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27 November 2002
Men’s Basketball RanJ^ctin the Top 25 in the Nation
By Renny Taylor, SID
November 5, 2002
Rocky Mount, NC:
NC Wesleyan’s
Men’s Basketball team
has been ranked 25* in the
nation by D3hoops.com.
The Bishops received 102
votes and is the only school
from the state of North
Carolina to receive any
votes. The D3 hoops.com
Top 25 is voted on by a
panel of 25 coaches. Sports
Information Directors
and writers from across
the country. Wesleyan
is the defending Dixie
Conference Champions
and made an appearance in
the NCAA Tournament last
season.
Wesleyan is
the Dixie Conference
preseason favorite as
voted on by the conference
coaches, receiving seven
out of eight first place
votes. The Bishops return
seven out of their eight
top players. Bradley Blue
(Dunn, NC / Midway
H.S.) returns as the leading
scorer with 18.4 points per
game and has already been
selected as a Dili News
Preseason All-American.
Last year he was a First
Team All-Conference
selection and was the Dixie
Tournament Most Valuable
Player. He was also a
Second Team All-South
selection.
Junior point
guard, Bobby Jenkins
(New Smyrna Beach,
FL / New Smyrna Beach
H.S.) joined Blue on the
All-Tournament Team.
Another returner, Donta
Jenkins (Oak City, NC /
Roanoke H.S.) was the
Dixie Rookie of the Year
in 2001-2002, as does
Keith Sudler (Fayetteville,
NC / Westover H.S.), who
was Rookie of the Year in
2000-2001 and a Second
Team All-Conference
selection lastseason.
The Bishops return
97% of their scoring from
a year ago, including their
top nine scorers. Rob
Smith (Albion, MI / Albion
H.S.) was fourth in the
nation with 96 blocked
shots. Bobby Jenkins set
a new school record with
79 three-pointers and Ryan
Sinclair (Wilmington, NC
/ New Hanover H.S.) was
right behind him with 59
makes behind the arc.
North Carolina Wesleyan sports
Weekly Report
By Kelly Waters
11-5
Tiies
Volleyball Rgr^on
6:00
Wilson, NC ... .
Fn.
Volleyball @ Dixie Conference Tournament
Vs. Greensboro
7:00
Greensboro, NC
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Fri.
Women’s Soccer @ Dixie Conference loumament
Vs. Christopher Newport
7:30.
Newport News, VA
11-9
Sat.
Volleyball @ Dixie Conference Tournament
Semifinal Game
^'Winner of Greensboro Garnet
2:30
Greensboro, NC
11-9
Sat.
Women’’s Soccer @ Dixie Conference Tournament
Championship Game
^Winner of CNU Game)
5:00
Newport News, VA
Last Week’s Results (Home Team listed first)
I Men’s Soccer I (ireensboro 5~
NCWC
Volleyball
Lost
Vs. Methodist
25-30,2f30, 19-30
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Vs. Shenandoah
3-1
50-16’ 26-30; 30-22, 30-24
Lost
Vs. Greensboro
1-3
30-26, 27-30, 22-30, 26-30
Women’s Soccer
NCWC
Savannah A & D 3~
MEN’S SOCCER (9-8-2,3-3-1): The men’s soccer team finished the 2002 season on the road at top-ranked Greensboro
College. A win would have assured the Bishops a spot in the Dixie Conference Tournament, but they couldn’t match the
Pride’s scoring output as they lost, 1-5. Senior Shaun Oliveria ended his record-breaking career with Wesleyan’s lone
goal in the contest.
VOLLEYBALL (14-16,3-10): The volleyball team took on 3 Dixie Conference opponents last week. They dropped
a mid-week match to Methodist, 0-3, on Wednesday. Deborah Porterfield (So.) served for 8 aces and had 11 kills. Hana
Chelikowsky (Sr.) dished out 18 assists and Melissa Leonard added 22 digs.
Wesleyan then split a pair of matches over the weekend. In the first match, the Bishops defeated Shenandoah, 3-1.
Porterfield and Kendra Brewer (So.) each had 12 kills. Chelikowsky had 19 assists and Colleen Bennett (So.) had 13
assists.
In their second match, the Bishops played well and gave Dixie front-runner Greensboro a run for their money
before falling 1-3. Bennett led the team with 18 kills while Brewer had 15. Chelikowsky was the high player with 30
assists.
The volleyball Bishops’ last regular season match is at Barton on Tuesday at 6:00. They then go to the Dixie
Conference Tournament on Friday and play host school, Greensboro College, at 7:00 pm.
WOMENS SOCCER (8-11,5-2): Wesleyan couldn’t quite pull off a win on Senior Day, even though the seniors
did all they could before losing to Savannah College of Art & Design, 2-3. The Bishops trailed at the half, 1-2, with
Senior Camil Velazquez scoring off a Kristi McGuire (Sr.) pass for Wesleyan’s first goal. In the second half, McGuire
found Caitlin Sanderson (Sr.) on a comer kick for the second goal. Goalkeeper Rachael Whicker (Sr.) had 6 saves in the
Bishops’ final regular season contest.
The Bishops’ will play Christopher Newport in the semifinals of the Dixie Conference Tournament on Friday night
at 7:30 at CNU in Newport News, VA.
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