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College Roundup St. Joseph’s Moran going out with bang

February 16, 2011

By Staff Reporter

By John Manley

The Susan Moran era is in its final days at St. Joseph’s of Philadelphia and the Tullamore, Co. Offaly, senior is heading out with a bang. Last week, Moran was named Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Week for a record eighth time in the 2001-02 season. She had a double-double over intracity rival La Salle. She scored 28 points on 12-for-19 shooting, including a three-pointer, and made 3 of 4 from the foul line. She also had 16 rebounds and 3 steals as St. Joe’s prevailed, 72-54.

Moran then came through with a career-high 38 points against St. Bonaventure in stirring fashion. She had only 5 points at the half as the Bonnies enjoyed a 15-point lead. But on the strength of Moran’s shooting, the Hawks stormed back for an 82-77 victory in Olean, N.Y. She shot 12-for-21 from the floor and converted 14 of 17 free throws. St. Joe’s plays next in the Atlantic 10 tournament starting Saturday.

Meanwhile, Siobhan Kilkenny has scored 10 points in each of Manhattan College’s last two games, both victories. The Castlebar, Co. Mayo, junior shot 5-for-7 and had 6 rebounds and 4 steals as the Jaspers defeated Siena after two overtime periods, 78-72. Manhattan then downed Iona, 69-56, to finish the regular season 17-10 overall and 12-6 against Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opponents. Kilkenny shot 5-for-9 from the field and got her hands on 8 rebounds. Manhattan begins MAAC Tournament play on Friday at 2:30 against Marist at the Pepsi Arena in Albany.

Also, Quinnipiac’s Kim Fitzpatrick scored 6 points in the Braves’ 73-69 victory over Mount St. Mary’s. The Waterford freshman dropped in 3 of 5 field goal attempts. She also had 5 assists and 4 rebounds in 19 minutes. Quinnipiac improved to 10-13 overall and 7-8 in Northeast Conference play.

Golf

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Mark O’Sullivan probably joined the Southeastern Louisiana golf team with a fair amount of optimism. The junior from Salthill, Co. Galway, wasted no time in making the journey worthwhile with a victory in his first collegiate tournament. O’Sullivan, who spent two years at University College Dublin, won the Beau Chene Collegiate Classic in Mandeville, La. by one stroke over a trio of golfers. O’Sullivan shot 224 (74-76-74) over 54 holes. South Alabama’s Gareth Maybin tied for 14th place with 230 (78-77-75). Maybin is a freshman from County Antrim. Southeastern Louisiana tied for second place in the team scoring, one stroke behind champion Texas-Arlington. South Alabama finished ninth.

Kent State’s Martina Gillen is ranked ninth among Div. I women golfers, but the Dublin sophomore didn’t play up to her ranking in the Lady Aztec Spring Invitational at the Lake San Marcos Country Club in San Marcos, Calif. She tied for 14th place at 159 (78-81), nine strokes behind champion Hwanhee Lee of UNLV. Kent was third among teams, seven strokes behind champion Colorado State.

Men’s basketball

Gary Dredge was high scorer for Azusa Pacific in a 68-65 loss to California Baptist. The Clondalkin, Co. Dublin, senior accounted for 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting, plus 3-for-7 from the foul line. He also reeled in 9 rebounds. The Cougars came back to defeat Vanguard, 85-77. Dredge hung up 9s in both the points and rebounds columns. He made all 4 field goal attempts and went 1-for-2 from the foul line. Azusa (22-6) begins postseason play on Thursday in the first round of the Golden State Athletic Conference tournament.

Conor Grace chipped in with 8 points as Davidson defeated the College of Charleston, 73-70. The Dublin freshman made 3 of 4 from the field, including 2 of 3 from outside the three-point arc. He also pulled in 3 rebounds in 12 minutes on the floor. Grace then had 5 points and 4 rebounds in the Wildcats’ 81-77 loss to Virginia Military. He shot 2-for-8 from the floor, which included 1-for-5 from afar. Davidson brings an 18-9 record into the Southern Conference tournament, which begins this weekend.

Track & Field

Western Kentucky’s Olga Cronin won two races at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Cronin, a junior from Cork, was first running both 3,000 meters, in which she was timed in 9:59.37, and 5,000 meters, in 17:31.96. Also pounding the boards for the Hilltoppers was sophomore Jill Shannon, from Jordanstown, Co. Antrim. She finished fourth in both the mile (5:09.81) and 5,000 meters (18:03.86), with a fifth-place finish in the 3,000 (10:22.84). WKU’s Terri Hennessy, a senior from Cork, was sixth at in the 3,000 (10:24.74) and seventh at 5,000 (18:22.96). The Hilltopper women took fourth place overall. Middle Tennessee State finished on top.

On the men’s side, WKU’s Enda Grandfield was victorious at 5,000 meters with a 14:51.11 clocking. He also tried the 3,000 finishing fifth in 8:47.96. The Hilltopper men were second among teams, outscored only by host Middle Tennessee State, 126-100.5.

Tennis

California’s Catherine Lynch won two of three singles matches, while playing in the fourth position, in the last week. The Dublin sophomore defeated Loyola Marymount’s Angelina Zdorovytska, 6-2, 6-0, and joined teammate Carla Arguelles at third doubles for an 8-4 victory over Edit Pakay and Julie Hladik. Berkeley won the match 5-2. The Golden Bears then dropped Pepperdine, 5-1, as Lynch recovered from a first-set defeat to record a win over Anna Anderson, 0-6, 7-5, 6-1. California, ranked 14th, then lost to third-ranked Stanford, 7-0. Erin Burdette took care of Lynch, 7-5, 7-6(3). California faces San Diego State on Friday and Oregon on Saturday, both at home.

Swimming

Tennessee’s Andrew Bree recorded three NCAA “B” Cut qualifying times at the Southeastern Conference Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. Bree, a sophomore from Helens Bay, Co. Down, showed best in the 200 breaststroke, in which he finished in 1:57.97. Georgia’s Kyle Salyards won the race in 1:56.72. Bree was sixth in the 400 individual medley in 3:52.76, won by Auburn’s Kevin Clements in 3:44.26. Bree also placed seventh in the 200 IM, with a 1:47.62 clocking. Florida’s Eric Donnelly won this event in 1:46.23. Tennessee came away in fourth place among teams, with Auburn ruling the roost.

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