Carli Lloyd leads USA to World Cup title: Everything you need to know

If you missed it … well, where were you? Carli Lloyd had a performance for the ages in the Women’s World Cup Final as the U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Japan, 5-2, for its first title since 1999. The Delran native had three goals in the first 16 minutes, including a ridiculous shot from midfield, to… Read the rest of this entry »

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N.J. Marathon returns to Jersey Shore on Sunday, but not to ‘normal’

N.J. Marathon returns to Jersey Shore on Sunday, but not to ‘normal’ (via NJ.com)

In the weeks leading up to last year’s New Jersey Marathon, race organizers had to scramble to adjust for a pair of tragic events that changed the face and dynamic of the state’s largest marathon. After Hurricane Sandy pummeled the eight waterfront…

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Officials honor Shore Regional student as an ‘Unsung Hero’

Officials honor Shore Regional student as an ‘Unsung Hero’ (via NJ.com)

WEST LONG BRANCH – One of the most valuable members of the Shore Regional High School football team last season never caught a pass, gained a yard, completed a tackle or scored a point for the Blue Devils. James Danskin, a 16-year-old sophomore, was…

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Oshie’s Shootout Goals Lead US Past Russia 3-2

Oshie’s Shootout Goals Lead US Past Russia 3-2 (via AP Video)

T.J. Oshie scored four times in the shootout and got the winner in the eighth round, leading the United States past Russia 3-2 Saturday in the thrilling revival of an Olympic hockey rivalry. (Feb. 15)

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Middletown Woman Is Off To Germany In Pursuit Of Hoops Stardom

Jennifer Mocanu, 23, of the Belford section of Middletown, departs for Germany on Sunday to embark on her new career as a professional basketball player. She is slated to be the starting shooting guard of TSV Krofdorf-Gleiberg of the FIBA when their season starts next weekend.

A 2008 graduate of Middletown High School North where she was a 4 year letter winner, senior MVP and leading scorer, Mocanu’s hoops magic continued in college where she was an NCAA Division 3 star at the College of Mount. St. Vincent in Riverdale, NY for two seasons and two seasons with Mount St. Mary College Knights in Newburgh, NY.  She led the Knights to two NCAA Division 3 tournament appearances.

In her senior year at Mount Saint Mary’s, Jen led her team to the regular season championship and was named Player of the Year of the Skyline Conference where she was the league’s top scorer.   She scored 1501 points in her collegiate career.

After graduation with a degree in Psychology, Mocanu enrolled at Monmouth University to pursue a Masters in Sociology.  But she soon realized that sociology wasn’t what she thought it was, more importantly, that she wasn’t done with basketball.

Rebuffed by a players’ agent because she hadn’t played competitively in over six months, Jen was undeterred.  She enrolled in a FIBA professional scouting tournament in Germany last spring where she was offered a one year contract by Coach Viktor Kramer on the second day of the three day tournament.

Contract in hand, Mocanu returned to New Jersey for the summer where she kept in shape working out at the Community YMCA and working as a bartender at Chilangos in Highlands.

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