Horizon Teams Post Undefeated SeasonsMarch 25, 2006, Harrisburg, PA…..Harrisburg Lady Horizon closed out their 9-0 perfect season with a 99-51 win over the Schuylkill Syrens. This was the Lady Horizon’s 26th straight win and their 3rd WEBA title. League leading scorer Sasha Leverentz led the winners with 26 points, followed by double digits from Courtney Tierney (18), Marissa Hoover (15) and Emily Swingler (11). Former Harrisburg High Damita Bullock was high for the Syrens with 18 points. Lady Horizon Extend Streak To 24March 18, 2006, Harrisburg, PA… The Lady Horizon set a new WEBA scoring record as they overwhelmed the Wilkes-Barre Lady Barons 115-53. In winning Harrisburg raised their previous league high by two (113). League leading scorer Sasha Leverentz had 32 points. Others in double figures for the Horizon were MacDonald (17), Tierney (15), Vicidomini (12), Longo (11) and Hoover (10). Becky Hower’s 19 was high for the Lady Barons. The Horizon now head into the final game of the season with a perfect 8-0 record and extend their winning streak to 24. Lady Horizon Win In ForfeitMarch 11, 2006, Harrisburg, PA…..The Lady Horizon earned their 23rd straight win the easy way when New Jersey failed to have enough players on site to play the game. The Lady Horizon and four members of the Horizon men’s squad entertained the crowd with a mixed team competition. 22 Straight For Lady HorizonMarch 4, 2006, Harrisburg, PA…. The Harrisburg Horizon started fast and never looked back as they recorded their 22nd straight win over the All-Army Women’s Team 107-67. Sasha Leverentz had 22 of her game high 34 points in the opening half. She opened the game with three straight from the 3-point line. Courtney Tierney recorded her team high total as she threw in 28 points that included 5 three-pointers. Records Fall In Lady Horizon Win Over PhiladelphiaFebruary 18, 2006, Harrisburg, PA….Sasha Leverentz set a new WEBA scoring and 3 point record with 39 points and eight 3-pointers as she led the Lady Horizon to a 110-66 victory over the Philadelphia Power Rangers. The Lady Horizon also established a new league high from the 3-point line with 13. Previous league high scoring was held by Horizon Hilary Waltman with 36. Tanya Woodberry had 30 points with six 3-pointers LADY HORIZON MAKE IT 20 STRAIGHTJanuary 28, 2006, Harrisburg, PA… Marissa Hoover’s career high 25 points led the Lady Horizon to their 20th straight win and a dominating 92-65 victory over the visiting New Jersey Yellow Jackets. Six of the Horizon’s seven players hit double digits with Hilary Waltman’s 17 backing up Hoover. Doris Zimmerman has 25 points in a loosing effort. LADY HORIZON POST FIRST WIN OF SEASONJanuary 14, 2006, Harrisburg, PA,...Sasha Leverentz's 30 point performance led Harrisburg to an opening night win over Schuylkill 88-54. Sasha's 15 points in the opening half gave Harrisburg a confortable lead at halftime 37-24. Emily Swingler and Marissa Hoover hit double figures with 13 and 12 points. Former Lebanon Catholic star Becky Hower was high scorer for the Syrens with 14 points. LADY HORIZON STAY UNBEATENFebruary 27, 2005, Harrisburg, PA ... Hilary Waltman scored 24 points for host Harrisburg as they defeated Delaware 77-56. The win kept Harrisburg's win streak alive at 5-0. Marissa Hoover scored 13 of her 15 points in the first half as she lead the Horizon to a 35-23 half-time lead. Mandy Clark scored 24 in a losing effort. WALTMAN SETS LEAGUE SCORING MARK IN HARRISBURG WINFebruary 19, 2005, Harrisburg, PA...Hilary Waltman set a new WEBA individual scoring mark with 36 points as she lead her Lady Horizon to a 91-62 victory over the Philadelphia Lady Power. Waltman hit 10 field goals for 20 points in the first half as the Horizon took a commanding 49-26 lead. Emily Swingler's 16 points and Amy MacDonald's 13 backed-up Waltman's record setting performance. Iesha Smith was high scorer for Philadelphia with 20 points that included four 3-pointers. (Previous WEBA record Aretha Knight - Delaware 35 points (2-1-03). LADY HORIZON BREEZE TO VICTORYFebruary 13, 2005, Harrisburg, PA ...League leading Hilary Waltman scored 27 points and Sasha Leverentz added 21 to lead the Lady Horizon to their third win of the season, 113 - 57 over the visiting Lady Yellow Jackets of New Jersey. In addition to Waltman and Leverentz the Horizon had another four players in double figures, MacDonald (13), Vouriotis (10) and Tierney and Swingler with 15 each. LADY HORIZON WIN ROAD GAMEJanuary 29, 2005, Harrisburg, PA .. The Harrisburg Lady Horizon won a hard nip and tuck road battle against the Delaware Lady Destroyers in Wilmington 77-74. The Lady Horizon opened a 10 point lead at half-time 50-40. In the opening half game high scorer, Hilary Waltman had 18 of her game high 29 points and Marrissa Hoover threw in 12 of her 18 points combined with 7 of her 13 rebounds. April Longo's 3 pointer put the Horizon ahead with 2 minutes to play and they hung on for victory. LADY HORIZON WIN OPENERJanuary 17, 2005-Harrisburg, PA.. The Lady Horizon displayed total team balance as they posted a season opener 87-54 win over the Schuylkill Syrens. The Lady Horizon rode hot first-half shooting by Hilary Waltman (12) and Sasha Leverentz (14) to a commanding half-time lead of 45-20. Amy MacDonald threw in 10 of her 14 points in the 2nd half. Waltman was high scorer with 25, followed by Leverentz with 23. LADY HORIZON FINISH 8-1 AND WIN WEBA TITLEContact: Peter Strella (717) 986-0499 May 12, 2004, Harrisburg, PA.. The Harrisburg Lady Horizon only lost one game last year, but failed to win the WEBA Title. This year, despite dropping the season opener to New York, the Lady Horizon won their next eight games. It was enough to win this year's championship. Leading the way for Harrisburg were guards Hilary Waltman and Amy MacDonald, who led the team in scoring throughout the season. Walman's best performance came against Schuylkill late in the season when she scored 25 points and helped Harrisburg to a 96-71 win. MacDonald was hot early in the season, when she also scored 25 points against Schuylkill en route to an 80-76 win. Forward Sasha Leverentz got hot towards the end of the season to help Harrisburg win down the stretch. Leverentz finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds against Philadelphia and scored 27 points against Schuylkill. Harrisburg relied on their fast break throughout the season. Once Harrisburg grabbed a defensive rebound, Amy MacDonald or guard Safiyyah Bashir would get the ball and heave it down court, often to Waltman. This would allow Harrisburg to jump out to early leads, which Coach Al Clocker would maintain by constantly substituting players in and out to keep them fresh. The Lady Horizon were able to overcome the absence of center Carla Vicidomini, who suffered a season-ending leg injury halfway through the year. Sue Rosso, Christina Vouriotis, Ashley Hoffman, Kate Ulrich and Tanya Brown all stepped up in various games to fill the void left by Vicidomini. April Longo was perhaps the most exciting player for the Horizon, often driving to the basket and beating multiple defenders for a score. LADY HORIZON FINISHES WITH 8 STRAIGHT WINSContact: Peter Strella (717) 986-0499 May 8, 2004, Harrisburg, PA...It wasn't much of a game. Simply a metaphor of their season. The Harrisburg Lady Horizon beat the overmatched Philadelphia Lady Power 86-68 Saturday with an all-out effort. They finished with an 8-1 record for the year. The Lady Horizon maintained a comfortable lead throughout the game despite a Herculean effort from Philadelphia guard Iesha Smith, who led all scorers with 34 points and was the Power's lone threat on offense. Smith made four three-pointers and was perfect 8-8 from the foul line. Harrisburg started to pull away early in the contest thanks to their fast break. They opened up an 11-point lead after an Amy MacDonald field goal with 9:39 remaining in the first half. Philadelphia never got to within single digits from that point on, though they did cut it to 12 halfway through the second half. Guard Hilary Waltman scored a team-high 23 points and forward Sasah Leverentz had a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Guard April Longo finished with 15 points and two three-pointers. Harrisburg went 12-16 from the foul line. The win was a fitting end to Harrisburg's season, which saw them win 8 consecutive games after losing to New York in the season opener. The Lady Horizon often out-ran opponents by pushing the ball up the court and scoring easy points in transition. The Horizon's depth was always to their advantage as the bench was able to keep the momentum going after the starters gained the lead. This was the case even without starting center Carla Vicidomini, who suffered a season-ending knee injury halfway through the season. LADY HORIZON CONTINUE WINNING STREAKContact: Peter Strella (717) 096-0499 May 1, 2004, Harrisburg, PA.. Forward Sasha Leverentz scored a game-high 27 points to help the Lady Horizon smash the Schuylkill Syrens 96-71. It was the Lady Horizon's seventh consecutive win. Harrisburg guard Hilary Waltman added 25 points and guard Morgan Banks led Schuylkill with 22 points. Banks went 9-10 from the foul line. Harrisburg gained the momentum four minutes before halftime when gaurd Safiyyah Bashir plucked Aretha Knight's crossover dribble at half court and converted a layup to give Harrisburg a 42-31 lead. It was part of a 20-6 run that gave Harrisburg a 17- point lead at halftime. Schuylkill failed to get any closer in the second half. Harrisburg led by a many as 26 late in the game. Harrisburg has not lost since New York beat them 84-79 in the season opener on March 6. The Horizon will try to keep the streak alive next Saturday, May 8 when thay take on the Philadelphia Lady Power at home, in their season finale. LADY HORIZON WIN OVER DELAWAREApril 24, 2004, Wilmington, DE.. Harrisburg's Lady Horizon posted a hard fought victory 77-69 over the Delaware Lady Destroyers. Harrisburg played without their league leading scorer Hilary Waltman, who was side-lined by neck and back spasms due to a late auto accident. Audrey Codner also went to the side line late in the first half with an achillies pull. Sasha Leverentz and Safiyyah Bashir took up the scoring leadership for the Lady Horizon. Leverentz had a team high 26 with 4 three-pointers and Bashir threw in 19 with 2 from the outside arc. Both girls secured victory for their team by making 5 free throws each in the last six minutes of play. In all, Harrisburg shot 21 for 27 from the foul line. Steelton's Ashley Hoffman contributed 14 for the 6-1 Lady Horizon. The Ladies return to their home court next Saturday, May 1 vs Schuylkill Syrens. LADY HORIZON WIN BIG OVER BROOKLYNApril 18, 2004, Harrisburg, PA..The Lady Horizon had five scorers in double figures on their way to 76-44 win over the Brooklyn Lady Blaze. Hilary Waltman led Harrisburg with 14 points while Amy MacDonald, Audrey Codner and April Longo had 12 points apiece for the Lady Horizon. Simona Burgess was Brooklyn's only scorer in double figures with 13 points. The Lady Horizon go on the road this week, April 24 against Delaware. They will be at home in MIddletown May 1st verus Schuylkill Syrens. LADY HORIZON EXTEND WINNING STREAKContact: Peter Strella (717) 986-0499 Harrisburg, April 10, 2004... The Harrisburg Lady Horizon extended their winning streak to four games Saturday with a 76-71 win over the Philadelphia Lady Power. Guard Hilary Waltman led Harrisburg with 25 points and 4 steals. Forward Carla Vicidomini contributed 12 points and Audrey Codner added 10 points off the bench. Philadelphia guard Christina Sullivan scored a team-high 19 points in a losing effort. Guard Iesha Smith finished with 16 points. There were eight lead changes in the first half. Harrisburg took a 41-35 halftime lead thanks to a 14-4 run which saw Waltman take a bounce pass from guard Amy MacDonald for an easy layup. MacDonald finished with 11 points and 8 assists. Vicidomini left the game with a knee injury five minutes into the second half. Codner replaced her and scored 8 points the rest of the way. Philadelphia tied the score 59-59 with eight minutes remaining but was unable to take the lead in the second half. Harrisburg pulled ahead as Waltman added two more layups and put back a missed shot from April Longo. A three-point basket from forward Sasha Leverentz with 1:12 remaining sealed the victory for Harrisburg. The Lady Horizon are now 4-1 for the season and look to continue their winning streak next Saturday, April 17 at home against Brooklyn. LADY HORIZON OUTLAST SCHUYLKILL 80-76Contact: Peter Strella (717) 986-0499 March 27, 2004, Harrisburg, PA..The Lady Horizon outlasted the Schuylkill Syrens 80-76 last night to win their third game in a row. Guard Amy MacDonald scored a team-high 25 points and forward Sasha Leverentz contributed 21 points in a winning effort. The Horizon were solid from the foul line, going a combined 23-26. MacDonald went 10-10 from the line. The Syrens camp up short despite a game-high 28 points from Hilary Waltman, who wnt 8-8 from the line. Center Audrey Codner scored 14 points for the Syrens, who are now 0-3 for the season. The Horizon jumped out to an early lead until Schuylkill went on a 9-0 run to go ahead five minutes into the game. Harrisburg regained the lead just before the half thanks to Safiyyah Bashir's jump shot with 1:28 remaining. The Lady Horizon led 46-41 at halftime behind MacDonal's 14 first half points. Sasha Leverentz added 11 points in the first half. Harrisburg extended its lead to 10 before Schuylkill went on a 13-2 run to pull ahead with eight minutes left in the game. The teams exchanged leads down the stretch, but Bashir's three-pointer put Harrisburg atop for good. The Horizon sealed the victory by going 8-9 from the line in the final minutes. The Horizon improved their record 3-1 and will attempt to continue their winning streak against the Philadelphia Lady Power at Penn State/Harrisburg on April 10. Schuylkill will host the Delaware Lady Destroyers at Nativity HS in Pottsville, April 4th. LADY HORIZON BEAT ARMY ALL-STARS 77 - 55Contact: Peter Strella (717) 986-0499 March 20, 2004 - Harrisburg.. At first, it looked as though U.S. Army Women All-Star center Andrea Hinton was going to have a field day against the Harrisburg Lady Horizon. She did, scoring a game-high 21 points. But behind a strong team effort, the Horizon took the lead midway through the first half and never looked back, winning 75-55 and improving their record to 2-1 for the season. Every player for the Lady Horizon scored, with guards Hilary Waltman and Amy MacDonald leading the way with 10 points each. Forward Sasha Leverentz ended with 9 points. Hinton started out hot, scoring her team's first 10 points. Then, Army Coach Leroy Williams rested Hinton in favor of forward Danielle Cates, who hit two quick jump shots to put Army ahead by five points. But, Hinton was unable to regain her momentum after being subbed out. The Horizon came back to take the lead thanks to an 11-2 run midway through the first half. Forward Christina Vouriotis came off the bench with eight points to lead the team in the first half. The Horizon maintained the advantage for a 35-31 halftime lead. Guard Amy MacDonald scored eight quick points early in the second half as the Horizon methodically extended their lead into double digits. Army was unable to get back in the game. Harrisburg lead by as much as 25. Hinton got herself into foul trouble, but managed to score nine second half points. Forward Evevetta Crawford chipped in with 11 points, but her jump shot was inconsistent and she never found her rhythm. The Lady Horizon will continue their season next Saturday, March 27 when they host the Schuylkill Syrens at 5 PM at Penn State/Harrisburg. LADY HORIZON EASY WINNERContact: Peter Strella (717) 986-0499 March 15, 2004, Harrisburg, PA.... Riding Hilary Waltman's 13 point first half performance, the Lady Horizon posted win #1 of their 2004 season with a 71-34 thrashing of the Delaware Lady Destroyers. The Lady Horizon held a 35-11 lead at half-time over the new WEBA entry from Delaware, which allowed them to walk home with a victory. Waltman had a game high 21 points, followed by Sasha Leverentz at 13 and April longo's 11. The Lady Horizon will take on the strong U.S. Army Women's All-Stars at 5 PM next Saturday, March 20 at the Capital Union Building on the Penn State/Harrisburg campus. Lady Pride Outlast Lady Horizon 84-79Contact: Peter Strella March 7, 2004 - The New York Lady Pride outlasted the Lady Horizon 84-79 last night in the Women's Eastern Basketball Alliance season opener. Forward Texlin Quinney led the way for the Lady Pride with 19 points and swung the momentum in favor of New York when she twice blocked Harrisburg center Audrey Codner at the doorstep, leading to a layup at the other end. New York was able to maintain a slim lead in the final minutes thanks to Harrisburg turnovers and a timely ten-foot turnaround jumper from guard Lawanda Greene with less than two minutes remaining in the game. Guard Safiyyah Bashir led the Horizon with 18 points to go along with her team-high 10 rebounds. The Horizon took a nine point lead late in the first half thanks to a pair of Hilary Waltman fast break layups. The Lady Pride responded by methodically chipping away at the lead and Octavia Brown's buzzer-beating layup gave the Pride a one point advantage at halftime. A three-point play from Harrisburg guard April Longo capped of a 13-3 run by the Horizon to start the second half. Then, WEBA MVP and former WNBA guard Tora Suber got hot after going 1-7 from the field in the first half. Suber started driving to the basket, converting layups, and helped New York gain back the lead for good with under seven minutes to go in the game. Quinney also also was hot down the stretch, scoring three times in a row for New York. The Lady Pride have now won three in a row against the Lady Horizon and have beaten their biggest rival. The Pride will continue their quest to repeat as league champions at home against Delaware on March 21. The Lady Horizon, who finished in second place last season, will play Delaware at home next Saturday. New York will face Harrisburg in the final game of the season May 8 in Harrisburg, in a game that may have serious championship implications. All STAR WEBA TEAM ANNOUNCEDCONTACT: MARCI GREEN FIRST TEAM: |
