08/02/2010
Ryan Broekhoff scored 18 points and pulled down 9 reboundss for Valpo (13-13, 8-6), which reached the .500 mark overall for the first time all season.
6/2/2010
Frankston Blues DL Center Jack Railton-Woodcock had 6 points, (3-5 shooting) 3 rebounds, (all offensive) 1 steal & 1 assist in 9 minutes of court time but it wasn’t enough as Wilkes University came back to defeat the Manhattanville men’s basketball team in a 81-78 (OT) heartbreaker of a Freedom Conference contest on Saturday afternoon at the Marts Center.
21/01/2010
Frankstons Kelly Bowen came off the bench to score 12 points and grab eight rebounds as Gonzaga University women's basketball put together another outstanding outing as it defeated Pepperdine University 107-64 on Thursday evening at Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, Calif. The 107 points scored by Gonzaga was the most scored by an opponent against Pepperdine at Firestone. The previous highest scoring output by the visiting team was 105 by USC on Nov. 21, 1982.
The victory put the Bulldogs in sole possession of first place in the West Coast Conference at 4-0 and are now 15-4 overall. The Waves, who lost their first game in conference, fell to 3-1 in the WCC and are now 12-6 overall.
Gonzaga played nearly a perfect first half against Pepperdine. The Zags shot a blistering 58.5 percent (24-41) from the field and hit 6-of-11 free throws to go into the locker room up 55-28; the 55 points being the highest scoring output in a half this year by the Bulldogs. Gonzaga was also strong on the boards, outrebounding Pepperdine 24-9, including nine offensive boards, which turned into 16 second chance points.
"I don't know if we could have played any better," explained head coach Kelly Graves after the contest. "We were doing everything right; playing great defense, running and finishing in transition, each player was in tune tonight."
16/1/2010
Ryan Broekhoff came up with an outstanding effort off the bench, going for 13 points, a team-high eight rebounds, three assists and three blocks in 23 minutes of action as Valparaiso used an 11-0 run midway through the first half to take the lead for good, never letting ClevelandState get closer than three points in the second stanza in a 78-71 victory at the ARC Saturday afternoon in the Horizon League Network Game of the Week.
“I thought Ryan played his best game in a Valpo uniform today,” said Drew. “He gave us good energy and rebounding off the bench, and really made a number of key plays that swung the momentum our way."
Valparaiso (8-11, 3-4 Horizon) hits the road for the first of four straight road games on Thursday, as the Crusaders travel up to the Windy City to meet UIC. Game time is set for 7 p.m., and as always, the game can be heard live on the Valpo Sports Radio Network (WEFM, 95.9 FM, Michigan City; WAKE, 1500 AM, Valparaiso) and can be seen on the Horizon League Network. Valpo’s athletic website, www.valpoathletics.com, will have links for live audio, video and statistics.
19/12/09
Ryan Broekhoff set new career bests with 17 points and eight rebounds off the bench Saturday as Valparaiso exemplified the giving spirit of the holiday season on Saturday evening as the Crusaders handed out 27 assists on 33 baskets in an 83-57 victory over Concordia (Wis.) at the Athletics-Recreation Center.
Valparaiso (5-6) hits the road for a pair of non-league games sandwiching Christmas, starting with a trip to Fort Wayne on the 22nd to face IPFW. As always, the game can be heard on the Valpo Sports Radio Network (WEFM, 95.9 FM, Michigan City; WAKE, 1500 AM, Valparaiso) and online at www.valpoathletics.com, which will also have a link for live statistics.
13/12/09
Kelly Bowen (6 points, 7 rebounds, 26 minutes) finished the game as the Zags used a late run to earn an improbable win over Portland State.
In one of the gutsiest performances of the season, the Gonzaga University women's basketball team battled back from a 12 point deficit late in the second half to capture an amazing 64-57 victory over Portland State University Sunday afternoon at the Peter W. Stott Center. The Bulldogs, down at half for only the second time this season, improved to 9-2 on the season with the improbable seven point victory. The Vikings fell to 4-6 overall with the loss.
The Bulldogs looked like they were going to be handed their third loss of the season when Viks Claire Faucher drained a 3-pointer, her fifth of the contest and 27th point overall, to give PSU the 54-42 lead with 9:25 remaining in the contest.
Gonzaga, not one to give up, started slowly chipping away at the lead with a defensive mindset. After Faucher hit the 3-pointer, the Vikings would not score again until the Bulldogs had overtaken them with a 19-0 run that put GU's lead at seven 61-54 with 1:46 left in the game. PSU went 0-for-8 during this stretch, including Faucher, who went cold missing six of Portland State's eight field goal attempts. The Vikings also turned the ball over four times, which turned into seven Bulldog points.
"It was a gritty team effort that was done defensively," stated head coach Kelly Graves. "We never gave up, we tried to take it one possession at a time and just chip away at them. We really pounded the ball down low in the final stretch and got to the free throw line, which was key. Portland State is a very, very good basketball team and I couldn't be happier to get out of here with a win."
It was full team effort by seniors Heather Bowman and Vivian Frieson, junior Courtney Vandersloot, sophomores Katelan Redmon and Kelly Bowen in the final minutes.
Portland State pulled out to its 37-30 halftime lead by hitting a blistering 48.1 percent (13-of-27) from the floor, including 46.7 percent (7-of-15) from beyond the 3-point arc. Faucher had 16 points in the opening half, sinking 5-of-8 from the field, 2-of-3 on 3-pointers and a perfect 4-of-4 at the charity stripe.
The Vikings largest lead of the first half was 13 points at 17-4.
Gonzaga, who only shot 36.4 percent (12-of-23) from the field in the first half, finished the game sinking 41.5 percent (27-of-65) of its shots.
Gonzaga returns to action next weekend when it plays in the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic. The Bulldogs face Baylor University on Saturday at 8:45 p.m. and Texas A&M on Sunday at 8:45 p.m. Both schools are currently ranked in the Top 10.
12/12/09
Ryan Broekhoff connected on three triples netting nine points in 8 minutes of action as Valparaiso thumped Toledo 81-49. The game was the Crusaders’ first home contest since a November 19 win over IU-South Bend, ending a stretch of six consecutive games away from home.
Valparaiso (4-6) stays at home for its next game, taking to the court at the ARC again next Saturday the 19th as the Crusaders host Concordia (Wis.) at 7:05 p.m. As always, the game can be heard on the Valpo Sports Radio Network (WEFM, 95.9 FM, Michigan City; WAKE, 1500 AM, Valparaiso) and online at www.valpoathletics.com, which will also have a link for live statistics and video through the Horizon League Network.
11/12/09
Kelly Bowen grabbed 4 rebounds and two steals but went scoreless in 15 minutes of game time as the Gonzaga University women's basketball squad rolled to a 75-48 victory over the University of Montana Friday evening in front of 3,023 fans at the McCarthey Athletic Center. The Bulldogs have now won four-straight overall, three-straight over Montana and are 8-2 on the season.
6/12/09
The Gonzaga University women's basketball team rolled to an 80-47 victory over visiting Cal State Northridge Sunday afternoon in front of 2,314 fans at the McCarthey Athletic Center. The Zags improved their record to 7-2 on the year and went a perfect 3-0 this week
Gonzaga was led by Former Frankston Blues Junior & SEABL DL player Kelly Bowen who both had a season high 13 points & 7 rebounds in 22 minutes.
5/12/09
SEABL DL player Jack Railton-Woodcock started and played nine minutes vs King’s (Pa.) College who shot 42 percent from beyond the arc in upending the Manhattanville men’s basketball team by a 62-59 score in a Freedom Conference contest on Saturday afternoon at Kennedy Gymnasium.
King’s took a surprising result from the Valiants almost exclusively due to its solid three-point shooting, as the Monarchs connected on 10 of 24 shots from beyond the arc on Saturday.
Manhattanville (4-4, 0-2 Freedom) begins a stretch of five straight non-conference outings to end 2009 and begin 2010, starting with a Thursday night tilt at Rhode Island College beginning at 7 p.m. King’s (2-5, 1-1 Freedom) will host the Monarch Classic beginning Friday versus Susquehanna University.
27/11/09
Ryan Broekhoff had a career high 14 points (hitting three 3-pointers in a 5-of-7 effort from the field) and 5 rebounds on Friday evening as the Crusaders used an 18-3 run in the early stages of the second half to extend their halftime advantage en route to a 97-89 victory at Georgia Southern in Legends Classic action.
18/11/09
The Bendigo Bank Spirit will be without Former Junior Blues Marita Payne until the Christmas break.
Payne yesterday signed a short-deal contract with a Polish club that will see her play in Europe until December 22.
If her contract is not extended by the Polish club she will return to the Spirit for the second half of the Women’s National Basketball League season.
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