The UC-San Diego Tritons volleyball team moved above .500 Saturday night with a win over the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros in straight sets. The scores were 26-24, 25-20 and again 25-20 and the ladies’ record is now 7-6 on the season. Stat leaders for the match were Katie “Mighty KC” Condon with 12 kills and 10 digs; her teammate Thalia “Muse” McCann also had a double-double with 11 digs and 30 assists; Janessa “Finesse-A” Werhane, in the libero position, contributed 20 digs; Roxanne “Digger” Brunsting registered 16 digs and “The Killer A”, Alanna Rutan had 8 kills. The Tritons will next see action against the Cal State-San Bernardino Coyotes Friday night at 7pm Pacific Time.
Georgia’s Albany State Golden Rams are rolling at 5-0, having routed the Lane Dragons on Saturday by a score of 43-13. The Fleeces (as I like to call them for short) were led by Robert “Meltin'” Welton who rushed for 138 yds and 2 touchdowns while LiRonnie Davis had 2 td receptions. The score was just 14-7 at halftime, but in the 2nd half ASU’s “Dirty Blue Defense” clamped down even harder and the offense, guided by QB Stanley Jennings, asserted itself. This coming Saturday the Golden Rams celebrate Homecoming, Auric Goldfinger-style, welcoming the Golden Bears of Miles College.
Turning to women’s golf, the Concordia (WI) Falcons won their 2nd straight Northern Athletics Conference title over the weekend. By the way, I think 100 years from now sports reports will be full of stories on institutions like Concordia (Mars) and Bethel (Alpha Centauri) but I’m kind of weird. Anyway, the Falcons were led by medalist Muriel McIntyre (make that “magnificent medalist Muriel McIntyre”) who shot 160 (75 on Day 1 and 85 on Day 2) for her 3rd straight individual conference championship. The Falcons’ total score was 756 (386 and 370) with the Edgewood Eagles in 2nd with a total score of 785 (390 and 395).
The Cumberlands Patriots retained possession of the Brass Lantern, the trophy that they and their rivals the Union Bulldogs (I’ll admit it. I’ve run out of “Union” related jokes after yesterday’s Joe Hill bit) play for. The Pats won by a score of 35-21 on Homecoming. The crucial matchup in the Mid-South Conference‘s Western Division had an extend audience since it was the Victory Sports Network Game Of The Week. Offensively QB “Jammin'” Jay Bright accomplished more with his legs than his arm yesterday, going just 4 of 11 for 73 yds through the air for 1 score and 52 yds for 3 td’s on the ground. The leading rusher for the Patriots was Terrance “The Bad TC” Cobb with 91 yds on 13 carries. This was the 5th year in a row that Cumberlands has beaten the Bulldogs for the Brass Lantern.
Lincoln Memorial University’s women’s soccer team has set a new school record for the best start to a season at 9-0. The Railsplitters reached this milestone with a 5-1 rout of the Cumberlands Patriots. Samantha Meek inherited the Earth early on in the game, giving the Railsplitters a 1-nil lead off a pass from Sarah “The Midfield Maniac” Taylor. 4 minutes later Sarah Harvey, “The Rabbit” herself, added another LMU goal off an assist from “Lethal” Leslie Wilson. In the 53rd minute of the game the Patriots cut the lead to 2-1, but that just made the Railsplitters angry and an offensive onslaught began. Midfield Maniac Taylor went ballistic, scoring LMU’s next goal 6 minutes later and assisting in the final 2 goals, which were slammed in by Karen “Dr B” Boleska and Jennah “Killwho?” Kilroy. This Wednesday the ladies welcome their arch-rivals the Carson-Newman Eagles.
Frank Miriello, Head Football Coach for the Washington and Lee Generals, set a school record for victories at 77 when his team roughed up the Guilford Quakers 55-29 this past weekend. The 55 points the Generals scored was the most they had scored in a game since 1962 in a win over the Franklin and Marshall Diplomats. Washington and Lee led 20-15 at half-time and then exploded in the 3rd quarter for 3 unanswered touchdowns. In the 4th quarter the teams exchanged 2 touchdowns apiece and Miriello, in his 16th year commanding the Generals, took his well-deserved place in the record books. This Saturday Washington and Lee take on the Emory and Henry Wasps at 1:30pm Eastern Time.
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