and totaled 48 assists and 35 steals. FOR
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ALL-PSAC EAST FIRST TEAM HONORS – BILL McNEIL AND DANNA PURNELL NAMED PSAC
EAST ROOKIES OF THE YEAR
MANSFIELD
– Brett Longpre’ (Welland, ONT/Governor Simcoe) and Lynelle
Mosley (Media/Penncrest) were each named to All-PSAC East first team
honors, while Bill McNeil (Philadelphia/Simon Gratz) and Danna
Purnell (Deer Park, NY/Deer Park) were selected as the PSAC East Rookies
on the 2002-2003 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference All PSAC Men’s and
Women’s Basketball Teams released today.
This
marks the third straight selection to the All-PSAC team for Longpre’. The
junior guard was a second team selection in 2001 and was named to first team
honors last season. Longpre’ led the Mountaineers, and ranks sixth in the PSAC,
in scoring averaging 18.1 points per game. He also ranked third in the
conference in free throw field goal percentage (123-143, 86.0%), third in
3-point field goals per game (2.5 p/g), 11th in 3-point field goal
percentage (70-176, 39.8%) and 15th in rebounding (6.2 rpg).
A
three-time PSAC East Player of the Week this season, Longpre’ reached the
1,000 point milestone earlier this year and now has 1,256.
McNeil, a freshman from Philadelphia, topped all
conference freshmen with a scoring average of 17.1 points per outing, a figure
that was seventh among all conference scorers. He topped the 20-point
figure on 10 different occasions, including a season-high 30 at Kutztown.
He also chipped in with 4.0 rebounds per game
and totaled 48 assists and 35 steals.
Mosley was a second team All-PSAC East selection last
season. The senior point guard led the team in scoring, ranking 11th
in the PSAC, averaging 13.8 points per game. In addition, Mosley ranked fifth in
the conference in assists (112, 4.3 apg) and steals (62, 2.38 aap), sixth in
3-point field percentage (39-102, 38.2%), seventh in free throw percentage
(60-76, 78.9%) and 14th in 3-point field goal percentage.
A four-year starter, Mosley ends her career as the sixth
all-time leading scorer in Mountaineer history with 1,110 points and the
all-time leader in steals with 293. She twice earned PSAC East Player of the
Week honors this season.
One of the most athletic players in the conference, Purnell appeared in 25 games as a freshman, averaging 4.2 points per game. In addition she finished second on the team in rebounding pulling down 5.2 boards per game. Mosley also dished out 71 assists with 40 steals and six blocked shots.
Twice named the PSAC East Rookie of the Week, Purnell becomes the second straight Mountaineer to win the honor, following Alison Tagliaferri who won it last season.###
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MANSFIELD
– Mansfield University freshman standout Danna Purnell (Deer Park,NY/Deer
Park) was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC)
Eastern Division Player of the Week for her outstanding performance in the week
ending 3/01.
Purnell
helped Mansfield to a 1-1 mark during the week, just missing the Mountaineers
first ever PSAC Playoff berth. The 5-6 guard came off the bench to average 9.5
points and 7.0 rebounds over the two game span while also dishing out four
assists.
It
marks the second time this season Purnell has been named PSAC East Rookie of the
Week.
For
the season, Purnell scored 106 points while pulling down 130 rebounds. She also
dished out 71 assists with 40 steals.
Mansfield
finished the season with a 11-15 overall record and 5-7 in the PSAC East. The
eleven wins are the second most in school history and the five wins ties the
school record for conference victories.
Purnell
is the daughter of Lori and John Purnell of Deer Park and is majoring in
elementary education.
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– WEST CHESTER RALLIES FOR 73-63 WIN
MANSFIELD
– Allyson Buss (Nazareth/Notre Dame) ended her outstanding
collegiate career with a game high 23 points, but it would not be enough as West
Chester ended Mansfield’s playoff hopes with a 73-63 win in women’s PSAC
East basketball action at Decker Gymnasium Saturday afternoon.
“It
was a great effort that just fell short,” head coach Ruth Henderson
said. “We knew we had to contain them inside and we did a great job of that,
but they hit from outside in the second half and in the end that was the
difference in the game.”
Mansfield,
which need to beat West Chester to earn the program’s first ever PSAC playoff
appearance, started out blazing with a 16-7 run over the first six minutes of
the game. The Mountaineers would increase their lead to 30-16 on a Buss
3-pointer with seven minutes left in the first half before settling for a 35-25
advantage at intermission.
But
West Chester would come roaring back via the 3-point route with a 20-10 run over
the first six minutes of the second half to tie the game at 45-45. Mansfield
edged back ahead leading 54-49 on a jumper by Danna Purnell (Deer Park,NY/Deer
Park) with 9:03 to play only to have West Chester take a 64-59 advantage
with 3:44 to go.
Mansfield pulled to within 64-61 when Buss stole the ball
and scored with 2:06 to play. But a 3-pointer with 1:35 to go by Kiesha Mack and
five made free throws over 20 seconds gave West Chester the game. West Chester
was 11-18 (61.1%) on 3-point attempts, including 8-12 in the second half.
Buss
was one of four Mountaineers in double figures with 23 points. Lynelle
Mosley (Media/Penncrest) had 11 points and seven assists with Rachel
Rieder (Cranberry Twp./Seneca Valley) also scoring 11 points and pulling
down a game high nine rebounds. Danna Purnell added 10 points.
Kiesha
Mack scored 20 points to lead West Chester, which captured the PSAC East crown
(21-6, 11-1).
Besides
ending one of the most successful seasons in Mountaineer history, the game also
marked the final for seniors Allyson Buss and Lynelle Mosley who were honored in
pregame ceremonies. Buss ends her career as the third leading in school history
with
1,174
points while Mosley is the seventh all-time scorer with 1,110 points.
“Points
and statistics don’t begin to describe the contributions Allyson and Lynelle
have made to this program,” explained Henderson. “They are leaders who have
sacrificed throughout their careers to make us a better program and they have
achieved that goal. We are a much better program for having Allyson Buss and
Lynelle Mosley play here.”
Mansfield’s
11-15 record is the second most wins in school history and the 5-7 PSAC mark
ties the school record for conference wins in a season.
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RELEASE DATE: 2/26/03
Mansfield – The Mansfield University Women’s basketball
team defeated East Stroudsburg University 74-55 behind Stephanie Rieser (Banegat,
NJ/Southern Regional) 17 points Wednesday evening at Decker Gymnasium.
The win keeps the Mounties first ever PSAC playoff hopes alive.
"We came out and played like we really wanted this game and it showed," said head coach Ruth Henderson. "The team knew they had to win to stay in the playoff race and did not back down from that challenge. After all we've been through this season, playing for a spot in the playoffs in the final game of the season is a great accomplishment."
Mansfield jumped out to an 18-5 lead midway through the first
half on a 3-pointer by senior captain Lynelle Mosley (Media/Penncrest).
The Mounties push the lead to 16 heading into the locker room, 41-25.
Mansfield came out the locker room on fire, extending the lead
to 26, 53-27, on a 3-pointer by Rieser at the 16:38 mark. Mansfield never
trailed in the game.
Mosley finished with 12 points, to go along with five
assists and five rebounds. Senior Allyson Buss (Nazareth/Notre Dame)
added 11 points while junior Jessica Pfeiffer (Erie/Seneca) had
game high 10 rebounds.
Niki Cox led East Stroudsburg with a game high 19 points.
The win ties the 1982-83 team for most conference wins in
a season with one key PSAC game remaining vs. West Chester.
The Mounties need a win on Senior Day against West
Chester and a Kutztown loss to advance to the school’s first ever PSAC playoff
appearance.
Billed as one of the biggest game in Mountaineer
Women’s history, tip off is set for Saturday, 1 p.m. in Decker Gymnasium.
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COMMUNITY APPRECIATION DAY ON SATURDAY – ADMISSION JUST $1 TO ALL
MANSFIELD – The Mansfield University men’s and
women’s basketball teams will close out the regular season by hosting
Community Appreciation Day this Saturday, March 1. All fans attending the
doubleheader with West Chester University will be admitted for $1.
In
addition to seeing two key PSAC East contests – both with possible playoff
implications – fans will be treated to a performance of the MARA Cheerleaders
at halftime of the women’s game and a chance for a $100 WIGGLE 100 shootout
during halftime of the men’s contest.
The
games also mark Senior Day with seniors Allyson Buss and Lynelle Mosley honored
in ceremonies prior to the 1 p.m. women’s game with seniors Jason Clayton and
Jason Mattern honored prior to the 3 p.m. start of the men’s tip-off.
Doors
open at 12:15 p.m.
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BLOOMSBURG – 3-POINTER WITH FIVE SECONDS LEFT TIES GAME FOR BLOOMSBURG
BLOOMSBURG – It was as close of a game as has been played between the two programs in 18 years, but in the end Mansfield University Mountaineers would fall just short in one of the most exciting games in school history.
Michelle
Albanese hit a 3-pointer with four seconds remaining in regulation to send the
game into overtime and then scored 10 points in overtime to lead Bloomsburg to a
94-88 overtime win over Mansfield University in a key PSAC East contest at
Nelson Field House Wednesday night.
The game was close for the most part from start to
finish; featuring12 ties and 15 lead changes.
Mansfield started out holding a six point lead early in first half,
before Bloomsburg pulled out to an 29-21 advantage with 6:09 to play in the
first half. But Mansfield would rally with a 19-11 run to tie the score at 40
going into intermission.
The
second half was just as intense with Bloomsburg breaking out to a 56-50 lead
eight minutes into the second half only to have the Mountaineers rally to tie
the score at 58-58 on a free throw by Stephanie Rieser (Barnegat,NJ/Southern
Regional) three minutes later.
Bloomsburg
eked out a 74-69 lead with 2:48 to play, but Mansfield again came back to take a
75-74 lead on a layup by Jessica Pfeiffer (Erie/Seneca) at the
2:11 mark. Bloomsburg regained the lead on a pair of free throws with 1:48 left
before Pfeiffer nailed a 3-pointer to give Mansfield a 78-76 lead.
Mansfield
would increase the lead to 79-76 on a free throw by Rachel Rieder
(Cranberry Twp./Seneca Valley) with :23 to play before Bloomsburg scored
to pull to within one point eight seconds later.
Allyson
Buss (Nazareth/Notre Dame )
hit two free throws with 13 second remaining for what seemed a safe three point
lead until Albanese nailed the tying 3-pointer as the game and shot clock wound
down.
Mansfield
fell behind early in overtime before coming back to tie the game at 84-84 on a
free throw by Lynelle Mosley (Media/Penncrest) with 3:16 to play.
But Rieder would foul out of the game just 13 seconds later and with her the
Mountaineers only inside threat.
Trailing
89-84 with under two minutes to play, Stephanie Rieser hit a 3-pointer to pull
the game back to within one point.
But
Bloomsburg would connect on five of six free throws down the stretch to pull out
the win.
All
five starters scored in double figures for the Mountaineers with Lynelle Mosley
scoring 21 points and picking off seven steals. Jessica Pfeiffer had 19 points
with Allyson Buss, Stephanie Rieser and Rachel Rieder each scoring 15.
Rieder had a double-double with 10 rebounds.
Albanese
scored a career high 28 for Bloomsburg. The Huskies held a 61-39 rebounding
advantage.
Mansfield
had a two game winning streak snapped in falling to 10-14 overall and 4-7 in the
PSAC East. Bloomsburg improves to 14-9 and 6-4 in the conference.
The
Mountaineers are now 1 ˝ games behind Kutztown for the fourth and final playoff
spot in the PSAC East after Kutztown downed East Stroudsburg. Mansfield has two
games remaining while Kutztown has three games to play.
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CHEYNEY 66-63 – KEEP PSAC PLAYOFF HOPES ALIVE
CHEYNEY – The Mansfield University women’s basketball
team rallied from a 15-point second half deficit to beat Cheyney University
66-63 in a key PSAC East game at Cope Hall Saturday afternoon.
“We made some adjustments to their zone at halftime,”
said head coach Ruth Henderson. “But the only way to describe a
comeback like that is the players just refused to lose. Stephanie (Rieser),
Lynelle (Mosley) and Rachel (Rieder) just put the team and their backs
and carried us to the win.”
Mansfield jumped out to a 15-7 lead over the first five
minutes of the game, but managed to score just nine more points in the half with
Cheyney taking a 34-24 lead into intermission.
Cheyney
would increase the lead to 39-25 with a 5-0 run over the first two minutes of
the second half before the Mountaineers would start chipping away.
Mansfield
would go on a 18-2 run behind Rachel Rieder (Cranberry Twp./Seneca Valley),
Lynelle Mosley (Media/Penncrest) and Stephanie Rieser (Barnegat,NJ/Southern
Regional), combining for 15
of those points before Allyson Buss (Nazareth/Notre Dame) hit a
3-pointer to put the Mountaineers on top 43-41 with 10:09 to play.
Mansfield
increased the lead to 56-47 on a layup by Rieser with 5:58 to go, but Cheyney
went on a 13-5 run to cut the lead to 61-60 on a layup by Tonya Slayton with 33
seconds to play.
Lynelle
Mosley and Allyson Buss each hit a pair of free throws to put Mansfield up 65-60
before Cheyney hit a 3-pointer with nine seconds remaining. Mosley then hit a
free throw and Cheyney missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Mosley
scored a game high 23 points and just missed a double-double with nine rebounds.
Stephanie Rieser recorded her first career double-double with a career high 20
points and 11 rebounds. Rachel Rieder added 14 points and nine rebounds as the
three combined for 57 of Mansfield’s 66 points. Dana Purnell (Deer
Park,NY/Deer Park) scored just two points, but come off the bench to
pull down nine rebounds with six assists and two steals.
Latoya
Showell and Tonya Slayton each had 14 points for Cheyney (8-15, 1-7).
The
15-point second half comeback is the biggest in school history and kept the
Mountaineers PSAC playoff hopes alive. Mansfield, which has won five of its last
seven games, improves to 10-13 overall and 4-5 in the PSAC East with three games
remaining. The 10 wins ties last year’s total and are the third best in school
history.
The
Mountaineers travel to Bloomsburg on Wednesday.
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WITHIN A GAME OF FOURTH PLACE
MANSFIELD
– Allyson Buss (Nazareth/Notre Dame) led six different
Mountaineers in double figures with 16 points to lead Mansfield University to a
74-60 win over Kutztown in PSAC East women’s basketball Wednesday night at
Decker Gymnasium.
“That
might have been the most complete game we’ve played this season,” said head
coach Ruth Henderson. “Although we didn’t shoot well in the
first half, we did other things well enough to keep the game close and just
refused to lose in the final four minutes of the game.”
Despite
shooting just 30% from the floor in the first half, Mansfield trailed just 28-27
at intermission.
The Mountaineers took a 31-30 lead on
a layup by Allyson Buss two minutes into the second half would increase the lead
to as many as 10 points before Kutztown 59-54 to play.
But Lynelle Mosley (Media/Penncrest)
would drill a key 3-pointer to stop the Kutztown rally and Mansfield finished
out the game with a 15-6 run to post their first win over Kutztown since the
1994 season.
In
addition to Buss, Mosley and Stephanie Rieser (Barnegat,NJ/Southern
Regional) each scored 13 points while Rachel Rieder (Cranberry
Twp/Seneca Valley) and a double-double with 11 points and a game high 13
rebounds. Jessica Pfeiffer (Erie/Seneca) also scored 11 points
with Nicole Katsoff (Lebanon,NJ/North Hunterdon) adding 10.
Amanda
Zinobile and Becky Savage led Kutztown with 14 points each.
The
win also gave the Mountaineers a big boost in the PSAC East playoff picture.
Mansfield improves to 9-13 overall and 3-5 in the PSAC East. Mansfield trails
Kutztown (10-12, 4-4) by one game for the fourth and final playoff spot with
four games remaining.
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15 – BUSS BECOMES FIFTH PLAYER IN SCHOOL HISTORY TO SURPASS 1,110 POINTS
MILLERSVILLE
– Lynelle Mosley (Media/Penncrest) led three Mountaineers in
double figures with 15 points, but it would not be enough as Mansfield fell to
PSAC East leading Millersville 76-61 at Pucillo Gymnasium Saturday afternoon.
The
two teams battled back and forth early in the game with Mansfield holding a
26-23 lead with 3:13 remaining in the first half.
But
Millersville would go on a 14-2 run, including a 3-pointer at the buzzer, to
take a 37-28 lead into intermission.
Mansfield keep the game close, trailing 49-41 on a layup
by Mosley with 11:03 to play, but could pull no closer.
Beside
her team high 15 points, Mosley pulled down seven rebounds, dished out five
assists and recorded three steals. Allyson Buss (Nazareth/Notre Dame)
and Rachel Rieder (Cranberry Twp./Seneca Valley) each scored 13
points with Rieder adding seven rebounds and three blocked shots. Buss, who also
dished out four assists, became just the fifth player in school history to
surpass the 1,110 mark and now has 1,104 points in her career. Jessica
Pfeiffer (Erie/Seneca) added eight points and a team best nine rebounds
with Stephanie Rieser (Barnegat,NJ/Southern Regional)
also scoring eight points.
Gema
Robles scored a game high 24 points to lead Millersville (15-6, 6-1).
Mansfield
falls to 8-13 overall and 2-5 in the PSAC East. The Mountaineers will host
Kutztown this Wednesday.
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67-58 WIN AT EAST STROUDSBURG – PFEIFFER, BUSS, AND PURNELL IN DOUBLE FIGURES
OF MANSFIELD
EAST
STROUDSBURG – Jessica Pfeiffer (Erie/Seneca) led three
Mountaineers in double figures with 18 points to pace Mansfield University to a
67-58 win over East Stroudsburg in a key PSAC East matchup at Koehler Field
House Wednesday night.
Mansfield
jumped out to a 12-2 lead over the first seven minutes of the game and took a
34-22 advantage into intermission.
East
Stroudsburg hit just four field goals in the first half, but stayed in the game
by connecting on 14 of 18 free throws.
Mansfield
would increase the lead to 43-26 on a 3-pointer by Allyson Buss
(Nazareth/Notre Dame) and would keep a double-digit lead for most of the
game in cruising to the win.
The
game was marred with fouls with both teams being whistled for a combined total
of 51 fouls leading to 67 free throws.
Pfeiffer
hit six of nine shots from the field and went 6-6 from the free throw line while
pulling down six rebounds. Buss scored 15 points while freshman Danna
Purnell (Deer Park,NY/Deer Park) came off the bench to score 10 points. Stephanie
Rieser (Barnagot,NJ/Southern Regional) had nine points with six
rebounds. Junior Rachel Rieder (Cranberry Twp./Seneca Valley)
pulled down a game high 13 rebounds with six blocked shots.
Heather
Wolfe topped East Stroudsburg with 22 points, 17 of which came from the free
throw line.
Mansfield
improves to 8-12 overall and finishes the first half of the PSAC East schedule
with a 2-4 mark.. Mansfield is one game behind Kutztown for the fourth and final
spot in the PSAC playoffs.
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MOSLEY BECOMES EIGHTH PLAYER IN SCHOOL HISTORY TO SURPASS 1,000 POINT MARK
WEST
CHESTER – Lynelle Mosley (Media/Penncrest) scored 18 points,
including the 1,000 point in her outstanding career, but it would not be enough
as Mansfield University fell to West Chester University 84-73 in a PSAC East
women’s basketball game at Hollinger Field House Saturday afternoon.
“Lynelle
has been such an important part of our program over the past four seasons,”
said head coach Ruth Henderson. “The 1,000 point milestone is
another great accomplishment for someone who holds the school record for steals
and ranks among the top three in assists. Her game today was a reflection of
that – 18 points, five assists and four steals.”
The
Mountaineers fell behind early in the game, but fought back to take a 21-20 lead
on a 3-pointer by Jessica Pfeiffer with 9:43 to play. Fittingly, Mosley scored
her 1,000th point on a 3-pointer with 4:56 to play in the first half.
Trailing
40-31 at intermission, Mansfield was down 70-50 with 7:32 to go before rallying
to cut the lead to 81-73 on a 3-pointer by Mosley with 1:01 to play.
The
Mountaineers connected on a season high 11 3-pointers, but were out rebounded by
a 52-25 margin.
Mosley’s
18 points included four 3-pointers while Allyson Buss (Nazareth/Notre
Dame) matched Mosley’s point total of 18 with Stephanie Rieser (Barnegat,NJ/Southern
Regional) scoring 13 points and Jessica Pfeiffer (Erie/Seneca)
12.
Kiera
Manlove led West Chester with 23 points.
Mansfield
saw a two-game winning steak come to an end and falls to 7-12 overall and 1-4 in
the PSAC East. West Chester improves to 13-6 overall and 4-1 in the conference.
Mansfield
travels to East Stroudsburg this Wednesday evening.
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ACTION – MOSLEY, BUSS, PFEIFFER, REIDER AND REISER EACH SCORE IN DOUBLE
FIGURES
CRESSON,
PA – Lynelle Mosley (Media/Penncrest) topped four Mountaineers
in double figures to lead Mansfield University to a 85-73 win at Mt. Aloysius
College in a non-conference game Tuesday evening.
The Mountaineers raced out to a 44-27
halftime lead, shooting 58% from the floor in the first half while limiting Mt.
Aloysius to just 30% shooting.
Mosley scored 10 of her game high 17
points in the second half to hold a Mt. Aloysius comeback at bay. Mosley is now
eight points shy of becoming the eighth player in Mountaineer history to reach
the 1,000-point milestone in career scoring.
Allyson
Buss (Nazareth/Notre Dame)
had 16 points with Jessica Pfeiffer (Erie/Seneca) and Rachel
Reider (Cranberry Twp./Seneca Valley) each adding 15 points. Stephanie
Reiser (Barnagat,NJ/Southern Regional) had 10 points and Danna
Purnell (Deer Park,NY/Deer Park) eight points. Nicole Katsoff added
four points.
Alissa
Buchanan and Randi Baker each scored 15 points for Mt. Aloysius.
Mansfield
snapped Mt. Aloysius nine-game winning as the Mountaineers improve to 7-11
overall. Mt. Aloysius falls to 12-4.
The
Mountaineers travel to West Chester this Saturday.
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CHEYNEY – RACHEL RIEDER POST A DOUBLE-DOUBLE WITH 21 REBOUNDS
MANSFIELD
– Rachel Rieder (Cranberry Township/Seneca Valley) recorded a
double-double with 13 points and a career high 21 rebounds to lead Mansfield
University to a 66-62 win over Cheyney University in PSAC East women’s
basketball action at Decker Gymnasium Saturday afternoon.
“Rachel
was just awesome today,” said head coach Ruth Henderson. “We
really needed a win today and the whole team worked very hard to get it.
Everyone contributed something. Lynelle (Mosley) hit the three-pointer to give
us the lead with less than two minutes left and Stephanie (Rieser) and Allyson
(Buss) were clutch down the stretch.”
The
game was close throughout with the Mountaineers holding a 33-31 advantage at
intermission behind Lynelle Mosley (Media/Penncrest), who scored
seven of her team high 14 points in the first half and Nicole Katsoff (Lebanon,NJ/North
Hunterdon) who had all six of her points over a 10 minute span.
Cheyney rallied early in the second
half, going on a 17-8 run over the first nine minutes of the period to take a
48-41 lead with 11:10 remaining.
The
Mountaineers would go on a 9-2 run over the next three minutes to tie the score
at 50-50 on a free throw by Buss. The team would battle back and forth with
seven lead changes and three ties before Mosley hit a 3-pointer with 1:32
remaining to give the Mountaineers a 64-62 lead at the 1:32 mark.
Mansfield
held Cheyney scoreless from that point while Allyson Buss (Nazarth/Notre
Dame) and Stephanie Rieser (Barnegat,NJ/Southern Regional)
each made free throws to pull out the win.
It was the second double-double of
the season for Reider and the 21 rebounds in the most for a Mountaineer in a
game since Deb Gyms pulled down a school record against Elmira College in 1989.
Reider also had five blocked shots on the day.
Mosley
had a team high 14 points while Stephanie Rieser had 13 points and five assists.
Latoya
Showell led Cheyney with 18 points while Tonya Slayton had a double-double with
11 points and 15 rebounds.
Mansfield
improves to 6-11 overall and 1-3 in the PSAC East while Cheyney falls to 5-10
and 0-3 in conference play.
Mansfield
will travel to Mt. Aloysius on Tuesday.
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BLOOMSBURG 86-76
MANSFIELD
– Bloomsburg jumped out to a 16-3 lead over the first seven minutes of the
game and held on for an 86-76 over Mansfield in women’s PSAC East action
Wednesday night at Decker Gymnasium.
Mansfield
made just one of their first 10 shots and trailed 45-33 at halftime. But the
Mountaineers rallied to start the second half and cut the lead to 50-46 on a
3-pointer by Allyson Buss with 16:00 to play but could pull no
closer.
Lynelle
Mosley
led Mansfield with 17 points with Allyson Buss scoring 15 and Stephanie
Rieser adding 12 points and eight rebounds.
Michelle
Albanese topped Bloomsburg with 25 points.
Mansfield
falls to 5-11 overall and 0-3 in the PSAC East while Bloomsburg improves to 9-6
and 2-1 in the PSAC East.
Mansfield
will host Cheyney this Saturday afternoon.
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MILLERSVILLE – Gema Robles scored a game high 19 points
to lead Millersville to a 67-40 win over Mansfield in a PSAC East contest
Saturday afternoon at Decker Gymnasium.
The
Mountaineers came out stone cold, hitting just one of their first 14 shots
trailing 19-2 eight minutes into the game.
Millersville
shot 47% from the field to the Mountaineers 30%.
Lynelle
Mosley
led the Mountaineers with eight points with Jessica Pfieffer
scoring seven.
Mansfield
falls to 5-10 overall and 0-2 in the PSAC East. Millersville improves to 11-5
and 2-0 in the conference.
The
Mountaineers will host Bloomsburg on Wednesday.
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– SENIOR GUARD SCORES GAME HIGH 20 POINTS
KUTZTOWN
– Senior Allyson Buss (Nazareth/Notre Dame) became just the
seventh player in Mansfield University women’s basketball history to score
1,000 points, but it would not be enough as the Mountaineers dropped a 68-59
decision to Kutztown in the opening game of the PSAC East season at Keystone
Hall Wednesday night.
“It’s
hard to explain just how much Allyson Buss has meant to this team and this
program,” said head coach Ruth Henderson. “I’m sure Allyson
would give up all 1,000 points to get a win tonight. It’s disappointing that
we couldn’t win for her on this milestone night.”
Buss
now has 1,014 points.
Buss scored nine of her game
high 20 points in the first half and went over the 1,000 point mark on a
3-pointer with 10:27 left. Buss, who hit 4-8 of her shots in the first half, was
one of the few bright spots for the Mountaineers in the first 20 minutes. The
Mountaineers hit just 8 of 35 shots (22.9%) of their shots and trailed 31-21 at
intermission.
The
Mountaineers closed the gap to 60-55 on a 3-pointer by Jamie Painting (Rochester,NY/Greece-Olympia)
with 4:27 to play in the game, but Kutztown hit six free throws to pull out the
win.
Mansfield outshot Kutztown from the field, but the Golden Bears drained 27 of 30 free throw attempts to improve to 7-8 overall and 1-0 in the PSAC East.
Stephanie
Rieser (Barnegat,NJ/Southern Regional)
scored 15 points for the Mountaineers with Lynelle Mosley (Media/Penncrest)
adding 13 points. Becky Savage led Kutztown with 17 points.
Mansfield
falls to 5-9 overall and 0-1 in the PSAC East. They host Millersville this
Saturday.
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LEADS FOUR IN DOUBLE FIGURES WITH 18 POINTS
MANSFIELD
– The Mansfield University women’s basketball team couldn’t stop
Shippensburg inside game in dropping an 85-68 decision in a PSAC crossover
contest at Heiges Fieldhouse Sunday afternoon.
Shippensburg’s
inside duo of Christan Kelly and Emily Swingler scored 27 of their combined 39
points in the first half. Leading 27-22 with 6:43 to play, Shippensburg went on
an 18-7 run to take a 45-29 lead into halftime.
Mansfield
was outscored by just one point in the second half, but could not make up any
ground. Senior Allyson Buss (Nazarth/Notre Dame) led four
Mountaineers in double figures with 18 points with point guard Lynelle
Mosley (Media/Penncrest) scoring 16 points with five assists and five
steals. Junior center Rachel Rieder (Cranberry TWP/Seneca Valley)
had 13 points and seven rebounds while sophomore Stephanie Rieser (Barnegat,NJ/Southern
Regional) had 11 points.
Buss is just six points shy of become the seventh
player in Mountaineer history to hit the 1,000 point milestone.
Swingler
scored a game high 30 points for Shippensburg with Kelly adding 19. Shippensburg
held a 44-27 rebounding advantage and hit 28 of 33 free throws.
Mansfield
falls to 5-8 overall and will open their PSAC East schedule this Wednesday when
they travel to Kutztown.
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SECOND HALF IN 87-58 LOSS AT IUP – ALLYSON BUSS MOVES TO WITHIN 24 POINTS OF
1,000 POINTS
INDIANA, PA – IUP went on an 18-0
run over the first seven minutes of the second half to break up a close game and
roll to a 87-58 victory in a PSAC crossover game at Memorial Fieldhouse Saturday
afternoon.
Mansfield
jumped out to a 30-25 lead with 7:30 left in the first half on a layup by Allyson
Buss (Nazarth/Notre Dame). But IUP would go on a 24-11 run to take a
49-41 into intermission.
Mansfield, which shot 51.9% from the
floor in the first half, managed to make just five of 25 shots in the second
half (20.0%).
Playing
without post players Alison Tagliaferri and Nicole Katsoff,
the Mountaineers had no answer for IUP’s inside trio of Jacqui Martin, Sarah
Adesar and Julie Gallo who combined for 54 of IUP’s 87 points.
IUP
also held a 40-29 rebound advantage.
Lynelle
Mosley (Media/Penncrest)
and Jess Pfeiffer (Erie/Seneca) led the Mountaineers with 12
points each while Buss added 11. Buss is now just 24 points shy of becoming the
seventh player in Mountaineer history to score 1,000 points in her career.
Jacqui
Martin led IUP with 21 points.
The
Mountaineers fall to 4-6 overall while IUP improves to 10-4. Mansfield travels
to Shippensburg on Sunday for the final PSAC crossover game of the season.
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SENIOR GUARD AVERAGES 26.5 POINTS PER GAME
Mosley
led the Mountaineers to a 1-1 mark during the week, including the program’s
first ever win over Edinboro University. She scored a game high 22 points in the
win over Edinboro and followed it up the next day with a career high 31 points
in a 83-80 overtime loss to Clarion.
3-point field goal percentage (52.6%) and free throw percentage (82.4%).
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RELEASE DATE: 1/05/03
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WOMEN DROP 83-80 THRILLER TO CLARION IN OT – LYNELLE MOSLEY SCORES CAREER HIGH
31 POINTS
MANSFIELD – Lynelle
Mosley scored a career high 31 points and Rachel Rieder hit a free throw
to send the game into overtime, but it would not be enough as Mansfield
University dropped a 83-80 overtime thriller to Clarion University in a PSAC
crossover game at Decker Gymnasium Sunday afternoon.
Mansfield built a 31-30
halftime advantage behind Mosley’s 16 first half points and held a 46-37 lead
on a Mosley layup with 15:35 to go.
But Clarion would to take
a 69-62 lead with 3:58 remaining. Mansfield would come back behind with a 7-2
run over the last two minutes of the game and send the contest into overtime
when Rachel Rieder hit a free throw with 16 seconds remaining
after being fouled when grabbing a rebound.
The Mountaineers, who were
playing their second game in two days, missed their first six shots in overtime
before Mosley buried a 3-pointer with :50 to go to put MU up 80-79. But
Clarion’s Heather Cigich hit a layup and Heather Duhnke hit two free throws to
ice the game.
In addition to her 31
points, Mosley pulled down seven rebounds with six assists and five steals in
playing in all 45 minutes of the game. Stephanie
Rieser scored 15 points while Rachel Rieder recorded a
double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Heather Cigich led Clarion
with 26 points.
Mansfield goes to 5-6
while Clarion improves to 6-5.
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TO RALLY MOUNTIES PAST EDINBORO – FIRST WIN OVER EDINBORO IN WOMEN’S
BASKETBALL HISTORY
MANSFIELD
– Lynelle Mosley (Media/Cedercrest) and Jessica Pfeiffer
(Erie/Seneca) each scored a game high 22 points to rally Mansfield
University to a 93-82 win over Edinboro University in a PSAC women’s crossover
contest at Decker Gymnasium Saturday afternoon.
“Ever
since we lost Alison Tagliaferri, we’ve been looking for someone to step up
their scoring,” head coach Ruth Henderson said. “Today Lynelle
(Mosley), Jessica (Pfeiffer), and Stephanie (Rieser) did just that. Stephanie
kept us in the game in the first half and Lynelle and Jessica just exploded in
the second half. If we can get type of production out of those three
consistently, we are going to be very competitive in the conference playoff
race.”
Mansfield
trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half before cutting the deficit to
49-41 at halftime.
The
Mountaineers rallied going on an 11-2 run over the first six minutes of the
second half to take a 52-51 lead on a jumper by Pfeiffer with 14:00 to play.
Mansfield increased its lead to 65-55 on a jumper by freshman Danna
Purnell (Deer Park,NY/Deer Park) with just under 10 minutes left and
would take a game high19 point lead on a pair of free throws by Allyson
Buss (Nazarth/Notre Dame) with to go up 89-70 with 2:17 remaining in the
game.
It marks the most points scored by the
Mountaineers in a game since beating Point Park 94-67 in the 1995-96 season. It
was the first win over Edinboro in MU women’s basketball history.
Mosley
and Pfeiffer each scored 15 of their game high 22 points in the second half and
were just two of four Mountaineers in double figures. Stephanie Rieser
(Barnegat,NJ/Southern Regional) scored a season high 18 points with
Allyson Buss adding 12.
Suzanne
Petruska led Edinboro with 19 points.
Mansfield
improves to 5-5 on the season and will host Clarion University in another PSAC
crossover game on Sunday afternoon. Edinboro falls to 8-5.
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LYNELLE MOSLEY LEADS MU WITH 22 POINTS
CALIFORNIA, PA – Missing
the presence of Alison Tagliaferri inside, the Mansfield University women’s
basketball was unable to stop Becky Siembak who scored 23 points and pulled down
15 rebounds to lead #7 ranked California University to a 92-61 victory over the
Mountaineers in a PSAC crossover game at Hamer Hall Sunday afternoon.
Siembak
scored 14 points in pulled down nine rebounds to held California to a 51-32 lead
at intermission.
Senior
guard Lynelle Mosley (Media/Penncrest) kept the Mountaineers in
the game, scoring 16 of her team high 22 points in the first half.
California dominated the
boards behind Siemback and 6-9 Suzie Gyarfas, outrebounding the Mountaineers
44-28.
Stephanie
Rieser (Barnegat,NJ/Southern Regional)
had 10 points for Mansfield with Allyson Buss (Nazarth/Notre Dame)
and Rachel Rieder (Cranberry Township/Seneca Valley) each adding
eight.
Mansfield
falls to 4-5 overall while California improves to 9-0.
The
Mountaineers are off for the holidays until returning to Decker Gymnasium on
Jan. 4, to host Edinboro University.
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62-54 – LYNELLE MOSLEY SCORES 12
SLIPPERY ROCK – Missy
McKavish scored 15 of her game high 17 points in the second half to rally
Slippery Rock University to a 62-54 win over Mansfield University in a PSAC
crossover game in Morrow Field House Saturday afternoon.
Playing
without leading scorer and rebounder Alison Tagliaferri, the
Mountaineers still took a 23-18 lead at intermission behind sophomore Stephanie
Rieser (Barnegat,NJ/Southern Regional) who scored all nine of her points
in the first half.
Slippery
Rock fought its way back into the lead via the 3-pointer, hitting five treys
over the first eight minutes of the second half taking a 40-39 lead with 12:12
to play. Overall, Slippery Rock hit seven of its eight 3-pointers in the second
half.
Lynelle
Mosley (Media/Penncrest)
was the only Mountaineer in double figures with 12 points. Rachel Rieder (Cranberry
Township/Seneca Valley) and Allyson Buss (Nazareth/Notre Dame)each
added eight.
McKavish
led four Slippery Rock players in double figures.
Mansfield
falls to 4-4 overall while Slippery Rock improves to 3-4. Mansfield will travel
to #7 ranked California University of PA on Sunday.
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MANSFIELD TO 62-46 WIN OVER LYCOMING
MANSFIELD
– Senior Lynelle Mosley (Media/Penncrest) scored a season high
19 points and the Mountaineer defense allowed a season low 46 points as
Mansfield University downed Lycoming College 62-46 Wednesday evening in Decker
Gymnasium.
“Lynelle
really set the pace for us tonight,” said head coach Ruth Henderson.
“With Tagliaferri and Buss out, we needed scoring and she gave it to us. But
everyone contributed tonight. If you were to tell me two days ago that we would
be without our two leading scorers and still be able to beat a quality Lycoming
team by 16 points, I would think you were being a little optimistic. But the
team came together tonight and they won this game with an all around effort.”
Mansfield
leading scorers Alison Tagliaferri and Allyson Buss
missed the game because of injuries. They had combined to score 48% of the
Mountaineers points in the first six games of the season.
After
trailing by two just a minute into the game, the Mountaineers would take the
lead for good on a 3-pointer by Stephanie Rieser (Barnegat,NY/Southern
Regional) and increased their lead to 30-18 by halftime.
Mansfield
maintained a double-digit lead throughout the second half, building it to 62-44
on a jumper by Julia Krajnik (Collegeville/Spring-Ford) with less
than a minute to play.
Beside
her 19 point effort, Mosley also dished out seven assists with five rebounds and
three steals. Sophomore Tara Stock (Martinsburg/Central) added a
career best eight points for the Mountaineers
while Rieser and Jess Pfeiffer (Erie/Seneca) each added
seven points.
Emily
DiMarco scored a game high 20 points for Lycoming.
Mansfield
improves to 4-3 and travels to Slippery Rock and California this weekend for a
pair of PSAC crossover contests. Lycoming falls to 3-4 on the season.
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MANSFIELD
– Mansfield University freshman Danna Purnell (Deer Park,NY/Deer Park)
was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Rookie of the Week
for her outstanding performance in the week ending 12/7.
Purnell
helped the Mountaineers to a 1-1 week averaging 9.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per
game over that span. She also dished out 13 assists, recorded six steals and
blocked a shot while shooting 50.0% from the field.
RELEASE DATE: 12/06/02
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TAGLIAFERRI HAS 20 FOR MOUNTAINEERS
MANSFIELD – Lock Haven outscored Mansfield 14-3 over
the final five minutes of the game to rally for a 63-60 win in women’s
basketball at Decker Gymnasium Friday night.
Mansfield
went out to a 9-0 lead over the first five minutes of the game before Lock Haven
went on a 10-0 run to take a the lead. But the Mountaineers came back behind Alison
Tagliaferri, who scored 11 of her team high 20 points in first half, to
take a 34-29 halftime advantage.
Despite
foul trouble on Tagliaferri and guard Lynelle Mosley, the
Mountaineer increased their lead to 57-49 on a jumper by Rachel Rieder with
5:34 to play. But Lock Haven would come back hitting eight of 12 free throws to
win the game.
Tagliaferri
scored 20 points and grabbed a game high eight rebounds for the Mountaineers
with Allyson Buss adding 10. Rachel Rieder, Dana
Purnell and Jessica Pfieffer each scored seven.
Amy
Daniels had a game high 21 points for Lock Haven with Cyndi Crowl adding 15.
The
loss snaps a three-game winning streak for the Mountaineers and a three game
winning streak against Lock Haven.
Mansfield
falls to 3-3 overall while Lock Haven improves to 4-1. The Mountaineers are off
for final next week before host Lycoming College.
RELEASE
DATE: 12/4/02
FOR
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"TAKE A KID TO THE GAME DAY THIS FRIDAY -- FREE ADMISSION TO CHILDREN
ACCOMPIED BY A PAYING ADULT
MANSFIELD
-- Mansfield University will sponsor "Take a Kid to the Game" when
they host Lock Haven University this Friday evening. The women will tip-off at 6
p.m. with the men's contest slated for a 8 p.m. start.
Children
accompanied by a paying adult will be admitted free to both the women and men's
contest.
In
addition, dribbling and shooting contest for all children in attendance will be
held during the halftime of both games with prizes for all.
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Release date: 12/03/02
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HOUGHTON, 68-61
Mansfield—The
Mansfield University Women’s basketball team extended their winning streak to
three games with Tuesday nights win over Houghton College, 68-61.
Mansfield
defense, which was tough all night, forced Houghton to take a quick timeout 26
seconds into the game. The defense, led by freshman Danna Purnell’s four
steals, forced 29 Highlander turnovers. The Mounties took control of the game
running their lead to as many as 12 points before heading into locker room with
a 34-25 advantage.
The
second half was no different as Mansfield ran its lead to as many as 16 points
with 11:36 left on the clock. Coach Ruth Henderson went deep into her bench as
12 different Mountaineers scored. Senior co-captain Allyson Buss led all scorers
with 14 points. Freshman guard Danna Purnell added 11 points, shooting 5-8 from
the floor, to go along with six assists. Junior Jessica Pfeiffer chipped in six
points and four assists.
Houghton
was able to stay in the game by shooting 20-22 from the charity stripe.
Houghton’s leading scorer was Angela Layne with 21 points.
Mansfield’s
record is now 3-2 while Houghton drops to 1-1.
Mansfield
will be back in action this coming Friday, December 6 when they host the Bald
Eagles of Lock Haven. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.
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OF THE WEEK – SOPHOMORE AVERAGES 24 POINTS AND 9.5 REBOUNDS IN 2-0 WEEK FOR
THE MOUNTAINEERS
MANSFIELD
– Former Jersey Shore High School standout Alison Tagliaferri
has been named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern
Division Player of the Week for her outstanding performance in the week ending
12/01.
Tagliaferri
led the Mountaineers to wins over Lock Haven and Mt. Aloysius during the week,
averaging 24.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game over the two game span. She
connected on 21 of 32 attempts from the floor (65.6%) and had two assists, two
steals and a blocked shot.
In
marks the third time in her career Tagliaferri has earned PSAC East Player of
the Week honors. She was twice named the PSAC East POW last season while earning
PSAC East Rookie of the Week three times.
The
daughter of Holly and Tom Tagliaferri of Linden, Alison is majoring in
accounting at Mansfield.
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TAGLIAFERRI’S DOUBLE-DOUBLE
MANSFIELD
– Sophomore Alison Tagliaferri (Linden/Jersey Shore) scored a
game high 27 points to lead the Mansfield University women basketball team to a
67-56 win over Mt. Aloysius College in the Mountaineers season home opener at
Decker Gymnasium Saturday afternoon.
It would be TMT – Too Much
Tagliaferri – all day for Mt. Aloysius with Tagliaferri tying her career high
of 27 points, hitting 13-19 of her shots from the field. Tagliaferri also pulled
down a game high 10 rebounds to record her first double-double of the season.
The two teams battled to a 32-32
halftime tie and were 46-46 with 10:26 remaining in the second half, before
Mansfield took the lead for good on a 14-4 run over the next five minutes of the
game.
“It
was a good win for us,” said head coach Ruth Henderson.
“Alison was just awesome, but the real hero of the game may have been Lynelle
Mosley. She held their leading scorer (Ginger Fanelli) to 23 points
below her season average and allowed her just one field goal.”
Stephanie
Rieser (Barnegat,NJ/Southern Regional)
scored 12 points and pulled down seven rebounds while Rachel Rieder
(Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) added 10 points. Allyson
Buss (Nazereth, PA/Notre Dame) scored scored eight points to become just
the eighth player in school history to surpass the 900 point milestone in career
scoring.
Missy
Wertz had 15 points for Mt. Aloysius with Randy Baker scoring 12.
It
was the second straight win for the Mountaineers who improve to 2-2 on the
season. Mt. Aloysius falls to 2-2.
Mansfield
will host Houghton College this Tuesday.
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WIN OF SEASON—ALISON TAGLIAFERRI SCORES 21
Lock
Haven—The Mountaineer Women’s basketball team defeated Lock Haven University
58-49 for their first win of the season after two close losses in last weekends
Red Roof Classic.
Mansfield
jumped out to an 8-0 lead on a lay-up by Rachel Rieder. Both teams were plagued
by turnovers throughout the first half. Alison Tagliaferri’s lay-in put the
Mounties up 18-13 going into halftime. Mansfield shot 27.6% in the first half
while holding Lock Haven to 10.3%.
Mansfield
led the whole game extending their lead to as many as 15 points late in the
second half. Lock Haven made two late runs to cut the led to six. Senior Allyson
Buss and freshman Danna Purnell sank two free throws each to seal the victory.
The win was the third straight over the Bald Eagles from Lock Haven.
Sophomore
Alison Tagliaferri, who averaged 22 points last season vs. Lock Haven, finished
with 21 points and nine rebounds. Tagliaferri shot 8-13 from the field and
scored 14 of her 21 points in the second half.
Mansfield’s
coach Ruth Henderson commented, “As well as Tagliaferri played, credit needs
to be also given to guards Allyson Buss and Lynelle Mosley for controlling the
second half tempo.” Buss scored
all eight of her points in the second half while Mosley scored seven of her nine
points in the second half.
Freshman
Danna Purnell was credited with seven steals which ranks third in school’s
history for most steals in a single game. Sophomore Stephanie Rieser added six
points and five assists.
After
a poor first half of shooting, the Mounties came out of the locker room to shoot
50%, going 12-24 from the floor. Mansfield held Lock Haven to just 24.2%
shooting for the game.
The leading scorer for Lock Haven was Cyndi Crowl with 12 points and four assists.
Mansfield
will be back in action on Saturday, November 30, when they host Mt. Aloysius
College for Community Day. Admission is free to all and tip-off is at 2pm.
RELEASE DATE: 11/26/02
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– FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL
MANSFIELD
– The Mansfield University women’s home basketball opener scheduled for this
Saturday, Nov. 30, is Community Day. Admission will be free to all for the 2
p.m. start at Decker Gymnasium.
Mansfield
will host Mt. Aloysius College. The Mountaineers were the eighth most improved
program in NCAA Division II last season and return most of their starters from
last season.
RELEASE DATE: 11/23/02
MOUNTIE WOMEN DROP 60-59 HEARTBREAKER AT WEST VIRGINIA TECH ALISON TAGLIAFERRI SCORES 23
MONTGOMERY,
WV – Alison Tagliaferri scored 23 points and Rachael Reider added 14, but it
would not be enough as the Mansfield University women’s basketball fell to
West Virginia Tech 60-59 at the Red Roof Classic Saturday evening.
Stephanie
Rieser added nine points for Mansfield which committed 38 turnovers in suffering
its second close loss of the season.
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OPENING ROUND OF RED ROOF CLASSIC, 78-72 – ALLYSON BUSS SCORES 24
INSTITUTE, WV—The
Mountaineer Women’s basketball team drops its season opener
to West Virginia College 78-72 in the opening round of the Red Roof
Classic.
Mansfield
was down by as many as nine points in the first half, tied the score 27-27, on a
jumper by Jessica Pfeifer with 5:23 to go in the first half. West Virginia State
went a run to push the led back to seven. Jumpers by Allison Tagliaferri and
Pfeifer closed the lead to three. Buss hit a three-pointer with two seconds on
the clock to bring the Mounties to within two.
The
second half bounded back and forth with Mansfield trailing by only five points
for most of the half.
Senior
co-captain Allyson Buss (Nazareth/Notre Dame) led the Mounties with a 24 points,
including 6-10 from three point land. Sophomore Allison Tagliaferri
(Linden/Jersey Shore)
Came
back from a pre-season ankle sprain to score 15 points and seven rebounds.
Senior co-captain Lynelle Mosley (Media/Penncrest) added 11 points and eight
assists. Sophomore Stephanie Rieser (Barnegat, NJ/Southern Regional ) finished
with 11 points.
West
Virginia State’s leading scorer were LaRhonda Garrett and Qudonya Muldrew each
with 15 points.
The
Mountaineers will take on West Virginia Tech tomorrow, tip-off is at 5:15.
RELEASE DATE: 11/20/02
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MANSFIELD PICKED TO FINISH FIFTH
IN PSAC IN PRESEASON POLL – ALISON TAGLIAFERRI NAMED PRESEASON ALL-PSAC EAST
-- MOUNTIE WOMEN OPEN 2002-2003 CAMPAIGN AT WEST VIRGINIA/RED ROOF CLASSIC THIS
WEEKEND
MANSFIELD – After missing their first ever PSAC playoff berth by a total of five points, the Mansfield University women’s basketball team was picked to finish fifth in the PSAC East this season in the coaches preseason poll. The poll was released this afternoon as part of the PSAC Media Videoconference.
“Being
picked fifth gives us something to prove,” fourth-year head coach Ruth
Henderson said. “We are an improved team from last season, both in
attitude and skill level. We believe we can be a playoff team and I believe we
have the players to achieve that.”
Alison
Tagliaferri, the PSAC East Rookie of the Year and first team All-PSAC
East selection, was one of six players picked as preseason All-PSAC honors by
the head coaches. As a freshman last season, Tagliaferri led the PSAC East in
scoring averaging 14.6 points per game along with 7.0 rebounds.
Sidelined with an injury for much of the preseason,
Tagliaferri has just returned to practice. Her status for the weekend has yet to
be decided.
The Mansfield University women’s basketball team will open the 2002-2003 season when they travel to West Virginia this weekend to face West Virginia State and West Virginia Tech in the Red Roof Classic.
The Mountaineers will face West Virginia State at 7:30 p.m.
on Friday, before traveling to West Virginia State for a 5:30 game on Saturday.
“We’re excited to get the season started,” said Henderson. “This is a pretty competitive tournament and a good way to see where we are at.”
After finishing with the second most wins in school history
during the 2001-2002 campaign, the Mansfield University Mountaineer women’s
basketball team has been counting the minutes to the start of the 2002-2003
season.
Last year, Ruth Henderson’s Mountaineers were the
most improved program in the PSAC and the eighth most improved in all of NCAA
Division II.
Most would consider it a challenge to improve on last
season’s accomplishments but coach Henderson expects to exceed those
milestones.
She has good reason for those high expectations. Returning
the top five scorers from last year along with four other players who saw action
in 19 of more games, the Mountaineers will have more experience on the court
than in anytime in recent memory.
That experience, along with a strong incoming class, could
result in the Mountaineers first ever post-season appearance.
Leading the group will be last year’s PSAC East and ECAC
South Rookie of the Year and first team All-PSAC East selection Alison
Tagliaferri (Linden/Jersey Shore). The leading scorer in the PSAC East
last season as just a freshman, Tagliaferri earned PSAC East Player or Rookie of
the Week honors five times, while averaging 14.6 points and 7.0 rebounds per
game.
Also returning to the starting rotation is senior guard
co-captain Lynelle Mosley (Media/Penncrest). A four-year starter,
Mosley was a second team All-PSAC East selection last season where she averaged
10.3 points per game and was second in the conference in steals (85). Mosley
will be joined at guard by four-year starter and co-captain Allyson Buss
(Nazareth/Notre Dame). The leading scorer on the team in each of her
first three seasons, Buss is coming back as a graduate student after missing the
final 11 games of the season last year with an injury. She averaged 13.8 points
and ranked among the PSAC’s most accurate free throw and three-point shooter
before her injury. Buss is just 137 points from becoming the Mountaineers
seventh 1,000-point scorer.
Sophomore Stephanie Rieser (Barnegat,NJ/Southern
Regional) and junior Jessica Pfeiffer (Erie/Seneca)
combined for 29 starts in the backcourt last year where Rieser averaged 8.6
points per game and Pfeiffer 8.1 points per outing. Together they combined for
48 three-pointers. Also returning at guard is junior Nadia Gauransky
(Summit Hill/Panther Valley) was appeared in 21 games in 2001-2002 with
five starts.
Junior Nicole Katsoff (Lebanon,NJ/North Hunterdon)
will vie for a starting spot at forward after appearing in every game last
season, including 10 starts. She will be joined in the frontcourt by sophomore Tara
Stock (Martinsburg/Central) who appeared in 19 games as a freshman.
Maura Gibbons (Center Rockaway,NJ/Morris Catholic)
is the team’s tallest player and appeared in 22 games as a freshman last
season including three starts.
Henderson also brought in a strong recruiting class that
should have an immediate impact on the program. Rachel Rieder
(Cranberry/Seneca Valley) is a 6-1 transfer from California (PA)
University who appeared in 53 games for the Vulcan’s her first two seasons.
Danna Purnell (Deer Park,NY/Deer Park) was
one of the top high school players on Long Island last season where she earned
All-State honors by averaging 12.5
points and 7.8 assists per game. Teamed up with Mosley, she will give the
Mountaineers one of the quickest backcourt combinations in the conference.
Krista Deats (Tioga/Williamson) is a 5-10
guard who scored more than 1,800 points during her high school career, including
22.8 points and 8.6 rebounds per game her senior season. Jamie Painting
(Rochester,NY/Greece-Olympia) scored 1,170 points in her high school
career, averaging 16.0 points and 8.2 rebounds per game her senior season to
earn first-Team All-Greater Rochester honors.
Tiffany Plank (Elkland/Elkland) is another 1,000-point scorer in high school and averaged 18.7 points per game as a senior with 71 three-pointers. Tiffany Taylor (Media/Strath Haven) is a 5-3, cat quick guard