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THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY’S ATHLETICS WEEK IN REVIEW THE TABLE OF CONTENTS LIONS’ DEN MEN’S BASKETBALL..........................2 • TCNJ slip to .500 mark, eye playoff spot FEBRUARY 5, 2007 with three games remaining. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL.......................3 • Lions rout Ramapo to snap losing streak at FEMALE LION OF THE WEEK four. AVA KISS Women’s Swimming & Diving WRESTLING.................................4 Junior • TCNJ ends regular season with 13-match North Brunswick, NJ/Stuart Country winning streak. Day Kiss won two individual events and was part of SWIMMING AND DIVING.......................5 a first-place relay team as the Lions defeated • Lion end regular season on winning note William Paterson 159-78. Kiss won the 500 freestyle in 5:18.61, the 50 free in 25.50, and with sweep of William Paterson. was part of TCNJ’s first-place 200 medley relay INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD....................6 team that posted a time of 1:56.95. • Brian Donatelli and relay teams meet NCAA provisional standards at New Balance Invitational. MALE LION OF THE WEEK WINTER HONORS............................7 BRIAN DONATELLI MEN’S BASKETBALL STATS...................8 Men’s Indoor Track & Field Junior WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STATS................9 Whitehorse Station, NJ/ WRESTLING STATS.........................10 Hunterdon Cenrtal Donatelli excelled at the New Balance Invita- tional in New York City as the lone NCAA Divi- sion III competitor as he posted an NCAA pro- LIONS’ SPORTS HOTLINE visional cut in the weight throw with a toss of 16.56 meters. RESULTS AND SCHEDULE CHANGES: 609.771.2682 SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE Sports Info Director: Ann King Assistant SID: Lyle Fulton Office Phone: 609.771.2517 Office Phone: 609.771.2266 Home Phone: 609.883.5602 [email protected] Fax: 609.771.3067 [email protected] Athletic Web Site: www.tcnjathletics.com MEN’S BASKETBALL Head Coach: John Castaldo Record: 11-11, 4-6 NJAC Lions tied for third in NJAC South Division stand- Gilmore is a 22 game starter this season and now has a ings 45.0 field goal percentage this year (58-for-129). • After starting conference play with some strong per- • Freshman William Jett (Browns Mills, NJ/Pemberton) formances, the Lions now find themselves at 4-6 in missed one game this week with illness, but returned to the league and 11-11 overall after dropping three the lineup on Saturday and now has six starts under his straight NJAC games. The Lions remain in the hunt for belt. He sports a 4.1 ppg average with a 2.0 rpg average a berth in the upcoming conference tournament as the as well, while also excelling from the free throw line as top three teams in each division make the playoffs he now has a 77.8 percent FT average (21-for-27). He and TCNJ currently sits tied with Kean in third for the also has an impressive 47.1 percent average from the final spot in the NJAC South Division. floor. • Next up for TCNJ is a home game on Wednesday as the • Rookie Jay Frank (Brick, NJ/Brick) ranks second in Lions host Richard Stockton College on February 7 at 8 the NJAC with his blistering 90.6 percent free throw av- p.m., before a road match-up on February 10 at Rowan erage as the newcomer has hit 48-of-53 free throws on University at 1:00 p.m. the year. He has started four games and now has a 7.2 ppg average with a 2.4 rpg average. He has handed out Lion bites.... 22 assists and has 16 steals thus far. • Junior Jeff Warner (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) has started • Junior Mark Aziz (Hackettstown, NJ/West Morris Cen- 13 games for the Lions this season and is contributing tral) leads the Lions in scoring this season with a 15.0 6.2 points a game and 3.2 rebounds. ppg average. He also has a team-high 140 rebounds, good • Sophomore guard Jeff Molinelli (Pennington, NJ/ enough for a 6.4 rpg average. On the defensive end of Hopewell Valley) has started 16 of his 20 games played the floor, he leads the team in blocked shots with 39 and and now has a 5.7 ppg and 3.3 rpg average in 26.1 min- is second in steals with 24. utes played per game. • Aziz ranks among several NJAC statistical categories • TCNJ is averaging 64.6 ppg with a solid 42.6 percent this season as he is currently fourth in blocks per game average from the floor thus far, while holding equalling (1.77), eighth in scoring and ninth in rebounding, while their opponents on the boards. his 47.5 percent field goal percentage is 12th best among • The Lions are a perfect 6-0 this season when scoring at the league’s shooters. least 70 points. They are also 2-0 in overtime games. • Senior Brian Halligan (Delran, NJ/Delran) continues • Head coach John Castaldo is closing in on career win to provide leadership to the young Lions and is now aver- 200. Now in his 14th year with the Lions, Castaldo has aging 11.5 ppg, which is 21st best in the NJAC. compiled a 199-146 record at the helm of the Lions. A • Halligan continues to be a big threat from behind the 3- highly successful high school coach before taking over point arc making 36.8 percent (49-for-133), which is sev- TCNJ’s program, Castaldo netted a record of 210-60 at enth in the NJAC, while his 2.23 three-pointers per game nearby McCorristin High School and sports an overall is sixth best. He also has a team-high 31 steals and has coaching record of 409-206 during his career. handed out 30 assists thus far, while averaging 28.1 min- utes per game. • Senior guard Corey Gilmore (South Plainfield, NJ/ South Plainfield) is now averaging 8.0 ppg. He leads the Lions having handed out 60 assists, which is 10th best in the conference. His 1.06 assist to turnover ratio has him also ranked among the conference leaders as he is No. 9. NJAC STANDINGS NJAC SOUTH DIVISION UPCOMING SCHEDULE NJAC OVERALL School W-L W- L Pct. Opponent Time Richard Stockton 6-4 15-7 .681 Wed. 7 RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE* 8:00 p.m. Sat. 10 at Rowan University* 1:00 p.m. Rowan University 5-4 16-5 .761 Wed. 14 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY - CAMDEN* 8:00 p.m. Kean University 4-6 13-9 .590 * Indicates NJAC Games HOME GAMES BOLD AND PLAYED IN PACKER HALL The College of NJ 4-6 11-11 .500 Rutgers-Camden 1-9 5-16 .238 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Head Coach: Dawn Henderson Record: 9-12, 4-6 NJAC TCNJ gets back on track in NJAC play of her buckets coming from behind the 3-point arc. She • TCNJ saw its losing streak reach four games before finished the week going 5-for-10 from long range. bringing an end to its skid on Saturday. The Lions started • Junior Sara Best (High Bridge, NJ/Voorhees) was the the week at first-place Kean and the Cougars defeted the lone player to score in double figures in both games last Lions by the score of 68-57. It marked the third time this week as she scored a team-high 12 points at Mount St. season Kean has defeated TCNJ. The Lions bounced back Mary and then had 10 against the Scarlet Raiders. Best with its best offensive effort ot the year with a lopsided had scored in double figures in six of the last seven games 80-50 victory over Ramapo College. TCNJ used a balanced and is averaging 12.1 points per game over that span. attack in the win over the Roadrunners as 15 different For the season, she is second on the team in scoring at players scored. 8.6 points a game. • The win over Ramapo keeps the Lions in the hunt for a • TCNJ has three players ranked in the top 11 in the spot in the upcoming NJAC Tournament. TCNJ has a two- conference for rebounding with Depken eighth, Klimowicz game cushion over Rutgers-Camden and a win over Rich- ninth and freshman Alexandra Gregorek (Mahwah, NJ/ ard Stockton College on Wednesday would secure that Academy of Holy Angels) 11th at 6.6 per game. She has spot. TCNJ will play that game at home on Wednesday at also contributed offensively scoring 6.5 points a game 6 p.m., before heading to last-place Rowan University on and is a three-time honoree this season as the NJAC Saturday. Rookie of the Week. • Guard Lisa Koch (Oak Ridge, NJ/Jefferson Township) Lion bites.... continues to lead the Lions in assists as she has dished out 55, which ranks her eighth in the NJAC at 2.62 per • Sophomore Hillary Klimowicz (Scotch Plains, NJ/ game. Scotch Plains-Fanwood) posted a pair of double-doubles • Sophomore guard Alyssa Michella (Washington Twp, last week giving her seven on the season. Against Kean, NJ/Immaculate Heart Academy) has given the Lions a she poured in a team high 20 points and had 10 rebounds boost off of the bench averaging 4.3 per contest in nine to go along with five blocked shots. She followed that games. effort up with 10 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked • Sophomore forward Barb Jones (Cream Ridge, NJ/ shots in the win over Ramapo. From the field this season Allentown) grabbed a career best three rebounds against she leads the NJAC hitting at a clip of 58.6 percent (102- Ramapo.