Tennis Sweeps Chowan

All Other Teams Lose

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Men’s Tennis

WINCHESTER, Va. - The SU men's tennis team earned its first victory of the spring Sunday afternoon with a 7-0 shutout victory over Dixie Conference opponent Chowan College.

Shenandoah (1-8, 1-4) won all six matches competed in straight sets; Chowan (0-6, 0-4) forfeited matches at No. 5 and No. 6 singles and well as No. 3 doubles.

Senior KC Hatton (Alexandria, Va./Hayfield) picked up his second singles win of the week with a 6-0, 6-2 victory in the second spot. Hatton also teamed with John Moczydlowski (Mohannon, Pa./Governor Mifflin) to win 8-4 at No. 1 doubles.

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The men complete their regular season this week with road matches at Randolph Macon on Tuesday, Greensboro on Friday and NC Wesleyan Saturday.

Women’s Tennis

WINCHESTER, Va. - Coach Brandon Padgett's women's tennis team clinched the school's most successful Dixie Conference season ever on Sunday with a 9-0 victory over Chowan College.

Shenandoah (7-5, 3-2) had never won more than two Dixie Conference matches in the eight years of conference membership; SU could finish as high as third in the league with victories over Greensboro and NC Wesleyan this weekend.

Chowan (0-6, 0-3) brought just four players to Sunday's match and was able to take only eight games in the six matches competed.

Senior Jen McNeal (Verona, Va./Fort Defiance) completed a perfect week at the top singles and doubles spots with two more victories. She was a 6-0, 6-0 winner over Carrie Collins in singles and paired with Wendy Legge (Stephens City, Va./Sherando) to win 8-1 in doubles.

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The women complete the regular season this weekend with conference matches at Greensboro on Friday and NC Wesleyan Saturday. Both matches are doubleheaders with the men.

Baseball

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - The baseball team ran into a buzzsaw this past weekend in the form of No. 1 in the nation Methodist College and came up on the short end of 15-1 and 10-4 contests.

Shenandoah (9-22, 2-8 Dixie) saw the Monarchs (27-3-1, 7-2 Dixie) bang out 15 hits in Saturday’s 15-1 win. The Hornets were held to just three hits of their own, including a fifth inning double by Jafar Alexander (San Jose, Calif./Wilcox) that got the visitors only rally started.

Alexander led off the fifth with a double and then moved to third after Dusty Crostic (Chesterfield,Va./LC Bird) singled. Junior Rodney Wooden (Baltimore, Md./Woodlawn) then plated Alexander when he beat out the back end of a 4-6-3 double play attempt.

Sophomore JR Creamer (Lovettsville, Va./Loudoun Valley) took the loss after being chased in the middle of the fourth inning. Creamer was the victim of poor defense; SU committed five errors that led to 12 of the 13 runs against Creamer being unearned. MC had eight hits and drew four walks in the 3.1 innings that Creamer was on the mound.

Shenandoah had 11 hits in Sunday’s rematch, but it was not enough as Methodist had 12 in the 10-4 win. The Monarchs again wasted little time getting started offensively ­-- they took a 3-0 lead in the second on three hits and a hit batmen and never looked back.

Wooden, John Cowell (Devon, Pa./Conestoga) and Tyler Daniel (Richmond, Va./JR Tucker) all had two hits for SU. Wooden was 2 for 3 with a run scored, Cowell 2 for 5 with a run and an RBI and Daniel 2 for 4.

Junior Seth Foster (Alexandria, Va./Hayfield) fell to 3-4 this season after giving up seven runs (four earned) on nine hits and three walks in 4.2 innings. He struck out three.

Complete box scores and plays by play can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/bb/2002/teamstat.htm 

The Hornets complete Dixie Conference play this week with a home doubleheader against Chowan on Wednesday and a weekend series with Averett. Wednesday’s double dip starts at noon.

Softball

FAYETTEVILLE /ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. – The softball team also did fare well on its trip to the southern end of the Dixie Conference; Methodist swept SU 11-0 and 12-4 on Saturday before NC Wesleyan turned the trick 12-0 and 9-1 Sunday afternoon.

Shenandoah (2-23, 0-12 Dixie) was no-hit in Saturday’s opening contest; the Lady Monarchs had 13 hits in the five inning victory. The Hornets bats came alive in game two with six hits; senior Amanda Long (Antwerp, Ohio/IPFW) was 2 for 2 with an RBI and a run scored.

SU was held to five hits in Sunday’s doubleheader; sophomore Shanel Fisher (Lutz, Fla./South Florida) was 2 for 3 in the second game after going 1 for 2 in the opener.

Complete box scores and plays by play can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/sb/2002/teamstat.htm

The Hornets complete the regular season this week with non-league doubleheaders against Bridgewater on Wednesday and Gallaudet on Saturday before hosting Ferrum in the final conference regular season action of the spring Sunday afternoon.

Men’s Lacrosse

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The men’s lacrosse team saw its losing streak reach eight Saturday afternoon as Mary Washington defeated SU 15-2.

MWC (8-3) earned its eighth straight victory by scoring seven of the first eight goals of the contest. The Eagles then outscored the Hornets 8-1 in the final 30 minutes of play to coast to the win.

Sophomore James Hernandez (Blue Ridge Summit, Pa./HCC) led Shenandoah with a goal and an assist while junior Jeff Paolozzi (Brownville, N.Y./General Brown) had the Hornets other tally.

Freshman John Schaefer (Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge) made 12 saves in his first start in goal for the visitors.

A complete box score can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/mlax/2002/mlx0406.htm

The Hornets return to Pennsylvania Athletic Conference play Tuesday night against Villa Julie. Shentel Stadium game time is 7:30 .

Women’s Lacrosse

NEWPORT NEWS, Va./FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The women’s lacrosse team battled tough, but came out on the losing end of two Dixie Conference lacrosse games this past weekend.

SU (1-6, 0-3) fell 15-4 to Christopher Newport on Saturday and then lost a heartbreaking, 8-7 decision at Methodist Sunday afternoon.

The Hornets received goals from four different players: Sharon Sparwasser (Baltimore, Md./Kenwood), Lori Mattox (Rocky Mount, Va./ Franklin County), Megan Tupper (Bowie, Md./Anne Arundel CC) and Christine LaTouche (Elkton, Va./Spotswood), in the loss to the Lady Captains (4-7, 3-0 Dixie).

Shenandoah put together possibly its best effort of the season in Sunday’s loss at Methodist. Down 8-2 midway though the first half, SU nearly pulled off the upset by scoring the final five goals of the game.  Sparwasser was the story on offense as she keyed the rally with four of her game high five goals on the day. LaTouche had the remaining two goals for the Hornets.

Sophomore Bridget Robbins (Baker, W. Va./East Hardy) had just seven saves in the loss, but did helped key the comeback by starting Shenandoah’s offense with a number of excellent clearing passes.

Complete box scores can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/wlax/2002/wlx0406.htm and http://www.su.edu/athletics/wlax/2002/wlx0407.htm

The women complete their regular season this week with three games. SU hosts Bridgewater Tuesday at 4:00 and Trinity Thursday at 7:00 before traveling to Ferrum for a Saturday contest.

Shenandoah University offers 16 intercollegiate sports, eight for men and eight for women. For further information, please contact the Office of Athletic Communications at 540-665-5417 or visit our web site at http://www.su.edu/athletics. For Dixie Conference Information, please visit the Dixie Conference home page: http://www.dixieconference.com.

Shenandoah University is a comprehensive Level V private university with an enrollment of approximately 2,500 students in five schools: School of Arts & Sciences, Harry F. Byrd Jr. School of Business, Shenandoah Conservatory, Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy and the School of Health Professions (Athletic Training, Nursing, Physician Assistant, Respiratory Care, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy). The University offers more than 60 programs of study at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels.