2008-09 Headlines

Season
McDowell earns ECAC Division III South Region All-Star honors
McDowell earns ECAC Division III South Region All-Star honors

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College senior guard Claudia McDowell (Alexandria, Pa./Juniata Valley) has been voted a Second team selection to the ECAC Division III South Region All-Star team, which was announced Friday.

Women’s hoops captures ECAC South Region championship with win over Wesley
Women’s hoops captures ECAC South Region championship with win over Wesley

PURCHASE, N.Y. – The reality is that very few collegiate athletes end their season with a win. But the Juniata College women’s basketball team ended their 2008-09 campaign in unforgettable fashion on Sunday with a 72-52 win over Wesley College, capturing the ECAC Division III South Region Women’s Championship.

Women’s hoops advances to ECAC South title game with win over Alvernia
Women’s hoops advances to ECAC South title game with win over Alvernia

PURCHASE, N.Y. – Juniata College shot the lights out, mustered a balanced offense that featured six players scoring in double-figures, and had senior guard Claudia McDowell (Alexandria, Pa./Juniata Valley) dishing out assists like never before in her career.

McDowell named Landmark Defensive Player of the Year, joins Ashcraft on All-Landmark team
McDowell named Landmark Defensive Player of the Year, joins Ashcraft on All-Landmark team

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College senior guard Claudia McDowell (Alexandria, Pa./Juniata Valley) and senior forward Kelly Ashcraft (Bellefonte, Pa./State College Area) received First team All-Landmark Conference honors, when the conference’s post-season honors were announced Wednesday.

Juniata WBB advances to ECAC South tourney semis with win over Albright
Juniata WBB advances to ECAC South tourney semis with win over Albright

READING, Pa. -- Senior Claudia McDowell (Alexandria, Pa./Juniata Valley) scored 22 points to lead Juniata College to a 77-56 win over Albright College, in a quarterfinal matchup in the ECAC Division III South Region Women’s Basketball Tournament, Wednesday night at Albright College.

Women’s basketball earns ECAC South Tournament bid; will face Albright College on Wednesday
Women’s basketball earns ECAC South Tournament bid; will face Albright College on Wednesday

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Juniata College women’s basketball team received a berth in the eight-team ECAC Division III South Region Tournament, and will face Albright College in a semifinal game on Wednesday night in Reading, Pa.

Women’s hoops wins third straight with 74-57 win over Goucher
Women’s hoops wins third straight with 74-57 win over Goucher

TOWSON, Md. – Sophomore Jen Hnatuck’s (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Trinity) sixth double-double of the season helped lead Juniata College to a 74-57 rout of Goucher College, in a Landmark Conference women’s basketball matchup on Sunday afternoon in Towson, Md.

Juniata women’s hoops falls to Moravian in Landmark semis
Juniata women’s hoops falls to Moravian in Landmark semis

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Eight minutes without a bucket, and six minutes without a single point.

McDowell wins Landmark women’s hoops Player of the Week honors
McDowell wins Landmark women’s hoops Player of the Week honors

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College senior Claudia McDowell (Alexandria, Pa./Juniata Valley) was named the Landmark Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, for the week ending February 22, 2009.

WBB clinches Landmark tourney third seed with win over Crusaders
WBB clinches Landmark tourney third seed with win over Crusaders

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College senior Claudia McDowell’s (Alexandria, Pa./Juniata Valley) six points over the final minute-and-a-half helped the Eagles pull away from archrival Susquehanna University and post a 65-58 win over the Crusaders, in Landmark Conference women’s basketball action Saturday night in Huntingdon.

Women’s basketball clinches Landmark tourney berth with win over Merchant Marine
Women’s basketball clinches Landmark tourney berth with win over Merchant Marine

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College clinched a berth in the 2009 Landmark Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament on Sunday, with a 67-58 win over the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

Ashcraft’s 19 point outburst leads Juniata women’s hoops past Drew
Ashcraft’s 19 point outburst leads Juniata women’s hoops past Drew

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Senior forward Kelly Ashcraft (Bellefonte, Pa./State College Area) poured in 19 points to lead Juniata College to a 63-45 win over Drew University, in Landmark Conference women’s basketball action on Saturday night in Huntingdon, Pa.

Eagle women’s basketball completes season sweep of Catholic with 61-47 victory
Eagle women’s basketball completes season sweep of Catholic with 61-47 victory

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Three Eagles scored in double-figures to lead Juniata College women’s basketball to a 61-47 win over Catholic University on Saturday, giving Juniata a season sweep of the Cardinals and keeping the Eagles in the thick of the battle for the final two spots in the Landmark Conference tournament.

Juniata WBB falls to 25th-ranked Scranton, 56-44
Juniata WBB falls to 25th-ranked Scranton, 56-44

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College committed 32 turnovers leading to 21 points for the University of Scranton, and the 25th-ranked Lady Royals downed Juniata 56-44 in a Landmark Conference women’s basketball matchup on Friday night in Huntingdon, Pa.

McDowell’s 22-point effort paces Juniata WBB past Catholic
McDowell’s 22-point effort paces Juniata WBB past Catholic

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College senior Claudia McDowell (Alexandria, Pa./Juniata Valley) scored 22 points – 18 points in the second half alone – to lead the Eagles to a 67-52 win over Catholic University, in a Landmark Conference women’s basketball matchup on Sunday afternoon at the Kennedy Sports + Recreation Center.

Juniata women’s hoops fights off second half challenge for convincing win over Goucher
Juniata women’s hoops fights off second half challenge for convincing win over Goucher

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College head women’s basketball coach Danny Young-Uhrich got both a victory and some much needed playing time for her younger players as the Eagles cruised to a 71-58 win over Goucher College, Saturday evening’s Landmark Conference matchup at the Kennedy Sports + Recreation Center.