Steve Finkernagel

Ginny Edwards provides a spark off the Lady Colonel bench averaging 2.7 points and 4.2 rebounds

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES VS. DESALES

2/13/2012 2:50:00 PM

(Complete Game Notes)

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES VS. DESALES

Wilkes Lady Colonels (6-17, 1-11) vs. DeSales Bulldogs (13-10, 8-4)
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012 - 6:00 p.m.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. / Marts Center

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AT A GLANCE
Wilkes is back in action Tuesday hosting DeSales in Freedom Conference play from the Marts Center. The Bulldogs defeated the Lady Colonels 84-56 in the teams' first meeting in Center Valley, Pa. on December 3, 2011.

LAST TIME OUT
Megan Kazmerski (Kingston, PA/Holy Redeemer) posted a double-double but it was not enough as the Wilkes women's basketball team dropped a 67-41 decision at Eastern in Freedom play Saturday afternoon.

Eastern jumped out to an 8-0 lead early in the first half. Wilkes answered back using a 7-0 run with 16:41 on the clock. Both teams were all tied up at 16 when Elena Stambone (Jessup, PA/Valley View) hit a three-pointer with 13:22 to play in the first half. For the rest of the first stanza Eastern controlled tempo. With two minutes onthe clock the Eagles took their largest lead of the afternoon going up 18 points, 41-23. A jumper by Chelsea Brown (Garnet Valley, PA/Garnet Valley) cut the deficit to 14 points. At the half Eastern led 43-28.

Throughout the second half of play Eastern continued to stay strong and never looked back. Wilkes did as much as they could to get back into the game. At the ten-minute mark, Eastern led 58-29. The Eagles took their largest lead of the day using a 16-4 spurt to go up by 35 with 5:59 left on the clock.

Kazmerski led the way for Wilkes with 10 points and 10 rebounds while adding two assists and two steals. Stambone followed with nine points. Allison Walsh (Dickson City, PA/Mid Valley) continued to lead the Lady Colonels on the defensive end. She grabbed 11 rebounds while chipping in two assists.

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 97 games and 71 starts under her belt. For the season, Connolly averages 8.6 ppg and 2.8 rpg shooting 78.6 percent (66-84) from the charity stripe.

Pawlowski, a junior captain, is also one of the most experienced Lady Colonels. Playing in 72 career games earning 71 starts, she has logged over 1,990 minutes on the court for Wilkes. Pawlowski is the floor general for Wilkes averaging 4.7 apg through twenty three 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 12.0 ppg and 5.7 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 fifteen 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 8.6 ppg and 2.8 rpg starting all seventeen 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 38.0 percent (65-171) of her shots from the field in 22.3 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 has registered two 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 3.5 points, 4.7 assists and 2.5 rebounds in a team-high 31.7 minutes per-contest.

ROOKIE RUNNING WILD
Stambone is off to a great start in a Wilkes uniform with 12.1 ppg and averages 3.0 rpg. She is shooting 34.6 percent (104-301) from the field and 25.9 percent (30-116) from three-point range in 21.9 mpg off the bench for the Lady Colonels. She has reached double figures in fourteen games, pouring in a career-high 22 points including three steals and two rebounds in a loss at Albright. In the win against Manhattanville she posted 21 points and added five assists.

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 13.0 points and 14.9 rpg in the first twenty three Wilkes games of 2011-12.

Walsh is averaging 8.3 points and a team-best 8.6 rebounds earning twenty two starts this year. The freshman is shooting 43.3 percent (61-141) from the field scoring a majority of her points in the paint. Her 68 offensive and 130 defensive rebounds leads the squad. Brown adds 4.7 points and 6.3 rebounds including 90 defensive boards.

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