Local Sports Briefs 1-28-2011

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January 27, 2011

Anonymous The Tribune-Democrat The Tribune-Democrat Thu Jan 27, 2011, 11:55 PM EST

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Britcher helps Dukes triumph

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alex Gensler scored 14 points and Westmont Hilltop graduate Kelly Britcher added 13 off the bench as the Duquesne women’s basketball team beat host George Washington 61-53 on Wednesday night.

Siembak’s jersey will be retired

Greater Johnstown High School graduate Becky Siembak’s No. 42 jersey will be retired tonight during the Trojans girls basketball team’s game against visiting Westmont Hilltop.

Siembak’s number originally was to be retired a week ago, but that game against United was postponed by inclement weather.

Siembak scored 1,733 points and had 1,325 rebounds for the Lady Trojans before graduating in 2000.

Her point total is the most at Johnstown in boys or girls basketball.

St. Francis nips Sacred Heart

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Umar Shannon scored a career-high 30 points and St. Francis outlasted Sacred Heart 88-86 in overtime on Thursday night.

The Red Flash (7-13, 5-4 Northeast Conference) have won five in a row after losing 11 straight and snapped a 15-game road losing streak dating back to last season.

St. Francis overcame a 55-45 deficit with 14:41 left to tie it at 66 with 5:35 to go.

The Red Flash led by four twice in the last 1:09 of regulation, but Shane Gibson, who paced the Pioneers with 22 points, made a three-point play with 15 seconds left to tie it at 77.

Scott Eatherton’s layup and Shannon’s three-point play opened overtime and St. Francis built an 84-77 lead before Sacred Heart got to 87-86 with 8 seconds to go on Jerrell Thompson’s layup.

Jon Taylor sealed the win with a free throw with 2 seconds left.

Thompson added 21 points for the Pioneers (8-12, 3-6).

HOCKEY

ECHL all-stars beat Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Stockton rookie Mark Arcobello scored a hat trick and was named MVP as the ECHL All-Stars defeated the host Bakersfield Condors 9-3 on Wednesday in front of 7,392 fans at Rabobank Arena in the 19th annual ECHL All-Star Classic.

Arcobello was the eighth player in All-Star Classic history to score at least three goals in one game.

Andy MacIntyre holds the record with four goals in the 1998 All-Star Game.

Wheeling Nailers goaltender Patrick Killeen stopped seven of eight shots he faced in the third period. Nailers rookie forward Ben Street also participated in the game. The Nailers will play 10 regular-season games at Cambria County War Memorial Arena this season, with the next date set for Sunday.

WRESTLING

UPJ invites alumni to match

The Pitt-Johnstown wrestling team, ranked 12th in the nation in Division II, will celebrate Alumni Night and put its 11-1 record on the line against No. 17 Ashland at

7 p.m. tonight at the UPJ Sports Center. Prior to the match, Pitt-Johnstown will recognize the wrestling alumni in attendance.

The Mountain Cats are coming off of a 5-0 showing at last weekend’s East Coast Duals at UNC-Pembroke. Pitt-Johnstown defeated No. 4 Newberry 19-18 to open the duals, before closing them with a 31-10 victory over No. 6 UNC-Pembroke.

In Saturday’s four matches, the Mountain Cats won 34 of the 40 bouts and outscored their opponents 145-22.

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Ridge’s Dull takes second with school-record time
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Hit batsman lifts Pirates over Cubs
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