Men's Soccer Loses Regular Season Finale

For More Information Contact: Scott Musa, 540.665.5417

WINCHESTER , Va. – The SU men’s soccer team completed regular season play Tuesday afternoon with a 2-0 non-league loss to Catholic University of America.

CUA ( 9-8-2 ) used goals in the 21^st and 87^th minutes to clinch the victory in their season finale. Shenandoah ( 9-6-2 ) is not finished yet; they enter the Dixie Conference Tournament Friday evening in Greensboro , N.C. as the No. 3 seed in a four-team tournament. SU will face No. 2 seed Greensboro at 7:30 at Greensboro ’s Bryan Park Soccer Complex following the No. 1 Christopher Newport vs No. 4 NC Wesleyan contest.

The Cardinals took care of business early on a cold and rainy day in Winchester as Pat Hennessy scored an unassisted goal at the 20:35 mark. After the two teams traded scoring chances for the rest of the first and most of the second half, CUA sealed it when Curt Cannon took Keith Cappo’s cross and slid his shot past diving SU keeper Tom Malinosky (Clearwater, Fla./Clearwater Catholic) with three minutes left.

Catholic keeper Todd Magin had two saves in the shutout while Malinosky turned away six shots. CUA outshot Shenandoah 14-7, including 8 to 2 on goal.

A complete box score and play by play can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/wsoc/2002/102802.htm   

Women's Volleyball

ASHLAND, Va. - The women's volleyball team also finished its regular season on a losing note; the Hornets fell 3-1 (13-30, 31-29, 16-30, 29-31) to Randolph Macon College Tuesday evening.

SU (10-21) got 11 kills from sophomore Hannah Williams (Salem, Va./Glenvar), but saw the host Yellow Jackets take the match with three close victories.

Senior Carly Higbee (Catlett, Va./Liberty) had a match high 19 digs to lead the defensive effort.

Complete SU statistics can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/vb/2002/110502.htm 

The Hornets are now set for Dixie Tournament action. SU will enter this weekend's tournament as the No. 5 seed and play fourth seeded Methodist in the first round on Friday at 1:30. The winner of that match takes on the winner of No. 1 CNU vs No. 8 Chowan in a noon semi-final on Saturday.

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.