Jan. 22, 2007
Lafayette's Vanessa Van De Venter earned her first-ever Patriot League Baden Player of the Week award on Monday, while Holy Cross' Briana McFadden was named Patriot League Baden Rookie of the Week for the third time this season.
Patriot League Women's Basketball Release - 1.22.07
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Baden Player of the Week
Vanessa Van De Venter, Lafayette Jr., F, Tannersville, Pa.
Van De Venter led the Leopards in scoring (19.5 ppg) and rebounding (7.0 rpg) in a 1-1 week for Lafayette. The junior forward dropped in a season-high 22 points in an upset win over Bucknell on Tuesday, following up that performance with 17 points at rival Lehigh on Saturday. Near perfect from the line, Van De Venter went 13-for-14 (92.9%), while shooting 52.0% from the field. The first-time Patriot League Baden Player of the Week grabbed seven rebounds in each game and recorded four steals.
Baden Rookie of the Week
Briana McFadden, Holy Cross Fr., G, Wheaton, Md.
McFadden earned her third Patriot League Baden Rookie of the Week award after averaging 10.0 points per outing over three games for the Crusaders last week. Against American, the freshman guard netted a career-high 17 points, going 3-for-6 from long range and 4-for-4 from the charity stripe. On the week she shot 46.7% from beyond the arc, sinking seven 3-pointers. In a win over Navy last Tuesday, she matched her career-high with four steals.
Honorable Mention
Nicole Ryan, American
So., G, Clearwater, Fla.
Posted a career-high 19 points against Holy Cross, hitting three from long range.
Anna Baran, American
So., F, Rzeszow, Poland
Netted a career-best 12 points versus Holy Cross.
Pam Stanfield, American
So., G, College Park, Md.
Tallied six assists, eight rebounds and five steals in a win over Holy Cross.
Cara Enright, Army
Jr., G, Norco, Calif.
Averaged 11.0 ppg...Scored a team-high 13 against Navy.
Alex McGuire, Army
So., G, Gambrills, Md.
Notched a double-double versus American (10 points, 10 rebounds)...Had five assists.
Amanda Brown, Bucknell
So., G, Richardson, Texas
Dished out a career-high seven assists at Colgate...Averaged 16.5 ppg.
Hope Foster, Bucknell
Jr., F, Washington, D.C.
Averaged 12.0 ppg...Was perfect from the line last week.
Jacquie Seawright, Bucknell
Sr., F, Olton, Texas
Led the team with 16 points against Colgate and grabbed six boards.
Lauren Schober, Bucknell
So., F, Chicago, Ill.
Shot 50.0% against the Raiders, netting 16 points.
Le'Le' LeSeur, Bucknell
Fr., F, Snellville, Ga.
Averaged 7.0 rpg, tallying a career-high seven boards in both games last week.
Melanie Cargle, Colgate
Jr., G, Trotwood, Ohio
Scored 20+ points in both games last week...Shot 50.0% from the floor.
Katie Garman, Colgate
Fr., G, Poplar Grove, Ill.
Tied a career-high with 13 points at Lehigh...Had nine rebounds last week.
Brittany Keil, Holy Cross
Sr., G, Sparta, N.J.
Had a double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds) against Dartmouth.
Kaitlin Foley, Holy Cross
Sr., C, Albany, N.Y.
Totaled 37 points and 19 rebounds over three games.
Jessica Spicer, Lafayette
So., G, Bloomington, Ill.
Went 3-for-4 from beyond the arc in a win over Bucknell...Had a career-high six assists and six steals.
Emily Garner, Lafayette
So., F, Fairfax Station, Va.
Averaged 16.5 ppg and 5.0 rpg...Shot 50.0% from the floor.
Sara Ellis, Lehigh
Sr., G, Bellefontaine, Ohio
Averaged 12.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.5 spg and 3.0 apg last week.
Adrienne Blount, Lehigh
Sr., F, Mahopac, N.Y.
Had a team-high 17 points and nine rebounds in a win over Lafayette.
Haly Crites, Lehigh
So., F, Collingswood, N.J.
Netted a career-high 10 points versus Colgate, shooting 83.3% from the field.
Alex Ross, Lehigh
Fr., G, Columbia, Tenn.
Averaged 7.5 ppg and sunk three from long range.
Kate Hobbs, Navy
Sr., F/C, Wexford, Pa.
Recorded 17 points and 11 boards in Sunday's win over Army...Averaged 12.5 ppg and 8.0 rpg on the week.
Patriot League Notebook
One More
With three 3-pointers last week, Lehigh's Sara Ellis came within one of second all-time on the Patriot League's career list with 219...The senior Mountain Hawk needs two more to take over sole possession of second place...The all-time record is held by Navy's Courtney Davidson (2001-04) with 245 career treys.
Army's Jen Hansen has also been climbing the career 3-pointers chart, with 182, which is good enough for seventh all-time...Hansen needs just one more to tie for sixth place in Patriot League history.
Streak Snappers
Navy became the first team in 13 games to defeat Army, handing the Black Knights their first Patriot League loss of the season and first loss in close to two months...The Mids also snapped the Black Knights home winning streak at nine...Army last lost in Christl Arena in its season opener against nationally-ranked Ohio State.
No Patriot League Perfect Season
Army was the last team to lose a Patriot League game this year, now in a tie for first with Bucknell, each at 4-1...Army dropped a game to Navy on Sunday, while Bucknell fell at Lafayette last Tuesday.
Only twice has a team finished its Patriot League slate with an unblemished record...Holy Cross conquered that feat two times, going 12-0 in both 1990-91 and 1996-97.
Quotable
"Tonight's win was important for us, not just because it's a rivalry game but there are a lot of teams bunched near the top of the standings. A lot of our struggles this year have been on offense, specifically turnovers, but we did a nice job in the second half of limiting those turnovers and getting good looks at the basket." - said Navy Head Coach Tom Marryott after the Mids' win over Army.
"Give Navy a tremendous amount of credit. They did a great job of taking it inside on us and capitalizing on our lack of size. Hobbs killed us inside. It was one of those nights where we couldn't throw the ball in the ocean. We missed shots we normally make. Navy out executed us and did a great job. We didn't play great, but we didn't play horrible either." - said Army Head Coach Dave Magarity after Sunday's loss to Navy.
Patriot League Tournament
The 2007 Patriot League Women's Basketball Tournament will take place Saturday-Sunday, March 3-4 and Wednesday, March 7...The quarterfinal (March 3) and semifinal (March 4) rounds will be held in Annapolis, Md. at Navy's Alumni Hall...The championship game (March 7) will be played on the home court of the highest remaining seed and will be broadcast on ESPNU.
Tickets to the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of the 2007 Patriot League Women's Basketball Tournament can be purchased by calling the Navy ticket office at 1-800-US4-NAVY or by visiting http://navysports.cstv.com/tickets/navy-tickets.html.
Patriot League All-Access
The Patriot League and College Sports Television has announced Patriot League All-Access, which will offer more than 100 Patriot League women's basketball regular season and tournament games via the Internet beginning in January 2007.
Live video for all Patriot League games, excluding contests being aired on ESPNU will be available through www.PatriotLeague.com for $6.95 a month.
Team Notebooks
American American remained perfect at home in Patriot League play (2-0) with a 59-55 win over Holy Cross on Saturday...The Eagles' win over the Crusaders was their first since the 2003-04 season...Sophomore Nicole Ryan posted a career-high 19 points, while classmate Anna Baran also registered a career-high with 12 points...Sophomore Pam Stanfield tallied six assists, eight rebounds and five steals...American will host Navy on Wednesday...The series between the two teams in Patriot League regular-season play is tied at 5-5.
Army Army dropped its first Patriot League game of the season to Navy at home on Sunday, snapping a 12-game winning streak...Sunday marked the first time Army lost at Christl Arena since its season opener against nationally-ranked Ohio State...Senior Cara Enright scored a team-high 13 points...For the fourth time this season sophomore Courtney Wright recorded double-digit rebounds with 10...Army will hit the road to face Lafayette on Tuesday...The Black Knights have won 12-straight against the Leopards.
Bucknell By defeating Colgate on Saturday, Bucknell equaled the earliest date in program history it has reached 12 wins...Four student-athletes reached double-figure scoring versus the Raiders, led by senior Jacquie Seawright and sophomore Lauren Schober, who both netted 16 points...Sophomore Amanda Brown had 15 points and a career-high seven assists...Bucknell's game on Wednesday with Lehigh will be the 58th all-time meeting between the intrastate rivals...The teams split the regular season a year ago, each winning away from home.
Colgate For the third time in four games senior Melanie Cargle netted 20+ points with 21 in a loss to Bucknell on Saturday...Junior Shevorne Martin led the team with eight boards versus the Bison...With one blocked shot at Lehigh last Tuesday, junior Caitlin Gillard climbed into a tie for ninth all-time for blocks in a season at Colgate...Up next for Colgate is a Wednesday night matchup with Holy Cross...The two teams split their regular-season games a year ago, each winning on their home court.
Holy Cross Freshman Briana McFadden scored a career-high 17 points in a loss to American on Saturday...McFadden shot 50.0% from the field and sunk three from long range...The senior duo of Kaitlin Foley and Brittany Keil come up with 14 and 10 points, respectively...Holy Cross will play at Colgate on Wednesday...The Crusaders own a 29-3 record against the Raiders in Patriot League regular-season contests.
Lafayette Lafayette dropped a road game to archrival Lehigh on Saturday...Senior Vanessa Van De Venter led the Leopards with 17 points and seven rebounds...Sophomore Emily Garner tied for the team high with 17 points at Lehigh...Lafayette has made 41 of its last 47 attempts from the free throw line (87.0%), which includes a 23-of-26 effort against Bucknell on Tuesday, over the last two games...Lafayette will host defending Patriot League champion Army on Tuesday...The Leopards are 15-17 versus the Black Knights all-time in Patriot League competition.
Lehigh Lehigh won it second-straight game with a 62-50 victory over rival Lafayette at home on Saturday...Senior Adrienne Blount led the Mountain Hawks with 17 points and nine rebounds...Classmate Sara Ellis chipped in 15 points and made a season-high eight free throws on eight attempts...After being down by as many as 13 in the first half, Lehigh came back to shoot 42.3% in the second stanza to pull out the win over Lafayette...Lehigh will hit the road to face Bucknell on Wednesday...Over their last 10 meetings, Lehigh has won seven times.
Navy Navy pulled out a 49-44 upset win over Army, who was previously unbeaten in Patriot League play...Senior Kate Hobbs recorded her third double-double of the season with 17 points and a season-high 11 boards against Army...Hobbs had three blocks to give her multiple blocked shots in four-straight games and in six games overall this year...Senior Carly Meyer grabbed nine rebounds...Navy has outrebounded 10 of its last 13 opponents...Navy will play at American on Wednesday...The Mids went 1-1 against the Eagles last year, with its loss coming in overtime on the road.
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