. 13, 2011
The Penn State DuBois volleyball team lost to the #3 ranked team in the USCAA on the road at Fayette on Wednesday night. Fayette won their 26th straight PSUAC match 3-0 with scores of (25-11), (25-13), (25-5). Dubois did have a strong performance in the second game taking a lead 7-3 before Fayette came back to take the lead at 8-7, DuBois answered with two points leading 9-8. But from there on out it was all Fayette as the won the second game 25-13.
DuBois will conclude its season on Sunday, October 16th at noon as the host PS Greater Allegheny. Playing in their last game for DuBois will be Alice Gyamfi, Kaitlyn Karpinski, Nikki McClain, Alyssa Wetzel, and Hillary Yarger.
Volleyball team wins first match of season
Oct. 11, 2011
The Penn State DuBois volleyball team has been making steady improvement all season, the hard work finally paid off with a win on Tuesday night over PS Scranton. Coach Julia Kennis credits over all team play, strong serving and hustle from her young team to earn the first victory of the season. The 3-0 victory was attained by scores of (25-12), (25-18), (25-13); a large crowd with many wear “pink” in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month cheered the team on to its first win.
The last home game of the season will be played on Sunday, Oct. 16th at noon. A brief recognition ceremony prior to the game will recognize seniors and players who will be moving on to another campus next season.
Volleyball drops weekend Cross-over games
Oct. 9, 2011
The Penn State DuBois volleyball team took to the road for crossover match ups with PSUAC opponents Schuylkill and Brandywine on Saturday and York and Mont Alto on Sunday. The Saturday games were played at Schuylkill; Dubois lost to Schuylkill 3-1 (25-16), (26-24), (22-25), (25-18). In the second game on Saturday DuBois lost to a solid Brandywine team 0-3 (25-15), (25-15), (25-17).
Sunday’s games were played at York’s campus; DuBois lost to host York 0-3 (25-20), (25-19), (25-7). In the weekends final game against PSUAC 2010 volleyball champ Mont Alto Dubois lost 0-3 (25-7), (25-9), (25-12). DuBois returns home to face PS Scranton on Tuesday, Oct 11th in rescheduled game at 7pm.
Volleyball losses heartbreaker in 5 games to New Ken
Oct. 5, 2011
An exciting game was on hand as Penn State DuBois and visiting New Ken battled in a 5 game affair with New ken prevailing in the 5th game (15-8). DuBois won the first and third game by the respective scores of (25-20) & (25-22), but lost game 2 and 4 to set up the crucial 5th game. “Both teams had their opportunities to steal a game in this match; it’s the small things that win close games like these stated Coach Kennis. I was pleased with the team’s hustle and play from the team’s role players as we almost got our first “W” of the season”.
The volleyball teams heads on the road for weekend cross-over double headers against Schuylkill & Brandywine on Saturday and York & Mont Alto on Sunday.
Penn State DuBois falls on the road to Beaver
Oct. 1, 2011
The PS DuBois volleyball team took to the road with six players to take on PS Beaver in Monaca, PA. DuBois got off to a slow start in game one losing (25-13); but battled back in the last two games losing (25-21) & (25-18). Coach Kennis “continues to preach hard work and playing together to her young team, we aren’t far away from putting the pieces together and getting our first team victory”.
Schake takes 2nd in age group at Clarion Country Race
October 1, 2011
Penn State DuBois had two runners compete in the Clarion County/United Way 5K & 10K Road Race. Representing PS DuBois was freshman Sean Schake and Coach Ean King. Sean ran the 5K portion of the race in 20:30 earning 2nd place in his age group. Ean King competed in the 10K race in which he finished in 3rd place overall with a time of 33:45. The Cross Country team will compete next Saturday, October 8th at the Slippery Rock Invitational.
Fayette invades Multipurpose Building takes game from PS DuBois
Sept. 27, 2011
Penn State Fayette volleyball team ranked 5th by the USCAA took 3 games in convincing fashion from DuBois Thursday evening. PS DuBois played well and made very few mistakes on the court, but the attacking style of Fayette proved to be too strong as the sweep 3 games (25-10), (25-5), (25-10). DuBois is 0-12 on the season.
Volleyball team losses in battle with Hazleton
Sept. 24, 2011
Hazleton came away with a hard fought victory of host Penn State DuBois on Saturday afternoon 0-3. DuBois almost captured their first game of the year in two occasions against Hazleton dropping the first game (25-23) and third game (25-22). Coach Kennis said “ we continue to get better and keep battling at the net”. The team was helped today by the return of Alyssa Wetzel who rejoined the team earlier in the week.
Penn College defeats PS DuBois in volleyball action
Sept. 22, 2011
Penn College proved to be too strong in defeating home standing DuBois 0-3. Penn College started strong in game one and continued its dominance throughout the match winning by scores (25-12), (25-19), (25-4). DuBois will host PS Hazleton on Saturday at noon in Multipurpose Building.
Volleyball drops games to visiting Wilkes-Barre
Sept. 20, 2011
The Women’s Volleyball team continues to struggle to find it’s rhythm as they lose at home to Wilkes-Barre 0-3 (25-18), (25-16), (25-9). Nichole McClaine played a solid game and was strong from the serving line for DuBois.
Cross Country opens season at Wilkes-Barre
Sept. 17, 2011
The Men’s Cross Country team had 1 runner compete in the opening PSUAC meet hosted at Wilkes-Barre campus. Sean Schake a freshman Greensburg, PA finished in 40th place overall with a respectable time over the hilly course of 33:00 minutes. Coach Ean King was pleased with Sean’s performance in the early going for the season. Coach King feels with Sean’s current training and planning with existing meets, Sean will be ready to peak for PSUAC Championships on October 22nd.
Kennis to 'Serve' as New Volleyball Coach
8/1/2011—Kennis to 'Serve' as New Volleyball CoachThird Annual Golf Outing Set for August 27
8/1/2011—Third Annual Golf Outing August 27King Takes Reign Over Penn State DuBois Cross Country
7/15/2011—King Takes Reign Over Penn State DuBois Cross CountryPark Named Coach of the Year
3/28/2011
Join us, Saturday, August 25, 2012 - for the 4th Annual Penn State DuBois Athletics Golf Benefit.
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