Football Drops a Heartbreaker

Men’s Soccer Splits, Women’s Soccer Loses in OT, Golf Finishes 8^th

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Football

GREENSBORO , N.C. – Blocked.

Greensboro College converted two blocked punts into touchdowns and then blocked an overtime field goal attempt  as the Pride stole a 24-21 Dixie Conference victory over visiting Shenandoah University Saturday night.

Shenandoah (1-5, 1-2) outgained Greensboro (2-4, 2-1) 345 to 179, including 233 to 135 on the ground, but could only watch as GC’s Erik Naglee nailed a 40 yard field goal on the Pride’s first offensive possession of overtime.

GC only needed the Naglee field goal after they blocked SU kicker Morgan Linkenauger’s (Lanexa, Va./Lafayette) 34 yard attempt on 4^th and 1 from the GC 16. The Pride then gained just two yards on their three offensive plays before turning the contest over to Naglee. The junior made the most of his opportunity; his kick split the uprights and gave the hosts the unlikely victory.

The Hornets found themselves as overtime losers because GC made lightening strike twice in the second quarter. After Dennis Robart (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio/Potomac State) gave SU a 7-0 lead with a 1-yard touchdown run on the final play of the first, GC took a 14-7 halftime advantage by blocking consecutive Ben Willard (Trumansburg, NY/Potomac State) punts deep inside SU territory at the 2:44 and 51 second marks. The Pride had to advance the ball just one yard following both recoveries, and scored the second touchdown on a 4^th and goal play as time expired.

SU tied the game at 14-14 on senior Wes Karns’ (Martinsburg, W. Va./Glenville State) first touchdown of the season at the 6:51 mark of the third and then made it 21-14 with 8:59 to play when sophomore Junior Greene (Aroda, Va./Madison County) hauled in a 41 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Wayne Hogwood (Arlington, Va./Wakefield).

Unfortunately for the visitors, GC answered the Greene score with a 10 play, 82 yard drive of their own to tie the game for the third and final time of the evening.

Shenandoah took the ensuing kickoff and took just four plays to drive all the way to the GC 23, but fumbled the ball back to the Pride with 3:24 left to kill any chances of a victory in regulation.

Robart finished with a season high 81 yards on 19 carries while Hogwood added 55 on 17 attempts. He was also 11 for 23 for 127 and the touchdown through the air. Greene set a new school mark with eight catches for 98 yards.

A complete box score and play by play can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/fb/2002/101902.htm

The football team is back in action next Saturday afternoon at Chowan College . Game time is 1:00 .

Men’s Golf

FRONT ROYAL, Va. – The SU golf completed its fall season this weekend with an eighth place finish at the Virginia State Division III Championships. Shenandoah shot a 325-332—657 over the 6399 yard, par 72 Shenandoah Valley Golf Club course.

Juniors Kevin Richards (Denville, N.J./Morris Knolls) and Byron Pitts (Nokesville , Va./Home School) shared medalist  honors for the Hornets. The two men finished tied for 25^th with a 19-over-par 163. Pitts shot 81-82 while Richards carded one of two SU rounds in the 70s when he backed up his opening 84 with a closing 79.

Tim Detweiler ( Dumfries , Va./Middle Tennessee State) finished two strokes behind Richards and Pitts; he tied for 30^th overall.

Complete results can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/golf/vastate.htm

Men’s Soccer

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C./WINCHESTER, Va. - The men’s soccer team rebounded from a tough, 3-0 Dixie Conference loss at NC Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon to defeat Lincoln University by the same score 24 hours later.

SU took just 10 minutes to get all of the goals it would need against Lincoln (3-5); sophomore Luis Collantes (Alexandria, Va./TC Williams) corralled a rebound of a Will Scott (Chesapeake, Va./Great Bridge) shot and knocked it in off of the crossbar.

Stefan Hasson (Herndon, Va./Oakton) and James Jackson (Chesapeake, Va./Old Dominion) then sealed the game with goals in the 16^th and 25^th minutes, respectively.

The loss at NC Wesleyan was especially tough; the Hornets could have tied for the regular season championship with a win on Saturday and a victory at Averett next Sunday afternoon. With the loss to the Bishops and Christopher Newport’s victory over Greensboro Saturday night, SU ( 7-5-2 , 4-2) can now do no better than a No. 3 seed at the season ending Dixie Conference Tournament.

Wesleyan ( 8-5-2 , 3-1-1 ) achieved the victory on goals in the 37^th, 65^th and 69^th minutes. The final goal was on a penalty kick.

Senior goalkeeper Tom Malinosky (Clearwater, Fla./Clearwater Catholic) made four saves in the losing effort.

Complete box scores and plays by play can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/msoc/2002/101902.htm and http://www.su.edu/athletics/msoc/2002/102002.htm

The Hornets play their third game in as many days when they host Division II Shepherd Monday afternoon at 3:00 .

Women’s Soccer

WINCHESTER. Va.– The women’s soccer team became the second SU team in as many days to lose in overtime as Hollins University used a goal with just two minutes left to take a 4-3 non-conference victory Sunday afternoon.

After freshman Betsy Foster (Fairfax, Va./Luther Prep) forced the two 10 minute extra sessions with her goal in the 71^st minute, Hollins took the lead for the fourth time in the contest as Blair Pendleton converted a breakaway from right in front of SU keeper Dee Fisher (Arlington, Va./Yorktown). 

Jillian Erb (Riesterstown, Md./Western Tech) tied the game for SU ( 2-12-1 ) in the 33^rd minute before Lisa Cantore (Earlysville, Va./Albermarle) opened the second half scoring with an unassisted goal eight minutes after intermission.

Fisher had six saves in the loss.

A complete box score and play by play can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/wsoc/2002/102002.htm

Shenandoah hosts Hood College on Wednesday at 3:30 in its penultimate home game of the season.

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:

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.