Women's Soccer Wins First

Football, Volleyball, Men's Soccer All Lose; Golf Finishes 2^nd at Tri-Match

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WINCHESTER, Va. (October 21, 2000) - The women's volleyball team dropped two matches on Saturday at the penultimate Dixie Conference mini-tournament of the season, hosted by the Hornets. Shenandoah (4-22, 0-9) was swept in both matches, falling to North Carolina Wesleyan 15-8, 15-12, 15-6 and Ferrum College 15-12, 15-13, 15-11.

In the first match of the day for the Hornets, sophomore Carly Higbee (Catlett, Va./Liberty) had 11 kills and six digs while junior Sonja North (Strasburg, Va./Stasburg) added seven kills and 11 digs. Freshman Lesley Beard (Youngstown, Ohio/Austintown Fitch) also turned in a strong performance with 18 assists and 12 digs.

Junior Misty Towery (Martinsville, Va./Prince Edward) had a team high 10 kills and nine digs in the Ferrum match. Beard and North played well defensively with 21 and 20 digs, respectively. Beard also had 18 assists.

The women host Averett on Sunday.

Men's Golf

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (October 20, 2000) - The golf team finished second out of four teams at the Apprentice Shipbuilders Fall Invitational, held at the Hamptons on Friday, October 20. Junior Jason Aud (Mount Airy, Md./Frederick CC) was the individual medalist for the Hornets with a four-over-par 75. Freshman Chris Fraser (Ogdensburg, NY/Ogdensburg Free Academy) was three strokes back at 78.

The golfers complete their fall season this Tuesday with a home match.

The Hamptons - Woods Lakes GC

APPRENTICE 320, SHENANDOAH 323, VA. WESLEYAN 327, FERRUM 333

Medalist: Frank Hughes (NNA) 71

Apprentice: Larry Smith 80, Adam Carli 84, Anthony Bryant 85, Eric Snaidy 88

Shenandoah: Jason Aud 75, Chris Fraser 78, Kevin Richards 80, Darryl Stafford 90, Byron Pitts 92

Ferrum: Brett Bazemore 79, Tommy Formentier 80, Scott Johnson 87, Trevor Callis 87, Todd Hudson 103.

Football

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Eight turnovers on the day killed the SU football team, as the Hornets dropped a 39-14 decision to Division I-AA La Salle University. SU (2-6) fumbled the ball away six times and also threw two interceptions as the Explorers (6-1) converted five of those miscues into touchdowns.

On the positive side, coach Walter Barr's club forced five turnovers of its own and piled up 242 offensive yards on the day. SU also set a new school record by blocking two La Salle PAT attempts.

Senior Trey Kern (Winchester, Va./Hampden-Sydney) led SU on offense with 70 yards rushing on 10 attempts. He had the Hornets longest gain of the day, 34 yards, to help set up the team's second and final touchdown of the afternoon. Kern had previously scored the Hornets first touchdown with a two yard run at the 10:28 mark of the fourth.

Matt Harrison (Rockville, Md./Magruder) and Kalvin Oliver (Reston, Va./South Lakes) led SU on defense with nine and eight tackles, respectively. Oliver added the Hornets lone sack of the day.

SU travels to Danville, Va. next weekend to take on fellow first year program Averett College.

Men's Soccer

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. - The SU men's soccer team fell to 2-9-1 overall and 0-5 in the Dixie on Saturday with a 6-0 loss to North Carolina Wesleyan College. Sophomore Tommy Malinosky (Clearwater, Fla./Clearwater Catholic) had seven saves for the Hornets in the loss.

The men host Chowan on Wednesday.

A complete box score can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/msoc/2000/102100.htm

Women's Soccer

DANVILLE, Va. - The SU women's team earned its first win of the season on Saturday, defeating Averett College 6-1. The Hornets are now 1-11-1 overall and 1-5 in the Dixie after the victory.

Senior Katie Myers (Martinsburg, W. Va./Martinsburg) and freshman Shea Riemenschneider (Winchester, Va./James Wood) each had two goals and an assist in the win.

Shenandoah completes its season on Sunday with a home match against Virginia Wesleyan.

Shenandoah University offers 16 intercollegiate sports, eight for men and eight for women. Catch SU Sports Magazine, the weekly Shenandoah Sports show, on Winchester Adelphia Cable Channel 29. The show airs on Monday's, Wednesday's and Friday's at 6:30 and 9:00 pm. 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 (Nursing, Respiratory Care, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy). The University offers more than 60 programs of study at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels.