Volleyball Wins Twice

Football Loses Dixie Opener

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WINCHESTER, Va. – The Shenandoah University women’s volleyball team surpassed its 2001 win total Saturday afternoon by sweeping its two matches at the Dixie Conference quad match at Shenandoah.

Shenandoah (8-12, 3-2) defeated NC Wesleyan 3-2 (35-33, 30-27, 28-30, 27-30, 15-7) in the morning’s first match before sweeping Chowan 30-21, 30-23, 30-27 in the final match of the day.

Sophomore Hannah Williams (Salem, Va./Glenvar) had 21 total kills while classmate Aly Benton (Bunker Hill, W. Va./Musselman) keyed the morning victory with a career high 17 kills and three total blocks (two solo).

Freshman Caroline Crocker (Stanardsville, Va./William Monroe) also played well against the Lady Bishops. She had 14 kills and 11 digs.

Greensboro was also a double winner on Saturday. The No. 8 in the South Region Lady Pride swept both Chowan and NC Wesleyan. GC was a 30-23, 30-21, 30-22 victor over the Lady Braves and beat NC Wesleyan 30-12, 30-28, 30-28

Complete box scores and plays by play can be found on the SU web page at http://www.su.edu/athletics/vb/2002/teamstat.htm

The women host Averett University Sunday afternoon at 2:00 .

Football

FERRUM, Va. – The SU football team put forth its best effort of the 2002 season Saturday afternoon, but came up just short in its Dixie Conference opener as Ferrum College rallied for a 21-14 victory.

Shenandoah (0-4, 0-1) held a 14-7 halftime lead after Anthony McGhee (Reston , Va./South Lakes) scored his second touchdown of the day at the 2:39 mark of the second.  McGhee gave the Hornets their first lead of the 2002 season when he snared a 3^rd down pass from quarterback Wayne Hogwood (Arlington, Va./Wakefield) just before he knocked over the front endzone pylon.

McGhee knotted the score at 7 for SU at the 10:33 mark of the second when he took a fourth down pitch and waltzed into the endzone untouched.

Unfortunately for Coach Paul Barnes and his club, Ferrum staged a comeback in the final 30 minutes of play. The Panthers (2-2, 2-0) tied the game up in the final minute of the third when Moncrief Holmes capped a 7 play, 33 yard drive with a six yard scoring run.

After the ensuing SU drive stalled after eight plays, FC drove the ball 80 yards in just five plays to score what would prove to be the winning touchdown. Ferrum had two plays of more than 30 yards on the drive; Holmes began the series with a 37 yard rush before Dustin Hamoy finished it with a 33 yard pass completion from quarterback Kevin Embick.

Shenandoah had the ball inside the Panthers 40 on three more occasions in the contest but could not get the tying touchdown. The Hornets best chance came in the waning moments of the period when SU recovered a fumble at the FC 30 and drove it to the Ferrum 5, but the Panthers held on 4^th and 3 to preserve the victory.

McGhee finished with 22 carries for 79 yards to lead Shenandoah while Holmes had eight carries for 92 yards for Ferrum. FC finished with 285 yards in total offense to the Hornets 246. This is a season best for Shenandoah.

A complete box score and play by play can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/fb/2002/092802.htm

Shenandoah hosts Christopher Newport next Saturday night at Shentel Stadium in the Hornets Dixie Conference home opener. The Homecoming contest kicks off at 7:00.

Tennis

WINCHESTER , Va. – The SU men’s and women’s tennis teams both were victorious Saturday afternoon at the SU Fall Tennis Classic.

Team points were awarded for victories at each of the six singles flights and three double flights. The SU women defeated Waynesburg and Villa Julie colleges with a perfect 18 points, while the men scored 13 points.

SU sophomore Anne Stephenson ( Winchester , Va. /Handley) was a double winner for the women. She defeated Andrea Custer from Waynesburg 8-0 and Villa Julie’s Lindsay Cole 8-1 for the singles championship before combining with Stephanie Weller ( Woodbridge , Va. / Forest Park ) to win the top doubles flight. The duo beat Custer and Mindy Hall 8-5 and then triumphed over Cole and Kristine Grissom 8-3.

Freshman Stewart Westmore ( Roseburg , Ore. /Roseburg Senior) was the men’s top winner. He won the No. 2 singles flight with 8-1 and 8-0 victories over Waynesburg’s Adam Eisenberg and Villa Julie’s Mike Pamepinto, respectively.  Westmore also teamed with senior Mike Bender ( Elizabethtown , Pa. / Elizabethtown ) to win No.1 doubles with 8-2 and 8-1 wins over VJC’s Eric Kaluza/Pamepinto and WC’s Luke Sinnen/Jason Kondilas.

Team Results

Men

Shenandoah     13

Villa Julie          8

Waynesburg     6

Women

Shenandoah     18

Waynesburg     9

Villa Julie          0

Complete individual results can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/thisweek/092802ten.asp

Both teams conclude fall play this Sunday with a match at Franklin & Marshall College .

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.