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St. Andrews Presbyterian College Fall Sports Update Men’s Soccer Coach Bob Sokolinsky’s squad has shown enormous improve ment since last season. The Knights had a solid September, surpass ing last season’s overall win total in the first month. St. Andrews picked up six wins, one more victory than was achieved in the entire ‘94 season. Included in the wins was a thrilling overtime win over arch-rival Pembroke State and two conference wins at Barton and Lees-McRae. The heroes have been many, as the Knights have blended solid veter ans with outstanding freshmen. Jimmy Eamma has played well at the midfield position and leads the team in scoring with fourteen points. Sophomore Denis Hilton has shown the ability to score and keeps defenses on their toes with his blazing speed. Senior Willie Fowlkes is the team leader from his sweeper position. Fowlkes is a coach on the field, organizing the offense and defense. Equestrian Ten recruits join twelve returners on the equestrian team this fall. The first intercollegiate competition will be held at Hollins College on September 28. Coaches Shelby French and Cricket Stone are expecting great things from freshman Kelli Ferroni. Ferroni has a tremendous background in riding, finishing in fourth place last ye^ at the United States Equestrian Team Talent Search Final Competition. The Varsity Show team went on the road September 30, travelling to Camden, SC. The team traveled to the North Carolina State Fair Horse Show on October 7 in Raleigh. The squad will return to Raleigh in November for the Duke Hospi tal Benefit Show. The highlight of the fall will be a trip in mid- November to the new Olympic Equestrian Facility in Georgia for a competition. Volleyball Area volleyball schools will be glad when the names Tristy McKenney and Tracy Milliman are no longer on the St. Andrews roster. The pair already have three conference titles to their name and 1995 may well be a fourth. The dynamic duo ranks in the top five in five conference statistical cat egories. Milliman leads the league in digs with 5.95 a game and is sec ond in hitting percentage. McKenney tops the league in kills with 224 on the season and ranks fifth in blocks with two per game. The Knights cruised through September with an 11-6 record. Included in the wins was the Jo Ann Williams Memorial Tourna ment Championship at S.A. St. Andrews has also gotten excellent play from Jen Switzer, Amanda Gomey and Andrea Cinnani. Women’s Soccer Injuries have made 1995 an interesting and difficult haul for the Lady Knights under first-year coach Dr. Ruth Holden. The Lady Knights have played a majority of their games with only eleven players, but success is obviously not measured in quantity. The “Fit Eleven” picked up their share of wins in September. The Lady Knights ended up the month with a 4-5 record for the year and an impressive 2-2 record in CVAC play. Despite injuries, St. Andrews has developed well and is tough competition for any team. The talented scoring trio of Shelly Kleinschmidt, Rachel Vickers and Jo Murphy have combined for 24 goals and 13 assists. Kleinschmidt has played splendidly from her midfield position. In an 11-0 stomping of Averett, the junior seta school record with five assists. Vickers, also a junior has a team leading nine goals and gives the Knights a powerful foot who can score from anywhere. Freshman Jo Murphy scored four goals in the win over Averett and scored the game-winning goal against conference opponent Barton. Freshmen Catherine Nordan and Mary-Katherine Daly have played exceedingly well; as have Sophomores Nicola Ager anc Jill Kappus. Domino’s Athletes-Of-The-Week September 4: Jimmy Eamma, Soccer September 11: Tristy McKenney, Volleyball September 18; Tracy Milliman, Volleyball September 25: Shelly Kleinschmidt, Soccer
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