Friday, October 4,1996
STUDENT ATHLETE PROFILE
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
MEN’S SOCCER
Page 11
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Lady Tornados Ranked # 1
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BREVARD COLtfiGE
MENS SOCCER
Claudia Argiro
Sports Writer
The Lady Tornados are off a
great start with a 8-0 record thus far.
The team consists of only six returning
players. This has yet to pose a problem
for the team due to Coach Bartlinski’s
excellent recruiting of twelve strong
freshmen. Among the twelve are two
international players.
The team was ranked fifth in the
nation during the pre-season and has
climbed significantly in the ranking of
first. This rise in the rankings is due to
such criteria as outscoring their
opponents 54-1.
This year’s team has already set
the goal of winning the NJCAA
national title for women’s soccer. They
realize that there is a long road ahead
of them, but they are a very dedicated
group of athletes. Their desire played
an important part in inspiring each
player to get revenge on Schoolcraft
College who beat Brevard College in
the district finals last fall. This loss
sent Brevard home and Schoolcraft to
the national tournament in Baltimore
where they finished fourth in the
nation.
Athletes look to future
Jay Smith
Sports Writer
As the weather turns much cooler
here, many students know it’s that time
of year again; back to school to start a
new year of academics. But some
students are doing double duty as
student-athletes.
Many athletes are preparing for the
upcoming seasons m their own particular
way with early pre-season conditioning
drills. Sports teams like the Men’s
soccer and the Track and Cross Country
teams begin their conditioning as early
as 6:00 a.m., while other sports teams
are just warming up with drills in the
afternoons. “No one likes to get up at
6.30 a.m. to do conditioning!” states
^^en’s Soccer coach, Andy Schaefer.
A majority of the drills are the same
for all the fall sports like swimming to
^ase muscle tension, weight lifting, and
running. A big question is why go
through all the running and conditioning?
“I make sure that the players understand
that without conditioning we don’t have
a chance to do anything else.
Conditioning is and must be the
foundation of everything we do,”
explained Women’s Basketball and
Volleyball coach, Tadd Connor, or in
the words of Women’s Soccer coach,
Joe Bartlinski, “Play hard or run!”
Every sport here at Brevard College
is important, because these students are
representing the school in their own
unique way. What they go through will
be evident to the student body, to the
coaching, and of course, to themselves.
This is best explained by assistant
Basketball coach, Eldric Smith: This is
the first step to winning the Conference
in our Region and moving on to the
playoffs to win the NJCAA National
Title.”
Coach Bartlinski has already
recognized the Lady Tornados’ first
step towards becoming national
champions, in that “the sophomores
have done a great job in bringing the
team together off the field as a
cohesive unh.” A prime example of
this was one of which the whole
campus took note. Surely everyone
noticed the mismatched freshmen
around campus or during their
performance in the cafeteria at lunch.
This “freaky freshmen day” was an
initiation planned by the sophomores
the day before their first game.
The next step for the team on the
road to nationals is to bring the level of
play up a notch on the field. When
asked. Coach Bartlinski said, “The key
to success will be how much the team
is willing to sacrifice and how hard
they will be willing to work to achieve
their goals. Every team wants to go to
nationals, but it is the teams who are
willing to work the hardest that usually
end up in Baltimore at the nationals.”
Sept 2 favidson College
4:00 Davidson, NC
Sept 7 Charles Cnty. Comm.
2:00 Louisburg, NC
Sept 8 Louisburg College
1:00 Louisburg, NC
Sept 12 Spartanburg Meth.
4:00 Krevard, NC
Sept 14 Averett College
2:00 Brevard, NC
Sept 21 Meridian Comm Coll.
1 '.00 Brevard, NC
Sept 28 DeKalb College
2:00 I')eKalb College, GA
Oct 3 Young Harris College
4:00 Brevard, NC
Oct 5 Louisburg College
1:00 Brevard, NC
Oct 8 Young Harris College
4:00 Young Harris, GA
Oct 12 Gordon College
3:30 Brevard, NC
Oct 16 Spartanburg Meth.
3:30 Spartanburg, SC
Oct 19 Monroe Comm Coll.
2:00 DeKalb College, GA
Oct 20 Truett McConnell
2:00 Truett McConnell, GA
Oct 27 Andrew College
2:00 Brevard, NC
Oct 31 Region 10 Tourn.
TBA
Nov 2 Region 10 Finals
TBA
Men’s soccer looks for respect
Scott Wolfe
Sports Editor
Fall is here, and the 1996 Brevard
College Men’s soccer season has begun.
The team has started the season with
high expectations following last year’s
12-6-1 squad. The team returns 4
sophomores and adds a brand new cast
of freshmen that has Coach Andy
Schaefer excited about the new season.
As of September 16, the team’s
record stands at 2-3 overall and 1-1 in
the Region 10 competition. The squad
opened their home schedule with a
tough 3-2 loss to Region 10 foe
Spartanburg Methodist but rebounded a
few days later by crushing Averett
College 5-2. The team carried a well
deserved preseason #16 ranking into the
Fall. The young Tornados play a tough
Region 10 schedule.
The team has had to undergo a
complete revamping following last
year. Chip Wonderlin, a sophomore
who played on the front line last year,
has been moved to defense and has
adjusted well. The team must also
contend with its youth. The Tornados’
schedule has them playing against
teams that boast much older, more
■ experienced players, as opposed to the
18-20 year olds that are on Brevard’s
squad. Coach Schaefer said, “The
sophomores are playing as expected,
but the team lacks leadership from its
freshmen. The time is now to step up
and lead. This will be essential if we are
to get to the next level.” He also points
to the 3-2 home loss to Spartanburg
Methodist as very important. Region 10
victories are essential, and there were
many chances for the team to step up
but failed to capitalize on its
opportunities. He also points to the
victory over Averett College as a
confidence builder but says that the
team is only playing at 50-60% for 60%
of the game.
The team is led in scoring by Joey
Kopacz from Pensacola, FL, with 4
goals and Sebastian Salazar from Quito,
Ecuador, with 2 goals in this young
season. Schaefer also points to Salazar’s
play in the middle as “dynamo”.