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SPORTS
Coots To Host The Dixie Conference
Tournament
By Kim Wallace
“Let’s go Coots” echoes once
again through the gjonnasium as
the 1985 Women’s Volleyball
team works their way towards
this year’s Dixie Conference Title.
The Coots have already begun im
pressively as they boast an 11-7
record going into their fourth
week of play.
Coach JoAnn Williams is very
pleased with the team’s perfor
mance thus far, as the Coots
share a tie for first place in the
conference. While she feels the
team’s offensive attack has room
for improvement, she feels that
defensively, the team is very
solid.
This year’s lineup boasts five
returning players which include
senior captains Chris Devos and
Debbie Egan. Other returns in
clude Lori Hughes, Dianna Jones,
and Lori Stroud. Aiding them in
their attack are five new players.
Sophomores Judy Baxter and
Margaret Fuller are out for their
first season with the Coots. The
final three players include Tam
my Riggin and Dawn Langley,
transfer students, and Christie
Kluegel, a freshman.
St. Andrews volleyball team
will also be hosting this year’s
Dixie Conference tournament on
November 1-2. Come out and sup
port the Coots!
A Struggle With Defeat
By Paul Dlnkln
Under the direction of new head
coach Lorenzo Channacis, the
Knights’ soccer team is facing a
year of tough knocks as they try
to rebuild their last year’s disap-
poiting 0-15 record. Channacis
faces the task of regrouping
twelve returning players as well
as breaking in seven very promis
ing freshmen.
The 1985 St. Andrews’ soccer
season began with an exciting
match against Warren Wilson on
September 14th. A large en
thusiastic crowd gathered to sup
port their home game effort. The
Knights played a hard fought
battle, although they fell 2-1.
Joey Costello scored the Kjughts’
only goal after a superb crossing
assist by Matt Wilson.
The following game against
Wingate College proved to be
another heartbreaker as the
Knights lost 1-0 on the road. The
Knights’ faced more tough com
petition against their next three
opponents as they lost con
secutively against Christopher
Newport 8-0, Virginia Wesleyan
5-1, and UNC Greensboro 12-0.
On the weekend of September
28-29, St. Andrews travelled to
Pembroke for the Carolina Classic
Tournament. In their first match
against Frances Marion, the
Knights lost 3-0 despite an
outstanding effort by Chris Deal,
playing sweeperback. The follow
ing day proved to be an intense
one as St. Andrews face Coker in
what was cohSidCTed a “grudge
match”.
This consolation match
between them resulted in two ten
minute overtimes and a North
American Soccer League shoot
out. Sophomore David Perkinson
suffered a broken leg ten minutes
into the game. The Knights’ only
goal came when Rob McLean
scored on a rifle shot after an easy
pass from John Stone, which tied
the game 1-1. Regular starting
goalkeeper Guy Albero was swit
ched to striker, and freshman
Walker Klaus played in the nets.
Both performed marvelously
throughout the game. Guy
Albero was unfortunately red
carded in th^ middle of the second
half, but an outstanding play from
Rob McLean and Steve
Abplanalp kept the entire game a
close contest. Both Rob and Steve
were named to the All-
Toumament team.
The Knights will be looking for
ward to the rest of the swson
with hopes of breaking their los
ing streak and bringing home a
win.
★★★★★★★★★
injuries Hinder
Knigiits
Soccer Hopes
By Klin Wallace
As the Knights face the fml
four games of the s^son, they
are still m search of me
answer” to obtaining a win. It
hSs teen a difficult season for
Coots Vie For Seeding in Dixie
By Kim waHace Conf oronco Toumamont
After a restful break, the
Coots are looking forward to
maintaining their winning
ways as they enter their final
half of season play. The team
has worked hard their first half
as they have competed on the
road every weekend since the
beginning of the season as well
as competed during the week.
Their efforts have proven fruits
ful as they boast a share in the
tie for the second place in their
division with a 6-2 record as of
October 11th.
Coach JoAnn Williams is
proud of the team’s perfor
mance, but stresses that the
team needs to maintain if not
better toeir efforts, especially
offensively, if they wish to ob
tain a respectable seeding posi
tion for me Dixie Conference
Tournament.
St. Andrews faced tough com
petition the week prior to
bre^, yet came out ahead on
all but one match against
UNC-Greensboro - me game
which they wanted the most.
The Coots defeated Averett 15-
3, 15-7, 15-3; North Carolina
Wesleyan 15^, 5-10, 15-7; and
Mere^th College IW, 4-15, 15-
3. They lost a heartbreaking
match against UNC-
Greensboro 10-15, 15-8, 15-12,
and 16-14.
Conunenting on that last
match. Coach Williams said,
“We had a problem on our
crunch points. We just could not
pull the ball down for a win
ner.”
Williams also feels that the
team needs to work more on ex
ecution and winning three
games in a row. “We come in
strong and then fall the second
game, which shakes us up a bit,
so we can go on to win the last
one. We need to be more consis
tent.”
“On the whole, the girls have
really improved and continue
to work hard. I think the break
will prove to be a big
help,”stated Coach Williams.
l%e Coots also boast an im
pressive record for digs, as six
of their starting lineup are in
the top fifteen in ^ con
ference, each with impressive
averages. The six include Chris
Devos - 3.36, Kristi Kluegel -
2.93, Lori Hughes - 2.34, Debb-
bie Egan - 2.30, Lori Stroud -
1.91, and Dawn Langley -1.54.
Chris Devos, Kristi IQuegel,
and Dawn La^ley also lead the
conference in blocking with
averages of 6.83, 5.89 and 3.89
respectively.
As before mentioned the
Coots will host this year’s Dixie
Conference Tournament - so if
you have not yet seen them
play, this will be a golden op
portunity to come support
them.
the Knights, as it is every
season since they compete wim
many fine teams within their
division. Coach Lorenzo
Canalis has not let that aspect
of the games hinder his young
as their practices this
end of the season are more
demanding and full of change.
The Knights’ performance
this year has also been plagued
by injuries to several of its key
players. Sophoniorc David
Perkinson is suffering a broken
leg which he received during
consolation play of the Pem
broke Invitations me latter part
of September. Starting
goalkeeper Guy Albero has
b^n suffering from an injured
shoulder and has been playing
the field while Walter Krauss
has been filling in his shoes.
However, an iniu^ sustamed
in practice has resulted in
another change of players as
sophomore Rik Tozzi will be fil
ing in for the injured Krauss.
Matt Wilson has been out of
several games as the result of a
gulled ligament in his knee,
lob McLean, who has also been
out with injuries and will re
sume to play at the next game.
As the Knights have lost two
consecutive games on the road
to Pembroke University 1-0,
and Pfeiffer College, they are
looking forward to playing
three of their next four games
at home. The Knights face a
make-up match with Methodist
College on October 24th and
then wiU make their final trip
on the road to North Carolina
Wesleyan on October 26th. The
remaining two games will be
played against Greensboro Col
lege and Francis Marion Col
lege respectively, l^e season
ends November' lst‘ during
Parent’s Weekend.