Tonight’s game featured some NHL action as the Philadelphia Flyers play host their Atlantic Division rivals, the New York Islanders. Coming into the game, the Flyers have beaten the Islander 13 straight times and they hope to build upon that streak tonight.
The first goal of the game came at the 11:48 mark. Receiving a pass from #36 Darroll Powe, Flyers’ right wing man # 48 Danny Briere was able to score amidst a slight scramble. The Flyers dominated the offensive position in the 1st period, limiting the Islander to 10 shot attempts while they, themselves, took 16 shots. At the 3:30 mark of the first period, #19 Scott Hartnell scored his 12th goal of the season as he was assist by #18 Mike Richards and #44 Kimmo Timonen. His goal came within a power-play opportunity.
The start of the 2nd period exemplified elegance, grace, and a lot of flair without much result. It was a struggle to score, by the Islanders against a struggle to get possession, by the Flyers. The Islanders spread out their offense, and dominated the passion of the puck.
The 2nd period was a more competitive period for the Islanders, scoring at the 5:16 mark. The goal was score by # 12 Josh Bailey, his 13th of the season and was assisted by #21 Kyle Okposo and #13 Rob Schremp.
To the fan’s dismay, only a few fisticuffs occurred. The refs kept control of the game but the game became a lot more physical towards the end of the 2nd period and the entire 3rd period. The Islanders were unable to score on various power-play opportunities and ended up dropping their 14th straight against the Flyers. The final score of the game: 2-1, Flyers.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Women’s Basketball: University Of Pennsylvania vs. Yale ( paul D riggio)
Today’s game features a match-up between Ivy League Rivals, as the lady
After scoring the first basket of the game, the lady Quakers seemed poise and ready for the challenge ahead. They fought hard to stay competitive with, but 7 unanswered points by Yale meant they had to turn up their intensity. To offset the quickness and scoring ability of # 15, Megan Vasquez, UPENN stayed with their 2-3 zone defense. But as hard as they, fought, Yale always had an answer for UPENN. Megan would continue to dominate the first half, scoring 12 of Yale’s 24 first haft points. For the lady Quakers, it was junior Kim Adams leading in scoring as she contributed 7 of UPENN’s 14 points.
Despite their second half rally, Yale proved to be the better team today. The final score of 56-49 moved them to a (7-10) record and as for the lady Quakers; they will look towards the meeting with Brown to get that elusive second victory.
flyers / jordan
The Philadelphia Flyers faced off against the New York Islanders on Saturday at 1:00. The Flyers are in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race, right now sitting in 6th place. The islanders have had a disappointing season up to this point at 23-24 and have been on a 4 game skid. The Flyers posted 2 goals in the first period and another in the second but was overturned after further video review. N.Y. would tack on a goal late in the second but Philadelphia would hold on to the lead and go on to win by a score of 2-1. The player of the game was Ray Emre racking up 31 saves.
Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame-JT
Early Saturday morning Wimlington Sports Media Relations class met at the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame. The class was able to catch up on the History of Sports in Delaware. The Museum consisted of players and coaches that are from Delaware or that have played for Delaware teams. Not only did these athletes play to recognize the state but also had some kind of success in what they did, whether it would be for being the first athlete, or setting records for Delaware. It was beneficial that the young students at Wilmington got a background of what sports use to be like and how they have evolved into todays highly well known entertainment.
Penn Womens BBall / Jordan
Penn Women’s Basketball recap
Coming into Friday’s game against the Bulldogs of Yale, the Penn women’s basketball team had drug their feet, with a disappointing 1-14 start to the season. The Quakers are in the process of a rebuilding year with the acquisition of a new coaching staff headed by Mike McLaughlin, who had achieved the highest winning percentage in women’s college basketball.
The Bulldogs got off to a quick start with a lead of 21-10. The Quakers only managed to hit a free throw over a span of 7 minutes during the Yale run. The Quakers were looking to find their stride as the first half winded down when Jess Knapp hit a put back at the buzzer to shorten the Bulldogs lead to 26-16.
In the second half the Quakers pulled to within 4 with about six minutes to go. That was as close as Penn would get as the Bulldogs held on tight to the lead. Penn’s Buscar hit a 3-pointer with 24 seconds remaining to make the score 56-51. The Bulldogs tacked on 2 more to win 58-51.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
mickey vernon/ Joe
On January 16, 2010 the sports media relations class at Wilmington University had the great opportunity to visit one of the most proud sports museums in Pennsylvania The Mickey Vernon Sports Museum. This museum is located in Delaware County PA right along route 202. Jim VanKoskiewho is the director of the museum greeted the class at the door and took them on a tour they will not soon forget. The Museum main focus is around two of Delaware County legends Paul Arzin and Mickey Vernon. Both, of which made big strides in the sports that they played Arzin was part of the NBA and Vernon to MLB. Jim was a close friend of the late Mickey Vernon. From the outside of the building you would never guess that the three level building could hold so much history from baseball, basketball, football and even medals from the Olympics. Before they left the class got to see a video that Mickey Vernon shot of what the game was like when we play the game.
Mickey Vernon-Greg S
On Saturday January 16, our sports media relations class had the opportunity to visit one of the most proud sports museum's in all of Pennsylvania. The Mickey Vernon Sports Museum. The museum is located in Delaware County PA. We were greeted at the door by the director Jim VanKoskie. VanKoskie is a very close personal friend of the late Mickey Vernon. The museum is centered around the two biggest legends of Delaware County Mickey Vernon and Paul Arzin. Both are respected players in both the NBA and MLB even though they both were overshadowed by other superstars during their era. The class would walk around the museum taking all that is rich in tradition and pride in Delaware County. The 3 levels of the sports history include several used game equipment from the legends of the past. These include baseballs, footballs, basketballs, and even some gold medals. The conclusion of the tour ended with a 2nd sitdown in a room while watcihng a video of Mickey Vernon. The video was a one of a kind look into the behind the scenes look at what baseball was really like in the 40's, 50's, and 60's. Their was no audio included in the tape but several years later Mickey Vernon was approached and asked to do commentary on his own video. I thought his passion for the game of baseball really showed in his expressions and comments. He truly had a love for the game of baseball.
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