The Week Ahead in Juniata Athletics - Feb. 14, 2012

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (23-1 overall, 13-0 Landmark)

#11 in USA Today/ESPN poll / #13 in D3hoops.com poll

Juniata's undefeated conference streak looked in jeopardy during the majority of its match against Catholic University, but the Eagles managed to pull out a 55-52 win over the Cardinals Friday night to clinch the top seed for next week’s Landmark Conference Tournament. The Eagles then took away a 75-49 win over Goucher Saturday afternoon... against Catholic, Natalie Glinsky (Indiana, Pa./Indiana) netted a season high and game high 17-point performance that included the go-ahead 3-pointer with just 1:30 left on the game clock to give Juniata a 51-50 advantage. Just 11 seconds later, Glinsky grabbed a steal, drew a foul, and sunk her two foul shot opportunities to give Juniata a three-point buffer... Juniata finished the night shooting just .286 from the field and barely out-rebounding the Cardinals 40-38... junior Alyssia Gordon (Spring Grove, Pa./Spring Grove) contributed 11 points and five rebounds, while sophomore Kate McDonald (Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa./State College Area) posted 10 points and six boards... against Goucher, Meagan Raville (McSherrystown, Pa./Delone Catholic) walked away Juniata's top scorer with 17 points, while fellow senior Ashton Bankos (York, Pa./York Catholic) charted 15... sophomore Jordan Hileman (Williamsburg, Pa./Williamsburg) was the only other Eagle to reach double digits with 11 points. McDonald led the Eagles off the glass with eight rebounds, marking the 17th time this season she has been the Eagles’ leading rebounder.

This week’s games
Saturday, Feb. 18 – at Susquehanna (5-19, 2-11 Landmark) – 5:30 p.m. 

MEN’S BASKETBALL (17-7 overall, 9-4 Landmark)

Juniata men’s basketball clinched a Landmark Conference Tournament berth for the first time since 2008 with victories over Catholic (76-68) and Goucher (67-49) last weekend. A win over Susquehanna on Saturday would give the Eagles the no. 2 seed for the Landmark tournament; a Juniata victory coupled with a Moravian win over Scranton would vault Juniata into the top seed... Juniata’s 17 wins represent the most regular season wins in program history, and are tied with the 1987-88, 2006-07, and 2007-08 seasons for most wins overall... Kevin Stapleton (Indiana, Pa./Indiana) led Juniata offensively with 14.5 ppg against Catholic and Goucher, shooting .550 (11-of-20) from the floor with a 4-of-10 mark from 3-point range. Stapleton has shot .556 (15-of-27) from the floor over his last three games, averaging 13.3 ppg... Dan Sekulski (Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone Area) averaged 13.0 points, and his three steals bumped him up to fourth among Juniata career steals leaders with 134. Sekulski has also been one of Juniata’s more consistent shooters in recent games, shooting .500 (36-of-72) over his last seven games... Alex Raymond’s (Hollidaysburg, Pa./Altoona Area) nine assists allowed him to climb one spot on the Juniata career leaderboards with 263 for his career. His five steals against Catholic was a career high. Raymond’s streak of consecutive games with at least one three-pointer is now up to 19 games.

This week’s games
Saturday, Feb. 18 – at Susquehanna (14-9, 8-5 Landmark) – 7:30 p.m. 

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL (8-4 overall, 0-0 Continental Volleyball Conference)

#4 in AVCA Division III Coaches Top 15 poll

Juniata men’s volleyball was idle last week, but returns to action this week with a road match at Stevens and a neutral-site match at Stevens against New Jersey City University... Stevens was ranked eighth in last week’s AVCA Division III Coaches Top 15 poll. 

This week’s matches
Sat., Feb. 18 – at #8 Stevens (6-0, 4-0 United Volleyball Conf.) – 12:00 p.m.
       vs. New Jersey City University (4-5, 3-3 Skyline) – 2:00 p.m. (at Stevens – Hoboken, N.J.)

WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

In her debut at the indoor 5000m distance, sophomore Katrina Woods (Shirleysburg, Pa./Mount Union) set a new Juniata record with a time of 18:33.31 at Saturday’s Bucknell Winter Classic.  She eclipsed the old mark of 18:46.47, which was set in 2006 by Nancy Hayes... Caroline Morgan (Havertown, Pa./Haverford Township) finished seventh in the 5000m with a time of 18:48.13, a mark that was a new personal record and a 56-second improvement over her time in that event at the 2011 Landmark indoor championships...Chelsey Beaver (Shamokin Dam, Pa./Selinsgrove Area) took eighth in the shot put with a personal best throw of 36-2 ¾, a nearly one-foot-five-inch improvement over her previous personal best and third-best mark on Juniata’s all-time performance rankings in that event... Angela Shaffer (Prospect, Pa./Slippery Rock) was seventh in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.75 seconds, and fifth in the high jump after clearing the bar on her first attempt at 5-1... Erika Brown (Hollidaysburg, Pa./Hollidaysburg) matched Shaffer’s height of 5-1, also clearing it on her first attempt... Kaitlyn Shultz (Johnstown, Pa./Westmont Hilltop) was ninth in the 35 lb. weight throw (36-11 ½), and Alyssa Grube (Lititz, Pa./Warwick) was 15th in the 800m run (2:28.26).

This week’s events
Fri., Feb. 17 – at Susquehanna Open (Selinsgrove, Pa.)

MEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

Ceth Parker (Sabillasville, Md./Catoctin) had Juniata’s top finish on the track at the Bucknell Winter Classic, finishing ninth in the mile run with a time of 4:34.04... he also finished ninth in the 1000m run with a time of 2:46.30... Ryan Trexler (Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area) placed 13th in the 800m run with a time of 2:00.04, a three-and-a-half second improvement over his previous personal best and good enough for fourth on the Juniata all-time performance rankings in the event...Trevor Stephens (Bethesda, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase) was 11th in the mile run (4:36.19)... Nate Alter (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) set a personal record with a 14th place finish in the 5000m run, posting a time of 16:02.58... Nicholas Bauer (Glen Ridge, N.J./Glen Ridge) had Juniata’s best effort in the field events, finishing 12th in the long jump with a mark of 20-6 ½, and 10th in the triple jump with a mark of 39-7 ¾.

This week’s events
Fri., Feb. 17 – at Susquehanna Open (Selinsgrove, Pa.)

WOMEN’S SWIMMING (10-5)

Juniata women’s swimming finished a program-best fifth in the Landmark Conference Swimming & Diving Championships, as the Eagles picked-up 339 points over the three days... Kathryn Viola (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East) beat the Juniata 200 IM record on day one of competition with a 2:14.67 time in the prelim round and went on to place second in the finals with a 2:15.04 time. Heading into day two of competition the Eagles bumped up to fifth place. Viola had the Eagles’ top finish of day two with a fourth place in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:09.38... sophomore Kelsey Miles (Huntingdon, Pa./Huntingdon Area) grabbed fifth in the 200 free with a 1:59.53 time... on the final day Juniata gained 97 points, but it wasn't enough to move up in the standings. Hillary Palmer (Fayetteville, Ga./Fayette County), Miles, Shayna King (Easton, Pa./Easton Area), and Mary Kate Meingossner (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) took fourth in the 400 free relay with a combined 3:46.19 time... Viola had Juniata's top solo effort again on Sunday with a fifth place finish in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:33.48 time.

This week’s events
Season concluded 

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