Mansfield women ink two new recruits

Mansfield University head women's basketball coach Ruth Hermansen announced that Jena Matter (Bellefonte/Bellefonte) and Megan Touhey (Johnson City,NY/Maine-Endwell) will join the Mountaineers program for the 2010-11 season. Both student-athletes signed a National Letter of Intent during the NCAA's regular signing period.

"We are pleased to have two quality student-athletes commit to the program early," said Hermansen. "Both are outstanding students as well as athletes who will be very nice additions to some of the skilled players currently in our program."

Matter, a 6-1 forward, was the Most Valuable Player of the Allegheny Division of the Mountain Athletic League as a junior last season. Matter averaged 12 points and 11 rebounds per game in helping her team to the division and league titles. Also an all-league selection in volleyball, Matter played AAU basketball for the Central PA Runnin' Rebs.

Touhey is a 5-10 guard who was named the Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY) Section 4 Class A Player of the Year as a junior last season. Touhey, who was also a STAC All-Division and All-Metro selection, helped her team to the capture the Section 4 Class A Championship averaging 9 points and 4 rebounds per game. Touhey played AAU basketball for the STNY Flyers.

Both have earned scholar-athlete honors in high school.

DOUGHERTY SHINES IN NEW ROLE

A starter last year at point guard for Division-I Villanova, Sayre's Kyle Dougherty, an Owego Free Academy graduate, was in the starting lineup when this season began as well.

Just a few games into the year Dougherty has found herself coming off the bench, but the new role has also meant added minutes and has caused Dougherty to have three of the best games of her collegiate career.

Against UMass the senior had nine points, two assists and two rebounds in 26 minutes. She followed that up with another nine-point effort, with two steals and four assists in 30 minutes against Evansville. In her most recent game Dougherty had four points, five boards, two assists, a steal and a block against Chattanooga.

On the season Dougherty is averaging a career-high 23 minutes a game and she is scoring 4.8 points and 2.2 rebounds a contest with 10 assists and three steals.

MEN'S TEAM OF THE WEEK

The Cornell men's basketball team lost their first game of the week, a 12-point set-back against No. 9 ranked Syracuse.

Since that game the Big Red have won three straight, all at the Legends Classic in Philadelphia. They beat Toledo 78-609, Vermont 67-59 and Drexel 61-54.

MEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Spencer Van-Etten graduate Jeff Foote has been a big part of the reason Cornell finished the week with a 3-1 record.

Foote scored in double figures in all four games this week, recording double-doubles against Syracuse (12 points, 10 rebounds) and Toledo (12 points, 12 rebounds).

In four games this week Foote finished with 51 points, 30 rebounds and four steals. He averages 12 points and 8.1 rebounds a game this year and he has 15 assists and 12 blocked shots.

WOMEN'S TEAM OF THE WEEK

The Penn State women captured the Dead River Company Classic Championship with a 52-48 victory over Holy Cross. The Nittany Lions got to the final by defeating Buffalo 86-65.

WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK

While the Mansfield women dropped a pair of games this week, Mallory Moore had a solid pair of games.

The sophomore had 16 points and 14 rebounds in a loss to Notre Dame (Ohio) and she followed that up with a seven point, nine rebound game against Lake Erie. In two games this week Moore had 23 points and 23 rebounds for the Mountaineers.

SOLID START TO THE YEAR

Baptist Bible kicked off it's season and Wellsboro graduate Joy DeLeonardis had a strong start to her season, scoring 12 points with three rebounds, a steal and an assist in the opener.

PERFECT

BEGINNING FOR MANSFIELD

The Mansfield men have played just two games this year, but so far the Mountaineers have lived up to all the preseason attention the received.

After opening with a win over Bowie State the Mountaineers beat UDC this week. In two games this year the team has three players scoring at least 15 points a contest, led by Yuseff Carr, who is averaging 23 points and 8.5 rebounds a contest.

Sophomore Tony Fannick, a Milton graduate, has averaged a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds a game and Ryan Callahan is scoring 15.5 points a contest and has 11 rebounds this year.

HIGH SCHOOL STARTS THIS WEEK

The Tioga boys and girls teams kick of their season on Tuesday as the Tigers host Newfield in girls' basketball, while the boys hit the road to play Newfield.

The Waverly girls start the year Friday when they host Odessa-Montour, while the Wolverines take to the road in boys' action Friday to travel to Odessa-Montour.

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