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Injuries hamper
women's soccer season
Joyce Atkinson
Production Coordinator
The women's soccer team
experienced a lull when they
played against Randolph-Macon
and Maryville last weekend due
to certain injuries and illnesses
amongst the players.
Coach Pam Howe said, "The
team started to feel the ramifica
tion of injuries." Ali Durer was
out of Saturday's game because
of a knee injury. She underwent
reconstructive knee surgery this
past Thursday. The Quakers
struggled when they lost two
straight games to Randolph-
Macon, 8-1, and Maryville, 3-1.
The only bright spots for Guilford
were the goals by Betsy Noell
and Sarah Strohl.
Last Wednesday, many play
ers were recovering from strep
throat while others were recover
ing from stress factors. During
the first half of the game against
Hampden-Sydney defeats Quakers' gridders; team to travel to Newport News
Scott Genualdi
Sports Editor
The football team looks to avenge its
21-14 home defeat last year against New
port News when the Quakers face the
Shipbuilders in Newport News this Satur
day.
The Quakers basically will face the same
team that they played last year. Head
Coach Charles Forbes said, "Newport
News lives on defense. They are able to
gain on offense through their strength on
defense." In order for the Quakers to
pressure the Shipbuilders, they must be
able to contain the Virginia school's stunts
to prevent them from getting any momen
tum. Said Forbes, "They are a good foot
ball team, better than most of the teams
that we will play this year."
On September 16, Hampden-Sydney
defeated the Quakers, 28-14 in Farmville,
Virginia. The Quakers were hurt by two
long pass completions on third-and-long
yardage plays that directly led to the Tiger's
first two scores. Although the Quakers
scored a touchdown on their possession
between the Tiger scores, Forbes believed
those two drives took Guilford out of their
game plan. 'The game was very disap
Liberty University, Freshman
Angie Durocher injured her knee
and was out for the rest of the
game. Howe said "Angie will be
out 3-6 weeks if not for the entire
season, but since she's a fresh
man, she's got other seasons
ahead of her."
The team lost a considerable
amount of depth because two of
their fastest players were out.
Howe feels that this "will have an
impact on future games, how
ever there's still good players on
the team despite the bad luck."
The team appeared to be keep
ing up a positive attitude while
playing against Liberty. The
strength of the team is rooted in
the defense where Amy Warner,
Kathy Corcoran, Jackie Gross,
Ruth Taylor, and goalie Jen Har
rison kept the opponents score
down to two goals.
Senior Laura Lasky com
mented about the defense,
"They're very solid and depend
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pointing," said Forbes. "Those two long
plays hurt us. If we had stopped one of
those two drives, it would have been a nip
and tuck game. After that their running
game improved and the Tigers controlled
the game from that point on."
Forbes reported that the team is improv
ing. "We are close to doing a much better
job," he said. "We are one or two plays
away."
After the offense did a good job in the
Union game, that unit disappointed Forbes.
"We should have scored more than one
touchdown on offense. We are a young
team with a few strong individual groups.
One mistake hurts us offensively. We
have to maintain drives in order to win."
The defense in the game broke down
part by part. After Guilford's rushing
defense was effective and the passing
defense ineffective, Hampden-Sydney
realized that the Quaker line tried to attack
the ball more. That opened the Tiger
running game. By the time Guilford
stopped overcompensating, Hampden-
Sydney had a large lead. As Forbes said,
"We played ourselves against a wall."
The Guilford special teams earned a
great boost when Scott Garner blocked a
punt and Ben Belle recovered the ball in
Thai freshman enjoying football
Betsy Vance
Assistant Layout Editor
Only two freshmen played in the September 9
football game against Union College. Gunn
Chusakul, originally from Bangkok, Thailand,
was one of them.
Chusakul was happy to play in the game, but
thinks he could have played better. "I was too
nervous, since I was playing in college for the first
time."
Currently a linebacker, Chusakul played at
defensive tackle and fullback in his high school
career (Wheaton High School in Maryland). In
addition to football, Chusakul includes soccer and
volleyball among his athletic interests.
Chusakul has been in the United States for five
years. His family left Thailand when his father
accepted a position at the Thai Embassy in Wash
ington, D.C. Chusakul hopes to remain in the
United States after graduation, even though his
parents plan to return to Thailand in four years,
"after my brother graduates from high school."
Chusakul, commenting on his college experi
ences so far, said, "I love Guilford, that's why I'm
here. The best things are the social life and the
international student population. I've met many
international students."
the end zone near the end of the game.
After the Quakers suffered a disappoint
ing loss to Hampden-Sydney, they bounced
back in their preparation for Randolph-
Macon last week. Forbes said, "The team
was down on themselves but the response
has been positive. We had a good week of
practice that raised the intensity. We will
SCOREBOARD
FOOTBALL (0-2):
Sept. 16 L Hampden-Sydney 28-14
MEN'S SOCCER (4-2):
Sept. 16 W Gardner-Webb . 4-1
Sept. 17 W Roanoke 1-0
Sept. 19 W Washington & Lee 2-lOT
WOMEN'S SOCCER (3-3-1):
Sept. 16 L Randolph-Macon 8-1
Sept. 17 L Maryville 3-1
Sept. 20 T Liberty 2-2 OT
VOLLEYBALL (5-1):
Sept. 15 L Mars Hill 15-4,15-6,15-7
Sept. 19 W Greensboro College 15-8,15-6,15-10
GOLF:
Sept. 18-19 Tom O'Briant Memorial:
Ist North Florida *>599
2nd Old Dominion 599
3rd Guilford 611
* won playoff
THE GUILFORDIAN September 25,1989
Football, English classes, calculus, and rac
quetball class will keep Chusakul busy this fall,
but he seems to be optimistic about his fust
semester at Guilford. "I don't mind taking two
English classes, because one is my foreign lan
guage requirement, so I won't have to learn
another language. Football is great Coach
Ketchum is my 'dad' and I'm his 'number one
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photo by Seth Jurnak
Gunn Chusakul
put things together. It's just a matter of
time."
On behalf of the football team, Forbes
commended the work of the Spirit of
Guilford Club. "The student response has
been outstanding," he said. "The team is
trying to win for the school. They appre
ciate the student support"
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