The Battlers took care of business for the fourth consecutive game and this time it was in dominant fashion. A-B made the drive to The University of District of Columbia for a rematch from earlier in the season. The Battlers won the first match earlier in the season at Rex Pyles Arena by the score of . This game would not be as close.
The Firebirds were without Nigel Munson who dropped 33 against the Battlers in the first matchup but they had last years leading score Tim Ellison back in the line up. Ellison would not be enough for UDC.
Alderson-Broaddus never trailed for the second consecutive game as they started the game out on a 6-0 run and never gave the lead up. The Battlers biggest lead came in the first half with thirteen minutes left when Junior Mark Summerfield hit his third three of the half on just as many attempts to give A-B a 18-4 advantage. UDC would go on a run at the end of the half led by Kennith James and Ellison and they went into half trailing the Battlers by a score of 34-27.
It would not be nearly as close in the second half as the Battlers got major contributions from Terrell Eargle, Junior Carl Buck, and Sophomore Jamar Board. Buck and Eargle hooked up on several occasions as Buck exploded with nine points and seven assists. Board who led all scorers with 22 points scored 15 of them in the second half. Eargle had a double-double at halftime and showed to many why he was named WVIAC conference player of the week. He would end up with yet another impressive stat line as he had 14 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, and two steals.
A-B held the Firebirds to just 12 second half points as they outscored UDC by 27 points. The Firebirds were held to just 28 percent shooting in the second half compared to the 64 percent posted by the Battlers. The final score ended up heavily in A-B's favor 80-46 as the Battlers improved their record to 4-2 on the season and picked up yet another Atlantic Region win. A-B will look to continue their winning ways on the road against Cheyney University in Philadelphia, PA in another Atlantic Region matchup.
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Eargle, Lintner Take 1/4 WVIAC Basketball Awards
1/4/2010
Men's Basketball Player of the Week (12/21-1/3):
---Terrell Eargle, Alderson-Broaddus, 6-4, Sr., G, Youngstown, OH: Eargle paced the Battlers in an important 81-72 regional victory at Edinboro (PA) with 23 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists...He also filled up the stat sheet with five steals and three blocked shots to help the Battlers improve to 3-2 on the season.
Other top efforts: Shepherd's Tyrone Roach (35 points in loss to Slippery Rock), Glenville State's Aaron Dobson (25 points in overtime win at WV Wesleyan), Seton Hill's Chris Giles (20.3 ppg in three games), West Liberty's John Wolosinczuk (20.0 ppg, 8.5 rpg in two wins), West Virginia Wesleyan's Justin Caldwell (18.0 ppg in three losses), and Wheeling Jesuit's Steve Catich (15.0 ppg in two wins).
2009-10 Winners: 11/23-Darren Jones (WVSU), 11/30-John White (UC), 12/7-Darren Jones (WVSU), 12/14-Josh Miller (WVSU)/Corey Pelle (WL), 12/21-Rico Thompson (BSC), 1/4-Terrell Eargle (A-B).
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The Battlers will try to continue their winning ways in the new year as they prepare for two big regional games against the University of District of Columbia and Cheyney University.
January 4 has the Battlers slated against the Firebirds of UDC. UDC traveled to Philippi earlier in the season and the Battlers picked up their second win of the season 85-73. Eargle paced the Battlers with 28 points, nine rebounds, six steals, and five assists.
However Eargle was not the top scorer for the game as UDC's Nigel Munson lit up the scoreboard with 33 points on 12-19 shooting from the floor including 4-6 from deep. The Firebirds have recently picked up their first win of the season with a very challenging schedule and will come into the game with a record of 1-11.
On January 6 A-B will travel to Philadelphia to the campus of Cheyney University in their first regular season meeting during Coach Zimmerman's tenure. This is not the first time Zimmerman has faced the Wolves. Two years ago the Battlers knocked Cheyney out of the NCAA tournament in the first round off Jordan Morrison's 19 points off the bence.
The Wolves will come into the game with a record of 5-2. What is more impressive about the 5-2 start is that all the games have3 come on the road due to their recent renovation of the gym floor. A-B will be the first home game for the Wolves.
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The Battlers men's basketball squad reigned supreme in what was their strongest effort of the season against regional foe Edinboro. A-B made the four hour trek up north along I-79 but it was well worth it as they had control of the game from the opening minutes.
Sophomore Jamar Board who has had the difficult job of filling in the shoes of departed Sam Liggins, made it look easy and early as he single handedly went on a 9-0run to start out the game with three consecutive treys. The early run didn't stop there as teammates Mark Summerfield and Freshman Roy Brown had two more threes to make it a 18-3 commanding lead with still 15:15 left in the first half.
The Battlers never gave up the lead but had to survive a couple runs from a very talented Edinboro team. After Eargle made a layup after the Fighting Scots timeout to make it 20-3 Junior Byron Knight started to heat up off the bench. He scored six straight points to cut the lead 21-15 but just as Edinboro got within striking range Board answered with yet another three to push the lead back to 24-15. Alderson-Broaddus pushed the lead back into double digits but just as the first half was winding down Edinboro finished on a strong note and brought it back into single digits with the score being 37-28 at the break.
The second half was in similar fashion as the Battlers stretched the lead back up to double digits early and had an answer to every Edinboro threat. A-B's largest lead of the night came with nine minutes left in the contest as they were well ahead by a score of 56-33. Edinboro would battle back in the final minutes but it would not be enough as the final score was a misleading 81-72.
The starting five for A-B did nearly all the scoring as the only bench points came in the first half on a Mile Ivanic layup. The Battlers were led in scoring by both Board and Senior Terell Eargle with 23 each. Roy Brown came into the game averaging five points per game but Brown poured in a career high 21 points in his third career start. Eargle did more than just score as his impressive streak four plus steals per game continued as he had five more. He also had five assists nine rebounds and three blocks.
The Battlers as a team shot a blistering 53 percent from the three point line in the first half on 7-13 shooting. The second half resulted with A-B going 2-6 from deep and gave them a final percentage of 47 for the game.
Edinboro was led in scoring by Knight as he ended up with 23 points. Senior Justin Moore was the only other Edinboro player to reach double figures as he had 14. Edinboro dropped to 5-3 on the season while the Battlers improved to 3-2 and got over the .500 mark for the first time this season.
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Amanda Peoples Named WVIAC Player of the Week
Freshman Amanda Peoples from Morgantown, WV has earned her first career WVIAC honors as its most recent player of the week. She earned this by having a stellar game on the road against Central State University. Peoples posted a career high in rebounds with 17 and capped off the evening with contributing 15 points.
The Lady Battlers were on the winning side of the game 59-45 as four Lady Battler players reached double digit scoring. A-B improved to 2-6 with the victory and look to make it two in a row on December 19 as they travel with the men's squad to Bluefield State and also go for their first WVIAC victory of the young season.
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Peoples Leads Lady Battlers Over Central State
The Lady Battler Basketball team secured their second win of the season at Central State in recent action by a score of 59-45.
Freshman Amanda Peoples had her best performance as a Battler with a astounding night of 15 points and 17 rebounds. It was Peoples' first double double of the season as the Lady Battlers overcame a sluggish night with 27 turnovers but their defense held Central State to only 15-59 shooting for only 25 percent for the evening.
Peoples was matched in scoring by Senior Amanda Harris as she also had six assists to go with her 15 points. Seniors Tori Charley and Caitlyn Brown also reached double digits in scoring with 12 and 10 respectively. Charley and Brown nearly joined Peoples in the double double club for the evening but fell a few rebounds short as Charley pulled down eight and Brown seven. The Lady Battlers dominated the boards on the evening as they pulled down 52 rebounds to Central State's 27.
A-B improved to 2-5 on the season and will go for their second consecutive victory against Bluefield State the 19th of December at 5:15 and will be broadcasted live on www.ab.edu/gameday and locally on 91.3 WQAB FM. It will be followed by the men's game at 7:30 and it will also be available online.
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The Alderson-Broaddus men's basketball team held off a late rush from the visiting Firebirds of the University of the District of Columbia to even their record at 2-2.
A-B was lead in scoring on the evening by senior Terell Eargle. The senior from Youngstown, Ohio scored 28 points but was a big contributer in other categories as well. Eargle posted nine rebounds, five assists, six steals, and connected on 11 of 15 free throws. Also having a big game was junior Mark Summerfield who has continuously shown improvement throughout the season chipped in 16 points, five rebounds, four steals, a block, and four assists.
A-B took the lead early and never gave it up. At half A-B was up comfortably 37-23 and pushed the lead to over twenty points in the second half before UDC made a late run. UDC got their defecit down to nine points before A-B pushed the lead back up over to ten points and out of reach. At the conclusion of the game the final score was in A-B's favor 85-73.
UDC was paced in scoring by Nigell Munson who amassed an impressive 33 points for the Firebirds who dropped to 0-9 overall on the season.
A-B will look for their third consecutive victory as they make the long trek to Bluefield State the 19th as Coach Zimmerman looks to put his perfect record against the Blues. The game can be heard online at www.ab.edu/gameday and can be heard locally on 91.3 WQAB. Both the men's and women's game will be broadcasted.
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Johnson and Shoemaker Named to NSCAA All Region Team
Johnson and Shoemaker Named To All Atlantic Region Team
WJU's Houston Named Daktronics Atlantic Region Soccer Player of the Year; Four WVIAC Standouts Earn First Team All-Region Honors
11/17/2009
(SLIPPERY ROCK, PA)---Wheeling Jesuit University forward Kara Houston was named Tuesday as the Daktronics, Inc. Atlantic Region women’s soccer “Player of the Year.”
Houston also headlined a list of 13 student-athletes named to first-team all-region honors in voting powered by ATHLETICSITE.COM and conducted among sports information directors at NCAA Division II institutions located in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
A junior from Washington, Pa., Houston was the leading goal scorer in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference this fall with 24 and added four assists to finish the season with 52 points. A first-team All-WVIAC selection, she led her team to an 11-10 overall record.
Other WVIAC first team honorees are Concord's Gemma Nortcliffe, Davis & Elkins' Megan Beal, and Alderson-Broaddus' Megan Johnson.
WVIAC Tournament champion West Virginia Wesleyan had six second team all-region selections in Jill Morrison, Katie Roberts, Hannah Macormic, Meghan Zayas, Alanna Torrey, and Caroline Lalley. Davis & Elkins teammates and sisters Cole and Megan Dant were also second team picks. Kasie Shoemaker (A-B) and Fallon Nicholas (Charleston) round out the WVIAC honorees on the second squad.
The complete list of Daktronics, Inc. All-Atlantic Region selections follows:
DAKTRONICS INC. WOMEN’S SOCCER ALL-ATLANTIC REGION TEAMS
Player of the Year: Kara Houston, forward, Wheeling Jesuit
FIRST TEAM
Forward: Amanda Heister, California; Kara Houston, Wheeling Jesuit; Gemma Nortcliffe, Concord; Sarah Oswald, West Chester.
Midfielder: Devon Miniscalco, East Stroudsburg; Jen Hutchinson, West Chester; Megan Beal, Davis & Elkins; Heather Robbins, Indiana.
Defender: Jenna Arnold, West Chester; Chelsea Deeter, Kutztown; Megan Johnson, Alderson-Broaddus; Cindi Nickels, West Chester
Goalkeeper: Lyndsie Bernardini, West Chester
SECOND TEAM
Forward: Cole Dant, Davis & Elkins; Taylor Hilinski, Mercyhurst; Jill Morrison, West Virginia Wesleyan; Kasie Shoemaker, Alderson-Broaddus; Megan Zayas, West Virginia Wesleyan.
Midfielder: Carina Honeygosky, California; Hannah Macormic, West Virginia Wesleyan; Katie Roberts, West Virginia Wesleyan; Jessica Bennett, West Chester
Defender: Allison Dant, Davis & Elkins; Tara Malkiewicz, West Chester; Fallon Nicholas, Charleston; Alanna Torrey, West Virginia Wesleyan
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Box Score
(Clarion, PA) --- The 19th ranked Gannon Golden Knights would use a 19-4 run to open the game and sieze control, never looking back on their way to a 81-42 victory over Alderson-Broaddus on the 2nd day of the Clarion Classic.
GU (5-0) shot a scorching 59% in the opening frame as they raced out to a 45-13 lead at intermission. The Lady Battlers hit on just 5 of 23 (21.7%) attempts from the field in the 1st half.
The Knights were paced by Brittany Tabron's game high 16 points and seven rebounds in just 19 minutes of action.
A-B, who struggled all night to get anything going offensively, would be led by Tori Charley's 10 points. Ciara Riggleman and Amanda Peoples each added seven points each.
The Battlers shot just 29.2% from the field, and had a minus 25 rebound deficit (48-23)
Alderson-Broaddus will return to action this weekend as they will travel to Montgomery, WV for the WVU-Tech Golden Bear Classic. A-B will take on Pikeville Friday at 8pm.
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Lady Battlers Basketball Fall to Clarion in Season Opener
Box Score
(Clarion, PA)--- The A-B Women's Basketball Team fell on the road this evening to the host Clarion University, 71-63, in the2nd game of the Clarion Classic.
The Golden Eagles were paced by Bethany Koch's 19 points, as she fueled a 12-5 run over the final 4:27 of the game to break open a one point contest. Clarion would see their 1o point 2nd half lead cut to a mere point, 59-58, as A-B's Ciara Riggleman knocked down a jumper in the paint. Koch would then go to work as she hit a pair of layups and a jumper to help close the door on the Lady Battlers.
Alderson-Broaddus (0-1) were led by Tori Charley's game high 23 points and nine rebounds. Senior Amanda Smith stuffed the stat sheet as she added 18 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Freshman Amanda Peoples chipped in 13 points and seven rebounds in her collegiate debut.
For the game A-B shot 41.7% (25-60) from the field and 8 of 19 (42.1%) from behind the arc. They held a 41-38 advantage on the boards but turned the ball over 16 times compared to only 11 for Clarion.
A-B returns to action on Monday evening as they take on 19th ranked Gannon University Golden Knights. Tip off for game four of the Clarion Classic is at 6pm.
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