Men’s Soccer Evens Record

Football Drops Opener as Women’s Soccer and Volleyball both Lose

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Men’s Soccer

WINCHESTER , Va. –   The SU men’s soccer team capped off Saturday’s first round of the Shenandoah Shootout with a 1-0 victory over Thiel College. The Hornets (1-1) victory sets up a Sunday championship game against PSU-Altoona at 3:30. The Lions (3-0-1) defeated Catholic 2-1 in the first match of day.

Despite holding Thiel (1-2) without a shot in the contest, Shenandoah needed a Scott Wright (Chesapeake, Va./Virginia Wesleyan) goal with just over three minutes remaining in regulation to avoid having to go into overtime. Wright tallied his goal as he corralled a loose ball right in front of the Thiel keeper Jeremy Rotzell and slipped the ball past a host of Tomcat defenders.

A complete box score and play by play can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/msoc/2002/0907021.htm

PSU-Altoona achieved its victory over the Catholic men by scoring the first two goals of the game and then holding on for the win. Catholic scored its lone goal with 10 minutes to play.

Women’s Soccer

WINCHESTER , Va. – The women’s soccer team was held to just two shots on goal Saturday morning as they fell 8-0 to Catholic University.

The Hornets (1-3) fell behind early as Catholic (1-0) netted a quick one on a fast break in the first minute of play.  After holding the Cardinals at bay for the next 18 minutes, SU saw its visitors tally four times in the next 14 minutes to take a 5-0 lead into the half.

The second half was more of the same as Catholic punched in three more goals to finish off their scoring while holding Shenandoah without a shot.

Junior keeper Stephanie Rush (Spotsylvania, Va./Spotsylvania) had six saves on the day.

A complete box score can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/wsoc/2002/090702.htm   

The women’s soccer team will return to action on Monday, September 9 when they travel to Mary Baldwin College for a 4:00 game.

Football

UNION, N.J. – The SU football team nearly staged an amazing comeback Saturday evening in its 2002 season opener against Kean University, but the Cougars made a defensive stop at crunch time to preserve a 24-16 victory.

After Shenandoah (0-1) found itself down 24-2 after Jose Sanchez ran back an interception return 69 yards for a touchdown, the Hornets got themselves back into the game with two scores of their own in a 47 second span.

Coach Paul Barnes club hit paydirt for the first time with 5:51 to play when Mike McVearry (Bowie, Md./South River) hauled in a Wayne Hogwood (Arlington , Va./Wakefield) pass on 3^rd and goal from the 3. SU successfully recovered Morgan Linkenauger’s (Lanexa, Va./Lafayette) onside kick, giving the visitors the ball on the Shenandoah 47 with 5:49 left.

Hogwood then sandwiched a 14 yard scramble around a 15 yard completion to Trey Parker (Alexandria, Va./Thomas Edison) and a 22 yard strike to sophomore Junior Greene (Aroda, Va./Madison County) to set up 1^st and goal on the Kean 2.

Senior Dennis Robart (Cuyahoga Falls , Ohio/Potomac State) punched it in one play later on a dive, leaving the Hornets down 24-16 with just over five minutes to go.

After the Cougars (1-0) advanced the ball to their own 48 following an SU roughing the passer penalty and a pair of DJ Fiori rushes, junior Bryson McKenzie ( Meade , Md. /Fort Meade) kept the comeback hopes alive with an interception of a Jaimez Holloway pass on the Hornets 25 at the 3:16 mark.

Shenandoah reached as far as the Kean 45 before Hogwood was sacked on two consecutive plays, effectively finishing the contest in the process.  

Hogwood led the offense with a 13 for 21 for 134 yard performance through the air and also gained 35 yards on 10 rushes. His school record 13 completions went to eight different receivers, which also sets a new school mark. Junior Anthony McGhee (Reston, Va./South Lakes) was the top ground gainer with 33 yards on 15 carries.

The defense held Kean (0-1) to just 224 yards on the afternoon and forced three Cougars turnovers. In addition to McKenzie’s pick, senior Gregg Anderson (Clifton, Va./Robinson) had a first half interception on the SU 5 while junior defensive end Michael Doleman (Berryville, Va./Clarke County) helped set up the Hornets first touchdown with a fumble recovery. Sophomore George Hewan (Lanham, Md./Roosevelt) had a game high 12 tackles, including five solo and one for loss.

A complete box score and play by play can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/fb/2002/090702.htm.

Shenandoah will travel to 2001 national runner-up Bridgewater next Saturday for a 1:00 contest. The game will be broadcast on Oldies 95.3 FM with a pre-game show starting at 12:30.

Men’s and Women’s Cross Country

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – The men’s and women’s cross country teams opened their respective 2002 seasons Saturday morning at the Shepherd College Invitational with a number of strong individual finishes.

Freshman Greg Zeigler (Forty Fort, Pa/Wyoming Seminary) led the men with a school best ever 31:59, 65^th place finish while classmate Bryce Anderson (Leesburg, Va./Loudoun Valley) finished 92^nd with a 35:41.

Freshman Aimee Ruder (Merrillville, Ind./Purdue Univ.) paced the women with a 63^rd place time of 23:59 and sophomore Erin West (Alexandria, Va./West Potomac) finished 82^nd with a time of 25:07. 

Complete results can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/mwxc/raceresults.asp

The Hornets next race is Saturday, September 14 at the Washington & Lee Invitational in Lexington, Va.

Women’s Volleyball

LEXINGTON, Va. – The SU volleyball team had a rough go of it Saturday in the second day of play at the Washington and Lee Invitational. After splitting its two Friday matches, the Hornets (4-5) fell 3-0 (21-30, 16-30, 14-30) to Catholic University in its morning match and then concluded play with a 3-1 (24-30, 30-18, 22-30, 24-30) loss to St. Mary’s of Maryland.

Sophomore Hannah Williams (Salem, Va./Glenvar) led SU in Saturday’s play with 17 kills and 38 digs in the two matches.  Junior Leslie Beard (Youngstown, Ohio/Austintown Fitch) also had a solid day with 45 assists.

Complete SU stats can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/vb/2002/teamstat.htm

The Hornets will try to get back on track on Wednesday, September 11 when they travel to Dickinson College for a 7:00 match.

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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.