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The Banner
October 2, 1997
Sports
Slap
Shots
Monday
night
soccer,
anyone?
By Brian Castle
Managing Editor
Last week, the Banner editorial
board, minus News Editor
Catharine Sutherland and Features
Editor Erin King (both of whom
haven’t made enough effort to as
similate with the old guard) de
scended upon Mitchell’s Sports Bar
and Grille with friends and spouses
for one of my favorite sporting ac
tivities—Monday Night Footbaft.
But it wasn’t the Monday Night
Football that you think it is. I’m
talking about the real Monday
Night Football—English Premier
League Football. Yes, as in soccer.
I could barely contain myself when
1 found out that last week’s matchup
featured my favorite team,
Liverpool, and the always competi
tive Aston Villa. So I invited some
of my valued friends to share the
experience with me at Mitchell’s,
which has always accomodated my
thirst for English football (even
though it clashes with the more
popular and less intelligent form of
football featured on most of the
televisions on Monday nights).
We had a strong showing, with
Michael and Emily, Dave and
Melanie, Reathel and Angie, and
Jeanette, Kyle, and Wendy show
ing up to support the Reds of
Liverpool Football Club But we
were missing one key invitee.
James, where were you man?
1 invited one of my most dedi
cated English football friends,
UNCA cross country sensation
James Rogers. I thought, what bet
terway to watch an English football
game than with an Englishman?
And not just any Englishman, be
cause James is just as dedicated to
the game as I am. We are at that
“Football is more than a matter of
life or death; it’s more important
than that” level of dedication.
James, where were you, man?
The game proved to be everything
that it was hyped to be. Liverpool,
despite playing without tenacious
captain Paul Ince, trounced Villa
with three second-half goals from
its goal-scoring triumvirate of
Robbie Fowler, Steve
McMananaman, and Karl-Heinz
Riedle. All in all, the game was an
incredible display of Liverpool’s
dynamic passing and spot-on fin
ishing.
James, where were you, man?
My faith in James is now greatly
depleted. All I wanted to do was to
share the moment with someone
who would have a greater apprecia
tion for the importance of English
football. But it wasn’t to be, be
cause James put his schoolwork
ahead of his heart. I hope you get
straight A’s this semester, but. . .
James, where were you, man?
Next time, you had better take me
up on my invitation to give you a
little slice of home, 1 wasn’t asking
you to move furniture at my dad’s
store. Football and lager, mate,
that’s all. You really need to get
your priorities straight. I don’t ever
want to have to ask you the ques
tion. . .
James, where wexeyou, man?
P. S.-1 even had a couple of really
wonderful (yes, good-looking, too)
ladies who were very eager to meet
you. The choices we make in life...
Men's soccer still without Big South win
By Kimara Parker
staff Writer
UNCA dropped another Big South Con
ference game to the Liberty Flames on Sept.
27, 3-1.
The Bulldogs are now 0-2 in the confer
ence after the loss to Liberty, while the win
keeps the Flames unbeaten at 8-0.
In the first half of the game, the Bulldogs
took only six shots as Liberty ripped 13
shots against the UNCA defense.
“In the first half, we really did not play that
well,” said UNCA freshman midfielder Arin
Glass. “We really struggled.”
The Flames took charge in the first half,
but the goaltending of freshman Bulldog
Jerry Hancock kept Liberty off the board.
Liberty fired the first 11 shots of the game,
but Hancock reeled in five saves in the first
half to prevent Liberty from scoring.
Four corner kicks were made by both
teams in the first half UNCA had 10 fouls
called on therri in the first half, and Liberty
was whistled for seven.
“We are a really young team and have not
found our chemistry yet,” said Glass.
Towards the end of the first half, the
Bulldogs opened the scoring when fresh
man defenseman James Gisborne scored on
a penalty kick. The Flames were called for a
handball in the box, and the penalty kick
was awarded.
“We were able to weather the initial storm
and get to halftime,” said UNCA Head
Coach Steve Cornish. “We knew that they
would come out hard (in the second half),
and we knew we had to weather that storm,
too.”
In the first minute of the second half,
Liberty’s Mike Rohner rifled a shot past
Hancock to even the score at 1-1. Derek
Avilez and Ryan Trumbo assisted Rohner
on the goal.
Liberty’s second goal was scored just four
minutes later, enabling them to seize con
trol of the game.
Avilez scored on a penalty kick, following
the ejection of UNCA sophomore defender
Chad Miller.
“We lost one of our men (Miller) to a red
card,” said Glass.
A red card is given to a player who displays
unsportsmanlike conduct.
Miller was called for a red card in the box
on a hard foul, and a penalty kick was
awarded. The penalty kick put Liberty in
the lead with a score of 2-1 in the 50th
minute.
“He (Miller) got ejected for two yellow
cards. When you get your second yellow
card, then comes your red card and you get
removed from the game,” said Cornish.
“Unfortunately, they scored twice in the
first five minutes (of the second half),” said
1
m
(Top) UNCA sophomore Chad Miller is calmed down by a teammate after
committing a foul, while an injured Liberty player is examined by a trainer.
(Right) Miller is given a red card for the foul.
Cornish. “Five minutes earlier, we were v/in-
ning 1-0, and five minutes later, we were
down 2-1.”
Miller was not be able to play in the game at
UNC-Chapel Hill on Oct. 1, according to
Cornish.
“We were playing a man down, and it was
tough to play with a man down,” said Glass.
“We could not step up to the challenge.”
“When we lost Miller to the red card, we
played with only 10 men against their 11,”
said Cornish.
The Bulldogs were already down, but the
loss of Miller all but knocked them out.
“We were overwhelmed by their tenacity.
We were overwhelmed by their commitment
to challenge,” said Cornish.
Hancock went on to comment on the red
card placed on Miller. The foul was emo
tional, according to Hancock.
“We had just recently been scored on, and it
was a foul that came from emotions. We
broke down in the second half,” said Hancock.
Liberty added an insurance goal when
Trumbo scored Liberty’s third goal in the
6lst minute, sealing the victory. Rob Weaver
and Gary Ricketts assisted Trumbo on the
goal.
Cornish commended Liberty on the way
they played.
“Liberty is probably the strongest team we
have played so far,” said Cornish. “They are
very solid at the back.
“They (Liberty) work hard in midfield, and
they have two very special players up front
that caused this havoc,” said Cornish.
Cornish was pleased that the teafn didn’t
quit.
“I thought that our players battled hard.
They did not give up, and that’s a good sign,”
said Cornish.
“It’s a good sign because they could have
gone in the tank, but they really did not,”
said Cornish.
“They tried to continue to play, and that’s
very important, because when we turn it
around, it will be because of this commit
ment that they have to play.
“Liberty gave us a good lesson,” said Cor
nish.
“The players are not used to losing, which
is a good thing because we don’t want them
to get used to losing,” said Cornish,
gether,” said Glass.
The Bulldogs will play again on Oct. 4,
when they face Coastal Carolina at home.
Cross country teams improve records
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PHOTOS BY ROB HAMMONDS
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By Caroline Castle
Contributing Writer
The UNCA men’s and women’s
cross country teams traveled to Bir
mingham, Ala. on Sept. 27 for the
Birmingham Cross Country Clas
sic. UT-Chattanooga won the
men’s meet with 54 points, while
Georgia Tech won the women’s
meet. 111 points ahead of UNCA.
“Other teams are starting to real
ize how good we really are,” said
UNCA Head Coach Stan
Rosenthal.
The men’s team finished fourth
out of 21 teams with a score of 173.
The men finished behind UTC,
Georgia Tech, and University of
Tennessee. The women’s team
placed fifth with 179 points. They
finished just ahead of Emory Uni
versity.
Due to rain, all of the teams par
ticipating had to run a murky
course. Mandy Becker, who had
the flu, was the first Bulldog to
cross the finish line in 19th place
(19:31), followed by Katie
Harmuth in 25th place (19:43).
Rounding out the scoring for the
Bulldogs were Karen Monaco in
36th place (20:01), Keelin Mooney
in 41 St (20:14), and Dawn S tanford
in 60th place (20:40). Becker fin
ished 1:16 behind race winner Erin
Jones of the University of Georgia.
The men’s cross country team had
a strong finish. Senior Eddie Legair
continued his strong running by
coming in 23rd in the l60-racer
field with a time of 25:26. Legair
missed the UNCA record by 10
seconds, finishing 1:15 behind
David Rop of Jackson State, the
winner of the race. In 31st place
was freshman Brendan McGrane
with a time of 25:39. Senior James
Rogers (25:51), freshman Brandon
Trollip (25:53), and sophomore Jim
Phillips (25:54) followed closely as
a pack of three. The trio placed
38th, 40th, and 41st, respectively.
“I was really pleased with the way
we ran Saturday,” said RosenthaL
We ran against some great compe
tition and did pretty well, all things
considered. Many of our men ran
their best times of the year. Our
women had to run in the rain, and
that slowed us down, but we still
competed very hard and did a great
job. I couldn’t be more pleased and
I hope we keep it up.
“We are getting to where we need
to be. Hopefully we can win the Big
South Conference,” said Rosenthal.
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PHOTO BY ROB HAMMONDS
UNCA senior Eddie Legair after a race earlier this season
against Davidson. Legair was the top finisher for the men’s
cross country team last weekend at Birmingham.
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