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WINCHESTER, Va. (September 4, 2001) - The SU men's soccer received five points from its TC Williams High School connection Tuesday afternoon to key a 4-2 victory over Eastern Mennonite University. SU (2-0) is now halfway to last season's win total with two victories in as many outings.

Shenandoah jumped on the Royals (1-2) just five minutes into the contest when freshman Luis Collantes (Alexandria, Va./TC Williams) scored his third goal of the young season by converting a header feed from sophomore Ben Scott (Elkins, W. Va./Nitro). Five minutes later sophomore Manuel Barcia (Fairfax, Va./Oakton) made it 2-0 in favor of the hosts by ripping a shot just under the crossbar from 30 yards out.

Scott then added what proved to be the winning goal with just 30 seconds remaining in the first half. The forward took a long through pass from freshman James Ketevong (Alexandria, Va./TC Williams) and threaded a shot past EMU keeper Neal Lewis and into the right panel of the net.

After the Royals scored goals in the 70^th and 78^th minutes to cut the deficit to one at 3-2, sophomore Akmed Mansaray (Alexandria, Va./TC Williams) added an insurance goal in the 85^th minute.

SU out shot EMU 18-7 in the contest. Lewis stopped four shots for the visitors and Tom Malinosky (Clearwater, Fla./Clearwater Catholic) two for the Hornets.

A complete box score can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/msoc/2001/090401.htm

Coach Rob Kulton's club hosts Marymount on Saturday and Gallaudet on Sunday in the Shenandoah Shootout. Saturday's game begins at 4:00, while Sunday's game is a 3:00 start.

Women's Volleyball

BRIDGEWATER, Va. (September 4, 2001) - The women's volleyball team was not as fortunate as the men's soccer team as the Hornets opened both the Ellie Tanner era and the 2001 season with a 3-0 (15-30, 15-30, 16-30) loss at Bridgewater College.

Senior Brandy Kuykendall (Winchester, Va./James Wood) led SU (0-1) in the match, which was played using the 30 point International Rally Scoring Format. Kuykendall had 12 assists and nine digs while freshman Jenny Gray (Sumerduck, Va./Liberty) added six kills. Fellow freshman Aly Benton (Bunker Hill, W. Va./Musselman) chipped in with two blocks solo and a block assist.

Tanner's squad will be in action again this weekend at the Washington & Lee Tournament.

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, Respiratory Care, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant). The University offers more than 60 programs of study at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels