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Randy Stacy, Director Sports Information 606-783-2500 MOREHEAD ST ATE UNTVERSITY UPO BOX 1023 MOREHEAD, KY 4035 1-16 9 THIS WEEK IN EAGLE SPORTS Aug. 30-Sept. 5 Wed., Sept. 1, 5 p.m., (William R. Mahaney Community Recreational Complex, Morehead, Ky.), Women's Soccer vs. Wright State-Morehead State (0-1) will host the second regular-season match of its season-opening five-game homestand. The Eagles are coming off a 5-3 loss to Louisville, an MSU school-record for goals in a game. The two teams met last season with the Raiders earning a 7-0 victory in Dayton, Ohio. Taryn Jones scored twice for WSU in the win and returns to the midfield again this season. Wright State (0-2) lost to Evansville, 1-0, and Ohio State, 3-0, to open its season. Wright State, which posted an 8-11 -2 overall record in 1998, won the Midwestern Collegiate Conference and earned a bid to the NCAAs, where the Raiders lost to Indiana in the first round, 3-1 . SID contact is Brad Laux. Wed., Sept. 1, 7 p.m., (Wetherby Gym, Morehead, Ky.), Women's Volleyball vs. Marshall- Morehead State (0-0) opens its season at home with Marshall (0-0) , which also serves as the Thundering Herd's opener. MSU finished 15-18 last year, while Marshall was 20-14. The two teams met in the final match of the Eagles' regular-season, with the Thundering Herd capturing a 9-15, 11 -15, 15-12, 16-14, 15-8, win in Huntington, W.Va . However, the Eagles hold a 38-8 series edge. MSU returns seven letterwinners from 1998 and brings in six newcomers. MU returns six letterwinners and has six newcomers. Wendy Williams tops the Herd's returnees, posting team highs with 381 kills and 520 digs in 1998, while senior outside hitter Kam bi Meyer and junior setter Rachell Messmer are the Eagles' top returnees. Meyer tallied 3.2 kills per game last year and Messmer, a preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference second-team selection , added a team-best 9.9 assists per game. SID contact is Brad Laux. Thur., Sept. 2, 7 p.m., (Jayne Stadium, Morehead, Ky.), Football vs. Davidson-The Eagles (0-0) begin their 1999 campaign by hosting Davidson (0-0). MSU is coming off its best season in its 69-year history with a 9-2 overall record. The Wildcats finished 8-2 and also set a school record for victories . MSU finished 1998 ranked first among NCAA Division I-AA non-scholarship institutions, while Davidson was fifth , in the Football Gazette poll. It will be the first meeting between the two schools. Fifth-year Eagle head coach Matt Ballard , the Division I-AA Independents' Coach of the Year, returns 12 starters from last season, including junior quarterback David Dinkins and two I-AA Independents' preseason All-Americans, center Jason Tillett and defensive lineman Jeremy Binakonsky, while Davidson's seventh-year coach Tim Landis returns 15 starters from the 1998 squad. Bo Henderson will be back to lead the Wildcats' corps on defense, while Eric Ferguson is the team's second all-time rusher. The contest will be a match up of one of last year's top offenses versus one of its top defenses. Nationally, MSU was third in scoring offense (39 .1 points per game) and fifth in total offense (476 .1 yards per game), while DC averaged only 10.4 points per game and ranked first nationally in defense against the pass last season. The game will be telecast on WYMT-TV out of Jackson, Ky. SID contact is Randy Stacy. Fri., Sept. 3, 7 p.m., (Millett Hall, Oxford, Ohio), Women's volleyball at Miami-Sycamore Inn Classic vs. Miami-Ohio Morehead State (0-0) opens the Miami-Sycamore Inn Classic with the host Red Hawks. Miami-Ohio (0-0) begins its season with Northwestern at home on Wednesday, before facing MSU in its tournament opener. Miami-Ohio posted a 27-8 overall record last season and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The RedHawks own a 5-4 series edge over MSU , although the two teams have not played since the Eagles' captured the 1983 season-opener over MU at the Lady Kat Tournament. The RedHawks return nine letterwinners and three starters from last season's Mid-American Conference championship team. Headlining the returnees is 1998 all-district performer, Alissia Thompson, who hit .308 and averaged 3.5 kills and one block per game. SID contact is Brad Laux. Sat., Sept. 4, 10 a.m., (Asbury College Cross Country Course, Wilmore, Ky.), Men's and Women's Cross Country at A..J Special Invitational- The Eag les begin their season like they did last year at the A-J Special at Asbury College. Both the men's and women's teams won last year's races. The eight-team men's field and seven-team women's field will include regional opponents. The men will run on an 8K course, while the women will cover SK. The meet will be scored . In last year's outing, the Eagles took the top five spots in the women's event, led by Amy Beatty, Stacy Ritz, Gretchen Falck, Susie Anderson and Cara Goetz. On the men's side , Tony Teats and Blake Price took the top two spots. SID contact is Brad Laux. (Cont.) MSU Is on affirmative action equal opportunity educational instttution. (Page 2-This Week in Eagle Sports) Sat., Sept. 4, 1 p.m., (William R. Mahaney Community Recreational Complex, Morehead, Ky.), Women's Soccer vs. Youngstown State-The Eagles (0-1) host their third straight home contest when they entertain Youngstown State (0-0). It will be the first meeting ever between the two teams. Prior to playing Morehead State, YSU (0-0) will host Westminster on Wednesday night in its season-opener. The Penguins finished 5-9 last season, but return 10 starters and welcome 1O newcomers. Among those returning is Missy Laforet, who tallied a team-best 13 points in 1998. SID contact is Brad Laux. Sat., Sept. 4, 1 p.m., (Millett Hall, Oxford, Ohio), Women's Volleyball at Miami-Sycamore Inn Classic vs. DePaul-The Eagles (0-0) return for the second day of action at the tournament hosted by Miami (Ohio) University when they play DePaul (0-0). The Blue Demons host Chicago State this Wednesday, before traveling to play in th e tournament. DU's first-round opponent will be Western Kentucky. The Eagles and Blue Demons have met only once previously with MSU gaining the victory in a match that dates back to the 1970s. Last year, DePaul tallied an 11 -20 overall mark and was 5-11 in the Conference USA. With a young team in 1999, DePaul features only two seniors and one junior on its 13-player roster. The team's top returner is Stephanie Bishop, who notched 425 kills and 344 digs last season. SID contact is Brad Laux. Sat., Sept. 4, 4:30 p.m., (Millett Hall, Oxford, Ohio), Women's volleyball at Miami-Sycamore Inn Classic vs. Western Kentucky-Morehead State (0-0) plays cross-state rival Western Kentucky (0-0) for the 15th time. Each team has claimed seven wins in the series. It will be the Eagles' third and final tournament contest in the Miami-Sycamore Inn Classic. WKU enters the event after hosting Evansville on Wednesday. Last season, the Lady Toppers boasted a 26-10 overall record and included a five-game victory over MSU, 11-15, 15-13, 13-15, 15-12, 16-14, on October 13, in Bowling Green, Ky. The Lady Toppers figure to again be a force to reckon with this season as they return 10 letterwinners and all six starters. Among those are Jenni Miller, who averaged 13 assists per game, and Kim Carpenter, who added 4.55 kills per game and a .336 hitting percentage last season for WKU. SID contact is Brad Laux. MOREHEAD STATE vs. MARSHALL Wednesda 7 .m. -- Wetherb Eagles' Probable Starters MSU WEBSITE: http://www.morehead-st.edu/athletics/ 1 Kambi Meyer LSH 5-9 SR 3 Amy Almond RSH 5-11 FR Morehead State Roster 5 Emily Bell LSH 5-7 SR 7 Rachell Messmer S 5-7 JR MQ NAME fQS .l:fI CL 1:fOMETOWN 0 Amy Adams MB 5-9 SR 1 Kambi Meyer LSH 5-9 SR Muncie, Ind. 3 Tiffany Peters LSH 5-11 FR 3 Amy Almond RSH 5-11 FR Columbus. Ohio 4 Kristin Bailey s 5-9 so Indianapolis, Ind. Eagles' Notes 5 Emily Bell LSH 5-7 SR Sonta Fe, N.M The Eagles last opened their season at 6 Lisa Shepherd LSH 5-10 FR Cincinnati, Ohio home in 1994, when the team hosted the 7 Rachell Messmer s 5-7 JR Newport, Ky. Morehead State lnvitational...MSU also 8 Sandy Castrucci DS 5-8 JR Cincinnati, Ohio began the 1993 campaign with Marshall ... MB SR Crestwood, Ky. The Eagles return seven letterwinners from 10 Amy Adams 5-9 the 1998 campaign in which MSU went 15- 11 Saro h Eckrich LSH 5-7 FR Ft. Wayne, Ind. 18 and 9-9 in the Ohio Valley Conference 12 Cc:, ~-w ! mperatore RSH 5-11 JR Newport Richey, Fla. ... Junior setter Rachell Messmer was 13 1ifrcr.1 reters LSH 5-11 FR Perrysburg, Ohio named to the preseason All-OVC second 14 Natalie Mash MB 6-2 FR Toledo, Ohio team for the second straight se:1son ... MSU's 15 Kim Harris DS 5-5 Greenwood, Ind.