Meredith Herald
August 30, 2000
Campus Extras
Fall sports teams prepare for stellar season
TractSuMNRR
Staft Writer
The Meredith soccer, tennis
and volleyball teams are in
(heir second week of practice
as they prepare for a busy and
exciting fall sports season.
After a spectacular spring
season, the tennis team, under
the guidance of new Head
Coach Mary Kovell, boasts a
preseason ITA national ranking
of 25.
The team is led by returning
juniors Jessica Lewis, Collins
Dineen and Amy Blackman.
Sophomores Ashley Dempsey
and Kendall Shoffner will also
play key roles for the young
team.
Dempsey played exception
ally well last season, earning a
2000 preseason ranking of 18th
in the South region.
Freshmen Kasey Miller,
Elizabeth Bell and Sarah Gra
ham are also expected to con
tribute.
The Angels will play in their
first tournament Sept. 9 at
Mary Washington where they
will face Mary Washington,
Longville and the Naval Acad
emy, They will play Randoiph-
Macon at home on Wednesday,
Sept. 13 at 3:30 p.m.
“We have a good returning
core,” commented Kovell. “We
also have a strong freshman
class that can contribute.
“Our older players have
improved over the summer and
have earned starting positions,
i think we will be ready to go
in the spring,” she said.
Meredith’s volleyball team
also looks forward to a suc
cessful year after a 26 - 9
record in the 1999 season.
The team is led by a trio of
seniors; Tamara Foulks, Kelly
Davidson and Katharine Wit.
Sophomores and freshmen
complete the roster.
Sophomores Amber Scott,
Joy Graham, Sue Anne Lewis,
Beth Brown and Swaidou
Sonko will be expected to pro
vide valuable leadership.
Head coach Cathy Mayberry
will also look to freshmen
Libby Wit, Meredith Carr,
Jenna Hottel, Karla Gregory,
Katy Jo Haywood and Lindsey
Cox to contribute.
The team kicks off its season
this weekend at a tournament at
Lynchburg College. Next
Wednesday, Sept. 6, the
team will play against Peace
College at home.at 7 p.m.
Captain Tamara Foulks is
excited about the upcoming
season. “We have a lot of
talent from the returning
players and a lot of poten
tial- I can’t wait to see the
outcome of it all,” Foulks
said.
The Meredith soccer pro
gram is changing faces with
the addition of new Head
Coach Glad Bugariu.
Returning team members
Samantha Plume, Monisha
Egerton, Jade Buchanan and
Katie Phillips will be
expected to lead the team as
Bugariu must rely heavily
on contributions from under
classmen.
Phillips, who recently re-
injured her knee, is expected to
be out most of the season.
After a slow recruiting year,
Bugariu is still searching the
campus for new players to
complete his roster. However,
he remains optimistic about the
season. “If we keep things pos
itive we can work through
adversity and surprise some
people," he said.
The soccer team’s first home
game is Friday, Sept. 15
against Emery and Henry Col
lege.
Among other fall athletic teams, the tennis team hopes for a
good season.
Herald file photo
September’s Sports Calendar
September 1: Volleyball at Lynchburg
2: Volleyball at Lynchburg
6: Voiieyball vs. Peace at home
7: Soccer at Randolph Macon
8: Volleyball at Chowan
9: Voiieyball at Randolph Macon
Soccer at the University of the South
10: Soccer at Washington and Lee
13: Tennis vs. Randolph Macon at home
Volleyball at Methodist
15: Soccer Emery and Henry at home
Volleyball vs. Guiiford at home
16: Soccer vs. Vii^inia Intermont at home
18: Tennis at Wingate
19: Soccer at Converse
Volleyball vs. NC Wesleyan at home
21: Volleyball at Salem College
22: Soccer vs. Hollins at home
23: Tennis at Hollins
25: Soccer vs. Pfeiffier at home
26: Tennis at Peace
Volleyball vs. Ferrum at home
28: Soccer at Southern Virginia
Volleyball vs. Methodist at home
29: Tennis at Mary Washington
30: Tennis at Mary Washington
Soccer at NC Wesleyan
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