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Times Leader staff
Tuesday, March 04, 2003 Page: 3B
AREA ROUNDUP The College Misericordia men’s basketball team will visit
MAC Freedom League power DeSales in the opening round of the Eastern College
Athletic Conference South Regional championships tomorrow.
It marks the second consecutive ECAC bid and third overall for
Misericordia. The Cougars are 16-11, including last Thursday’s 97-65 loss to
Neumann in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference playoffs.
Misericordia beat DeSales in ECAC opening-round play last year, and lost to
the Bulldogs, 62-47, in the third game of the 2002-03 season.
The Cougars are led by senior guard Willie Chandler, the second-leading
scorer in NCAA Division III history with 2,877 points. Chandler, who averages
26.3 points and 8.9 rebounds, needs 64 points to become the all-time Division
III scoring leader.
Senior forward Jason Perry is second on the team with 12.5 points and 5.4
rebounds per game. Chandler and Perry continue to add to their record of 4,495
points as the highest-scoring teammates in Division III history.
In other first-round games, top-seeded Franklin & Marshall hosts Moravian,
Penn State-Behrend hosts Thiel, and Neumann visits Grove City.
Misericordia is the only area men’s team participating in the ECAC
playoffs. King’s did not apply for a bid, and Wilkes withdrew its application.
SOFTBALL
Misericordia splits pair
OCOEE, Fla. – College Misericordia defeated Muhlenberg, 12-8, Sunday in the
opener of the Rebel Spring Games before losing to Washington-St. Louis, 1-0.
Kirsten Lazorka had two hits and three RBI against Muhlenberg. Angela
Wincek added two hits and two RBI.
Tiffany Gray had a two-run single and Lynette Bedford had two hits and
scored two runs. Rachael Matthews earned the pitching victory.
In the nightcap, Washington-St. Louis scored the only run of the game in
the fifth inning. Losing pitcher Mindi Brown allowed just four hits. Amber
Lazorka had two hits for the Cougars.
MEN’S TENNIS
Christopher Newport 6, Wilkes 1
HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Wilkes opened its season with a loss to Christopher
Newport.
Sophomore Madhan Srinivasan, who was a quarterfinalist at last season’s
Middle Atlantic Conference Championships, earned the lone point for Wilkes.
The Wyoming Seminary graduate defeated Brandon Muskiva 7-5, 6-2 at No. 1
singles.
BASEBALL
Wilkes splits twin bill
COCOA BEACH, Fla. – Wilkes lost to Waynesburg College, 13-0, before
defeating Grace College (Ind.) 2-0 in the nightcap.
Jim Cochlan tossed a complete-game five-hitter to lead Waynesburg past
Wilkes. The Colonels committed eight errors in the loss.
Against Grace, Mike Toomey tossed a complete game two-hit shutout in his
first collegiate start. The Pottsville High School graduate struck out five
and walked one.
Misericordia splits
COCOA BEACH, Fla. College Misericordia opened the season by splitting a
doubleheader – defeating Widener, 3-0, and losing to Rochester Institute of
Technology, 4-3.
In the opener, Mike LoPipero was the winning pitcher for the Cougars and
Chris Orner recorded a save. Evan Bardua and George LoPresto both had a pair
of hits for Misericordia.
RIT edged the Cougars in the second game, scoring the winning run on a
balk. Andy Mikoski was 2-for-3 for Misericordia, and Matt O’Brien hit a
two-run double.
Pittston Area graduate Jimmy Salitis worked five innings. He struck out two
and gave up one run in a no-decision effort.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Site change for Saturday
The site of Saturday afternoon’s state playoff basketball doubleheader
involving two Wyoming Valley Conference schools has been changed.
The games originally scheduled for King’s College have been moved to Wilkes
University – Dallas vs. Palmyra in Class 3A girls at 1 p.m., followed by GAR
vs. York Catholic at 2:30 p.m. in Class 2A boys.