KING'S POSTS 76-50 WIN OVER URSINUS AT RAMADA INN CLASSIC
WILKES-BARRE -- King's College used a balanced attack with four double-figure scorers and shot 53.2 percent from the field as the Monarchs posted a 76-50 victory over Ursinus College on the second day of King's own Ramada Inn/Monarch Classic Saturday in Scandlon Gymnasium.
With the win, King's improved to 6-5 on the year while Ursinus slipped to 5-3. The victory also gave King's junior guard Jamie Cousart a win in his first-ever game against younger brother Remy, a freshman guard at Ursinus.
King's, which never trailed in the game, got off to a fast start when a bucket by Vince Scalzo and consecutive three-pointers from Kofi Dwebeng and Jamie Cousart gave the Monarchs an 8-0 lead.
After Ursinus cut he gap to 10-4, the Monarchs went on a 5-0 spurt when Vince Sobocinski made one-of-two foul shots, and Dwebeng and John Soboleski added baskets to give King's a 15-4 advantage with 13:43 on the clock. Both teams would then struggle offensively but King's slowly extended the lead to 23-8 on a three-pointer from Jamie Cousart with 6:04 left in the half.
The Monarchs would eventually take a 25-10 lead on a lay-up from Bob Nenstiel at 3:38. King's would then take its biggest lead of the first half into the locker room when Jamie Cousart added another trey to give the Monarchs a 30-14 lead at the break.
King's made 47.8 (11-23) percent of its shots from the field in the first half, compared to 21.4 (6-28) percent for Ursinus. Jamie Cousart led the Monarchs with nine points while Nenstiel added six. Matt Fabian led the Bears with six first-half points.
In the second stanza King's kept on the pressure and continued to build upon its lead. Two straight three-pointers from Sobocinski and Jim Welsh would give the Monarchs a 38-17 with 14:58 remaining. King's would later take its biggest lead of the game at 56-28 on a three-pointer by Jared Black with 11:09 left in the contest. The closest Ursinus would come the rest of the way was 19 points on a Matt Howell bucket with 2:08 left, bringing the score to 69-50.
King's scorched the nets in the second half, making 58.3 (14-24) percent of its shots, including 56.3 (9-16) from three-point range. Ursinus finished up the game with a 33.9 (20-59) percent after making 45.2 (14-31) percent in the second half.
Scalzo finished with a team-high 12 points and two assists. Jamie Cousart followed with 11 points, three rebounds and two assists while Welsh also netted 11 points and two boards. Soboleski tallied 10 points, five rebounds and two blocks to also earn a spot on the all-tournament team. Sobocinski contributed eight points and four rebounds while Dwebeng chipped in with four points, five rebounds, and three assists.
Nick Shattuck led the Bears with 13 points and three rebounds while Will Furey and Matt Fabian followed with 10 points and five rebounds each. Tom Noonan earned a spot on the all-tournament team with three points, four rebounds, and two assists while remy Cousart chipped in with three points and a game-high seven rebounds.
Ramada Inn/Monarch Classic All-Tournament Team: Jamie Cousart (King's), John Soboleski (King's), Tom Kresge (Wilkes), Chris Gulla (Wilkes), Matt Hornack (Misericordia), John Noonan (Ursinus).
Newspaper Box Score Ursinus College vs King's College 12/23/06 3:00 pm at Wilkes-Barre, Pa. At Wilkes-Barre, Pa. KING'S COLLEGE 76, URSINUS COLLEGE 50 URSINUS COLLEGE (5-3) Nick Shattuck 5-15 2-4 13; Matt Fabian 4-6 2-6 10; Will Furey 4-13 2-2 10; Matt Howell 2-4 0-0 4; Michael Shema 2-5 0-0 4; John Noonan 1-8 0-0 3; Remy Cousart 1-3 0-0 3; Kevin McGarvey 1-2 0-1 3; Keith Page 0-1 0-0 0; Eric Burnett 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-59 6-13 50. KING'S COLLEGE (6-5) Vince Scalzo 4-7 2-2 12; Jim Welsh 4-6 0-0 11; Jamie Cousart 3-7 2-3 11; John Soboleski 3-3 4-5 10; Vince Sobocinski 3-7 1-2 8; Jared Black 2-2 0-0 6; Bob Nenstiel 2-5 2-2 6; Kofi Dwebeng 2-8 0-0 4; Dave King 1-1 1-2 4; Nate Alcott 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 25-47 13-18 76. Ursinus College............... 14 36 - 50 King's College................. 30 46 - 76 3-point goals-Ursinus College 4-17 (Kevin McGarvey 1-1; Remy Cousart 1-1; Nick Shattuck 1-5; John Noonan 1-6; Keith Page 0-1; Eric Burnett 0-2; Will Furey 0-1), King's College 13-26 (Jamie Cousart 3-3; Jim Welsh 3-5; Jared Black 2-2; Vince Scalzo 2-3; Vince Sobocinski 1-4; Dave King 1-1; Nate Alcott 1-1; Kofi Dwebeng 0-5; Bob Nenstiel 0-2). Fouled out--Ursinus College-None, King's College-Vince Scalzo. Rebounds-Ursinus College 35 (Remy Cousart 7), King's College 33 (John Soboleski 5; Kofi Dwebeng 5). Assists-Ursinus College 11 (Will Furey 5), King's College 14 (Kofi Dwebeng 3). Total fouls-Ursinus College 15, King's College 16. A-250 Game four of the round-robin Ramada Inn/Monarch Classic