DECEMBER 19 2007
KING'S DOWN SUSQUEHANNA TO FINISH THIRD IN OWN TOURNEY, HOOD WINS RAMADA INN CLASSIC TITLE OVER LVC
WILKES-BARRE -- King's College finished in third place in the Ramada Inn/Monarch Classic with a 91-74 win over Susquehanna University. In the championship game, Hood College posted a 62-57 win over Lebanon Valley.
The Monarchs game out of the gates on fire and opened up a 58-34 half-time lead , shooting 62.5 (20-32) percent from the floor. Susquehanna drew no closer than 17 points in the second half.
Vince Scalzo led the way for King's with 25 points and eight rebounds with 18 points coming in the first half. Scalzo hit on 9-of-11 shots, including 5-of-6 from three-point range. Jamie Cousart followed with 22 points four rebounds and three steals. Mike Wagner netted nine points while Kofi Dwebeng and Kevin Conroy added eight each.
Josh Robinson and Kevin Cuff paced Susquehanna with 15 points each.
KING'S COLLEGE 91, SUSQUEHANNA 74
SUSQUEHANNA (4-6)
Josh Robinson 3-8 7-8 15; Kevin Cuff 6-11 0-0 15; Matt McDevitt 1-2 5-6 8;
Sean Ulichny 3-4 2-2 8; Andy Gaebel 2-6 1-2 7; Marcus Burke 2-2 1-3 5; Todd
Denapoli 0-1 4-5 4; Joel Patch 2-7 0-1 4; Hunter McKain 1-1 0-0 2; Frank Marcinek Jr. 1-1 0-0 2; Bryan Majors 0-3 2-2 2; Fran Brzyski 0-1 1-2 1; Kenny MacFarlane 0-2 1-2 1; Rob Cosgrove 0-2 0-0 0; Brad Okonak 0-3 0-0 0; Moose Marshall 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-55 24-33 74.
KING'S COLLEGE (5-4)
Vince Scalzo 9-11 2-4 25; Jamie Cousart 6-10 10-14 22; Mike Wagner 2-6 3-3
9; Kofi Dwebeng 3-5 0-0 8; Adam Brasky 2-4 2-2 8; Kevin Conroy 3-5 2-4 8;
John Soboleski 2-4 1-2 5; Jim Welsh 1-2 0-0 3; Jared Black 0-1 2-2 2; Chris Hacker 0-5 1-2 1; Harry Schlichter 0-0 0-0 0; Jim Schule 0-0 0-1 0; Nate Alcott 0-1 0-0 0; Ryan Nenstiel 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-56 23-34 91.
Susquehanna................... 34 40 - 74
King's College................... 58 33 - 91
3-point goals--Susquehanna 8-23 (Kevin Cuff 3-5; Josh Robinson 2-4; Andy
Gaebel 2-4; Matt McDevitt 1-1; Joel Patch 0-1; Bryan Majors 0-3; Brad Okonak
0-3; Moose Marshall 0-1; Todd Denapoli 0-1), King's College 12-25 (Vince Scalzo 5-6; Mike Wagner 2-5; Adam Brasky 2-4; Kofi Dwebeng 2-3; Jim Welsh 1-2; Chris Hacker 0-1; Nate Alcott 0-1; Jared Black 0-1; Kevin Conroy 0-1; Jamie Cousart 0-1). Fouled out--Susquehanna-None, King's College-None. Rebounds--Susquehanna 38 (Joel Patch 6), King's College 31 (Vince Scalzo 8). Assists--Susquehanna 6 (Joel Patch 2), King's College 16 (Chris Hacker 4). Total fouls--Susquehanna 24, King's College 26. Technical fouls--Susquehanna-None, King's College-None. A-125
HOOD DOWNS LEBANON VALLEY FOR TOURNEY TITLEHood College won the Ramada Inn/Monarch Classic with a 62-57 victory over Lebanon Valley College Wednesday at King's College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
In the title game, Jesse Gutenkunst earned tournament most valuable player honors after scoring 22 points with 11 rebounds, three assists, six steals, and three blocked shots. Ryan Junghans followed with 11 points while Anthony Bennett earned a spot on the al-tournament team with 10 points.
For Lebanon Valley, Dan Hodge secured a berth on the all-tournament team after scoring 19 points with four rebounds and two assists. Peter Ruth tallied 13 points with five rebounds while Kyle Enoch was also named to the all-tournament squad after scoring five points with five assists, three rebounds, and two steals.
HOOD 62, LEBANON VALLEY 57
HOOD (8-3)
Jesse Gutekunst 8-16 4-6 22; Ryan Junghans 3-9 5-5 11; Anthony Bennett 4-9 2-2 10; Tim Abercrombie 2-3 0-1 6; Jeff Willison 2-2 1-1 5; Rian McHenry 1-5 1-2 3; Mark McGlone 1-5 0-0 2; Arthur Claybon 1-2 0-0 2; Nick Scott 0-2 1-2 1; Mike McCarrick 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 22-55 14-19 62.
LEBANON VALLEY (4-6)
Dan Hodge 5-12 6-6 19; Peter Ruth 6-9 1-1 13; Dan Dunkelberger 4-8 0-0 8; Eric Humphrey 3-9 0-0 6; Kyle Enoch 2-11 0-0 5; James Shinn 0-3 3-4 3; Matt Staub 1-5 0-0 3; Anthony Trautman 0-0 0-0 0; Dustin Kerns 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-58 10-11 57.
Hood............................... 31 31 - 62
Lebanon Valley................ 24 33 - 57
3-point goals--Hood 4-17 (Jesse Gutekunst 2-4; Tim Abercrombie 2-3; Anthony Bennett 0-3; Mark McGlone 0-3; Mike McCarrick 0-1; Ryan Junghans 0-3), Lebanon Valley 5-20 (Dan Hodge 3-5; Matt Staub 1-5; Kyle Enoch 1-8; Eric Humphrey 0-2). Fouled out--Hood-None, Lebanon Valley-None. Rebounds--Hood 35 (Jesse Gutekunst 11), Lebanon Valley 39 (Dan Dunkelberger 8). Assists--Hood 11 (Jesse Gutekunst 3), Lebanon Valley 13 (Kyle Enoch 5). Total fouls--Hood 11, Lebanon Valley 15. Technical fouls--Hood-None, Lebanon Valley-None. A-175
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