Saturday, May 4, 2013
Penn State Abington's softball squad drops its second straight in the playoffs.
Penn State Abington’s softball season ended Saturday after it suffered its second loss in the North Eastern Athletic Conference Championship Tournament. The team lost to Wilson College by a score of 4-1 in the weekend’s first elimination game at Penn State Berks. The Nittany Lions, who lost on Friday to SUNYIT, did not score until the top of the sixth. Wilson scored in the bottom of first with an unearned run then had a three-run third inning. Two of the four runs were scored unearned as Abington committed two errors on the day. Abington managed to get on the bases with a pair of hits and walks in the first five innings, advancing the runners to third on all four scoring opportunities, but could not advance the runner to home. In the top…
Friday, May 3, 2013
A pitcher, an outfielder and a catcher make the NEAC All-Conference Team
The North Eastern Athletic Conference announced its 2013 softball all-conference selections Thursday. Penn State Abington sophomore pitcher Michaela Drogalis, of Croydon, was selected by the league as the 2013 NEAC South Pitcher of the Year. She was also a first team pick. Senior outfielder Trish Watson, of Bensalem, and junior catcher Shelia O'Hagan, of Willow Grove, both earned second-team honors, while head coach, David Hoch was honored as Coach of the Year after taking Abington to a record of 13-7 against league opponents, qualifying for the NEAC Playoffs for the first time in program history. Head coaches from conference member institutions nominate and then vote on the award. Drogalis had a strong outing on the mound this season, …
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
The Middlesex, N.J. resident was honored after a pair of outstanding performances this week.
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Tuesday, February 12
Mike Colacci has been named the NEAC Men’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week. Colacci led Abington to two conference victories after averaging 25.5 points per game while shooting nearly 45 percent (13-of-29) from the field and hitting all 19 of his free throw attempts. The 6-foot guard scored a game- and season-high 31 points in Abington's 108-104 victory over Penn State Berks Wednesday, as he went 8-of-15 from the field and a perfect 13-of-13 from the free throw line, which included four clutch makes from the charity stripe in the final minutes to help secure the win. Colacci would follow that up with a team-best 20 points to go along with three assists and two steals in an 85-74 victory over Gallaudet University Sunday, with the …
Thursday, January 31, 2013
The Horsham resident wins the award … twice
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Thursday, January 31
Penn State Abington Basketball Player Mike Marvin, of Horsham, was named the ECAC Division III Player of the Week of the South region, and was recently honored NEAC Student-Athlete of the Week. Marvin guided the Nittany Lions to three conference victories behind averages of 23.3 points and 11 rebounds per game while shooting 67 percent (31- of-46) from the field. The sophomore forward opened the week with a game-high 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the floor to go along with seven boards, two assists and a block in a 78-66 win over Lancaster Bible College Jan. 23. His shooting continued into the weekend, as he hit the game-winning jumper in the Nittany Lions' thrilling 66-64 road victory over Gallaudet University Saturday and …
Friday, November 9, 2012
The Nittany Lions hit up the 2012 NCAA Division III Mid-East Regional Cross Country Championships tomorrow in Newville.
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Friday, November 9, 2012
The Penn State Abington men's cross country teams will celebrate a Nittany Lion athletic program milestone Saturday when they become the first Abington athletic teams to compete in a NCAA Division III post-season championship event since the college joined the association in 2008. The teams will toe the line at the 2012 NCAA Division III Mid-East Regional Cross Country Championships hosted by Dickinson College at Big Spring High School in Newville, Pa. with the 8,000-meter race starting at 11 a.m. Alexander Kane, who was the North Eastern Athletic Conference's individual champion and runner of the year, will lead a pack of Nittany Lions runners consisting of Sufyan Musah, Nicholas Volpe, Nathaniel Wilson, and Austin Lichtman to represent …
Friday, November 2, 2012
The men’s soccer earns the top seed in playoffs; goes 9-1
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Friday, November 2, 2012
For the first time in program history, the Penn State Abington men's soccer team claimed the North Eastern Athletic Conference regular-season title. The Nittany Lions finished 9-1 to earn the top seed in the playoffs and the right to host the tournament this weekend at Germantown Academy. The five competing teams in this year's tournament are: On Wednesday, Penn State Harrisburg and SUNYIT faced off in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs; Harrisburg took down the two-time tournament champion SUNYIT in penalty kicks with a 4-2 shootout victory. On Saturday, Nov. 3, Abington will face conference foe Harrisburg in the first semifinal game slated for 8:30 a.m.; Morrisville State and Cazenovia College will play the 10:30 a.m. semifinal …
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Senior setter Krysten Boyd helped Penn State Abington clinch a playoff berth.
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Senior Krysten Boyd, of Philadelphia, and graduate of Lincoln High School, has been named as the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week for the second straight week after her outstanding play for the Penn State Abington Nittany Lions. The senior setter compiled 145 digs (6.90 d/set) during a 3-2 week for the Nittany Lions, which included 104 digs (8.00 d/set) in three conference matches. During NEAC Crossover play held at Penn State Abington this weekend, Boyd tallied a season-best 37 digs in a 3-1 victory over SUNY Cobleskill Saturday before topping that mark with 39 digs in a hard-fought 3-2 loss to Keuka later in the day. She finished conference play with 28 digs in a 3-1 win over Cazenovia …
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Abington Nittany Lions move to a program-best 7-0 by beating the beleaguered Chargers
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
The Penn State Abington Nittany Lions soccer team could have easily overlooked last night’s match against Lancaster Bible College and come out flat. Facing a down-on-their-luck Chargers squad and looking forward to their game against the only other undefeated North Eastern Atlantic Conference (NEAC) team, Cazenovia, all the pieces were in place for a possible upset. Fortunately for the men in white, that simply was not the case. After a tight first half that ended 1-1, Penn State Abington exploded for three goals in the second period en route to a 4-1 victory and the longest undefeated streak to start the season in school history. After 20 minutes of probing and deft passing in the offensive third, it was Penn State Abington (7-0, 5-0 …
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
The match was close, but Abington defeated the College of St. Elizabeth 3-2 in Jersey.
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
MORRISTOWN, N.J. – The Penn State Abington women's volleyball team won in dramatic fashion in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) play Wednesday night, taking a 3-2 (25-22, 25-21, 20-25, 18-25, 16-14) final over College of St. Elizabeth (10-3, 2-2 NEAC). It was the closest match of the year for both teams. The Screaming Eagles of St. Elizabeth lost the first two sets but rallied to win the third and fourth sets and fought back to tie the fifth set. The Lady Lions (9-3, 3-1 NEAC) pushed through for the final two points with a crucial NEAC win, 3-2 in the two-hour match. Abington managed to jump ahead two sets to none in the opening round, however the Screaming Eagles refused to roll over and opened a 10-5 lead before taking the 25-…
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
A Penn State Abington soccer player, volleyball player and tennis player are each honored by the North Eastern Athletic Conference.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) selected three Lady Lions as student athlete of the week for the period of Aug. 31 through Sept. 9. All three showed exemplary skill during their games during that period, and have been chosen for this honor from a group comprising several other athletes from around the conference. -- Gabrielle Benedict, of Jamison, Pa. Benedict has been selected as the NEAC Women’s Soccer Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week for her effort in goal for the Penn State Abington Nittany Lions. The sophomore goalkeeper helped the Nittany Lions open the year at 3-2 by totaling 22 saves and registering a .759 save percentage while allowing just seven goals (1.40 GAA), with four of those coming in a 4-2 setback to …
