FEBRUARY 21, 2007
HOCHSTUHL, PALUMBO NAMED TO ALL-FREEDOM CONFERENCE
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM
WILKES-BARRE -- King's College women's basketball
standouts Andrea Hochstuhl (Landenberg/St.
Marks, De.) and Jenna Palumbo
(Hazleton/Hazleton Area) have been named to the 2007
All-Freedom Conference Team, the Middle Atlantic Conferences Office
announced Wednesday.
Hochstuhl was a first-team selection while Palumbo was named to the
second-team.
A
6-foot junior center, Hochstuhl has enjoyed a banner year for the Lady
Monarchs, averaging 14.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 48 blocked shots
while registering 14 double-doubles (points-rebounds) on the year.
Hochstuhl, who has scored in double-figures in 20 of King's 25 games
during the season, leads the Freedom Conference in rebounds, stands
second in blocked shots.
This season she has posted career highs of 23 points January 27 against
Delaware Valley, 17 rebounds January 17 versus Lycoming, and seven
blocked shots against FDU-Florham on January 20. Hochstuhl was also a
three-time Freedom Conference "Player of the Week" during the year.
A
5-6 junior guard, Palumbo has also enjoyed an outstanding season with
averages of 15.4 points and 3.0 rebounds per-game. She stands as one of
the top long-range shooters in the nation at any level, making a
school-record 90 three-point field goals while making an impressive 40.5
(90-222) percent of her long-range attempts. This season Palumbo has set
a King's record with seven three-pointers in one game, achieving the
milestone twice during the year.
With one full season remaining, she is already King's career leader with
162 three-pointers. Palumbo netted a career-high 27 points in a victory
over Delaware valley on January 27.
"We are very happy for both Andrea and Jenna and feel they are both
worthy of the recognition they have received," King's coach Brian
Donoghue stated. "Andrea was the most consistently dominant post player
over the course of the season and was the only player in the conference
to average a double-double. She worked hard to improve her game and this
is a great reward for her. Jenna has obviously been an outstanding
shooter, but has made tremendous improvements in other areas of her game
and has increased her production in rebounding and assists, while
working hard to become a solid defender. We are proud of Jenna and her
commitment to becoming a more complete player."
2006-07 Freedom All-Conference Women's Basketball Team
First Team All-Freedom Conference
Player, Team, Pos., Yr., Hometown (High School)
Taryn Mellody, Scranton, G, Sr., Dunmore,
PA (Bishop O’Hara)
Andrea Hochstuhl, King’s, F, Jr.,
Landenberg, PA (St. Mark’s)
Kirby Lutz, DeSales, F, Sr., Easton, PA
(Pen Argyl)
Courtney Cunningham, Drew, G, Sr., Garden City, NY (Our Lady of Mercy)
Allison Matt, Scranton, G, Sr., Allentown, PA (Allentown Central
Catholic)Melissa Kraft, Drew, G, Sr., Staten Island, NY (Joseph Hill)
Second Team All- Freedom Conference
Player, Team, Pos,. Yr., Hometown (High School)
Jenna Palumbo, King’s, G, Jr.,
Hazelton, PA (Hazelton)
LeighAnn Burke, DeSales, G, So.,
Philadelphia, PA (Ryan)
Tiffaney Williams, Scranton, C, Sr, Scranton, PA (Scranton)
Emily Cerankowski, FDU-Florham, G, So., Easton, PA (Norte Dame)
Shannon O’Neil, Delaware Valley, G, Jr., Langhorne, PA (Council Rock
South)
Moria Donohue, Delaware Valley, G, Jr., Philadelphia, PA (Cardinal
Dougherty)
Player of the Year: Courtney
Cunningham, Drew
Rookie of the Year: Rebecca Leid, Lycoming
Coach of the Year: Mike Strong, Scranton
