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Two Nittany Lions Honored by NEAC
Penn State Harrisburg's Kenton Alston (Steelton, PA/
Steelton-Highspire) and Steve Jones (Harrisburg, PA/
Harrisburg) were selected as the North Eastern Athletic
Conference Men's Basketball All-Conference recipients
for the 2009-10 season.
Alston, a sophomore forward, was selected as a first
team all-conference player for leading the Nittany Lions
in points (524), points per game (20.2), rebounds (233),
rebounds per game (9.0), block shots (66) and block shots
per game (2.54). In the conference, Alston was second in
scoring, sixth in rebounding, 11th in field goal percentage
(.478), seventh in steals per game (1.88) and third in block
shots. In just his sophomore year, Alston is Penn State
Harrisburg's second all-time leading scorer (930), first all
time in rebounding (449) and first all-time in block shots
(139).
Dixon
Recognized
by NEAC
Penn State Harrisburg's Dorothea Dixon (Middletown,
PA/Middletown) was selected as a North Eastern Athletic
Conference third team all-conference performer for her
outstanding feats in the 2009-10 season.
Dixon, a sophomore guard, led the Lady Lions in field
goal percentage, assists (68), assists per game (2.61), steals
(83) and steals per game (3.19) finishing second in points
(279) and points per game (10.7). In the conference, Dixon
placed 22nd in scoring, 12th in assists, and fourth in steals.
Dixon best performance came against Wilson College
December 9th in which she accumulated 14 points, 12
rebounds, seven steals and five assists.
Story courtesy of Penn State Harrisburg Intercollegiate
Athletics.
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Jones, a freshman guard, was selected as a second team
all-conference player for leading the Nittany Lions in steals
(109) and steals per game (4.36) finishing second in points
(497), points per game (19.9), rebounds (151), rebounds
per game (6.0), assists (79) and assists per game (3.16).
Among the conference, he finished third in scoring, 13th in
rebounding, 13th in field goal percentage (.458), seventh in
assists, ninth in free throw percentage (.715), first in steals
and ninth in assist to turnover ratio. This season Jones would
have ranked first in the nation in steals per game as well as
tied for the top performance in a single game with 10 steals.
Story courtesy of Penn State Harrisburg Intercollegiate
Athletics.
Photos courtesy of Penn State Harrisburg Intercollegiate
Athletics
Lady Lions
Lose Home
A shaky three innings on defense gives the Penn State
Harrisburg women's softball team two loses Wednesday,
March 17th against the Crusaders of Alvernia College, 13-
3 and 8-1.
The Lady Lions came out flat allowing six runs on three
hits in the first inning of their home opener with Alvernia
scoring another 2 runs off three hits in the second inning
to put the blue and white in an early 8-0 hole in the first
game.
Penn State Harrisburg's offense would pick up in the
bottom half of the 4th inning scoring three runs on 2 hits
and threatened again in the sth inning before a momentum
changing double play would end the Lady Lions chances
of scoring.
After the first two innings, senior pitcher, Erika Sorenson
(York, PA/Red Land), held the Crusaders to one hit, striking
out six batters before Alvernia's bats would reawake in the
top part of the 7th inning scoring 5 runs on 4 hits to ensure
their 13-3 victory in game one.
At the plate, Sorenson would finish 3-for-4 while freshman
centerfielder, Jordyn Cooper (Pittsfield, MA/Wahconah)
went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
In game two, Michelle Jensen would shut down the Lady
Lions' offense only allowing two hits and no earned runs
while striking out four batters. It would be the'4th inning
dooming the blue and white allowing six runs on five hits
to put the Crusaders up 7-0 going into the bottom half
of the inning. The Lady Lions would make a charge in
the bottom of the sth scoring one run on two hits but the
combination of Jensen and Kitchen on the mound would
guarantee the 8-1 win in the second game.
Story courtesy of Penn State Harrisburg Intercollegiate
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