Tuesday, October 1, 1996
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Volleyball
Oct. 1 at Greensboro College
Oct. 2 at home vs. Averett 7 p.m.
Oct. 7 at Chowan
Oct. 9 at Peace
Men's Tennis
Oct. 8 at home vs.
High Point 2:30 p.m.
Cross Country
Oct. 5 at Aggie Classic in Greensboro
Football
Oct. 12 at Bridgewater
Women's Golf
Oct. 5-6 at James Madison University
Men's Golf
Oct. 14-15 Aubrey Apple Collegiate
Tournament at Greensboro
Women's Tennis
Oct. 4-6 at Ruth Hopkins Memorial
Tournament at Meredith & Peace
Oct. 8 at home vs. High Point 2:30
Women’s Soccer
Oct. 1 at home vs. Limestone
Oct. 5 at Mary Washington
Oct. 8 at Averett
Oct. 11 at home vs. Nazareth
Men's Soccer
Oct. 5 at Averett
Oct. 6 at Maryville
Oct. 10 at home vs. Chowan
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Sports Overview
Soccer provides
bridge between
cultures for Irish
senior midfielder
By Mike McDermott
Editor
Alvy Styles came to the
United States in the fall of 1992
from her home in Dublin, Ireland,
in order to get an education and
play soccer while doing so. Not
knowing what to expect when she
got on the plane, she had a bit of
anxiety about making the trip.
Having been here almost four
years, she has not regretted her de
cision.
“Leaving my family back
home was the most difficult part
about coming over,” she stated.
“My entire
family lives
within a few
blocks of each
other. I’ve two
brothers and
two sisters with
ten nieces and
nephews who
are all around me every day.
“1 also miss the beauty of
Ireland,” she said. “My family
lives just off the beach in a rural
area outside of Dublin. That is
where I would like to be if I ever
decide to settle down and raise a
family.”
Styles' biggest surprise
upon reaching the U.S. was the im
mense size of the country. “You
could fit my country into North
Carolina eight times. I still can’t
believe how big this place is,” she
said. “I can drive coast to coast
in my country in two hours.”
She was happy to find
that the people of the U.S. were
not the unintelligent masses that
she had once believed them to be.
“My image of the American was
an un-clever person. We see
Oprah on TV and think that ev
eryone is like that over here. My
initial view has changed. I have
met many genuine people and
made some dear friends.” She
smiled, adding, “I’ll not convince
my family of this, though.
“My biggest cultural
shock was the racism that I have
seen in the United States,” she
said. “I knew what the word
meant, but I had never experienced
it before. I’ll never understand
.C .
Midfielder Alvy Styles has reaped many honors competing for the Lady Mon
archs. During the 1995-96 season, she was a second team All-DIAC and an All-
Final-Four selection as the team captured the national runner-up title. (File photo)
though, I guess. I just don’t college game is over, so is your ca-
get it,” she said.
“I haven’t found an
American yet that understands
my country either,” she con
tinued. “There is a great mis
conception here that all of Ire
land is fighting. All you ever
see are the fire bombs. It isn’t
like that. Don’t get me started
on politics though—we’ll be
here all night,” she laughed.
One of hergreatest
thrills was representing her
country on the Irish National
Soccer team. For each game
a player participates in, they
get a cap. Styles earned 18
caps for her country. “There
is no feeling in the world like
wearing your country’s jersey
and taking the field for your
country. Traveling all over
Europe was a great benefit,
but doing it for Ireland made
it that much better,” she said.
“I can’t really com
pare playing for the national
team and playing for Method
ist,” she said. “I love my coun
try, so that was really special.
I do love playing here, because
soccer is soccer wherever you
play it, and I love the game and
my friends who enjoy it with
me.”
Her most memorable
Methodist experience was the
game against Trenton State in
the regional finals her fresh
man year. “It was so intense.
We lost one to nil with less
than two minutes to go in
overtime. I realized that three
of my best friends would never
play soccer again. The effort
that all the girls put forth was
unbelievable. In Ireland, we
can play for club teams at any
age. Here, when your final
Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team is
currently ranked second in
NCAA-lII with a record of 5-0.
Methodist captured the
Domino's Classic at Roanoke Col
lege Sept. 15 with wins over
Cortland State and Richard Stock
ton. Freshman Mike Walters and
juniors Bjorgvin Fridriksson,
Kemal Kansu, and Erik Lawton
were named to the All-Tourna
ment Team. Walters was also
named the tournament MVR
Despite a number of in
juries, Methodist survived a scare
at Hampden-Sydney on Sept. 21
for a 1-0 victory behind junior
Kemal Kansu's first-half goal.
Methodist went on to
defeat Elon Sept. 25. They over
came a scoreless first half to win
2-0. Senior midfielder Karl
McKenna broke open the score
less deadlock with a goal with
22:17 remaining. Sophomore for
ward Paul Smith assisted
McKenna. Senior midfielder Jason
Wolfe scored the contest's final
goal with 16:17 left off an assist
by junior forward Kemal Kansu.
Women's Soccer
The women's soccer
team is currently ranked #21 in
NCAA-III with a record of 3-0.
Methodist won its sea
son opener against Greensboro by
a score of 4-1. Junior Casey
Nuckols scored two goals, and
was named a Dixie Athletic Con
ference Athlete of the Week for the
week of Sept. 16.
The Lady Monarchs
went 2-0 in the Methodist Classic
tournament Sept. 21-22, but fin
ished second to North Carolina
Wesleyan due to the tournament's
point system tie-breaking criteria.
Both Methodist and N.C.
Wesleyan swept St. Andrews and
Widener, but did not face each
other to tie in the win-loss column.
NC Wesleyan outscored tourna
ment opponents 8-1, while Meth
odist outdid their competition 8
3. Freshman Trisha Clinton was
named a Dixie Conference Ath
lete of the Week for the week of
Sept. 23, scoring three goals and
one assist in the tournament.
Football
The football team won
its season opener against Chowan
21-18 and its homeof>ener against
Guilford College 21-12 before be
ing defeated by Salisbury State on
Sept. 21 28-21.
In the home opener
against Guilford, sophomore
quarterback Brian Turner had a
career day, completing 14 of 23
passes (.609) for 240 yards and
all three Methodist touchdowns.
MC freshman wide receiver
Jermaine Flythe caught three
passes for 114 yards, including
two for touchdowns.
Methodist lost at home
for only the second time in nine
contests against Salisbury State on
Sept. 21. One production leader
for the game was junior defensive
end Sigmund Platt who hadl5
tackles, three tackles for -17
yards, two sacks for a loss of 15
yards, one forced fumble, and two
quarterback pressure.
The other production
leader was sophomore tailback
DeCarlos West who had six car
ries for 23 yards and three kick-
off returns for 144 yards, includ
ing one for a school-record 99-
yard touchdown return.
Women's Golf
Methodist finished ahead
of eight NCAA^I competitors, led
by second-place James Madison.
Senior Jennifer Cieslak,
last year's Lady Monarch Invita
tional champion, paced Method
ist with a third-place finish in the
62-golfer field.
The Lady Monarchs
placed three golfers in the top six
as senior Diane Gladstone and
sophomore Tracey Gage finished
fifth and sixth.
Volleyball
The volleyball team is
struggling for its first victory and
is currently 0-5.
The Lady Monarchs
were defeated by Meredith Col
lege 3-2 in their home opener
Sept. 12. Junior Georgette Single
ton had 13 kills and six blocks.
The team lost to Greens
boro College on Sept. 17, and then
dropped three road games against
Shenandoah, Mt. Olive, and
Christopher Newport.
Methodist senior
Stephanie Greene leads the Dixie
Conference in digs per game, with
an average of 3.33 per game.
Men's Tennis
The men's tennis team is
currently 1-0. They defeated St.
Andrews 7-0 on Sept. 24.
Women's Tennis
Defending NCAA-II/III
national champion Methodist
opened its 1996-97 season by
winning the two-day, 11-team
Lady Monarch Invitational
Sept.15.
The women's tennis team
is 1-1. They were defeated at
Meredith 5-4 on Sept. 12. They
won their home opener 6-3 against
St. Andrews on Sept. 24.
(Information courtesy of Sports
Information Director Matt
Eviston)
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reer.” She added, “ We all cried on
the way home. I’m not looking for
ward to my last game here. When it
is over, it will be my final game. I’ll
leave it to the younger bunch. I will
miss it, though.”
Not only is Styles a foreign
student, but she is also a non-tradi-
tional student. She is reluctant to
accept this title, though, as she ex
plains, “I live on campus and play soc
cer with the traditional students. I
try not to be a non-traditional student,
because many of them look down on
the younger students, calling them ir
responsible. My best friends are tra
ditional students. They don’t do any
thing wrong. Sometimes they get
wild, but we all do. I like to think
that 1 still have a little wildness left in
me. I can hang with the best of them.
It’s when I no longer can that I will
get worried!
“Making the adjustment
from worker to student was less
strenuous then simply being a foreign
student,” she said. “Dealing with the
homesickness was hard in the begin
ning. Everything reminded me of
home. We would look out of the win
dow traveling home from soccer
games and see the trees out in the
country. My friend Kay started cry
ing, and then Fiona, and then 1 started.
We all missed Ireland.” She contin
ued, “The next thing you know, the
American girls are crying, because
they are sad for us. This made us cry
even more! The funny thing is that
we had won our game that day 13 to
nil.”
Her life’s ambition is to “find
my peace of mind,” she laughed. She
actually wishes to spend her life work
ing with the game that has given her
so much enjoyment. She concluded,
“1 want to be a soccer coach and teach
college. 1 love the game, but I can’t
play forever.”
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