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Maya Kornfeld continues to be a solid performer for the Ursinus women’s basketball team.
The 5-foot-5 junior point guard from Kingston and a Holy Redeemer graduate is third on the Bears in scoring with a 13.2 average. She’s averaging 3.8 rebounds with 28 assists and nine steals. Kornfeld has scored in double figure in seven of 10 games and had a season-high 23 in a season-opening 82-73 loss to Albright on Nov. 8. She had a season-high seven assists in a 79-64 victory over McDaniel on Dec. 7.
Kornfeld entered the season having played in 48 games and had 159 assists and 48 steals.
“Maya made an immediate impact since her freshman year,” coach Margaret White said. “She sets the pace for us and really puts defenders on their heels.”
The coach said that Kornfeld worked hard in the offseason to expand her shooting range and become more than a driver and that keeps defenders guessing.
“We have used Maya in different ways off ball screens and she is doing a great job distributing and creating for others,” White said. “As Maya continues to grow as a player, our team gets better.”
The Bears are 5-5 overall and 4-1 in Centennial Conference play after a tough 68-67 non-league loss to Williams last Thursday in the HoopMIA D3 Shootout in Miami, FL.
Payden Montana (Penn State)
The sophomore finished first out of 24 entrants in the shot put at the Bison Opener on Dec. 7 in Lewisburg. The Berwick Area graduate posted a toss of 50-feet, 10-inches. Montana won the Bison Opener as a freshman with a heave of 50-feet, 5 ½-inches. She finished second in the Bison Outdoor Open last April with a toss of 49-feet, 5 ½-inches. Her personal best in the event is 53-feet, 10 ¼-inches which she posted at the Arizona State Invitational last March.
Jimmy Hoffman (Lehigh)
The junior came up big for the No. 13-ranked wrestling team, but it wasn’t enough as the Mountain Hawks dropped a 23-10 decision to No. 3 Penn State before a record Stabler Arena crowd of 6,047 on Dec. 6 in Bethlehem. The Hazleton Area graduate won the 149-pound class with a 3-1 sudden victory over Jared Verkleeren. He secured winning takedown on a failed throw attempt by Verkleeren. Hoffman is 7-3 overall and 2-2 in dual matches with a pin (1:45) and a major decision.
Sara Hopkins (Concordia)
The 5-foot-5 sophomore guard is on a roll with the women’s basketball team. The Crestwood graduate has scored in double figures in the last seven games for the 2-10 Clippers. She had season-high 18 points in a 66-60 loss to Mercy on Dec. 10 and came back with 18 points in a 70-65 triumph over Felician on Dec. 18. Hopkins leads the team in scoring with a 10.6 average. She’s also averaging 4.2 rebounds and leads the team in assists (34) and steals (13).
Kade Kravits (King’s)
The sophomore closed out the first half of the season with the wrestling team with a big effort in the Rennie Rodarmel All-State Duals on Dec. 16 in Williamsport. The Dallas High graduate, competing at 165 pounds, had an 8-0 major decision in a 44-10 loss to Lycoming, a 17-4 major decision in a 22-16 setback to Pitt-Bradford and a 13-3 major decision in a 33-13 loss to Cortland. Kravits is 15-7 in tourneys and dual meet matches on the season for the Monarchs.
Nate Kreitzer (Misericordia)
The 5-foot-8 freshman guard had a solid first half of the season for the men’s basketball team. The Nanticoke Area graduate started all eight games and is third on the team in scoring with a 10.4 average. He is averaging 2.6 rebounds a game and leads the 3-5 Cougars in assists with 24 and steals with 17. And, he’s 17 for 42 from 3-point range (40.5 percent). Kreitzer had a season-high 21 points in a 60-57 victory over Neumann on Dec. 4 in Aston.
Holly Davesky (Arcadia)
The 5-foot-10 sophomore forward has started all 11 games for the women’s basketball team, the Knights, standing 7-4 overall and 3-1 in MAC Commonwealth play after a 73-65 league victory over Lebanon Valley on Dec. 16 in Glenside. Davesky, from Wilkes-Barre and a Scranton Prep graduate, had 11 points in the game. She’s averaging 9.1 points and 4.1 rebounds and had a college career-high 22 points in a 90-88 victory over Gwynedd Mercy on Nov. 16.
Katie Wolfgang (Marywood)
The 5-foot-8 sophomore guard is seeing more and more action with the women’s basketball team, the Pacers, 2-7 at the break after an 87-60 loss to Susquehanna on Dec. 14 in Scranton. The Wyoming Area graduate had five points and three rebounds in 19 minutes of action off the bench . She was on the court for 20 minutes in an 87-60 loss to Misericordia on Dec. 7 and had six points and three rebounds. She’s averaging 2.9 points and 1.6 rebounds a game.
Mason Kimbell (Salisbury)
The junior opened the indoor track season by finishing third in the 5,000 meter run at the Maryland Eastern Shore Invitational on Dec. 7 in Baltimore, Md. The Berwick area grad covered the course in 16:43.63. Kimbell competed in the 3,000 meter run at the same meet last year as a sophomore and finished third with a time of 9:38.08. His personal best in the 5k is 15:36.85 which he recorded when he finished second in the ECAC Indoor Championship last March.
Andrea Shilton (Hamilton)
The sophomore captured the pole vault with a personal best height of 10 feet, 6 inches at the Pioneer Winter Classic on Dec. 13-14 in Utica, N.Y. It was the third career victory for the Crestwood graduate. She finished fifth in the same meet last year when she cleared 10 feet. Shilton also competes in the javelin throw for the Continentals and her personal best in that event is 86 feet, 4 inches, recorded at the Hamilton Continental Invite last April in Clinton, N.Y.