RELEASE DATE: 2/7/07

Game Statistics

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mounties ice-cold for second straight game in 59-35 loss at Kutztown

KUTZTOWN – Just when they thought they couldn’t get any colder, the Mansfield University women’s basketball team shot an ice-cold 20% from the floor in dropping a 59-35 decision to Kutztown in a PSAC East game at Keystone Hall Wednesday night.

The Mountaineer just couldn’t buy a basket missing their first 15 shots of the game before Mallory Hafer final got them on the scoreboard with a 3-pointer almost ten minutes into the game.

Trailing 19-8 with 4:12 to go in the first half, the Mountaineers finally find some offense behind a seven-point spurt from Clarissa Correll to close the game to 21-17 at halftime.

Mansfield shot just 23% from the floor in the first half and was even colder in the second half hitting17% of their second half attempts. Kutztown was just the opposite shooting 61.9% from the floor in the second half. The Mountaineers didn’t score a field goal for during a nine-minute stretch breaking the streak on Jess Uhrich jumper with 2:19 to play.

Uhrich led the Mountaineers with 14 points and just missed a double-double with nine rebounds. Correll scored 13 points with five rebounds.

Lara Dellegrotti scored a game high 15 points for Kutztown with Mercedes Van Wagner adding 12 and Vivian Melvin 10 points.

The Mountaineers fall to 11-11 overall and remain in fourth place with a 4-4 PSAC mark, one game ahead of Kutztown (7-15, 3-5).

Mansfield, which has played five of the last six games on the road, will host Cheyney this Saturday at Decker Gymnasium.

Newspaper Box Score

Mansfield vs Kutztown

02/07/07 6:00 PM at Keystone Arena, Kutztown University

At Keystone Arena, Kutztown University

KUTZTOWN 59, MANSFIELD 35

MANSFIELD (11-11,4-4 PSAC E)

UHRICH, Jessica 4-18 5-8 14; CORRELL, Clarissa 5-11 2-2 13; HAFER, Mallory

2-13 0-0 5; EASTMAN, Kelli 1-2 0-2 2; MEACHAM, Jeanette 0-1 1-2 1; GAETA,

Merissa 0-8 0-2 0; AKINS, Emily 0-1 0-0 0; BROOKS, Courtney 0-4 0-0 0;

JONES, Danylle 0-1 0-0 0; AKINS, Katie 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 12-60 8-16 35.

KUTZTOWN (7-15, 3-5 PSAC E)

DELLEGROTTI, Lara 6-9 2-2 15; VAN WAGNER, Mercedes 5-12 2-2 12; MELVIN,

Vivian 5-7 0-2 10; BRADY, Jess 2-3 5-6 9; HARLOR, Katie 1-4 4-4 6;

WEIDENSAUL, Rachel 2-5 0-0 5; BROWN, Molly 1-2 0-0 2; HEALEY, Kelley 0-2 0-0

0; PETRIELLO, Laura 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-45 13-16 59.

Mansfield.....................   17   18  -   35

Kutztown......................   21   38  -   59

3-point goals-Mansfield 3-17 (CORRELL, Clarissa 1-3; HAFER, Mallory 1-6;

UHRICH, Jessica 1-4; GAETA, Merissa 0-1; AKINS, Emily 0-1; BROOKS, Courtney

0-2), Kutztown 2-6 (DELLEGROTTI, Lara 1-2; WEIDENSAUL, Rachel 1-1; HARLOR,

Katie 0-1; HEALEY, Kelley 0-1; PETRIELLO, Laura 0-1). Fouled

out--Mansfield-None, Kutztown-None. Rebounds-Mansfield 35 (UHRICH, Jessica

9), Kutztown 41 (BRADY, Jess 11). Assists-Mansfield 6 (BROOKS, Courtney 2),

Kutztown 15 (BRADY, Jess 4; MELVIN, Vivian 4). Total fouls-Mansfield 14,

Kutztown 12. A-250