Steve Finkernagel

WILKES WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES VS. DELAWARE VALLEY

1/27/2012 8:45:00 AM

(Complete Game Notes)

WILKES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES VS. DELAWARE VALLEY

Wilkes Lady Colonels (5-13, 0-7) vs. Delaware Valley Aggies (11-7, 2-5)
Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 1:00 p.m.
Doylestown, Pa. / Aggies Gymnasium

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AT A GLANCE
Wilkes University is back on the court this Saturday as they travel to Doylestown, Pa to take on the Delaware Valley Aggies in Freedom Conference play. The Aggies defeated the Lady Colonels 83-65 in the teams' first meeting in Wilkes-Barre on Jan. 11.

LAST TIME OUT
The Wilkes women' basketball team fell to Eastern in Freedom play Wednesday evening 72-52 from the Marts Center.

Eastern took the first possession of the game and put the first four points on the board until a layup by Allison Walsh (Dickson City, PA/Mid Valley) got the Lady Colonels first bucket with 18:22 to play in the first half. With 11:24 left in action the Eagles had control of the game going up ten, 22-12. Wilkes continued to play hard as they moved to within six points, 29-23. A bucket beyond the arc by Whitney Connolly (Liberty, PA/Liberty) with 50 seconds left cut the deficit to just four points, 30-26 to close out the first half.

Wilkes scored the first basket of the second stanza to cut the lead to two, 30-28. The Eagles then went on a 4-0 run. A three-pointer by Megan Kazmerski (Kingston, PA/Holy Redeemer) got Wilkes within four at the 18 minute marker, 34-30. For the rest of the game the Eagles regained control and never looked back. The Lady Colonels never stopped playing and with 7:27 left to play a basket from the three-point line by Angela Palmerio (Telford, PA/Lansdale Catholic) pulled Wilkes to within seven points of the Eagles, 57-50. To close the game out Eastern went on a 5-0 run as they took their largest lead of 20 points on the night to earn their fifth Freedom Conference victory.

Two players for Wilkes hit double figures Kazmerski (13) and Connolly (13). Kazmerski also grabbed six rebounds. Walsh had 11 boards on the evening, seven defensive and four offensive.

THE CAPTAINS
The Lady Colonels are captained by Sr. G Whitney Connelly and Jr. G Amanda Pawlowski (Nanticoke, PA/Holy Redeemer).

Connolly brings her all-around game back to the Lady Colonels for her final season, as she has 92 games and 66 starts under her belt. For the season, Connolly averages 8.9 ppg and 2.6 rpg shooting 79.4 percent (54-68) from the charity stripe.

Pawlowski, a junior captain, is also one of the most experienced Lady Colonels. Playing in 67 career games earning 66 starts, she has logged over 1,850 minutes on the court for Wilkes. Pawlowski is the floor general for Wilkes averaging 5.3apg through eighteen contests.

THE SCORER
Kazmerski led the Lady Colonels in scoring as a freshman scoring 11.5 ppg in her 26.6 mpg of action, then followed that ranking second on the team last year at 11.4 ppg in 31.1 mpg of play. She hit double figures 19 times during the season, including the final seven contests.

With a 34.3 FG%, Kazmerski went 111-324 from the floor and also led the team with 7.5 rpg, including 153 defensive boards (6.1 pg).

Kazmerski jumped out to a quick start this season averaging 13.0 ppg and 5.8 rpg. She registered her first double-double of the year pouring in 18 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in the win at Keystone. Kazmerski posted a season-high 27 points shooting 9-for-16 from the floor and 4-for-7 from beyond the arc in the loss against Manhattanville. She has hit double figures in scoring twelve times this season.

ALL-AROUND
One of the most versatile players for the Lady Colonels, Connelly has been a major contributor on both ends of the floor this season.

Connelly, the lone senior on this year's squad, has taken a large leadership role for Wilkes in the backcourt. She averages 8.9 ppg and 2.6 rpg starting all thirteen contests at shooting guard for Wilkes. She poured in a season high 21 points in the loss against Centenary College.

She possesses the ability to break down defenders and create scoring opportunities for herself and her teammates. Connolly has hit 40.0 percent (53-134) of her shots from the field in 21.8 mpg.

RUNNING THE POINT
A 23-game starter as a sophomore last year, Pawlowski returns to the point for the Lady Colonels this season.

Pawlowski registered three or more assists in every contest thus far this season for Wilkes including a season-high eight helpers against Susquehanna and Lycoming. For the season, she is averaging 3.6 points, 5.3 assists and 2.9 rebounds in a team-high 32.2 minutes per-contest.

ROOKIE RUNNING WILD
Stambone is off to a great start in a Wilkes uniform with 12.2 ppg and averages 2.9 rpg. She is shooting 35.0 percent (84-240) from the field and 25.5 percent (24-94) from three-point range in 21.8 mpg off the bench for the Lady Colonels. She has reached double figures in eleven games, pouring in a career-high 22 points including three steals and two rebounds in a loss at Albright.

DYNAMIC FRONTCOURT DUO
Rookie forwards Allison Walsh (Dickson City, PA/Mid Valley) and Chelsea Brown (Garnet Valley, PA/Garnet Valley) have adjusted to the college game just fine as the duo has combine for 12.7 points and 14.8 rpg in the first eighteen Wilkes games of 2011-12.

Walsh is averaging 7.9 points and a team-best 8.3 rebounds earning seventeen starts this year. The freshman is shooting 41.0 percent (43-105) from the field scoring a majority of her points in the paint. Her 56 offensive rebounds leads the squad. Brown adds 4.8 points and 6.5 rebounds including 72 defensive boards.

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