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Women's Basketball Team Helps with Reading Tennis

10.13 | Women's Basketball

Reading, Pa. (October 7, 2009) - Reading Tennis is jamming again. More than 30 kids from age six through fourteen that are part of the Reading Tennis program visited Alvernia University Wednesday October 7th in the PEC where they played tennis against the Crusaders Women's Basketball team, as well as members of the Men's and Women's Tennis teams. The event was titled 'The Reading Tennis Jam' and the city youth took the big trophy with a thrilling 199-198 overtime victory. City Tennis Director, Larry Zerbe, and Crusaders Women's Basketball coach, Kevin Calabria, teamed up for a second time to connect Reading's city youth with the Alvernia Women's hoop team members.

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Student-Athletes Honored At Annual Athletic Banquet

Reading, Pa. (May 7, 2009) - Alvernia University Athletics honored its student athletes with its 21st Annual Awards Banquet at the Crowne Plaza in Reading on Wednesday May 6th. Senior volleyball and softball player Lauren Crimi (Nazareth, Pa./Notre Dame) and Men's Soccer player Chad Quinter (Exeter, Pa./Exeter) were named the Outstanding Senior Athletes of the Year.

Seven Athletes Honored On Winter Academic Honor Roll

Reading, Pa. (April 3, 2009) - Seven Crusader student-athletes were named to the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation winter Academic Honor Roll as announced by the conference on Thursday afternoon. This Honor Roll comprises student-athletes of sophomore class standing or higher who participated in a varsity-level sport and registered a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 and completed the playing season in good standing.

Senior Koerner Named To All-Sportsmanship Squad

Reading, Pa. (March 27, 2009) - Alvernia senior Rachel Koerner (Joppa, Md./Harford Tech) was named to the 2008-09 Winter MASCAC Sportsmanship Team as announced by the conference on Friday afternoon.

Velazquez Named D3hoops.com All-Region

Reading, Pa. (Mar. 19, 2009) - Alvernia University sophomore Alex Velazquez (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) became the third women's basketball player at Alvernia to earn D3hoops.com All-Region honors when she was named to the Second Team.

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03.19 | Women's Basketball

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03.16 | Women's Basketball

2008-09 Season Wrap-Up

The 2008-09 season was the first season that the Alvernia University women's basketball team competed in the Freedom Conference and they concluded their inaugural season with an impressive 18-10, 11-5 Freedom record. The Crusaders were led this season by the impressive McIntyre-Velazquez duo who averaged 19.7 and 16.8 points respectively.

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03.07 | Women's Basketball

#8 Juniata Tops #4 Alvernia In ECAC Semifinal

Purchase, N.Y. (Mar. 7, 2009) - Fourth-seeded Alvernia University (18-10) struggled with the early scoring falling behind 19-3 over the first six minutes to #8 Juniata College (17-11) and the Golden Eagles never trailed in an 80-72 win Saturday afternoon in semifinal action of the ECAC South Region Women's Basketball Championships at Manhattanville's Kennedy Gym.

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03.04 | Women's Basketball

First Half Comeback Saves #4 Alvernia

Reading, Pa. (Mar. 4, 2009) - At first glance the box score will indicate that sophomores Kelli McIntyre (Orwigsburg, Pa./Blue Mountain)--28 points--and Alex Velazquez (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township)--20 points, eight rebounds--led fourth seeded Alvernia University (18-9) to an 88-66 win over #5 Neumann College (18-10) Wednesday evening in quarterfinal action of the ECAC South Region Women's Basketball Tournament, but the true savior was junior Joanna Graber (Manalapan, N.J./Notre Dame) who scored 15 of her 17 during a 21-6 Alvernia run to close the first half and erase what, at its worst, had been a 17-point deficit.

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03.03 | Women's Basketball

McIntyre And Velazquez Earn Second Team All-Freedom

Reading, Pa. (Mar. 3, 2009) - Alvernia University sophomores Kelli McIntyre (Orwigsburg, Pa./Blue Mountain) and Alex Velazquez (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) were both honored as Second Team All-Freedom Conference Tuesday as announced by the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation.

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