(Feb 25, 2000) No. 3 Nazareth 64, No. 6 SOTA 21: Senior guard Bianca Watson scored 13 points, pulled down 7 rebounds and added 4 assists for the Lasers (18-3).

Junior forward Lauren Farrell added six rebounds and four points for Nazareth.

School of the Arts 4 6 4 7 21
Nazareth 21 11 19 13 64
SOTA: Quiana Joseph 6, Valerie Holmes 8, Renata Scott 2, Lashara Evans 0, Chesley Jacobs 0, Deann Poole 0, Cheria Anderson 0, Keshana Owens 5.

NAZARETH: Rochelle Cherry 0, Meredith Craig 5, Bianca Watson 13, Jennifer Kamm 5, Meghan Dahlman 10, Brie Urbonas 11, Lauren Farrell 4, Stephanie Herbst 5, Jen Born 0, Cathy Brant 5, Nicole Lockhart 2, Liz Kamm 4.

 
(Feb 15, 2000) Nazareth 71, East 55: Freshman guard Meghan Dahlman scored 14 points in the first quarter, finished with 24 over three quarters, grabbed 5 rebounds and blocked 2 shots for the visiting Lasers (17-3).

Senior center Rochelle Cherry and senior forward Meredith Craig each scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Nazareth.

Chlonda Dillon scored 21 of her 29 points in the second half for East.

Nazareth 24 19 20 8 71
East 12 7 12 24 55
NAZARETH: Rochelle Cherry 14, Meredith Craig 14, Bianca Watson 2, Jennifer Kamm 0, Meghan Dahlman 24, Brie Urbonas 10, Lauren Farrell 0, Stephanie Herbst 3, Jen Born 2, Cathy Brant 0, Nicole Lockhart 0, Liz Kamm 2.

EAST: Jerelis Jimenez 13, Chlonda Dillon 29, Kendra Hayle 0, Courtney Lattimore 4, Kaydyane Wallace 0, Kimberly Percell 1, Erica Morrow 0, Natine Greer 0, Yolanda McGowan 8.

Three-point goals: Jimenez 2, Dillon 4, Herbst, Dahlman 2.


(Feb. 13, 2000) Nazareth 74, Wilson 20: Sophomore guard Stephanie Herbst scored a career-high 15 points for visiting Nazareth (16-3). Meghan Dahlman added nine points for the Lasers. Shanetta Cathey scored eight points for Wilson (4-4, 9-9).
Nazareth 21 17 14 22 74
Wilson 4 5 3 8 20
NAZARETH: Rochelle Cherry 7, Meredith Craig 9, Bianca Watson 8, Meghan Dahlman 9, Brie Urbonas 6, Lauren Farrell 8, Stephanie Herbst 15, Jen Born 3, Cathy Brant 3, Nicole Lockhart 2, Liz Kamm 4.
WILSON: Takara Gray 1, Shanetta Cathey 8, Andrea Shapiro 4, Ashia Person 3, Roshawnda Mundy 4, Sheenas Odum 0, Alexandria Sterchan 0.

Three-point goals: Cathey, Herbst.

(Feb 11, 2000) Nazareth 75, Edison 35: Senior center Rochelle Cherry grabbed 15 rebounds to earn her 1,009th career-rebound for the host Lasers. Cherry also had 10 points and Cathy Brant came off the bench for nine points and three rebounds for Nazareth (15-3).

Dee Williams finished with 15 points for the Inventors.

Edison 6 10 0 19 35
Nazareth 16 14 24 21 75
EDISON: Lamonda Baker 7, Maia Chaka 6, Ginee Givens 0, Shakria McClendon 3, Desiree Gibson 4, Dee Williams 15.
NAZARETH: Rochelle Cherry 10, Meredith Craig 12, Bianca Watson 13, Meghan Dahlman 9, Brie Urbonas 8, Lauren Farrell 2, Stephanie Herbst 9, Jen Born 2, Cathy Brant 9, Nicole Lockhart 0, Liz Kamm 1.

Three-point goals: Baker; Herbst, Brant, Watson 2.

(Feb 5, 2000) Nazareth 67, Holy Angels-VI 58: Senior center Rochelle Cherry totalled 15 points and 14 rebounds for Nazareth (14-3).

Sophomore Stephanie Herbst stepped in for injured point guard Jennifer Kamm, finishing with 10 points for the Lasers. Senior forward Meredith Craig added 11 points and 13 rebounds for Nazareth.

Holy Angels is 15-2 and ranked third in the state in Class B.

Holy Angels 16 9 16 17 58
Nazareth 12 21 15 19 67
HOLY ANGELS: Megan Bogdan 3, Colleen Maloney 3, Katie Jaus 13, Jaime Donnelly 14, Jeff Turner 11, Alisa LaPlante 2, Jen Snyder 14.

NAZARETH: Rochelle Cherry 15, Meredith Craig 11, Bianca Watson 13, Jennifer Kamm 0, Meghan Dahlman 15, Lauren Farrell 2, Stephanie Herbst 10.

Three-point goals: Maloney, Jaus 3, Snyder, Herbst. Fouled out: Donnelly, Turner.


(Feb. 2, 2000) Nazareth 89, C.G. Finney 43: Rochelle Cherry led all scorers with 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Nazareth (13-3). Meredith Craig added 10 rebounds and five assists for the Lasers. Finney is 9-8.

Junior guard Christina VanderJadt scored 19 points and senior guard Joy Shaver had 18 points to lead host Finney (9-8).

VanderJadt and Shaver each had six 3-pointers for Finney.

Nazareth 24 27 14 24 89
C.G. Finney 8 14 12 9 43
NAZARETH: Rochelle Cherry 28, Meredith Craig 22, Stephanie Herbst 5, Jen Borne 4, Bianca Watson 8, Lauren Farrell 3, Megan Dahlman 11, Carhy Brandt 0, Liz Kamm 1.

C.G. FINNEY: Joy Shaver 18, Christina VanderJagt 19, Rose Marie VanderJagt 6, Courtney Martin 1, Kristin Bacon 0, Carolyn Young 0.

Three-point goals: Herbst, J. Kamm; C. VenderJagt 6, Shaver 6.


(Jan. 29, 2000) Nazareth 60, Fillmore 48: Rochelle Cherry scored 16 points, including 10 in the second half, and added 12 rebounds and 4 blocks for the visiting Lasers (12-3). Fillmore (13-2), which was led by Erin Forkey's 13 points, took a one-point halftime lead. Bianca Watson recorded 17 points and eight rebounds for Nazareth.
Nazareth 18 9 13 20 60
Fillmore 14 14 8 12 48
NAZARETH: Rochelle Cherry 16, Meredith Craig 7, Bianca Watson 17, Jennifer Kamm 3, Meghan Dahlman 13, Brie Urbonas 2, Lauren Farrell 0, Cathy Brant 2, Liz Kamm 0.
FILLMORE: Cassandra Mills 13, Tonya McKerron 0, Erin Forkey 14, Jill Gabel 8, Joanna Beardsley 10, Becca Fulles 3.

Three-point goals: Beardsley 2, Mills, Forkey.

(Jan. 19, 2000) Nazareth 60, Edison 43: Meghan Dahlman recorded 19 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists for Nazareth (11-3). Edison is 6-0, 8-5.
Nazareth 14 20 20 6 60
Edison 7 8 9 19 43
NAZARETH: Rochelle Cherry 14, Meredith Craig 2, Bianca Watson 10, Jennifer Kamm 2, Meghan Dahlman 19, Brie Urbonas 10, Lauren Farrell 0, Stephanie Herbst 1, Jen Born 0, Cathy Brant 0, Liz Kamm 2.

EDISON: Lamonda Baker 12, Maia Chaka 11, Sharifa Stewart 0, Ginee Givens 2, Shakria McClendon 0, Trimane Gough 0, Mia Brooks 0, Desiree Gibson 11, Dee Williams 7, Crystal Crawfred 0, Terri Thomas 0.

Three-point goals: Chaka, Gibson, Dahlman 4.


(Jan. 8, 2000) Nazareth 57, Pittsford Mendon 37: Sparked by Meghan Dahlman's 20 second half points, Nazareth defeated Mendon in a rematch of last years Class B State Qualifier. The Lasers broke open a close game by outscoring Mendon 22-11 in the 3rd quarter. Dahlman finished with 28 points for Nazareth and senior guard Bianca Watson added 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals.
Nazareth 9 12 22 14 57
Pittsford Mendon 5 13 11 8 37
NAZARETH: Rochelle Cherry 3, Meredith Craig 6, Bianca Watson 14, Jennifer Kamm 0, Meghan Dahlman 28, Brie Urbonas 0, Lauren Farrell 0, Stephanie Herbst 0, Jen Born 2, Cathy Brant 2, Liz Kamm 2.
PITTSFORD MENDON: Patricia McGrath 2, Ashley Julien 3, Courtney Holderle 4, Shannon Martin 9, Lindsay Bartholf 10, Courtney Trawitz 6, Nicole Nederlik 2, Stacy Vesling 1, Carly Hoffeld 0, Danielle Bleeker 0, Sarah Vaipiano 0, Kate Dailey 0, Sue Shepard 0.

Three-point goals: Bartholf 2, Jillian, Martin 3, Dahlman.


(Dec. 30, 1999) Nazareth 63, Tabor, Mass. 59 (2OT): Meredith Craig made two free throws with 20 seconds left in the second overtime to put Nazareth (9-3) ahead, 61-59. Craig collected a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Lasers, who trailed by eight points in the second quarter. Freshman Meghan Dahlman, who finished with 15 points, hit a 3-pointer with six seconds left in the fourth quarter to send it into overtime for Nazareth. Rochelle Cherry had 21 points, 15 rebounds and 5 blocks for the Lasers.
Nazareth 5 14 14 18 6 6  63
Tabor 8 14 14 15 6 2  59
NAZARETH: Rochelle Cherry 21, Meredith Craig 17, Jennifer Kamm 0, Meghan Dahlman 15, Brie Urbonas 2, Lauren Farrell 3, Stephnie Urbst 0, Jen Born 0, Jamella James 0, Liz Kamm 2.
TABOR (Mass.): E. Snyder 3, B. Hutt 2, M. Keyes 8, M. Bracy 10, K. Brinkman 2, R. Brown 1, D. Goffredo 14, B. Heinzerlang 4, F. Kalechristos 0, S. Mancini 7, K. Cegelski 8, M. Kellner 0.

Three-point goals: Dahlman 2, Bracy 2, Mancini, Cegelski.

Fouled out: Brinkman.

(Dec. 28,1999) Meghan Dahlman had 11 points and three rebounds for Nazareth (7-3). Rochelle Cherry added 12 points, 6 rebounds and three blocks. Bellevue (7-1) is ranked third in the state of Washington.
Nazareth 11 8 11 6 36
Bellevue 10 12 18 13 53
NAZARETH: Rochelle Cherry 12, Meredith Craig 2, Jennifer Kamm 3, Meghan Dahlman 11, Brie Urbonas 1, Lauren Farrell 6, Stephanie Herbst 0, Jen Born 0, Liz Kamm 0, Jamella James 0, Cathy Brant 1.
BELLEVUE: O. Lylak 6, M. Caudlan 8, Hendrick 0, Skelly 7, Shusda 11, Schikler 3, Butler 6, Simon 2, Swiley 5, Gillis 0, Kehoe 2, Habecker 0. Three-point goals: Skelly, Shusda, Dahlman.

(Dec. 21, 1999) -- Senior center Rochelle Cherry scored 22 points, grabbed 9 rebounds and blocked 2 shots for the visiting Lasers (7-2). Senior forward Meredith Craig added 13 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks for Nazareth.

Brandi Washington and Adriane Reaser each scored 10 points for Franklin (0-7).

Nazareth 17 12 23 16 68
Franklin 7 5 8 4 24
NAZARETH: Rochelle Cherry 22, Meredith Craig 13, Jennifer Kamm 0, Meghan Dahlman 5, Brie Urbonas 2, Lauren Ferrell 8, Stephanie Herbst 6, Jen Born 0, Cathy Brant 8, Liz Kamm 2, Jemella James 2.
FRANKLIN: Latasha Horton 0, Kalaha Singleton 0, Monisha Rice 0, Brandi Washington 10, Deborah Ventura 2, Melissa Benjamin 0, Adriane Reaser 10, Shancika Duncan 2.

Three-point goals: Washington 3, Herbst 2.

(Dec. 19, 1999) -- Nazareth 53, Marcus Whitman 36: Senior center Rochelle Cherry overcame a constant double-team to score 22 points and made all six free throws as Nazareth beat Marcus Whitman 53-36 to win the Marcus Whitman girls basketball tournament last night.

Cherry added 13 rebounds and six blocks for the Lasers (6-2). She was picked the outstanding defensive player of the tournament.

Meredith Craig had 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the Lasers.

''Nazareth's shortest player is taller than our tallest player,'' said Marcus Whitman coach Jim Tuck. ''They've got three players who have played varsity for a number of years, while we have one starter back from last year.

Sophomore Elisa Krossber, a 5-foot-7 center, grabbed 14 rebounds for Marcus Whitman (4-2).

Nazareth 11 14 14 14 53
Marcus Whitman 4 8 12 12 36
NAZARETH: Rochelle Cherry 22, Meredith Craig 12, Jennifer Kamm 2, Meghan Dahlman 3, Brie Urbonas 11, Jen Borne 1, Stephanie Hurlbut 2.

MARCUS WHITMAN: Jessica Tuck 2, Casey Stell 0, Amanda Allen 0, Lindsay Minns 6, Connie Phelps 3, Sarah Daum 2, Claire Tuck 0, Holly Davis 0, Elisa Krossber 20.

Three-point goals: Davis 3, Krossber 2.


(Dec 17, 1999) Nazareth 55, Lyons 47: Nazareth led 34-12 at the half and held on for the win. Jennifer Kamm and Meghan Dahlman each had six points in the first quarter for the Lasers. Dahlman led Nazareth with 17 points, including six in the final 23 seconds.
Nazareth 23 11 6 15 55
Lyons 10 2 17 18 47

NAZARETH: Rochelle Cherry 9, Meredith Craig 14, Jennifer Kamm 8, Meghan Dahlman 17, Kathy Brandt 0, Liz Kamm 0, Brie Urbonas 7, Stephanie Herbst 0, Jen Borne 0, Lauren Farrell 0.

LYONS: Janitha Knight 11, Annie Barbi 6, Celestine Coney 16, Kayli Collins 0, Danielle McCrae 9, Rachael Simmons 6, Maureen Paliotti 0, Patrice Coney 0, Michelle Galusha 0, Renee Engels 0.

Fouled out: Knight, C. Coney.


(Dec 11, 1999) Nazareth 50, Holy Angels-VI 44: Rochelle Cherry scored eight of her 18 points in the fourth quarter while pulling down 8 rebounds and blocking 5 shots for Nazareth (4-2). Holy Angels is 2-1.
Nazareth 15 14 10 11 50
Holy Angels 10 13 14 7 44
NAZARETH: Rochelle Cherry 18, Meredith Craig 6, Bianca Watson 11, Jennifer Kamm 4, Meghan Dahlman 11, Brie Urbonas 0, Lauren Farrell 0, Stephanie Herbst 0, Jen Born 0, Cathy Brant 0, Liz Kamm 0.

HOLY ANGELS: Megan Bogdan 20, Becky Wright 3, Nicole D'Estries 2, Katie Jaus 9, Jamie Donnelly 6, Jess Turner 4.

Three-point goals: Jaus, Wright.


(Dec 7, 1999) Nazareth 81, St. Mary's-VI 17: Meredith Craig scored 15 points and added 13 rebounds and Rochelle Cherry added 14 to lead host Nazareth (3-2). St. Mary's is 0-2.
Nazareth 25 20 24 13 81
St. Mary's 6 3 6 2 17
NAZARETH: Rochelle Cherry 14, Meredith Craig 15, Bianca Watson 7, Jennifer Kamm 6, Meghan Dahlman 10, Brie Urbonas 13, Lauren Farrell 3, Stephanie Herbst 8, Jen Born 2, Cathy Brant 4, Liz Kamm 0.
ST. MARY'S: Monica Boyd 2, M.B. Caruso 4, Mary Helak 8, Kathy Over 3, Sarah Caruso 0, Colleen Helak 0, Kelly Allen 0, Andrea MaGiera 0, Traci Pieceynski 0, Theresa Rosati 0, Lit Schaller 0, Rachel Whacik 0.

Three-point goals: Herbst.

(Dec. 5, 1999) Consolation Gobbler Classic, Nazareth 71, Franklin 16: Junior guard Jennifer Born came off the bench and had 10 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals to lead Nazareth (2-2). Franklin is 0-2.
Nazareth 13 17 23 18 71
Franklin 0 3 5 8 16
NAZARETH: Rochelle Cherry 7, Meredith Craig 12, Bianca Watson 12, Jennifer Kamm 0, Meghan Dahlman 3, Brie Urbonas 12, Lauren Farrell 2, Stephanie Herbst 7, Jennifer Born 10, Cathy Brent 2, Liz Kamm 4.
FRANKLIN: Latasha Haltan 7, Jalaka Sigiter 0, Monicka Rase 0, Brandi Washington 2, Deborah Ventura 0, Melina Bengemi 0, LeeAndra Smith 0, Andrea Renmer 7.

Three-point goals: Haltan, Dahlman, Herbst.

(Dec 4, 1999) Gobbler Classic, Livonia 65, Nazareth 62 (OT): Junior guard Katie Kress scored four of Livonia's nine points in overtime in the Gobbler Classic at Franklin. Nazareth beat Livonia 56-51 in overtime in last year's Class B finals. Freshman forward Michele Orman grabbed nine rebounds and freshman guard Melissa Orman added four assists (1-0). Livonia trailed by three points with 2.4 seconds left in regulation. Kress inbounded a pass to Melissa Orman, who hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 6/10ths of a second left. Senior center Rochelle Cherry scored 18 points, but just four in the fourth quarter and none in overtime for Nazareth (1-2).
Livonia 10 18 11 17 9 65
Nazareth 16 10 13 17 6 62
LIVONIA: Trisha Tofany 5, Chris Sick 4, Katie Kress 19, Caitlin MacPherson 21, Melissa Orman 3, Michele Orman 10, Renee Smith 3, Jodi Rowland 0, Amanda Moolekamp 0, Katie Korndoerfer 0, Courtney Benson 0.
NAZARETH: Rochelle Cherry 18, Meredith Craig 15, Bianca Watson 11, Jennifer Kamm 0, Meghan Dahlman 9, Brie Urbonas 7, Stephanie Herbst 0, Jen Born 0, Kethy Brant 2, Liz Kamm 0.

(Nov. 28, 1999) FLCC TOURNAMENT LARGE SCHOOLS Championship, Palmyra-Macedon 46, Nazareth 39: Tournament MVP Sara Shipley scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Raiders (2-0). Rochelle Cherry scored 11 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and had 5 blocked shots for Nazareth (1-1).
Nazareth 9 14 8 8 39
Palmyra-Macedon 7 10 12 17 46
NAZARETH: Rochelle Cherry 11, Cathy Brant 8, Meredith Craig 4, Bianca Watson, Jennifer Kamm 6, Meghan Dahlman 9, Liz Kamm 0, Brie Urbonas 1.
PALMYRA-MACEDON: Becky Hunt 0, Megan LeMoyne 14, Jessica Welch 4, Nicki Denniston 8, Krista Brunskill 2, Sara Shipley 11, Ashlee Elliott 5, Mariel Higgins 0, Nicole Sneatin 2.

Three-point goals: Dahlman, LeMoyne 2.
Fouled out: J. Kamm.

(Nov. 27, 1999) -- FLCC TOURNAMENT LARGE SCHOOLS, Nazareth 53, Sacred Heart 27: Senior forward Meredith Craig compiled 12 points, 15 rebounds and 2 blocks for Nazareth in a 53-27 victory over Sacred Heart of Section VI yesterday in the first round of the Finger Lakes Girls Basketball Tournament at Finger Lakes Community College. Senior forward Brie Urbonas added seven points, six in the second quarter, and five rebounds for the Lasers (1-0). Sacred Heart is 0-1. Nazareth will face Palmyra-Macedon in the championship game at 4:30 this afternoon.
Nazareth 13 16 10 14 53
Sacred Heart - VI 5 2 13 7 27
NAZARETH: Jennifer Born 2, Stephanie Herbst 0, Rochelle Cherry 13, Meredith Craig 12, Bianca Watson, Jennifer Kamm 6, Meghan Dahlman 2, Brie Urbonas 7, Lauren Farrell 5, Katherine Brant 6, Elizabeth Kamm 0.
SACRED HEART: Michelle Barras 4, Sam Miller 2, Michelle HaShinger 5, Julie Kowcan 2, Jill Ratchuk 3, Jen Ebert 5, Britney Lonerzan 4, Meghan Kist 2.

Three-point goals: Nazareth 1 (Cherry), Sacred Heart 1 (Ratchuk).
Fouled out: none.