DECEMBER 2, 2006
KING'S MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM FALLS HARD AT
DESALES, 82-55
CENTER VALLEY -- On the heels of a big
early-season victory over defending Freedom Conference champion
University of Scranton on Wednesday, the King's College men's basketball
team followed up with one of its worst performances in years as the
favored Monarchs fell hard to host DeSales University, 82-55 Saturday in
Center Valley.
With the loss, King's fell to 4-3 overall and 1-1 in the Freedom
Conference. DeSales, meanwhile, improved to 4-2 and 2-0 in league play.
DeSales controlled the action throughout and built a 41-29 half-time
advantage, leading by as many as 15 points during the opening stanza.
Vince Scalzo carried the load for the Monarchs in the first half with 13
of the Monarchs 29 points. DeSales scorched the nets in the opening
half, shooting 60.7 (17-28) percent from the field and 55.6 (5-9) from
three-point range.
The Monarchs continued to play poorly early into the second half,
prompting Monarch coach J.P. Andrejko to pull his regulars from the
line-up for unusually long periods of time as the sixth-year Monarch
mentor looked to his reserves to provide a spark. Nothing would work for
King's however, as DeSales steadily increased the lead as the game
progressed. The Monarchs would draw no closer than 14 points during the
second half.
It was by far King's worst offensive effort of the season as the
Monarchs 55 points was nearly 30 points below its season average of 83.4
points per-game, and 12 below its previous season low of 67 points in a
season-opening victory over College of New Jersey.
Scalzo led King's with 13 points but failed to score in the second half.
Vince Sobocinski added 11 points while King's leading scorer Jamie
Cousart was held to seven points on 3-of-7 shooting but posted a
game-high 11 rebounds. Andrejko played 14 players in the game with only
Cousart (26 minutes) seeing more than 22 minutes of action. No King's
starter saw more than eight minutes of action in the second half.
Eddie Ohlson led DeSales with 12 assists while
scoring five points. Darnell Braswell netted 16 points, followed by Phil
Stricker with 15 points and eight boards. Ed Lapinski and Steve Kriczky
chipped in with 13 points each as the Bulldogs finished the game with a
blazing 56.9 (29-51) shooting percentage.
King's will be idle until Thursday when the
Monarchs host Baptist Bible College at 7:00 p.m. The game was originally
slated for 8:00 p.m.
DESALES UNIVERSITY 82, KING'S COLLEGE 55
KING'S COLLEGE (3-3, 1-1 Freedom)
Vince Scalzo 5-7 1-1 13; Vince Sobocinski 4-9 1-2 11; Jamie Cousart 3-6
1-1 7; Nolan Thevenet 3-4 0-0 6; Shawn Swim 2-2 1-1 5; Bob Nenstiel 2-5
0-0 4; Dave King 1-1 0-1 2; Ian Gilmartin 1-3 0-0 2; Kofi Dwebeng 1-7
0-0 2; Jim Welsh 1-6 0-0 2; John Soboleski 0-3 1-2 1; Josh Kovalski 0-1
0-0 0. Totals 23-54 5-9 55.
DESALES UNIVERSITY (4-2, 2-0 Freedom)
Darnell Braswell 4-8 7-8 16; Phil Stricker 5-6 5-7 15; Steve Kriczky
5-11 0-0 13; Ed Lapinski 6-8 1-1 13; Sedale Walton 1-2 3-6 6; Jamie
McCloskey 3-4 0-0 6; Eddie Ohlson 2-3 0-0 5; Matt Zwetolitz 1-4 2-2 4;
Jeff Raimo 1-3 0-0 2; Jim Malatesta 1-2 0-0 2.
Totals 29-51 18-24 82.
King's College................... 29 26 - 55
DeSales University............ 41 41 - 82
3-point goals-King's College 4-18 (Vince Scalzo
2-2; Vince Sobocinski 2-3; Bob Nenstiel 0-2; Ian Gilmartin 0-1; Kofi
Dwebeng 0-2; Jim Welsh 0-5; Josh Kovalski 0-1; Jamie Cousart 0-2),
DeSales University 6-16 (Steve Kriczky 3-6; Eddie Ohlson 1-2; Darnell
Braswell 1-3; Sedale Walton 1-2; Matt Zwetolitz 0-3). Fouled out--King's
College-None, DeSales University-None.
Rebounds-King's College 29 (Jamie Cousart 11),
DeSales University 28 (Phil Stricker 8). Assists-King's College 10 (Josh
Kovalski 4), DeSales University 22 (Eddie Ohlson 12). Total fouls-King's
College 23, DeSales University 18.
A-475
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