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WEEKLY SPORTS ROUNDUP  

November 16, 1998                       Sports Information, 973-761-9493

MEN'S BASKETBALL (1-2)
The men's basketball team won its first game of the 1998-99 season with a 75-57 victory over intra-state rival St. Peter's on Saturday (Nov. 14).  The Pirates improved their record to 1-2 overall.
Junior guard Gary Saunders (New York, NY) scored 25 points to lead the Pirates on 9-of-14 shooting and a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line.  Junior tri-captain Shaheen Holloway (Queens, NY) scored 17 points and added seven assists.  Freshman guard Ty Shine (Augusta, GA) rounded out the scoring for the Pirates, coming off the bench to score 12 points, while adding six rebounds.  Sophomore forward Reggie Garrett (Somerset, NJ) and freshman center Charles Manga (Cameroon, Africa) had a game-high seven rebounds apiece.  Sophomore guard Chuck Moore (Plymouth-Whitemarsh, PA), starting in place of the injured Rimas Kaukenas (Vilnius, Lithuania), chipped in nine points and senior tri-captain Duane Jordan (New York, NY) had eight points, six rebounds and three blocks.

NEXT FOR SETON HALL: The Pirates host Drexel on Wednesday (Nov. 18) for a 7:30 game at the Continental Airlines Arena.
 

1998-98 Men's Basketball Results

NOVEMBER
7       vs Indiana      L 69-83
8       vs Valparaiso   L 54-64
14      St. Peter's     W 75-57

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (EXHIBITION)
The women's basketball team defeated the New York Gazelles, 88-56, Wednesday (Nov. 11) in pre-season exhibition at Walsh Gym.
Six Pirates scored in double figures to lead the Seton Hall to the victory.     Sophomore Arminda Moreno (Telde, Canary Islands) led all scorers with 20 points.  Classmate, Starr Fuller (Boston, MA)  had 17 points and 14 rebounds.  Senior captain Danielle Davis (Baltimore, MD) also notched a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Yolanda Rouse's (Clewiston, FL) double-double included 14 points and 12 assists. Center Susan Murray (North Mississauga, Ontario) rounded out the Pirate starters with 11 points and seven rebounds. Junior guard Erika Ashmon (Montezuma, GA) came off the bench to score 10 points.  Former Pirate standouts Texlin Quinney and Latoya Brookins returned to their alma mater as members of the Gazelles.  Quinney scored six points while Brookins chipped in two for New York.

MEN'S SOCCER (11-4-4, 5-3-3: Season complete)
Junior forward Peter Scavo (Raritan, NJ) and freshman forward Gregory Strohmann (Wehrheim, Germany) were honored by the BIG EAST Conference at its annual post-season banquet.  Scavo, for the second-consecutive year, was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team, while Strohmann earned All-BIG EAST Second Team and All-Rookie honors.  The duo has combined for 70 points this season in leading the Pirates to an 11-4-4 record.
        Scavo has amassed a career-high 35 points this season in 19 games, including a BIG EAST-high 13 goals and eight assists.  Included in those 13 goals were six game-winners, including three against Top 10 teams.  Scavo started the season by scoring the winning goal in an 2-1 overtime win over then #5 Maryland on September 1.  He also netted the game-winner in a 3-2 overtime win over then #9 Georgetown on September 18 and single-handedly defeated #1 Connecticut by scoring back-to-back goals in a three minute span in the Pirates' 2-1 upset win over UConn on October 25 in Storrs.  Scavo, the New Jersey Coaches' Association Player of the Month in September, was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week twice this season.  His selection as a First Team member was a unanimous one.
        Strohmann has 25 points on the season, second best on the Pirates.  He scored 10 goals this season and added five assists in his first year of collegiate soccer.  He led all BIG EAST rookies in league scoring with 16 points and was second among all newcomers in overall points, trailing Notre Dame's Shane Walton.  Strohmann assisted on the game-winning goal in the 2-1 win over #5 Maryland and scored two goals and assisted on the other in the 3-2 win over #9 Georgetown.  Strohmann, along with Walton, was one of only two players to earn both All-BIG EAST and All-Rookie honors.
The Pirates, 11-4-4, spent 11-consecutive weeks in the Top 25, reaching as high as #10 during the season.  In its most recent action, Seton Hall lost to Rutgers, 3-1 in overtime, in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament on Saturday (Nov 7).

1998 Men's Soccer Schedule and Results
 

September

1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Maryland&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; W 2-1(ot)

5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at Adelphi&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; W 2-1

9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at St. John's&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L 2-6

13&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at Drexel&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; W 3-2

18&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Georgetown&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; W 3-2(2ot)

20&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; West Virginia&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; W 3-2

23&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at Princeton&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; T 1-1

26&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; St. Peter's&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; W 8-0

30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Rutgers&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L 0-1

October

3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Syracuse&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; W 2-0

7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at Villanova&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; W 3-0

10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Boston College&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; T 0-0

16&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at Pittsburgh&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; T 3-3

18&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at Notre Dame&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L 0-2

21&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Columbia&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; W 1-0

25&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at Connecticut&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; W 2-1

31&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Providence&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; T 0-0

November

3 at Fairleigh Dickinson&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; W 3-0

7 *at Rutgers&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L 1-3

*BIG EAST Quarterfinals at Rutgers
 
VOLLEYBALL (10-14, 3-6)
        The Seton Hall women's volleyball team closed out its regular season by dropping a pair of 3-0 losses to Georgetown and Villanova this past weekend.  The Pirates fell 3-0 to the Hoyas on Saturday (Nov. 14), in Washington, DC, and closed out the season with a 3-0 loss at Villanova on Sunday (Nov. 15).
        Georgetown scored a 15-6, 15-9, 15-5 win over Seton Hall.  Junior Jennifer Mumby (Chelmsford, MA) led the way with 12 kills in 26 attempts, while senior Renee Powell (Lincoln Park, MI) added eight kills.  Junior setter Kadri Kruus (Tallin, Estonia) totaled a match-high 37 assists.
The Pirates finished the season with a 15-11, 15-9, 15-6 loss to Villanova.  Kruus and senior Jacki Woodford (Prince Frederick, MD) led the way with 10 kills apiece, while senior Julie Birchler (Fairfield, NJ) added nine.

1998 Volleyball Schedule and Results
 

September

4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; vs Northeastern&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L 2-3

5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; vs Fairfield&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L 1-3

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; vs Central Connecticut&nbsp; W 3-0

8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Drexel&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; W 3-0

11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; vs Coppin State&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; W 3-0

12&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; vs Radford&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; W 3-0

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; vs Virginia Tech&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L 0-3

15&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Marist&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; W 3-0

18&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; vs St. Peter's&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L 1-3

19&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; vs Iona&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; W 3-0

22&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fairleigh Dickinson&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; W 3-0

25&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; vs Rutgers&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L 1-3

26&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; vs New Hampshire&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L 2-3

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; vs Liberty&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L 2-3

October

2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at Notre Dame&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L 0-3

4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at Syracuse&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; W 3-1

10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Boston College&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; W 3-1

11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Providence&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L 2-3

14&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at St. Peter's&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L 0-3

24&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at West Virginia&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L 1-3

25&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at Pittsburgh&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; W 3-2

29&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at Rutgers&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L 2-3

November

7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; St. John's&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L 0-3

8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Connecticut&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L 0-3

11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at Manhattan&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 7:00 pm

14&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at Georgetown&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L 0-3

15&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at Villanova&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; L 0-3

20-21&nbsp;&nbsp; at BIG EAST Championships&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; TBA

 
MEN'S & WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
        The men's and women's swimming and diving teams were idle last week.

NEXT FOR THE PIRATES: Seton Hall hosts a dual meet with St. Peter's and Howard on Wednesday (Nov. 18). The meet begins at 5:30 p.m.

1998-99 Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving Results
October                                
21      Montclair State         M-W//W-W
29      at Syracuse             M-L//W-L
31      Marist                  M-L//W-W

CROSS COUNTRY
Senior Anthony Debenedictis (Roselle Park, NJ) ran to a third-place finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championships this past weekend, held in Annapolis, MD.  DeBenedictis' time of 31:09.91 was 10 seconds off the pace of top finisher Daniel Kinyua of Mt. St. Mary's and eight seconds behind runner-up Justin McCarthy of Georgetown.  As a team, the Pirates placed 22nd with 542 points, while Princeton took first with a point total of 57.
On the women's side, Seton Hall finished 16th with 493 points, as Villanova captured the team championship with 19 points.  Marissa DeFreese (Rahway, NJ) was the top Seton Hall finisher, racing to a 76th-place finish with a time of 19:47.61, while Michelle Henry (Scarborough, Ontario) was the next Pirate to cross the finish line, racing to a 19:52.30 finish, good for 82nd place.

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