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Weekly
Wrap-Up September 3-9 For
More Information Contact: Scott
Musa 540.665.5417
Cross
Country
Head Coach: Deanna Estes
The men’s and women’s cross country teams opened their
seasons this past Saturday at the Shepherd College
Invitational. Freshman Erin West (
Alexandria
,
Va./West Potomac) led the women with a 24th place
finish while James Hernandez (Blue Ridge Summit,
Pa./Waynesburg) was 47th for the men. Both teams
travel to the Washington & Lee Invitational this Saturday.
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Last
week’s results:
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9/8
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at Shepherd Invitational
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9:00
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This
week’s race:
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9/15
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at Washington & Lee
Invitational
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10:00
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Football
Head Coach: Walter Barr
Overall Record: 0-2
Dixie
Conference Record: 0-0
The
football team failed to score a point for the second straight
week as No. 6 in the nation
Bridgewater
College
rolled up 545 yards in total offense on their way to a 48-0
victory Saturday afternoon in
Bridgewater
.
BC scored two touchdowns in each of the first three quarters
and added a final score with 10 seconds remaining in the
contest to defeat the second year Hornets. Coach Walter
Barr’s squad was never able to get untracked; sophomore
quarterback Josh Copp (
Winchester
,
Va.
/James
Wood) accounted for most of the offense with 42 yards passing
on four completions. Perhaps the lone bright spot came from
junior punter Ben Willard (Trumansburg, N.Y./Potomac State).
Willard had 11 punts for a 43.0 yard average and also uncorked
a school record 52 yarder in the second quarter. Freshmen
linebackers Jesse Hardesty (Broadway, Va./Broadway) and Eddie
Freeman (Ruther Glen, Va./Caroline) had nine and eight
tackles, respectively, while Freeman also intercepted a pass
in the fourth quarter. The Hornets open their brand new
facility, Shentel Stadium, this Saturday with a
7:00
kickoff against
Gallaudet
University
.
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Last
week’s result:
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9/8
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Bridgewater
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0-48
L
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This
week’s game:
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9/15
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Gallaudet
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7:00
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Men’s
Soccer
Head Coach: Rob Kulton
Overall Record: 3-1
Dixie
Conference Record: 0-0
Coach Rob Kulton’s men’s
soccer team won two of three games this week to improve to 3-1
on the season. The men opened the week on Tuesday with a 4-2
victory over
Eastern
Mennonite
University
.
SU received five points from its TC Williams High School
connection to key the win; the victory also brought the
Hornets halfway to their 2000 win total. Freshman Luis
Collantes (
Alexandria
,
Va.
/TC
Williams) and sophomores Manuel Barcia (
Fairfax
,
Va.
/Oakton),
Ben Scott (Elkins, W. Va./Nitro) and Akmed Mansaray (
Alexandria
,
Va.
/TC
Williams) had goals for the home team. After dropping a
heartbreaking 2-1 decision to Marymount on Saturday in the
first round of the Shenandoah Shootout, the men came back on
Sunday to earn runner-up honors at the tourney with a 10-0
victory over
Gallaudet
University
.
Collantes continued his torrid scoring pace with three goals
against the Bison while freshman Mark Hasson (
Herndon
,
Va.
/Oakton)
added two more. The men host Randolph Macon on Wednesday
before opening up Dixie Conference play at Chowan on Saturday.
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Last
week’s results:
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9/4
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Eastern Mennonite
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4-2
W
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9/8
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Marymount
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1-2
L (OT)
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9/9
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Gallaudet
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10-0
W
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This
week’s matches:
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9/12
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Randolph
Macon
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4:00
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9/15
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at Chowan
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1:00
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Women’s
Soccer
Head Coach: Brandon Padgett
Overall Record: 0-3
Dixie
Conference Record: 0-0
The
women’s soccer team finished its first week of the season
with three losses in three games. The women opened the year
with an 8-0 loss to
Western
Maryland
College
on Wednesday, 4-0 to Gallaudet on Friday and a 3-2 double
overtime loss to Sweet Briar on Sunday. Sophomore Shannon
Revels (
Spotsylvania
,
Va.
/
Spotsylvania
)
had both of the Hornets goals in the loss to the Vixens. Coach
Brandon Padgett’s women host Mary Baldwin on Tuesday and
Southern Virginia
on Friday. Both games start at
4:00
.
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Last
week’s results:
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9/3
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Western
Maryland
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0-8
L
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9/7
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Gallaudet
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0-4
L
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9/9
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Sweet Briar
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2-3
L OT
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This
week’s matches:
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9/11
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Mary Baldwin
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4:00
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9/14
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Southern
Virginia
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4:00
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Women’s
Volleyball
Head Coach: Ellie Tanner
Overall Record: 0-5
Dixie
Conference Record: 0-0
The
women's volleyball team opened both the Ellie Tanner era and
the 2001 season this week with five losses in five matches. On
Wednesday, SU fell to 2000 NCAA Tournament participant
Bridgewater
College
3-0 (15-30, 15-30, 16-30). Senior Brandy Kuykendall (
Winchester
,
Va.
/James
Wood) led SU with 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. The women then traveled to
Lexington
to play in the Washington & Lee Tournament on Friday night
and Saturday. SU fell to host Washington & Lee 3-0 (30-24,
30-13, 30-18) and
Catholic
University
3-0 (30-18, 30-17, 30-18) on Friday’s opening round. Junior
Carly Higbee (
Catlett
,
Va.
/
Liberty
)
and Gray both had
a team high 13 kills while Kuykendall added 25 assists
and 14 digs in the two losses. Gray chipped in with 13 digs of
her own, as did classmate Hannah Williams (
Salem
,
Va.
/Glenvar).
SU then wrapped up the tournament on Saturday with a 3-1
(30-21, 28-30, 21-30, 27-30) loss to St. Mary’s of
Maryland
and a 3-2 (31-33, 17-30, 30-28, 30-28, 13-15) loss to
Christopher
Newport
University
.
Gray had 11 kills and 15 digs in the St. Mary’s match, with
Higbee adding 12 kills. Kuykendall continued her solid play
with 38 assists and 15 digs. Gray, Higbee and Kuykendall also
played major roles in the CNU match with Gray setting a new
career high with 15 kills. Higbee added 12 for the second
match in a row and Kuykendall matched her assist and dig
totals from the morning match. The women open their 2001 home
season this Wednesday with a home match against
Christopher
Newport
University
before taking on
Greensboro
and Methodist in
Newport
News
on Saturday in a pair of
Dixie
matches.
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Last week’s results:
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9/4
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Bridgewater
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0-3
L (15-30, 15-30, 16-30)
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Washington
& Lee Tourn.
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9/7
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Catholic
University
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0-3
L (18-30, 17-30, 18-30)
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Washington
& Lee
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0-3
L (24-30, 13-30, 18-30)
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9/8
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St.
Mary’s of
Maryland
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1-3
L (30-21, 28-30, 21-30, 27-30)
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Christopher
Newport
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2-3
L (31-33, 17-30, 30-28, 30-28, 13-15)
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This week’s games:
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9/12
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Christopher
Newport
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6:30
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Dixie
Weekend at CNU
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9/15
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Greensboro
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11:00
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Methodist
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1:30
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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
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