DECEMBER 11, 2009
KING'S FALLS TO SUSQUEHANNA 61-54 IN MONARCH CLASSIC OPENER
(Stockton Defeats Albright in First Tourney Matchup)
WILKES-BARRE – Spenser Spencer scored each of his 16 points in the second half to power Susquehanna University to a 61-54 victory over host King's College in the opening round of the Ramada Inn/Monarch Classic Friday in Scandlon Gymnasium.
With the win, Susquehanna advances to the championship game where it will face 2009 NCAA Division III national runner-up Richard Stockton Saturday at 3:00 p.m. Stockton reached the title game with a 72-62 triumph over Albright. King's and Albright will meet in the 1:00 p.m. consolation game.
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After going 0-for-5 in the first half, Spencer was 6-of-7 from the field and 4-of-5 from three-point range over the final 20 minutes of play, enabling the Crusaders to lead by as many as 18 points in the second half. J.T. Wilson added 11 points for the Crusaders while Bryan Majors added nine.
SUSQUEHANNA 61, KING'S COLLEGE 54
SUSQUEHANNA (4-3)
Spenser Spencer 6-12 0-0 16; J.T. Wilson 4-10 0-1 11; Bryan Majors 3-5 0-0 9; Jason Dawson 3-6 0-0 6; Harvey Pannell 1-2 4-4 6; Rob Estep 2-5 0-0 5; E.J. Duncan 2-2 0-0 4; Barry Haines 1-2 1-2 3; Trevor Williamson 0-1 1-2 1; Hunter McKain 0-2 0-0 0; Daryl Augustus 0-2 0-0 0; Brendan Rezny 0-0 0-0 0; Marcus Burke 0-1 0-2 0; Scott Marcinek 0-1 0-0 0; Fran Brzyski 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-52 6-11 61.
KING'S COLLEGE (2-6)
Susquehanna................... 25 36 - 61
King's College…............... 22 32 - 54
out--Susquehanna-None, King's College-None. Rebounds--Susquehanna 36 (J.T. Wilson 6; Trevor Williamson 6), King's College 37 (Jim Schule 7). Assists--Susquehanna 15 (E.J. Duncan 3; Jason Dawson 3), King's College 11 (Kyle Stackhouse 3). Total fouls--Susquehanna 20, King's College 13. Technical fouls--Susquehanna-None, King's College-None. A-175
STOCKTON STORMS PAST ALBRIGHT TO REACH MONARCH CLASSIC FINAL
WILKES-BARRE – Richard Stockton College, the 2009 NCAA Division III national runner-up, overcame a three-point first-half deficit to outscore previously undefeated Albright College 39-26 in the second half as the Ospreys reached the Ramanda Inn/Monarch Classic championship game with a hard-fought 72-62 triumph.
Stockton improved to 6-2 with the win while Albright slipped to 6-1.
Santini Lancioni led the way with 21 points and six assists while Omar Smith added 14 points and 15 rebounds in the game. Kai Massaquoi chipped in with 10 points and six boards.
Albright was paced by Andrew Pomager with 16 points and nine rebounds while Matt Ashcroft followed with 14 points and six rebounds. Jeff Sparrow chipped in with 10 points off the bench.
RICHARD STOCKTON 72, ALBRIGHT COLLEGE 62
ALBRIGHT COLLEGE (6-1)
Andrew Pomager 6-16 3-7 16; Matt Ashcroft 5-18 0-0 14; Jeff Sparrow 3-6 3-4 10; Zac Shaeffer 3-14 0-0 9; Justin Plummer 2-2 0-2 4; Derek Hall 2-5 0-0 4; Kenneth Sullivan 1-1 0-0 2; Shane Irwin 1-7 0-0 2; Adam Van Zelst 0-1 1-2 1; Cornell Mickens 0-1 0-1 0; Jeff Sowers 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-71 7-16 62.
RICHARD STOCKTON (6-2)
Santini Lancioni 7-16 4-4 21; Omar Smith 6-12 2-8 14; Kai Massaquoi 5-9 0-3 10; Pat Kelly 3-4 0-0 9; Michael Farrow 3-8 3-5 9; DiAndre Brown 2-5 2-2 6; Matt Haddix 0-1 3-4 3; Nnamdi Usuwa 0-3 0-0 0; Colin Horsch 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 26-58 14-28 72.
Albright College................ 36 26 - 62
Richard Stockton.............. 33 39 - 72
3-point goals--Albright College 9-36 (Matt Ashcroft 4-15; Zac Shaeffer 3-12; Jeff Sparrow 1-2; Andrew Pomager 1-5; Adam Van Zelst 0-1; Derek Hall 0-1), Richard Stockton 6-13 (Santini Lancioni 3-6; Pat Kelly 3-4; Michael Farrow 0-1; DiAndre Brown 0-2). Fouled out--Albright College-None, Richard Stockton-None. Rebounds--Albright College 52 (Andrew Pomager 9; Justin Plummer 9), Richard Stockton 42 (Omar Smith 15). Assists--Albright College 17 (Matt Ashcroft 4; Adam Van Zelst 4), Richard Stockton 13 (Santini Lancioni 6). Total fouls--Albright College 24, Richard Stockton 16. Technical fouls--Albright College-None, Richard Stockton-None. A-150
