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October25,2001 The Blue Banner Page? Sports ‘Dogs fall 4-3 in overtime Ben Martin Sports Reporter The UNCA men’s soccer team lost to Winthrop University 4-3 in overtime Oct. 20 in a Big South Conference matchup. “We played extremely well,” said Head Coach Steve Cornish. “Winthrop is one of the toughest teams in the conference.” The loss dropped the Bulldogs to 6-6 overall and 2-1 in the confer ence. The Eagles outshot the Bull dogs 15-7. Winthrop scored the first goal 12 minutes into the game. Senior defender Nick Sands tied the game 23 seconds later for the Bulldogs, according the Winthrop athletic Web site. The Eagles regained the lead in the 29th minute on a goal by Anton Purr. UNCA responded quickly with a score by sophomore defender Brett Breitschwerdt to tie the game again, according to the athletics Web site. The Bulldogs took the lead for the first time off a penalty kick by fresh man defender Kyle Britton, accord ing to the athletics Web site. The Eagles evened up the score with just over six minutes left in regulation to force overtime, ac cording to the athletics Web site. Sophomore forward ValiArnason scored a goal in overtime for fhe Eagles to give the Bulldogs their first conference loss of the season, according to the athleticsWeb site. “We gave up two silly goals,” said Cornish. The game proved to be a physical matchup. The Eagles were called for 27 fouls, and UNCA recorded 14. “Ultimately, the deciding factor was a call by the officials,” said Cornish. “I’m not saying it was a bad call, but that was the turning point in the game.” The ‘Dogs face Radford Univer sity on the road Oct. 27 in another Big South Conference showdown. UNCA has four more games re maining before the Big South Con ference Tournament in Rock Hill, SC Nov. 15-17. All four games are conference matchups with ahome game against High Point University, and two road trips versus Charleston South ern University and Elon College. UNGAon awimujigtrack Women snap four-game losing streak by winning two straight I.: - si IAN BAILLIE/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Junior middle hitter Adrienne Moore (6) scores another kill in a match with Elon College Oct. 20. Moore set a career-high with 23 kills while leading the Bulldogs to victory in five games. Hollie Childers Sports Reporter The UNCA women’s volleyball team has won two of their last three matches against Big South Conference teams. The Bulldogs beat Elon College Oct. 20, and High Point Univer sity Oct 19 in five-game matches at home. The ‘Dogs did lose to regional rival Western Carolina University Oct. 17 in Cullowhee. “We played better than we have been, and the chemistry was back. That totally turned the game around,” said junior middle hitter Suzanne Aubel. “ It felt really good to get a couple of wins.” The match with Elon went for five games with scores of 30-27, 30-22, 27-30, 22-30 and 15-11. In the Elon match, junior middle hitter Adrienne Moore set a ca reer-high with a team-leading 23 kills. “The team played well,” said Moore. “It has been awhile since we have had that chemistry. It j ust all comes together to make us play like we know how to play, and I think that was in effect this week end.” Sophomore outside hitter Kelly Budnik had another strong match with 18 kills and 24 digs against Elon. Senior middle hitter Elizabeth Rodriguez had 11 kills, three blocks and 24 digs. Senior outside hitter Heather Terrell had nine kills, 16 digs and nine blocks, while Aubel added a career-best of 19 kills and eight block assists, while playing for in jured junior middle hitter Jessica Jones, according to the athletics Web site. “(Suzanne) came in for clutch times, in game five of the match,” said Head Coach Julie Torbett. “That is probably when she had two or three of her best plays. It is good to see somebody coming off the bench do well under that kind of pressure.” “I tend to do better in the end when the pressure is on,” said Aubel. “I kind of started slow, but I picked it up when I needed to.” Elon has a Big South Conference recordof 1 -8,.while the!Dogs’jf^9prd is now 5’4, according to Torbett. , “We have played Elon before, but we lost, and we really did not feel like we should have,” said Torbett. “We were determined to not let that happen again, and we didn’t.” Against High Point, the ‘Dogs managed to pull out another tight victory with scores of 30-24,30-32, 24-30, 30-19 and 15-12, according to the athletics Web site. “Elon and High Point are the last two teams in the conference, but you can not take them for granted,” said Moore. “We lost to Elon last time in five games, and so it was still a tough game, but it was nice to actually win this time in five and get that back.” Sophomore outside hitter Kelly Budnik had 16 kills and 15 digs, while Moore and senior outside hit ter Heather Terrell had 14 kills each. Senior outside hitter Rodriguez added 10 kills, 10 digs and seven blocks to help the ‘Dogs beat High Point, according to the athletics Web site. “Kelly had a nice weekend both offensively and defensively. She has been consistent for us in pass ing as well,” said Torbett. High Point’s ball handling skills were not very good, which forced them to run out of system plays. These plays are used because they can’t really run the plays they want to, according to Torbett. “In my opinion, al! games are equally tough,” said Moort. “Like, with the u nderdogs, you always have that chance of them coming up and causing an upset.” UNCA played a good game against High Point, especially due to the fact that Jones, who is a starter, was out because of injuries, according to Torbett. “We played pretry well together, considering Jessica is still out,” said Torbett. “Whenever we have a starter out of the line-up, that af fects the chemistry of the team; (and) the communication, and they are not able to play the way that they are used to.” “Since they had to over compen sate for Jessica’s absence, I think they did a good job beating both High Point and Elon,” said Torbett. “(Jones) is a vital part of the team. Her contribution, and j ust her pres ence on the court, is definitely felt every time we play,” said Moore. The two victories were due to a total team effort and good prepara tion for the matches, according to Aubel. “Everybody played solid games. It was a definite team effort,” said Aubel. “When we came back from fall break, we were not really in the groove, but we had a week of prac tice to get back in that, and it totally helped.” The ‘Dogs also played Western Carolina Oct. 17, and lost in a three-game shutout in Cullowhee. The first two games were tough for the ‘Dogs, but the last game gave WCU some trouble, accord ing to the WCU athletics Web site. WCU won the first two games easily by scores of, 30-14 and 30- 12. UNCA played tougher in the third game, tying the score at 26. The Catamounts held off the ‘Dogs to win 30-27. The ‘Dogs will travel to play Samford University at 7p.m. UNCA women’s soccer team split victories against Citadel, CSU Jenna Lahmeyer Sports Reporter The UNCA women’s soccer team split two games this past week, de feating the Citadel and losing a Big South Conference matchup to Charleston Southern University. The Bulldogs are now 1-4-0 in conference play and 5-7-0 overall. “We didn’t put enough effort into our play, and the whole team felt like we let our seniors down on their last home game,” said sopho more forward Kelsey Dawson. ‘We are definitely going to make up for it in the conference tournament. Dawson led the team offensively with three shots on goal, but CSU goalkeepers Susan Anderson and Candice Bradshaw both contrib uted to their teams shutout. The CSU Buccaneers scored two goals in the first half to capture a 2-0 win over the Bulldogs. The Buccaneers are now 3-1-1 in the conference and 5-5-3 overall. This was the first time that CSU defeated the Bulldogs at Green wood field. Before Oct. 20, the Buccaneers had lost four straight games to the ‘Dogs. “For the most part, we were happy with our play the first half,” said freshman defender Erin Trigonoplos. “I have to give credit to CSU. They earned their goals. We just fell apart the second half, and disappeared from the game.” Nicole Mooney scored the first goal for the Bucs at the 23:15 mark with a direct kick from 18 yards out. The second goal came from Car rie Terrill at the 30:00 mark, when she headed in a ball off a corner kick from Katie Ballard. “It was our senior game, and I thought we did well in the first half” said senior midfielder Emily Weld. “We came out strong, but I don’t know what happened.” UNCA did not have any problem against the Citadel when they dominated them 10-2 Oct 17. “ We j ust played the game we knew we could,” said Weld. “They are a IAN BAILLIE/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Junior defender Mary Sparks (14) outmaneuvers a Charleston Southern player Oct 20. The Bulldogs lost to the Buccaneers 2-0. brand new team and inexperienced, so we just took advantage.” Dawson and junior defender Ellen Sims each scored a goal in the first seven minutes of the game for the ‘Dogs, as they jumped out to a 2-0 lead. The Citadel’s freshman leading scorer, Kelly Pesterfield, answered quickly with a goal at the 11:08 mark and 17:30 mark to tie the game at 2-2. Pesterfield has scored 17 of the Citadel’s 18 goals this year. The Bulldogs freshman forward Olivia Korman scored one minute after Pesterfield’s second goal, and Dawson added her second goal of the day at the 36: 11 mark to put the Bulldogs ahead 4-2 at the end of the first half. The second half belonged to UNCA. They came out scoring five goals in the first 14 minutes to lead 9-2. Junior midfielder Bridget Goss began the goal scoring at the 47:11 mark. Dawson added her third goal of the day, and Korman finished with two. Korman also tied a school record with four assists in a game. Sims contributed two more goals at the 59:32 mark, and 80:11 mark to give the Bulldogs a final score of 10-2 over the Citadel. “The Citadel was a good game to boost our confidence and work on some plays and offense,” Dawson said. “During the second half, we played really composed and moved the ball around a lot.” The Bulldogs will travel to Clemson, SC Oct. 23rd to play Clemson University ofthe Atlantic Coast Conference at 7pm. UNCA only has a total of three games remaining until the Big South Tournament Nov. 8-10. JON BASIRICO/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Junior Troy Revell catches frisbee on Sophomore David Childers. Ultimate frisbee team generates interest Ryan Wilson Sports Reporter We may have all played frisbee, but have you played ultimate frisbee? The UNCA recreation depart ment offers sports clubs programs that can allow students to take this next step. UNCA sport cl ubs programs com- pliments intramural activities, physical education course offerings, and the University’s intercollegiate athletic programs. Each club is formed, developed, governed and administered by the student membership of that par ticular club. The key to the success of this program is student leadership and participation. Sport clubs are governed by the rules and regulations applying to all recognized student organizations at UNCA, according to the UNCA intramurals Web site. Ultimate frisbee participation is open to currently enrolled under graduate and graduate fiill-time stu dents, faculty and stalF, according to the UNCA mtramurals Web site. Club President David Childers, who is a sophomore at UNCA, encourages both men and women to play ultimate frisbee. Childers said no experience is needed, and there are no tryouts to make the ultimate frisbee team. Co-ed practices take place on Monday and Thursday nights on theLower Field from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. Ultimate Frisbee is played with 14 players on the field at one time. “Victories are usually determined by which team scores 13 points first,” said Childers. The rules are simple. There are end zones just like football, and each score in the end zone is worth one point. To score, a team has to pass a Frisbee up the field from teammate to teammate. Once a teammate has passed you the frisbee, you are not allowed to move until you have passed it to another teammate. The frisbee can be turned over to the other team by an interception or just an incomplete pass. Currently, the UNCA ultimate frisbee team has 25 members. The team also competes against other schools. The UNCA frisbee team’s next tournament will be a one day co-ed tournament at Wake Forest Uni versity Nov. 3. V
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