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The Clarion Wednesday, November 9, 1994 Page 11
SPORTS
omen’s soccer team headed to Nationals
The Brevard College Women’s
occer team moved one step closer to a
riationa! championship Sunday, Nov. 6,
by defeating Dupage College (Chicago,
III), 7-1 in the finals of the district
umament.
The win gave Brevard College the
district title, and moved them on to the
Nationals to be held Nov. 17 at Essex
Community College in Baltimore,
Maryland.
Although the victory was large, the
game against Dupage was anything but
easy. Dupage qualified for the title game
by defeating Schoolcraft College from
Michigan. That pul the number 9 ranked
Dupage up against the number 2 ranked
Brevard.
The first half saw both teams come
out aggressive and determined. But the
second half was another story. At
halftime, Brevard College Coach Joe
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Bartlinski told his team they would have
to dig deeper and focus harder. The team
responded and dominated the rest of the
game. Individually, Dawn Hessig scorcd
three goals, while Jennifer Williams and
Sheila Best each scored two apiece.
Brevard got to the district finals by
defeating Anderson College 3-1 at
Anderson, in the region finals on Oct.
29. Sarah Milona, Dawn Hessig, and
Jennifer Bennett cach scorcd for Brevard
College. Milona was laier named the
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The Brevard College women’s soccer team enjoys a post-game celebration after
their Homecoming victory over Anderson College.
Baseball field dedicated
Brevard College held a dedication
i^ceremony on October 8 to name the
baseball field after BC alum, trustee and
former baseball pro Gil Coan. Coan, a
Brevard resident, played on the Brevard
College baseball team in 1941, went on
to play in the minor league from 1944-
1945 then to professional teams from
1944-1956 before returning to coach the
Brevard College team from 1962-1963.
He served on the Board of Trustees from
1963 until the late 1980s.
The field was built as a home to the
Tornados baseball team, revived just
ihree years ago. Last year. Coach Rusty
Stroupe led the team to the National
unior College Athletic Association
NJCAA) World Series in Grand
unction, Colo. It was only his second
year coaching baseball at Brevard
College.
As one of the speakers at the
dedication ceremony held during the
College’s Homecoming Weekend,
Stroupe discussed his coaching
philosophy: that whether or not a team
won a game was secondary to the team
winning in the game of life. Harvey
Dorfmann, sports psychologist for the
Florida Marlins, recalled the thrill of
watching Coan play when Dorfmann
was a young boy. He also praised
Coan’s example as an athlete dedicated
to the sport who never lost his focus on
values. Danny Bost, BC baseball player
and coach during the 1960’s, elaborated
that Coan’s example was a fulcrum for
his own motivation as a college student
and into adulthood.
College President Tom Bertrand
staled, “By naming our baseball field in
perpetuity for Gil Coan, we set before
our present and future athletes and
students a remarkable example not only
of great athletic talent and
accomplishment but also of character
and integrity This field creates a bridge
between an earlier, somehow more
innocent time in baseball and its
vigorous present. Gil Coan has been a
friend and supporter of Brevard College
for many years and we are proud to have
him so prominently represented on this
campus.”
Coan told the over 100 attendees
that Brevard College has always been
important to him, and therefore this was
one of the great honors in his life and
stood next to his serving as a Brevard
College trustee. He also stated that
college students should understand what
trustees do to make their college
experience rewiirding.
The ceremony ended with Coan’s
three grandchildren running the bases of
the newly-dedicated Coan Field.
Regional Tournament MVP, while
Hessig was named the Region MVP of
the season. “This was a very solid
tournament. Our team played
exceptionally well,” said Bartlinski.
Brevard will go to the Nationals as
the number one ranked team, and will
definitely be the team to beat. Brevard
will face eighth ranked Mercer
Community College from Trenton,
New Jersey, in their first match.
Bartlinski added, “All our focus is on
that first game. After that, we’ll see
where we sland and lake it from there.
But no matter what, it will be a good
tournament and we will be ready.”
Best of luck to the women’s soccer
team as they go for the National
Championship.
Get involved-
Play intramurals
Are you interested in sports but
don’t have time to take the classes
during the week, or don’t want to play
varsity sports? Do you like the thrill of
competition, but don’t think you are
good enough to compete with the
“athletes”? Well, Brevard has the
solution to your problems: inaamurals.
The setup is simple. On Sundays,
you just show up. You are not
committed to show up with a team. Just
come as you are. TournamenLs are held
on Fridays and Saturdays, or Tuesdays
and V/ednesdays, depending on how
many teams participate. If you signed
up for a tournament, you £U'c expected to
play for your team for as long as they
are in the tournament. To sign up for a
tournament, get an intramural form
from Mike Louter (Green RD), fill it
out, and turn in the form at the
bookstore. There is no charge to play
and all materials are provided.
There is one limitation. Any
studcnt-athlcte who appears in one
regularly scheduled college contest and
who is committed to a college team will
not be eligible for any intramural
tournament. Any team that has one or
more ineligible player(s) will
automatically lose the game.
The winners of all tournaments will
receive a free t-shirt, and the five
students with the most points (1 point
is awarded every time you participate)
will be invited to a dinner and receive a
book.