The Clarion
Sports
February 28, 2005
BC softball team
records two wins
By Adam Beeson
Managing Editor
The Brevard College softball team defeated
Southern Wesleyan University in both games of a
double header, 6-1 and 6-5, on Saturday February
19*.
Sophomore Rachel Howard pitched for the win
in the first game while freshman Jenelle Trifon fin
ished off three innings in relief. Brevard scored one
run in the first inning, three in the second, and two in
the third, while SWU didn’t score until the top of the
seventh inning. Senior Lori McGeary went 2-4 with
two RBI’s, junior C.J. Jascur went 2-3 with a double,
junior Heidi Morgan went 2-3, and junior Krystal
Westnedge added a triple in the win.
Although the Tornadoes took an early lead in
the second game, it took extra innings to defeat South
ern Wesleyan after SWU tied the game 4-4 in the top
of the seventh inning. SWU went on to take the lead
in the top of the eighth after scoring one, but Brevard
answered when Krystal Westnedge drove in two runs
in the bottom of the inning. Junior Steph Giannetti
had seven strikeouts as she pitched for the win, with
junior Susan Wynne adding three innings of relief.
The Tornadoes are now 4-2 overall. They will
open conference play as they travel to Montreat
College on Thursday February 24 and Bluefield Col
Ifige on Saturday February 26"’.
Men’s basketball team
gains second place
By Adam Beeson
Managing Editor
Brevard College men’s basketball
team gained sole possession of sec
ond place on “Senior Night,” Satur
day February 19, with a 101-78 win
over conference rival Union College.
Starting four seniors in front of a
jam packed Boshamer Gymnasium, the
Tornadoes got ahead early with strong
shooting from the field and an excel
lent defensive effort. Anthony Hatcher
scored all of his 22 points in the first
half and led Brevard into the locker
room with a halflime lead of 54-45.
Senior guard Brooks Bowers
added 14 and senior Brian Grier scored
16 while adding 13 rebounds.
“This win gives us a lot of confi
dence going into the conference tour
nament,” fi-eshman guard Jeff Carbuhn
said. “If we do well there, we can go
on to bigger and better things.”
With a conference record of 16-6,
the Tornadoes head into the confer
ence tournament at King College this
week with a second place seed and a
chance to earn a trip to the NAIA Na
tional Tournament. For some, there is
only one thing on their mind: Revenge.
“The way the tournament is set up,
we will be playing all the teams who have
beaten us this year,” Hatcher said. “It’s
my last year, and I’d like to get some re
venge and come home with the confer
ence championship.”
The team has already received many
individual awards this season at the con
ference athletic banquet, which was held
Tuesday February 22.
Hatcher was named Appalachian
Athletic Conference (AAC) Third Team
and All-Defensive Team, Grier was named
AAC Second Team, Freshman Monteles
Burden received Appalachian Athletic
Conference (AAC) Freshman Player of
the Year, and junior Jared Ramsey re
ceived AAC All-Academic Team.
“We’re still hungry for more,”
Carbuhn said, “and I think we can come
away with a conference championship
this weekend.”
Two women named AAC co-players of the year
Adam Beeson
Managing Editor
Brevard College se-
Ayana
'McWilliams and Kris
'May-Richardson were
"amed Appalachian
-^‘hletic Conference
(AAC) Co-Players of
in women’s
>’«ketball at the annual
conference athletic ban-
quet on Tuesday Febru
ary 22.
'McWilliams, who
awarded AAC
Women’s Basketball
Player of the Week hon
ors twice this season
and National Associa
tion of Intercollegiate
Athletics (NAIA)
Player of the Week hon
ors once, was also
named AAC Defensive
Player of the Year at the
ceremony. She led the
AAC in both assists
and steals for the sea
son.
May-Richardson
also took home AAC
All-Academic honors
plus she was named to
the AAC All-Defensive
team. With an average
of20.25 points per game,
May-Richardson led the
AAC in points for the
regular season.
The Lady Torna
does’ conference record
of 21-1 was good
enough to wrap up the
AAC Regular Season
Championship, and give
them an automatic birth
into the NAIA National
Tournament.
The team is head
ing into the conference
tournament this week
with a 20 game winning
streak, a #1 seed, and a
bye in the first round.
“The streak gives
us a lot of confidence
going into the tourna
ment,” McWilliams said.
“We play a lot harder
because we won’t want
the streak to end.”
Second-year coach
Tammy George was also
recognized at the ban
quet Tuesday night, re
ceiving the AAC Coach
of the Year award.