Lindsey Athletics Newsletter

Vol. 1 Issue 1 www.LindseyAthletics.com October 2010 THE RETURN Football Falls 14-10 to Notre Dame College in Historic Season Opener

Playing its  rst game in 75 years, the Lindsey Wilson mask. The personal foul penalty was called, extending team had more total yards,  rst downs the Blue Raider drive. and fewer penalties than Notre Dame (Ohio) College, but Despite the second life after the penalty, the rest of couldn’t turn those statistical advantages into a win, los- the drive was  lled with errors. Ricky Bowl- ing 14-10 on Saturday at Blue Raider Stadium. ing scrambled for a  ve-yard loss, was sacked for a loss Mark Corbett put his name into the record books at of 11 more, threw an incomplete pass and then was the 10:06 mark of the  rst period as his 43-yard  eld intercepted. goal put Lindsey Wilson (0-1) in front 3-0, while also Bowling  nished completing 11-of-24 passes for 88 marking the  rst points scored in Blue Raider varsity- yards with an and no touchdowns. Greg football history. Young completed 5-of-6 passes for 74 yards and an in- Lindsey Wilson, however, wouldn’t score again until terception. late in the third quarter after Notre Dame had scored a James Flowers took the bulk of the snaps for Notre pair touchdowns to take a 14-3 lead. Dame, completing 7-of-19 passes for 61 yards. Falcon Just after Falcon Pedro Powell punched in a score Khalid Harrison rushed for 40 yards and a from one-yard out in the third quarter, Blue Raider run- touchdown, while Pedro Powell also scored a touchdown, ning back Richard Kennedy provided some  reworks with rushing for just six yards on four carries. a 94-yard kickoff return to bring Lindsey Wilson within Lindsey Wilson’s De Wallace was the leading rusher four. in the game with 54 yards on 15 carries, while Cameron Neither team came up with any points in the fourth Zuehlsdorf was the leading receiver with three catches quarter, allowing the Falcons to secure the win. For Notre for 57 yards. Dame, also a  rst year varsity program, the win was its The Blue Raiders amassed 194 yards of total offense,  rst in school history as it improved to 1-1 overall. while Notre Dame was a few yards behind with 191. Trailing 14-10 late in the fourth quarter, the Lindsey Lindsey Wilson led in passing yards 162-85, while the Wilson defense stepped up to give its offense a chance to Falcons held the rushing advantage 106-32. win the game. Notre Dame  nished the game turnover free, while On fourth and one inside the Notre Dame 20-yard the Blue Raiders gave away two and a pair line, Matt Powers took a handoff to the of fumbles. outside where he was drug out of bounds by the face- In this issue... • Football - Pg. 1 • Football - Pg. 3 • Men’s Cross Country - Pg. 5 • Men’s Soccer - Pg. 2 • Volleyball - Pg. 3 • Women’s Cross Country - Pg. 5 • Women’s Soccer - Pg. 2 • Men’s Golf - Pg. 4 • Cycling - Pg. 5 • Women’s Tennis - Pg. 2 • Women’s Golf - Pg. 4 • Blue Raider Pictures - Pg. 6 2 Lindsey Athletics Newsletter Men’s Soccer Start is Nearly Perfect After winning the national championship in 2009, the Lindsey Wilson College men’s soccer team received a No. 1 ranking in the 2010 NAIA Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Through September, the team has been up and down in the poll, but overall remained a contender for another title run. Heading into October the Blue Raiders are 7-1-1 overall and 3-0-0 in Mid-South Conference action. The Blue Raiders lone loss was to Lindenwood (Mo.) Univer- sity, while the tie came against Auburn University Mont- gomery (Ala.). Lindsey Wilson has outscored conference opponents 12-1 in the three wins as senior Carnell Learmond is the leader in goals with 13. Coming Up

Men’s soccer is scheduled for four home games in October.

Georgetown (Ky.) College visits on the 12th, Univer- sity of Rio Grande (Ohio) is in on the 23rd, Saint Catha- Trina Slapeka, left, and Slavica Milanovic rine (Ky.) College arrives on the 25th and Martin Method- ist (Tenn.) College wraps up the regular season on the Milanovic, Slapeka Qualify for USTA/ 29th. ITA Women’s Tennis Nationals

Lindsey Wilson College junior Trina Slapeka won the 2010 USTA/ITA Regional Tennis Singles Championship and teamed with sophomore Slavica Milanovic for the doubles championship to advance to the national champi- onships on Sept. 25-26 at Brescia (Ky.) University. Slapeka -- the second seed in the women’s singles bracker -- won the event by beating her teammate and doubles partner Milanovic 6-2, 6-2 in the  nals. After opening with a bye, Slapeka quickly disposed of Cumber- land (Tenn.) University’s Amber Johnson 6-0, 6-2. Against Milligan (Tenn.) College’s Caitlin Conley in Lwandiso Gonya Elisha Fry the third round, Slapeka won 6-0, 6-1 before advancing to the quarter nals where she beat No. 5 seed Neesha Women’s Soccer Plays Nation’s Best Thirmalai from the University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 to advance to the semi nals. Through 10 games in September, the Lindsey Wilson In the semi nals, Slapeka met Cumberlands’ Larissa College women’s soccer team has played  ve of them against teams ranked in the NAIA Coaches’ Poll Top 25. Akari Miaura who she beat 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the The Blue Raiders closed that stretch with a 6-4  nals against Milanovic where she won 6-2, 6-2. record and 3-0 mark in conference play, but emerged Milanovic -- seeded seventh -- received a  rst-round battle tested and ready to  ght towards another Mid- bye before winning three straight set matches to make it South Conference regular-season championship. to the  nals. Along the way, the sophomore knocked off With six goals each, Elisha Fry and Ida Gregersen lead the Lindsey Wilson offense as the team heads into No. 1 seed Anita Henestrosa in the quarter nals 1-6, 6-4, the  nal month of the regular season. 6-3. The tandem of Slapeka and Milanovic earned the top Coming Up seed in the doubles bracket and lived up to the expecta- tions winning four pro-set matches by a combined score Three matches are on the home slate for October as of 32-9. The seedings held true all the way up to the the Blue Raiders welcome a trio of MSC foes into Walter  nals as the Lindsey Wilson pair met No. 2 seed Adrienne S. Reuling Stadium. Bartlett and Haliegh Fellows from Georgetown (Ky.) Col- Georgetown (Ky.) College is the  rst of the three on the 12th, followed by a visit from University of Rio lege for the 8-2 win. Grande (Ohio) on the 23rd and St. Catharine (Ky.) Col- Slapeka and Milanovic earn the automatic bids to lege on the 25th. the USTA/ITA National Small College Championships with their regional wins. Nationals run from Oct. 14-17 at the Copeland-Cox Tennis Center in Mobile, Ala. 3 Lindsey Athletics Newsletter

Football Earns First Win, Competes with Conference Foe

While a win wasn’t meant to be in week one against Notre Dame (Ohio) College, the Blue Raiders wasted little time putting a win up, routing Southern Virginia Univer- sity 44-3 on Sept. 11. Perfect timing was the theme of the day. From the Lindsey Wilson -- completing 18-of-29 passes for 383 yards -- to a thunderstorm that waited to deliver its  ercest moments when the teams were under- Heather Collins cover at halftime. The half was extended by 10 minutes due to a severe thunderstorm that passed through the Collins Era Begins for Blue Raider area at the break. Volleyball The offense ran so ef ciently that the pass- rst theme for the Blue Raiders was shelved in the fourth As a student-athlete Heather Collins helped Chris- quarter as they ran the ball 39 times on the day, includ- tian Heritage (Calif.) College to the 1996 NCCAA National Championship and was inducted into the San Diego Hall ing 16 carries in the  nal 15 minutes. of Champions in 1999. Now as head volleyball coach at “Anytime we’re rushing the ball that much, it’s prob- Lindsey Wilson College Collins doesn’t want to waste any ably a good thing,” Lindsey Wilson head coach Chris time getting back to championship-level play. Oliver said. “We strive for a balance offense and today we “I can’t wait to work with our athletes towards build- were successful in both capacities.” ing a championship-level volleyball program at Lindsey The other two games in September included a 49-21 Wilson, said Collins after she was hired in Arpil of 2010. loss at Belhaven (Miss.) University and a hard-fought 48- “This is the opportunity of a lifetime to build a long term and highly successful volleyball program.” 30 loss at cross-town rival Campbellsville (Ky.) Univer- With little time to recruit, Collins was able to land sity. Califronia native Audra McNabney, who joined earlier The Blue Raiders led at Campbellsville 21-14 late in committed players Haley Barnes, Emily Meeks and Madi- the  rst half, but things fell apart in the second half as son Wheeler from Kentucky as the nucleus of her young the Tigers scored three straight touchdowns to pull away. team. Heading into October the Blue Raiders sport a 1-3 That group, along with the returning veterans, have record, but are getting strong performances from their bought into Collins style of play and vision for the pro- gram, even if the wins aren’t coming all at the same young roster. time. Freshman running back Richard Kennedy may be the Heading into October the team is 4-15 overall and most successful of that bunch as he has rushed for 191 1-4 in Mid-South Conference play. Add in one or two yards on 20 carries for a 9.2 yards per carry average. He recruiting classes from Collins, and the team should be has also caught four passes for 158 yards and returned a heading in the right direction. kickoff for a 94-yard touchdown. “I’m eager to start building relationships with clubs and high school coaches within Kentucky and the sur- rounding states to help our vision for the program come Coming Up to fruition,” Collins said. For now, the volleyball roster of 10 continues to  ght Football plays three home games in October, start- through a tough schedule that includes 13 road games ing with a 1:30 p.m. CT kickoff on Saturday, Oct. 9 and 13 games on a neutral court. against Pikeville (Ky.) College. The next week the  rst night game in school history will be held at 6:30 p.m. CT Coming Up against Union (Ky.) College. Volleyball plays twice in Biggers Sports Center in Oc- tober. West Virginia Institute of Technology shows up  rst The month is wrapped up with a visit from the West Vir- at 6 p.m. CT on Oct. 13, followed by Gerogetown (Ky.) ginia Institute of Technology at 1:30 p.m. CT on Oct. 30. College at 7 p.m. on the 19th. 4 Lindsey Athletics Newsletter Men’s Golf on the Verge of Greatness Through Four Events

Joe Hood Men’s golf opened the 2010-11 season with a win in the President’s Cup against Campbellsville, but since then it has been right on the verge of greatness,  nishing second in three straight tournaments. The University of the Cumberlands Invitational, Mid-South Conference Fall Tournament and Don Bishop Invitational all resulted in second-place  nishes for the Blue Raiders. Antonio Arriola has been a consistent member of the Lindsey Wilson top  ve, taking top honors at the President’s Cup with a season low two-round score of 138 (68-70) at the Campbellsville Country Club. Coming Up

The fall season comes to a close in October with the Lindenwood University Invitational in St. Charles, Mo., on Oct. 25-26.

Women’s Golf Puts Togther Three Impressive Finishes

The Lindsey Wilson College women’s golf team opened the 2010-11 season with a  rst-place  nish at the University of the Cumberlands Invitational at Crooked Creek Golf Club in London, Ky., and followed that up with second-place showings at the Mid-South Conference Fall Tournament at the Pines at Lindsey Wilson and Don Bishop Invitational at the Campbellsville Country Club. Sophomores Kelsey Joslyn and Jen MacKinnon came up big in the season-opening win as Joslyn  red a two-day score of 150 to take the individual title and MacKinnon  nished in second place with a 152 strokes. Coming Up

The fall season concludes with a pair of tournaments, starting with the Trevecca Nazarene University Fall Invitational oc Oct. 11-12 at Old Hickory Country Club, followed by the NAIA Women’s Golf Preview at Link Hills Country Club in Greenville, Tenn., on Oct. 25-26. 5 Lindsey Athletics Newsletter

Jairus Kipkemoi Kipkemoi Hard to Catch for Men’s Cross Country Kenyan sophomore Jairus Kipkemoi likes to be the leader of the pack on the course, sometimes doing so with ease, like his dominant  rst-place  nish at the Berea Cycling Gives Columbia a Taste of Invitational on Sept. 18. Kipkemoi completed the course in 25 minutes and 59 Mountain-Bike Racing at Home seconds, over a minute in front of his nearest competitor. The sophomore opened the season  nishing third out The Lindsey Wilson College cycling team registered of more than 150 harriers at the Queen City Invitational six individual wins in its home mountain-bike race on in Cincinnati, Ohio. Sept. 12. Drake Lindsey, Brandon Hopkins and Madison With those two  nishes, he was also named the Mid- Pitts all turned in  rst-place efforts in A-level races. South Conference Runner of the Week in two straight Lindsey gave the Blue Raiders some early energy award periods. Lindsey Wilson’s best team  nish of the season was with his  rst-place  nish in the men’s A cross country fourth out of nine teams in Berea. section of the day,  nishing the course in two minutes and 11 seconds. Cruise Bogedin made the podium as well in the race,  nishing third in 2:13. The Dual Slalom men’s A race was dominated by Lindsey Wilson riders. Led by Hopkins in  rst, Weston Pope and Chase Hines  nished behind him in second and third place, respectively. BMX specialist Madison Pitts was dominant in the women’s A dual slalom,  nishing  rst with her team- mates Stephanie Bawagan and Brooke Crum  nishing second and third, respectively. A host of other Blue Raiders earned podium spots in the lower level races. Ryan Storm locked in a third-place  nish in the men’s C/D cross-country race, while Crum  nished third in the Sharon Ronoh women’s A cross country. Johnathan Freter earned a  rst-place  nish in the Ronoh Tops in Berea for Women’s men’s B cross country with Blake Walker  nishing third in Cross Country the same event. Alex Pepper came close to a  rst-place Sharon Ronoh couldn’t be touched at the Berea Invi- spot in the men’s C/D cross country  nishing second. tational on Sept. 18 in the Berea, Ky., as she was the  rst While the men’s A dual slalom was dominated by collegiate harrier across the  nish in 19 minutes and 34 Blue Raiders, the B-level race ended in the same fashion seconds. While Ronoh took top honors individually, the team as Jarrod Adcock, Nick Britt and Joshua Patten  nished was impressive as well,  nishing in second place out of  rst, second and third, respectively. 11 teams. Lindsey Wilson took second and third place in the men’s C/D dual slalom with Zach Warner placing as the Coming Up runner-up and James Brown crossing in third place.

The men and women cross country teams race three Coming Up times in October. Oct. 8 is at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio, followed by the Wilmington Col- lege Invitational on Oct. 15 in Wilmington, Ohio and the The Mountain Bike Nationals in Truckee, Calif., on Southeastern Classic in Rome, Ga., on Oct. 23. Oct. 14-17 bring an to the fall mountain-bike season. 6 Lindsey Athletics Newsletter

Football coach Chris Oliver makes the  rst march to face Notre Dame. Paul Peck runs men’s basket- ball through an early practice session. Early Look at the Blue Raiders

Newcomer Audra McNabney focused with volleyball.

Slavica Milanovic practices at the Henry Baughman Tennis Complex for the  rst time.

Softball transfer Amy Buwalda against Louisville in the fall.