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(11/25/07 11:00pm)
Pitman, N.J. (11/8/07) - Senior Alli Green (West Deptford, N.J.) and junior Katie McGee (Cherry Hill, N.J.) have been selected as First Team New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) All-Stars as announced by the conference office on Thursday. Green closes out her Cougar career with 22 goals and 19 assists. Her 19 assists rank her third all-time in the Kean record books. This season she tallied nine goals and seven assists to go along with two game-winners.
McGee, a first-team selection in 2006, has stepped things up recording seven defensive saves this season, for a total of 10 in three years of play. McGee also collected six assists this season.
(11/25/07 11:00pm)
Bronx, N.Y. (11/10/07) - The Kean University men's and women's cross country teams competed at the NCAA Division III Atlantic Region Championships this afternoon at Van Cortlandt Park hosted by New York University. On the women's side, senior Anna Khorosheva (Ocean, N.J.) was Kean's top finisher with a time of 26:36.8 (177th). Freshman Sarah Kovolisky (Cranford, N.J.) finished 214th with a time of 28:08.5. Rounding out the Cougar women were Alejandria Canelo (Newark, N.J.) and Asha Winters (Ewing, N.J.) who were 244th and 245th respectively with times o f32:08.7 and 32:21.8.
The men's team finished 33rd with an average time of 31:02.0. Sophomore Ashwin Anantharaman (Hightstown, N.J.) had a time of 28:40.5 good for 175th place. Freshman Rolland Ying (East Brunswick, N.J.) placed 205th with a time of 29:57.0 while sophomore Justin Schulte (Pennsville, N.J.) was 220th with a time of 31:00.8. Finishing together were freshman Matt Young (Montville, N.J.), senior Jason Guznay (Orange, N.J.) and freshman Stephan Novak (Roselle, N.J.) with times of 32:38.3, 32:53.4 and 32:56.0 for 242nd, 243rd and 244th place.
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Pitman, N.J. (11/7/07) - Seniors Nicole Hauck (Roselle Park, N.J.) and Michelle Fischer (Scotch Plains, N.J.) as well as sophomore Jenna Godwin (Kingwood, N.J.) were named all-stars to the New Jersey Athletic Conference second team as announced by the conference office on Wednesday. In addition, junior Stacey Dzvileski (Hillsborough, N.J.) as well as sophomore Nicole Groszew (Denville, N.J.) were tabbed honorable mention.
Fischer closes out her career after playing 68 games for the Cougars. In that time she recorded 20 goals and 10 assists. Fischer, an all-NJAC selection for the third time, led Kean this season with 11 goals.
Hauck, who appears on the all-NJAC squad for a second time, closed out her career after playing in 73 games, primarily as a defender. Hauck tallied one assist back in 2005.
Godwin earns second team honors for the first time after tallying five goals and two assists this season. In addition, Godwin recorded two game-winning goals.
Dzvileski was selected as an honorable mention winner for the first time. In 53 career games as a defender she has registered one assist.
Groszew also earns all-NJAC honors for the first time. Groszew recorded 78 saves this season in over 1,300 minutes in net. This season she posted four shutouts in 17 games played.
(11/25/07 11:00pm)
UNION, N.J. (11/12/07) - Senior defensive end Brian Cilento (Dunellen, N.J.) was named a Kean University Athlete of the Week after helping the football team hand The College of New Jersey their only conference loss of the season. Playing the final game of his career, Cilento finished with three tackles and forced TCNJ into two turnovers with an interception and forced fumble in Kean's 37-27 victory over the Lions.
Cilento was #1 in the nation in forced fumbles in the most recent rankings a week ago.
Kean posts back-to-back non-losing seasons for just the third time in program history and the first time since Kean recorded winning seasons from 1992 through 1994.
(11/11/07 11:00pm)
Glassboro, N.J. (11/3/07) - Rowan forward Rachel Cheafsky (Ocean City, N.J.) scored with one second remaining in overtime to give the Profs a 4-3 victory over Kean Saturday afternoon. With the loss the Cougars fall to 10-6 overall and 2-4 in conference action. The win improves Rowan to 14-4 and 5-1 in the NJAC. Tonight's match was the final scheduled game of the 2007 season.
Kean tallied the first goal in today's action as freshman Brandee Brown (South Plainfield, N.J.) scored an unassisted goal. After the Profs tied things up the Cougars responded again as junior Stephanie Cirino (Warminster, Pa.) scored off a pass from Katie McGee (Cherry Hill, N.J.).
After an exchange of goals in the second half Rowan send the game into overtime as Kacey Ehret (Collingswood, N.J.) scored off a rebound with just 2:41 remaining.
Sophomore keeper Jenni Barry (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) recorded 10 saves while Cirino and McGee each had two defensive saves.
Rowan outshot the Cougars, 26-8 while also holding a 21-5 advantage in penalty corners.
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UNION, N.J. (10/31/07) - The Kean University women's basketball team has earned national preseason attention, as the Cougars are ranked 12th in the USA Today ESPN Division III Top 25 Preseason Coaches' Poll, 7th in the D3hoops.com Preseason Top 25 Poll, and 5th in the Women's DIII News Preseason Top 25 Poll. The Cougars return four starters and the team's top three scorers from last year's squad that finished 27-4 and was one win away from advancing to the Final Four. Last year, Kean captured the program's 11th New Jersey Athletic Conference championship and advanced to the Elite Eight for just the second time in program history.
Kean faces two other preseason Top 25 teams during the regular season, as the Cougars travel to #11/3/11 Messiah College and #14/25/19 University of Scranton. Kean defeated Messiah in the second round of the NCAA tourney last season, 89-84, on the Falcons home court to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.
The Cougars also scrimmage preseason #4/8/2 New York University prior to the start of the season. The Violets ended Kean's season a year ago in the Elite Eight with the 76-64 win to advance NYU to the Final Four.
Kean opens the season on Saturday, November 17, when they host Oneonta State College in the first round of the Cougar Classic.
(11/11/07 11:00pm)
DANBURY, Conn. (11/3/07) - The Kean University football team rushed for 376 yards and senior quarterback AJ Roque (Matawan, N.J.) eclipsed 8,000 career passing yards to lift the Cougars past host Western Connecticut State University, 40-7, on Saturday afternoon in New Jersey Athletic Conference action. The Cougars (4-5, 2-4 NJAC) pounded out 553 yards of total offense, and held a 376-24 advantage on the ground as sophomore running back Jared Chunn (Tinton Falls, N.J.) rushed for a career-high 162 yards rushing to lead the way. Freshman fullback Sean Atkins (Perth Amboy, N.J.) added a career-high 75 yards and four touchdowns on 14 carries for the afternoon.
For WestConn (4-5, 2-4 NJAC), Chad Milling (Hartford, Conn.) and John Hoke (Tompkins Cove, N.J.) made 11 and 10 tackles, respectively.
Kean built a 26-0 lead, as Atkins rushed for three first-half scores. On the Cougars second possession of the game, Atkins capped a six-play, 72-yard drive, as he scored on the two-yard touchdown run midway through the first quarter.
Later in the quarter, Kean sophomore Jason Liberti (Marlton, N.J.) recovered the Colonial fumble following a Roque punt at the WestConn 21-yard line, and Atkins took the ball the rest of the, eventually scoring a on two-yard run for the 14-0 lead with 3:27 left in the opening quarter.
In the second quarter, junior wide receiver Durell Dukes (Elizabeth, N.J.) had a 12-yard touchdown reception, while Atkins added his third touchdown of the afternoon punching the ball in from one-yard out to give the Cougars the 26-0 lead.
The Colonials put their only points on the board late in the opening half, as Mike DiMeglio (Bethel, Conn.) caught an eight-yard pass from sophomore quarterback James Williams (Wolcott, Conn.) with 17 seconds left in the second quarter.
The Cougars added two more touchdowns in the third quarter, as senior wide receiver Brian Williams (Pleasantville, N.J.) caught a 26-yard pass from Roque and Atkins rushed the ball in from six-yards out for his fourth score of the game.
Defensively, the Cougars held the NJAC's leading rusher, WestConn's Wayne Neal (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), to just 35 yards on 20 carries. Kean senior inside linebacker Clarence Goodman (Old Bridge, N.J.) finished with seven total tackles, including five tackles for a loss of 18 yards and one sack.
Junior outside linebacker Jake Pew (Vernon, N.J.) added a team-high nine tackles, while senior defensive end Brian Cilento (Dunellen, N.J.) had six solo tackles and his fifth forced fumble of the season.
Dukes had a team-high six receptions for 132 yards and added 50 yards rushing on seven carries. In addition to his 26-yard touchdown reception, Williams had nine carries for 78 yards rushing, including a career-long 71-yard run in the third quarter to set-up the Cougars final score of the day.
Roque completed 10-of-16 passes for 177 yards and two scores, increasing his all-time program records to 8,171 career passing yards and 60 career touchdown passes.
For the Colonials, Williams completed 21-of-37 passes for 227 yards.
The Cougars close out the regular season at home with The College of New Jersey on Saturday, November 10, at 1 p.m. The Lions have already clinched the NJAC title the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tourney.
(11/11/07 11:00pm)
POMONA, N.J. (10/27/07) - The Kean University men's and women's cross country teams competed at the New Jersey Athletic Conference championships on Saturday morning at Richard Stockton College. The men's team placed sixth overall, while the women had four runners in the 46-runner field.
Senior Anna Khorosheva (Ocean, N.J.) was the school's top finisher, as she finished 22nd in 26:25.01 over the 6,000-meter course. Rookie Sarah Kovolisky (Cranford, N.J.) crossed the finish line in 28:23.48 to finish 30th, while freshmen Asha Winters (Ewing, N.J.) and Alejandrina Canelo (Newark, N.J.) were 36th (31:24.05) and 40th (32:58.18), respectively.
In the men's 8,000-meter race, sophomore Ashwin Anatharaman (Highstown, N.J.) led the team with a 29th place finish (29:18.33). Freshman Rolland Ying (East Brunswick, N.J.) and junior Ezra Schwartz (Bloomfield, N.J.) were 34th (30:30.51) and 35th (30:39.31), while sophomore Justin Schulte (Pennsville, N.J.) was 39th in 31:31.24.
Junior Jason Guznay (Orange, N.J.) placed 41st in 32:31.98, freshman Matt Young (Momtville, N.J.) was 42nd in 32:34.46 and freshman Stephen Novak (Roselle, N.J.) finished 44th in 33:34.73 to round out the Cougar finishers.
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Pitman, N.J. (11/6/07) - Senior forward Anthony Tuesta (Clifton, N.J.) as well as senior midfielder Konrad Kruczek (Clifton, N.J.) have been named to the 2007 First Team New Jersey Athletic Conference team as announced by the conference office on Tuesday.Along with Tuesta and Kruczek, freshman Jerry Saintil (East Orange, N.J.), senior Damien Serafin (Wallington, N.J.), junior James Doherty (Little Silver, N.J.) and senior Kyle Crego (Ocean City, N.J.) have been tabbed to the Honorable Mention squad.
Kruczek finished his four year career at Kean this season with 19 goals and 10 assists along with five game-winners. Kruczek is one of only two members of the entire conference squad to have been named an award winner in every season he competed.
Tuesta, who was named the 2006 NJAC Offensive Player of the Year in his junior campaign, closes out his two year career at Kean with 24 goals and eight assists for a total of 94 points. He also collected eight game-winners in a 38-game span.
Crego totaled 193 saves in 53 games played during his four year career. In over 4,000 minutes of action, Crego compiled a 1.32 goals against average while also recording 11 shuouts.
Serafin, a three time NJAC award winner, closed out his career with 15 goals and 12 assists for 42 points in 57 games played.
This is the first award for Doherty who helped anchor the Cougar defense this season. Doherty also has recorded three career goals and two assists from his back position.
Saintil was named honorable mention in his rookie campaign after tallying three goals an dtwo assists in 15 games played.
(11/04/07 11:00pm)
Wilkes University, as the Cougars dropped a four-game decision to the Lady Colonels (30-16, 24-30, 9-30, 31-33) on Saturday afternoon. Seniors Alicja Ciastoch (Teaneck, N.J.) and Corinne O'Toole (Garfield, N.J.) closed out their four-year careers with the Cougars, as Ciastoch posted a team-high nine kills and 11 digs and O'Toole added nine assists and three kills.
Freshman Nicole Bolash (Clinton, N.J.) had six kills and five digs for the Cougars (9-19).
Junior Katherine Harrington (LaFayette, N.Y.) led the Lady Colonels (12-17) with 13 kills, 13 digs, two solo blocks and two assisted blocks, while sophomore setter LeeAnn Searfoss (Bethlehem, Pa.) had 24 assists and 19 digs. Freshman libero Allison Kelleher (Sayre, Pa.) had a match-high 22 digs.
(11/04/07 11:00pm)
Union, N.J. (10/27/07)- Freshman Amie Hoch (Egg Harbor Twp., N.J.) recorded two goals, including the game-winner as Kean University defeated visiting Elmira College, 5-1, Saturday evening in field hockey action at Kean Alumni Stadium. Senior Alli Green (West Deptford, N.J.), playing in her final regular season home game, tallied two assists in the win as the Cougars improved to 10-5 overall.
Kean jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half as sophomore Brittany Gibbs (West Deptford, N.J.) registered the game's first goal at 6:26 off a Green assist followed by Hoch's first goal of the night at 9:19.
The Cougars would tack on two more goals early in the second half before the Soaring Eagles (4-11) broke up the shutout as Casey Ross (Whitney Point, N.Y.) scored an unassisted goal in the 53rd minute.
Sophomore Jenni Barry (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) had three saves while freshman Ashlie Berghold (Boyertown, Pa.) had one in limited action as they combined for the win. Jalene McCulloch (Belleville, Ontario) had 10 saves for Elmira in just under 60 minutes of work.
The Cougars outshot Elmira 22-9 while also holding an 11-7 edge in penalty corners.
Kean will return to action on Saturday, November 3rd in their final regular season game at Rowan University.
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Montclair, N.J. (10/27/07) - Montclair State University sophomores Lara Kaminski (Rahway, N.J.) and Natalia Sisti (Lincoln Park, N.J.) each scored with less than three minutes remaining in the game as the fourth-seeded Red Hawks rallied for three goals in the final 20 minutes to beat No. 5 seed Kean University, 3-2 in the opening round of the 2007 New Jersey Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament at Sprague Field on Saturday. Sisti finished with two goals as Montclair (9-8-1) overcame the 2-0 deficit to advance to the semifinals on Tuesday, October 30 where they will face top-seed The College of New Jersey.
Sophomore Kristin Cizek (Manalapan, N.J.) and Shannon Blackburn (Vernon, N.J.) each had a goal for Kean, which fell to 8-9-2 with the loss.
With 2:44 left to play Kaminski was taken down just outside the 18-yard line on the right wing and the Red Hawks were awarded a free kick. Setting up for the kick, Kaminski caught the Cougars off guard lofting the ball inside the near post to tie the game at 2-2. Then with 40 seconds remaining, Montclair pushed the ball down inside the six yardline where Kean goalkeeper Nicole Groszew (Denville, N.J.) and Sisti raced after the loose ball. The two nearly collided and the ball rolled free, however Sisti was able to keep her balance and got enough of the ball to trickle it into the net for the game-winning goal.
Kean grabbed a 1-0 lead 9:49 into the contest as Michelle Fisher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) served a ball through two defenders onto a streaking Cizek, who dribbled in 10 yards against MSU goalie Leah Tepperman (North Andover, N.J.) before knocking in a shot inside the left post for her third of the season. Just under 20 minutes later, Blackburn extended the lead to 2-0 as she spun away from a defender on the left side and moved within 15 yards before she uncorked a shot to the left-middle portion of the net for her second tally of the year.
Groszew made three saves for Kean while Tepperman had two for Montclair State, which outshot the Cougars, 9-7 in the contest. The Red Hawks also had the lone corner kick in the game.
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Wayne, N.J. (10/24/07) - Kean University came from behind as senior Konrad Kruczek (Clifton, N.J.) tallied two goals to defeat the host Pioneers, 3-1, Wednesday evening in soggy men's soccer action at William Paterson University. With the win the Cougars improve to 9-10 overall and 4-5 in New Jersey Athletic Conference play. The NJAC win also keeps Kean's post-season potential alive. The Cougars will learn their fate tomorrow as The College of New Jersey travels to Rowan University at 7:00 p.m.
In tonight's action, the Pioneers (8-9-1, 2-7 NJAC) got on the board with thirty seconds remaining in the first half for a 1-0 advantage heading into halftime. Kean then responded quickly into the second half as Kruczek tied things up off a pass from freshman Jerry Saintil (East Orange, N.J.) at 45:50. Just three minutes later, Kruczek recorded the game-winner again off a Saintil assist. Senior Thomas Fink (Hamilton, N.J.) added an insurance goal off a pass from Jeff Fisher (Lawrence, N.J.) at 55:03.
This was the first time this season that the Cougars won after trailing to begin the match.
Senior Kyle Crego (Ocean City, N.J.) tallied three saves in goal in the win.
The Cougars held a large 17-7 advantage in shots while edging WPU, 4-1 in corners.
Stay tuned to the Kean Athletics website tomorrow evening for NJAC Tournament updates.
(11/04/07 11:00pm)
PITMAN, N.J. (10/28/07) - Freshman Jordan Cagle (Mt. Holly, N.J.) earned New Jersey Athletic Conference Defensive Rookie of the Week after helping lead the team in tackles against William Paterson University. In the game, he finished with 11 total tackles, including eight solo stops and one sack for a loss of three yards. It was the third straight game Cagle recorded 10 or more tackles, as he became the second Cougar this season to earn defensive rookie of the week honors.
Cagle currently ranks seventh on the team in tackles and is 37th in the NJAC, averaging 5.0 tackles per game.
(11/04/07 11:00pm)
A 21-yard field goal by William Paterson University kicker Ricky Krautman (Franklin Lakes, N.J) as time expired lifted the Pioneers (4-4, 2-3 NJAC) to a 30-27 victory against visiting Kean University (3-5, 1-4 NJAC) in a New Jersey Athletic Conference clash on Saturday afternoon at Wightman Stadium. The kick capped a wild second half that saw the two teams combine for 37 points, including 24 in the fourth quarter alone.
For the Cougars, senior quarterback A.J. Roque (Matawan, N.J.) 17-of-25 for 257 yards and three touchdowns.
Pioneer junior Shaun Puluse (Haledon, N.J.) had two rushing touchdowns after halftime, as the pair of scores accounted for 24 of his game-high 146 yards on the ground.
The Pioneers took the opening drive and marched 63 yards to the end zone, a series that ended with an Ira Guilford (Jersey City, N.J.) one-yard touchdown plunge, for a 7-0 WPU lead just 3:13 into the contest.
The two sides traded punts until the 8:44 mark of the second quarter, when Kean rookie Chris DiMicco (Lanoka Harbor, N.J.) punched across the goal line from one yard out. Following a poor snap and a missed extra-point kick, the Pioneers held the slight 7-6 edge.
Kean's Ryan Staton (Mays Landing, N.J.) came up with an interception in the end zone to thwart the following William Paterson drive, but the Pioneers' Mike Lamego (North Arlington, N.J.) got the ball right back on the very next play, intercepting Roque at the Kean 28-yard line. During the ensuing drive, WPU went for it on fourth-and-nine from the 27, but an incomplete pass ended the possession for the Pioneers.
The Cougars answered with an eight-play, 73-yard drive that ended with a 28-yard TD pass from Roque to junior wide receiver James Felton (Plainfield, N.J.) as the clock struck 00:00, giving Kean a 13-7 lead at the intermission.
William Paterson's first drive of the second half resulted in a punt, but as the Pioneers chased down the ball to down it, an unaware Andre Dozier (Newark, N.J.) of Kean allowed the ball to hit his foot, and WPU pounced on it to regain possession for the Pioneers. Six plays later, Puluse muscled his way into the end zone from two yards out, regaining the lead for WPU at 14-13 with 9:02 to play in the third quarter.
Two minutes later, Pioneer senior Kareen Moon (Staten Island, N.Y.) weaved his way through the punt coverage, racing up the left sideline 38 yards for his third career punt return touchdown, making it a 20-13 score after a failed PAT.
Roque found Durell Dukes (Elizabeth, N.J.) for a 25-yard touchdown 11 seconds into the fourth quarter, evening the score at 20-20.
The next time the Cougars had the ball, WPU's Brian Burd (Roxbury, N.J.) jarred it loose from Kean's DiMicco, and Burke recovered the fumble at the Cougar-36-yard line. Puluse later ripped off a 22-yard burst between the tackles, scoring his second touchdown of the day and again giving his team a seven-point lead (27-20, 8:12).
Roque connected with Brian Williams (Pleasantville, N.J.) for a three-yard score, deadlocking the two teams one final time at 27-27 with 5:50 to play.
William Paterson began its final possession at its own 45-yard line, and after 13 plays (including a controversial pass interference penalty against Kean on third-and-20), Krautman drilled the 21-yard field goal as regulation ended, giving William Paterson its second straight win and first against Kean
For the Cougars, Williams caught passes for 99 yards and one TD. Junior Markal Ginyard (Cape May Courthouse, N.J.) and Jordan Cagle (Mount Holly, N.J.) each had 11 tackles for Kean, while sophomore defensive end John Parker (Egg Harbor City, N.J.) had eight tackles, including two sacks for a loss of nine yards.
WPU sophomore John Woodson (Bloomfield, N.J.) completed 10 of 19 passes for 129 yards, while senior Mike Vicci (Clark, N.J.) caught four passes for 58 yards for the Pioneers.
Sophomore Jared Burke (Egg Harbor Twp., N.J.) led the Pioneer defense with nine tackles (four solo) and a fumble recovery.
The Cougars will stay on the road and head to Connecticut next week to face Western Connecticut State University on Saturday, November 3rd.
(10/28/07 11:00pm)
Union, N.J. (10/20/07)- Kean University used four players to notch four goals as the Cougars blanked Rowan University, 4-0, Saturday evening at Kean Alumni Stadium during homecoming weekend. Kean (8-10, 3-5 NJAC) used a balanced attack recording two goals in each half to improve their win streak to three.
Senior Konrad Kruczek (Clifton, N.J.) scored the game-winner at 37:49 off a deflection in the box from senior Damien Serafin (Wallington, N.J.). Freshman Jerry Saintil (East Orange, N.J.) took a pass from senior Anthony Tuesta (Clifton, N.J.) with just three minutes remaining in the first half to send the Cougars into halftime with a 2-0 advantage.
Serafin picked up Kean's third goal in the 59th minute beating the goalie with two moves. Tuesta sealed the win with an unassisted goal at 80:27.
The Cougars held a 27-6 advantage in shots while also edging Rowan (10-7-1, 3-4-1) in corners, 5-4.
The Profs used a combination of three keepers (Kevin Nuss, Charles Cunliffe and Dave Schindewolf) in the loss, combining for 8 saves. Senior Kyle Crego (Ocean City, N.J.) picked up the win with two saves.
(10/28/07 11:00pm)
GLASSBORO, N.J. (10/20/07) - The Rowan University women's soccer team shut out Kean University, 2-0 in a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) contest on Saturday night. The Profs have won six straight games to improve to 14-2 overall and 7-1 in the conference. The Cougars have a 7-8-2 overall record and a 3-4-1 NJAC mark.
For the Cougars, Goalies Nicole Groszew (Denville, N.J.) and Leandra Russo (Galloway, N.J.) stopped five and one shot respectively in the net.
Forward Michelle Carrocino (Mickleton, N.J.) gave Rowan a 1-0 advantage when she knocked in a pass from midfielder Krista Verzi (Delran, N.J.) at 23:23. Verzi added an unassisted goal at 25:48.
Goalkeeper Sarah Volkomer (Glen Rock, N.J.) made three saves for her third shutout of the season, as Rowan held a 10-8 advantage in shots.
(10/28/07 11:00pm)
team fell to visiting Richard Stockton College, 3-0, in New Jersey Athletic Conference action on Tuesday evening. The Ospreys (15-17, 7-1 NJAC) were victorious 30-19, 30-9, 30-20 over the Cougars (9-18, 2-6 NJAC) in the NJAC regular season finale.
For the Cougars, senior Alicja Ciastoch (Teaneck, N.J.) led the team with eight kills and eight digs, Osprey junior middle hitter Audrey O'Donnell (Bogota, N.J.) had a match-high 13 kills
In the victory, freshman Amanda Manganiello (Cranford, N.J.) added eight kills, while junior Amanda Burkhart (Cresskill, N.J.) added a team-high 11 digs and five assists. Junior setter Christine Aletras (Ridgewood, N.J.) dished out 17 assists and had 10 digs.
Kean rookie Nicole Bolash (Clinton, N.J.) added a match-high 12 digs and had six kills, while senior Corinne O'Toole (Garfield, N.J.) had seven assists.
(10/28/07 11:00pm)
Union, N.J. (10/20/07) - The Kean University baseball team was honored during the homecoming celebration on Saturday, October 20th as they were presented with their championship rings for winning the 2007 NCAA Division III National Championship.All 35 members (29 players, 6 coaches) were present as Kean University President Dawood Farahi and Vice President Robert Cole, along with Athletic Director Glenn Hedden presented the team their championship rings during halftime of the Cougars football game against Rowan University. The ceremony concluded as the championship banner was raised for the first time.
Kean captured the 2007 championship on May 29, 2007 in Grand Chute, Wisconsin as they defeated Emory University, 5-4 in 10 innings.
(10/28/07 11:00pm)
men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Nevins Invitational at East Stroudsburg University on Saturday morning.Senior Anna Khorosheva (Ocean, N.J.) led the way finishing 17th in a time of 21:44, while freshman Sarah Kovolisky (Cranford, N.J.) crossed the finish line in 23:03 to place 26th. Rookies Asha Winters (Ewing, N.J.) and Alejandrina Canelo (Newark, N.J.) finished 39th (26:16) and 40th (26:42), respectively.
In the men's race, senior Reggie James (Willingboro, N.J.) finished 46th in a time of 20:26, while rookie Steve Novak (Roselle, N.J.) was 51st in 20:58.