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Family Day Jacksonville thinking pink Grace Cockrell but the sisters of the Saturday, Octo- Staff Writer Zeta Psi chapter work ber 14 is Fam- to make a lasting im- When someone ily Day. Preview pact on campus and all thinks about the month over Jacksonville by Day will run from of October, typically 8:30 a.m. to raising funds for a cure. Halloween comes to “My great-grand- noon. Breakfast mind. But for families mother passed away will be served of those who have lost from breast cancer in Jack Hopper their lives to the battle when I was younger Dining Hall from of breast cancer, it’s so the philanthropy 8-10 a.m,. and usually something a lot was always very im- there will be a scarier than ghosts and portant to me,” said special plan- ghouls. On average, a Ashlee Jones, a ZTA woman is diagnosed etarium show and JSU alumna who with breast cancer ev- from 9-10 a.m. in currently works as the ery two minutes, and Foundation Marketing Martin Hall. The one woman will die following offices manager for Regional of breast cancer every Medical Center in An- a department will thirteen minutes. niston, “and not just be hosting open The sisters of Zeta because it was so per- houses from 5-7 Tau Alpha sorority be- sonal, but because this p.m. on Friday lieve in the importance was something that has the 13th: of breast cancer edu- affected so many other Dean of Stu- cation, awareness and families, too. It’s a very dents Office-4th aiding in the fight. Not harrowing connection only have they taken ZetaTau Alpha floor of TMB to share with someone, this issue on as their From left, Madi Schwartz, Morgan Majors and Cassidy Bishop take a School of Busi- national philanthropy, See ZTA, page 2 break from hanging bows in 2016. ness and Indus- try-Merrill Hall Finance Lab Department of Biology-Martin Hall Department of Chemistry and Geosciences- Martin Hall ROTC-Rowe Hall Drama Depart- ment-Stone Center Math and Com- Webinar discusses Winter is puter Information Systems-Ayers Hall Islamophobia on (not) coming Board of Warm weather to Trustees college campuses persist in the South Meeting than 50% of Muslim Cassidy Smith lion people, this is a Alex Sosnowski Staff Writer students have been The fall Board of problem that needs AccuWeather Senior Meterologist bullied due to their re- to be addressed. Ac- Trustees meet- JSU’s Interna- ligious backgrounds. cording to the we- While some brief episodes of cool air are fore- ing will be Tues- tional House and To combat this, binar, there are five cast, most days through the end of October will day, October 17 Programs hosted a Ahmed and Nayani current exacerbating be much warmer than average over much of the from 10 a.m. to “Support Muslim suggested, campuses factors on the Is- eastern half of the nation. “We foresee no sustained cooling over the 12 p.m. on the Students” webinar on need to seek to under- lamophobia problem: eastern half of the nation for the next two weeks 11th floor of the Tuesday, October 10 stand Islamophobia, world terrorism be- [from Monday, Oct. 9, 2017],” according to Ac- in the Houston Cole what contributes to its ing equated with the Houston Cole cuWeather Lead Long-Range Meteorologist Paul Library. This presen- persistence, and the entire Muslim com- Library. Pastelok. tation focused mostly current and evolving munity; presidential Temperatures from the South Central states to on how to keep col- needs for Muslim stu- and world politics; the Eastern part of the nation will average 10-15 All Majors lege campuses safe dents on any campus. media representation; degrees above average. Career, and inclusive of our Islamophobia is the “us versus them” Shorts and short sleeves may be needed to stay Muslim students. The defined as an exagger- rhetoric; and suspi- Internship comfortable during the day, but a jacket may be two distinguished ated fear, hatred and cion. needed at night for some people. and Co-Op speakers were Dr. hostility toward Islam The consequenc- The pattern will allow warm-weather projects, Fair Amer F. Ahmed, an and Muslims perpetu- es, unfortunately, are such as paving and painting operations, that were Intercultural Diver- ated by negative ste- hate crimes, violence, delayed this summer to continue. There will be a sity Consultant, and reotypes, resulting in profiling, mosque Recent rainfall from Nate and non-tropical sys- career fair for Farzana Nayani, an bias and prejudice. vandalism, marginal- tems have put moisture back into the ground in JSU students of Intercultural Diver- This is especially ization, surveillance, many areas. This will reduce the spike in tem- all majors and sity Consultant and crucial on a college anti-Muslim hate perature during the afternoon hours, as some of Inclusion Specialist. campus, where all stu- classifications rallies and micro-ag- the sun’s energy will be used to evaporate that The webinar dents should feel com- from 1-4 p.m. gressions. moisture, rather than heat the ground and air in opened with a few fortable and equal. on Wednesday, The webinar gave the lowest part of the atmosphere. October 18 in statistics; one in par- Because the world a chance for the “Another factor against multiple days of ex- Meehan Hall ticular was from a population of Mus- people in attendance treme warmth will be cloud cover,” Pastelok said. Harvard study which lims is 25%, or asserted that more about 1.7 bil- See WEBINAR, page 2 See WEATHER, page 2

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to speak their minds ation.” Many different about whose responsi- Many college cam- strategies for action bility it is to stand up to puses have Muslim were offered up dur- Islamophobic rhetoric Student Associations ing the webinar; these on our campus. Basi- to support their Mus- include recognizing cally, who should be lim students, and JSU Islamophobia as a form responsible? has the International of racism and treating JSU Director of Student Association, it that way, offering Community Standards which supports stu- training for faculty and Lauren Lowell says it dents from all cultural staff on recognition and comes down to all of backgrounds. The combat, holding cam- us. availability of support pus gatherings address- “I think it is every- systems like this are vi- ing racism, ensuring body’s responsibility,” tal to Muslim students Islam bias-free curricu- Lowell said, “but when who may be dealing lum (students should you think about official with Islamophobia. not feel the need to de- process, naturally it’s According to fend their religion) and going to go through ei- Ahmed, there are six developing appropriate ther Title 9 or Student major things for cam- responses to support Conduct because it’s puses and students to faculty to oppose anti- considered harassment do to ensure the safety Muslim rhetoric. or maybe threatening, of their Muslim popu- For more informa- hostile behavior— lation: develop educa- tion about JSU’s Inter- anything that’s going tional programs, draw national Student Orga- to affect the student’s from faculty, student nization, can visit their ability to be successful. affairs as resources page on JSU’s website. Al-Jazeera But when you think of experience, utilize To contact the An infographic from Al-Jazeera news media shows that Islamophobic about what happens in campus resources, speakers for the webi- hate crimes have drastically increased since 2014. the moment, I’d like to bring in outside speak- nar: Farzana Nayani In- tion on the studies dis- pus, see the extended think that any faculty ers and specialists, cre- Dr. Amer F. Ahmed tercultural Diversity cussed in this article article by Cassidy or staff member would ate spaces for dialogue, Intercultural Diversity Consultant: farzana@ and for additional links Smith online at www. step in and at least try and protect the safety Consultant: amer@ farzananayani.com regarding dealing with jsu.edu/chanticleer.* to de-escalate the situ- of Muslim students. amerfahmed.com *For more informa- Islamophobia on cam- ZTA from page 1

but it’s important to bring Each October, the Zetas cause. The bows are on light to this disease and for hang pink bows all over sale through October 14 people to know that they Jacksonville. The chap- and separate donations have a support system to ter sells bows to friends can be made during the rely on, because positivity and families to be hung entire month of October. and hope during treatment in homes and offices “I think the heart of is one of the most impor- which raises money for Greek life is serving oth- tant things you can have.” Breast Cancer Education ers,” Jones said, “just as Each year, Zeta Tau and Awareness beyond a line of the ZTA Creed Alpha at JSU hosts a few Jacksonville. says, ‘to learn the nobil- events that will literally “Breast Cancer ity of serving, thereby have people “thinking Awareness is something earning the right to be pink.” that I find extremely im- served.’ The best leaders The chapter hosts the portant,” said DeLena have servant’s hearts, “Think Pink” football Harris, a senior broad- and working together to game here at JSU and asks cast communications help those around you is all JSU students, faculty, major and the secretary the building block of a and community to wear of the Zeta Psi chap- strong leader. No matter pink to the as a part of ter. “Three years ago, I what your philanthropy Breast Cancer Awareness didn’t know nearly as or organization is, it’s Month. The Zeta sisters much as I do know about important to give back will also be selling pink the effects of breast can- and to help better your shakers, handing out pink cer, how to self-check community and those ribbons and will walk out and how to educate oth- around you. That’s what onto the field with breast ers. I also didn’t realize being a true leader is.” cancer survivors during how many people breast For more information Susan Stack Hurst/Facebook pre-game. cancer affected and that on purchasing a bow This year’s Think Pink From left, Ashlee Jones, Susan Stack Hurst, Suzanne Hawkins men can be diagnosed and donating visit Zeta Stephens and Missy Almaroad Wagoner of the ZTA Northeast game will take place Sat- with breast cancer as Tau Alpha’s website at Alabama Alumnae Chapter at the 5th annual Venecia’s Foun- urday, October 14 at 3 well.” jsu.zetataualpha.org. dation CRAP 5k in Piedmont, Ala. on October 7. The founda- p.m. as the Gamecocks Students can help by Don’t miss the tion was started by Venecia Butler, a four-time breast cancer take on Eastern Kentucky. sponsoring a bow for ten chance to give back and survivor, to provide care packages to cancer patients and Another big fund- dollars that will be on aid in the fight against their families. Butler was diagnosed with liver, bone and brain raiser that is taking place cancer in August 2015 and died on April 23, 2015. The non- display in Jacksonville breast cancer and in profit foundation remains and continues to provide support around campus right now or by making a donation helping Zetas put their to local families. is “Paint the Town Pink”. of any amount to the crown on a cure!

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“Since the days the air conditioner While the jet are much shorter on. The lengthening stream will occa- ECE REGISTRATION now, when com- nights during Octo- sionally dip south- pared to August or ber will allow tem- ward for a couple of NOW OPEN! early September, a peratures to slip back days here and there, few hours of clouds to 10 to 20 degrees it is forecast to spend The English Competency Exam (ECE) is a graduation or fog can really hold lower than the previ- much more time in temperatures back.” ous day’s high. that northerly posi- requirement for all students and must be passed by the While tempera- A northward tion rather than dip semester prior to the student’s intended graduation. tures may not be as bulge in the jet deep into the south. extreme and persist stream is forecast The warm weath- The dates for the Fall 2017 ECE are October 30 at 6 as long as the peak to persist over the er may delay or p.m. and October 31 at 3 p.m. of the heat in Sep- southeastern half prolong the view- tember, expect highs of the nation most ing opportunity for in the 70s to be com- of the time through the fall foliage in Registration is open online through MyJSU from Octo- mon from Chicago much of the balance some areas, at least ber 4 to 18. to New York City. of the month. where prior drought Highs are likely to The jet stream is or gusty winds and Workshops will be offerend on October 23 from 6-7 be in the 80s on mul- a high-speed river of rain from Nate have p.m. and October 24 from 3-4 p.m., bith in Stone Cen- tiple days from Okla- air at the level where caused the leaves to ter 125. These workshops are not required homa City to Atlanta. jets cruise at. South fall off in the first There may be a day of the jet stream, place. here and there where temperatures are of- The same pattern REQUIREMENTS: temperatures peak in ten warm. Up until responsible for the • Students must have completed EH 101 & 102 the 80s and near 90 nearly the end of the persistent warmth • Students must have completed a total of 48 hours respectively. month, the jet stream will keep the door At night, most will extend from the open for tropical ac- people should be central Rockies to tivity in the coming able to sleep without southeastern Canada. weeks The Chanticleer October 12, 2017 3 Study Break Artist’s Showcase Campus Crossword Week 6

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Corny Puns fromthe collection of: Staff Writer Daniel Mayes #shootpunsnotguns

When the actress that plays the Ice Queen in Narnia was going over her lines, she couldn’t see them very well, so she was Tilda Squintin’.

When I went to the store, the employees kept telling me about the clear ants sale, but I could only find normal opaque ants.

My friends Quint and Lee: “How ofen does the news come on TV? How much does it cost to watch?” Me: Free Quint Lee

People are fighting with each other so much these days, we should call it the feud-al age. The Chanticleer October 12, 2017 5 In memoriam

Hannah Ahlers Heather Alvarado Dorene Anderson Carrie Barnette

Sandy Casey Andrea Castilla Denise Cohen Austin Davis

Keri Galvan Dana Gardner Angela Gomez Rocio Guillen

Jessica Klymchuk Carly Kreibaum Rhonda LeRocque Victor Link

Pati Mestas Austin Meyer Adrian Murfitt Rachael Parker

Melissa Ramirez Jordyn Rivera Quinton Robbins Cameron Robinson

Bailey Schweitzer Laura Shipp Erick Silva Susan Smith

Kurt Von Tillow Bill Wolfe Jr. *All information and photographs are taken from the New York Times article The Victims of Las Vegas: Remembering Their Lives written by Julie Bosman, Amy Harmon, Christine Hauser, Jess Bidgood, and Maggie Astor. The Chanticleer October 12, 2017 5 In memoriam Denise Salmon Jack Beaton Steve Berger Candice Bowers Burditus

Thomas Day Jr. Christiana Duarte Stacee Etcheber Brian Fraser

Charleston Hartfield Chris Hazencomb Jennifer Irvine Nicol Kimura

Jordan McIldoon Kelsey Meadows Calla Medig Sonny Melton

Jennifer Parks Carrie Parsons Lisa Patterson John Phippen

Tara Roe Smith Lisa Romero-Muniz Christopher Roybal Brett Schwanbeck

Brennan Stewart Derrick Taylor Neysa Tonks Michelle Vo

Editor’s note: The Chanticleer extends our hearts and condolonces to those who are affected by the loss of the 58 incredible victims due to the sense- less act of violence in Las Vegas on October 1, 2017. We will always remember and honor the legacy they leave behind. The Chanticleer October 12, 2017 6 Opinion & Editorial In the Black Open Sun: Reflecting on the lives of Tom Petty, Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington Editor’s Note: The title is a mashup of famous songs from Chris Cornell, Tom Petty and Chester Bennington. The songs are “In the End”, “Black Hole Sun” and “Into the Great Wide Open” Rebekah Hawkins moments of sadness. Associate Editor Music has effects on people in many ways, and artists live One of the on in the words they things I remember write and the music about my childhood they leave behind. and early teenage years was the surpris- The voices ing lack of good mu- of these artists will sic. My parents were forever have an ef- Chester Bennington Photo courtesy of religious and tried Billboard.com fect on my life, and their hardest to keep I hope to continue to music that they didn’t “Crawling” and so started branching out pass them on as the deem appropriate many others and more in my musical years go by. So this is out of our house. As grappled for more taste. For so long I my farewell to them. such most of the mu- of it. I still remem- avoided hard rock sic I listened to was ber when we left the and the grunge mu- “When my time from the Seventies, music blaring in my sic of the Nineties comes, forget the which wasn’t really bedroom and my par- because again reli- wrong that I’ve done, a bad thing because ents overheard it and gion kept me from help me leave behind I greatly liked most said not to listen to it enjoying things that some reasons to be of it and still do, but missed. Don’t resent anymore because the I felt like were “bad” Chris Cornell Photo courtesy of trying to stay up to lyrics were obviously or “not appropriate”. Imgur.com me and when you’re date on music wasn’t about suicide. So I But once I reached a feeling empty, keep something that I had loved all the same. I what they played. me in your memory. stopped listening to certain age, I no lon- couldn’t get enough I had never heard much control over. it in their house, and ger cared. I bathed Leave out all the of it. voices like theirs. rest, leave out all the I remember instead listened to in music that I had Unique, each in their the forbidden Linkin ignored or pretend- With Sound- rest.” – Rest in peace going to a friend’s own way, and pow- Chester Bennington house and hearing Park in my friend’s ed not to know, fell garden came Tom erful, again in their Brittany Spears and house and car. in love with rock Petty. Just by chance. own ways. “Stuttering, cold and from every decade, He happened upon the Backstreet Boys Many, many damp, steal the warm and N’Sync but that with other styles and my radio station and It was a punch wind tired friend. years later I was in- bands. Listened for before I knew it, he in the stomach when was pretty much the troduced to Chris Times are gone for extent of my musical hours and hours to was a regular on my Chris Cornell died, a honest men, and Cornell by way of music that I had nev- playlists. All this mu- slap in the face when taste. Bad pop music, Soundgarden. I had sometimes far too oldies and praise and er even heard of, but sic that I had never Chester Bennington long for snakes. In worship music. listened to, all the followed and a total my shoes, a walking beautiful lyrics that loss for words when sleep, and my youth I That is until I had never heard. Tom Petty was taken. pray to keep. Heaven I made a new friend. All the music that I In some sent hell away, no With this friend came missed. one sings like you a whole new world ways, I don’t expect It wasn’t just people to understand anymore.” - Rest in of music, including peace Chris Cornell Linkin Park. Chris Cornell or Tom getting worked up Petty or Chester Ben- over celebrity deaths, “I wanna glide down I loved the nington that gave and to an extent I over Mulholland. sound of the mu- me beautiful music, know a lot of this I wanna write her sic, although at 13, I there were obviously sounds insane. But name in the sky. I’m didn’t really under- several other artists, their music marked gonna free fall out stand the depth of the but those three were turning points in my into nothin’. Gonna lyrics like I do now. a big part of me re- life. Moments of leave this world for I memorized the lyr- discovering myself, self-discovery and awhile. And I’m free, ics to “In the End”, in a way. I had never change, moments of free fallin’.” – Rest “Numb”, “Faint”, known music like happiness and joy, in peace Tom Petty Tom Petty Photo courtesy of Bandstintown Somebody that I used to know “Somebody that I Used to Know” is a weekly series featuring advice to your 17-year old self from JSU students, faculty and community. It aims to bring us all together through the trials and tribulations of growing up. If you’re interested in submitting your story, send us an email at [email protected] with the subject line “Somebody that I Used to Know”.

Katie Cline in a year. And those too much; write all to grab you by the jobs and work expe- who hates change Editor in Chief are all valid fears. the heartfelt letters ankles and drag you rience that you actu- and goodbyes (some Spoiler alert: you’ll and make all the sen- kicking and scream- ally love; you get so things don’t change). be worrying about timental PowerPoints ing into the next many new and excit- But you’ll be a little Hey, 17-year-old- all those things in that you want to; be chapter of your life ing opportunities (I more relaxed about Katie, four years when you the “mom friend”; whether you like it don’t want to spoil it, because, to quote get ready to graduate get teary-eyed when or not. I know you it all for you, but it’s Harry Potter, “I knew Your life is on the college, too. you talk about “Har- think nothing can be pretty great!). Just I could do it all this cusp of change—as ry Potter”; raise better than right now: go into this new ex- time, because I’d al- you’re all too aware. I’m not going to your hand and make you have amazing perience the way you ready done it.” You’re afraid of the tell you not to worry, a comment about friends, great teach- always do: head first unknown: where because that would the play you had to ers, a finely polished and faking it ‘til you What you’re deal- you’ll go to col- be pointless and you read. People WILL routine—but, if it’s make it! ing with now WILL lege, if you’ll make won’t listen. But I am love you for all of possible, it gets even help you deal with friends, if your new going to tell you to your quirks. You are better…or at least And here’s the things in the future. friends will replace embrace the change not too much for equally good in a dif- thing: right now, I promise. I’ve been your current ones, if that comes. You’re people, and, if some- ferent way. You make you’re a high school there. you’ll ever find any- going to do swim- one thinks so, then new friends (and you senior who hates one who makes you mingly. Don’t be they’re not enough keep in touch with change and good- Much love, and as happy as your best afraid to waltz into for you. the old ones who byes. Four years don’t kill Eric. He’s friends do right now, college and be your- matter); you excel in from now you’ll useful sometimes. if you’ll even still self: be loud; laugh Change is going your fields; you get be a college senior be friends with them The Chanticleer October 12, 2017 7 Sports

STATS FCS Poll 1. James Madison Gamecock Jacksonville State falls to 2. North Dakota State 3. Jacksonville State SIUE, splits trip to Illinois 4. South Dakota Side Bar 5. Wofford Upcoming Grant Benefield 6. Central Chanty Sports Arkansas Gamecock Action Reporter 7. South Dakota State 8. Youngstown State 10/13 Gamecock soccer was 9. Sam Houston -Cross Country at Alabama blanked offensively Sun- 10. Eastern Washington Crimson Classic day, falling 2-0 to OVC 11. Villanova Tuscaloosa, Ala. 9 a.m. opponent Southern Illinois 12. New Hampshire Edwardsville. 13. Richmond -Soccer vs. Eastern The match was the sec- 14. Western Illinois 15. N. Carolina A&T Kentucky* ond of two on the Game- 16. Elon JSU Soccer Field 7 p.m. cocks’ (5-8-2, 2-5-0) road trip to Illinois, in which 17. Illinois State Streaming: OVC Digital 18. Weber State Network JSU bested Eastern Illinois 1-0 on Friday. JSU Sportswire 19. Samford 20. Grambling State The Cougars’ (6-6-2, 4-2- corner kicks, committing 11 cock goalkeeper Caroline -Volleyball vs. Murray 21. Western Carolina 1) defense was more than fouls to JSU’s 16, and kick- Robinson, making the score State* 22. McNeese State stingy against the Game- ing 5 corners compared to 2-0. 23. Citadel ‘The Pete’ 7 p.m. cocks on Sunday in Ed- just 1 from the Gamecocks. That score would hold, 24. Montana wardsville, limiting JSU to The Cougars opened dropping JSU to 2-5-0 in 25. N. Carolina Central 10/14 just 3 total shots, 2 of which scoring in the 14th minute conference play. -Rifle vs. UT Martin* were on goal. on a goal from Caroline The Gamecocks have six Gamecock Rifle Range Of the 3 shots for the Hoefert assisted by Emily points in the OVC, so their FCS Coaches Poll Gamecocks, Rachel Blan- Grahl. upcoming 2-game homes- 1. James Madison ding contributed 2 (1 on SIUE’s stalwart defense tand against Eastern Ken- -Football vs. Eastern 2. North Dakota State goal) and Kayla Thompson protected that lead, and the tucky and Morehead State Kentucky* 3. Jacksonville State added 1 shot on goal. Cougars added on some will be critical to the play- Burgess-Snow Field 3 p.m. 4. South Dakota SIUE took 12 shots in the extra insurance in the 81st off picture for JSU. Streaming: ESPN3/Watch 5. Wofford match, including 4 on goal. minute. The Gamecocks’ upcom- ESPN 6. Central Arkansas The Cougars also topped Becca Jostes dribbled in- ing homestand will begin 7. South Dakota State Radio: WLJS the Gamecocks in fouls and side the box to beat Game- on Friday. 8. Youngstown State 10/15 T-9. Sam Houston State -Soccer vs. Morehead State* T-9 . Eastern Washington 11. N. Carolina A&T JSU Soccer Field 1 p.m. Champion tabbed runner of the week 12. New Hampshire Streaming: OVC Digital BRENTWOOD, last weekend at ed JSU to a fifth- ville’s Landon 13. Richmond Network Tenn. – Jack- the Florida State place finish among Skelly. 14. Villanova sonville State Invitational in Tal- Division I compe- The Cougars’ 15. Illinois State -Volleyball vs. Austin Peay* sophomore Corey lahassee, Fla. It tition behind Flor- Jess Clarke was the 16. Weber State ‘The Pete’ 2 p.m. Champion was se- marked the second ida State, Florida league’s female re- 17. Western Illinois lected as the Male consecutive week and South Florida. cipient. 18. Samford 10/19 Co-Runner of the in which Champi- For JSU, Cham- The Gamecocks 19. Grambling State -Men’s Tennis vs. ITA Week for the Ohio on bested his pre- pion’s honor is the will treat their 20. Elon Regionals - Baton Rouge, La. Valley Conference, vious fastest time. first Male Runner regular season fi- 21. McNeese State announced by the Champion of the Week selec- nale at Alabama’s 22. Citadel league office Tues- placed 23rd over- tion since Mickey Crimson Classic 23. Nicholls -Softball vs. Gulf Coast C. C. day afternoon. all in a field laden Sanders in 2011. this weekend as a 24. Stony Brook University Field TBA The Woodstock, with top talent Champion tune-up fir the con- 25. Western Carolina BOLD = Home Event * = OVC Event Ga., native posted from across the shared the weekly ference champion a career-best 8K Sunshine State. distinction with in just a few weeks. time of 26:56:9 His efforts guid- SIU-Edwards- -JSU Sportswire OVC Football Standings NCAA Rifle Poll School OVC O/R 1. West Virginia Eastern Illinois 3-0 4-2 JSU hangs on for another five-set victory 2. Texas Christian Jacksonville State 2-0 4-1 3. Kentucky Austin Peay 2-1 3-3 HUNTSVILLE – For the match at two sets apiece crowd at TM Elmore Gym. 4. Murray State Murray State 1-1 2-4 third consecutive match, with back-to-back tight vic- Jax State led 8-3 at the 5. Alaska SEMO 1-1 1-4 the Jacksonville State vol- tories in 25-20 and 25-23. changeover and maintained 6. Air Force Tennessee State 1-2 4-2 leyball team needed five Since JSU last defeated a steady margin on its way 7. Ohio State UT Martin 1-2 3-3 sets to pull out the victory, AAMU at home on Sept. to the 15-6 match-winning 8. Nevada Eastern Kentucky 1-2 1-4 this time beating Alabama 19, the Lady Bulldogs had victory. 9. Ole Miss Tennessee Tech 0-3 0-6 A&M on the road. posted an 8-2 mark and JSU returns home this 10. Jacksonville State The Gamecocks (17-8, gained momentum along weekend with matches T-11. Army OVC Soccer Standings 3-3 Ohio Valley) have now the way. against Murray State on T-11. N. Carolina State School OVC O/R gone to five sets in four of In the fifth, JSU started Friday night. 13. Navy Eastern Kentucky 4-0-3 7-3-4 their last five matches, and fast with a tip from Mack- Friday marks JSU’s an- 14. Akron Belmont 5-2-0 9-4-1 seven times overall on the enzie Rombach to open the nual pink match where the 15. Nebraska Murray State 4-0-2 9-1-2 season. scoring. Gamecocks will be sport- 16. Morehead State SIUE 4-2-1 6-6-2 JSU took the opening two Charis Ludtke later put ing pink as they raise funds 17. North Georgia Tennessee Tech 3-1-3 6-4-3 sets (25-18, 25-19), before away a hard hit ball for a to help in the fight against 18. Memphis Austin Peay 2-3-3 7-5-3 AAMU responded out of 5-1 advantage to take a little breast cancer. 19. UT Martin Morehead State 2-3-1 3-9-1 the intermission to even the steam out of the energized -JSU Sportswire 20. UTEP UT Martin 2-4-1 4-9-3 SEMO 1-3-3 4-7-3 Jacksonville State 2-5-0 5-8-2 Giraldo caps record-setting performance to win at Pinehurst Eastern Illinois 0-6-1 5-9-2 PINEHURST, N.C. She put the finish- ist honors in the ister Golf Classic in score of 220. OVC Volleyball Standings – Junior Valentina ing touches on a 54- 100-player field. late September. Sophomore Ja- School OVC O/R Giraldo capped the hole score of 208, Giraldo rallied East Carolina viera Espinosa tied Austin Peay 5-1 17-3 best 54-hole score breaking the previ- to claim the win on ran away with the for 72nd with a 229, Eastern Kentucky 5-1 7-13 in Jacksonville State ous 54-hole record Tuesday. team title, while the while fellow sopho- SIUE 4-2 14-4 history on Tuesday of 209 set by Melani After opening Gamecocks finished mores Chloe Board- Murray State 4-2 12-6 to win medalist hon- Sisto in 2013. with a pair of bogeys 14th. ers (tie for 87th) and Belmont 4-2 9-8 ors at the Pinehurst The Ibague, Co- in her first six holes, JSU did tie the Layne Dyar (91st) Jacksonville State 3-3 16-8 Challenge. lombia, native’s she didn’t bogey fifth-best 54-hole rounded out the Eastern Illinois 3-3 9-9 Giraldo shot an 8-under score on the again and grabbed team score in JSU lineup. UT Martin 3-3 9-10 even-par 72 in Tues- par-72, 5,974-yard two birdies in a school history over The Gamecocks Tennessee State 2-4 6-13 day’s final round to layout at the No. 1 three-hole span to the two-day event, will wrap up their Morehead State 1-5 10-9 pass second-round Course at Pinehurst climb into the lead but it couldn’t keep fall schedule on SEMO 1-5 6-14 leader Malene Krol- was just the ninth for good. It is her up with the top of Oct. 30-31, when Tennessee Tech 1-5 3-15 boll Hansen and 54-hole score under second win in four the field. they compete in the claim her second ca- par in school history. events this fall after Junior Paula Vega UALR Women’s Standings and Polls do not reflect reer individual win She defeated Krol- winning the Game- tied for 38th after Golf Classic in Hot changes made on or after Wednesday and her second this boll Hansen by one cocks’ home tourna- a final-round 76 Springs, Ark. fall. shot to win medal- ment, the Chris Ban- capped her 54-hole -JSU Sportswire The Chanticleer October 12, 2017 8 Vallejo leads men’s tennis to championship share Sunday

MACON, Ga. – The Jacksonville ries throughout the bracket. the B Draw bracket. State men’s tennis team enjoyed a He earned a win over the one- Among the Gamecocks’ singles successful weekend in Macon, Ga., seeded Eddie Landin of Georgia competitors, freshman Aljaz Kaplia JSU Sportswire at the Mercer Gridiron Classic. Joa- Southern in the second round and picked up a first-round win over quin Vallejo earned a share of the B topped the fourth-seeded Kevin Troy’s Jiaqi Duan (6-3, 6-1) in the Flowers, Draw championship, and the dou- Huynh to advance to the finals. A Draw, and junior Andres Gomez bles team of Guillermo Agost and He was set to compete against advanced to the quarterfinals of the Thomas named Jordi Blanchar finished runners-up USC Upstate’s Ignacio Garrido for C Draw. in the B Draw. the championship, outright, but the In doubles action, sophomore Pab- “We played very well in the tour- finals were canceled due to rain. lo Caffarena and Vallejo earned a OVC Players of nament,” head coach Andres Am- Agost and Blanchar also earned win over Troy’s Jiagi Duan and An- roes said. four victories, including a win over tonio Selma (7-5) in the first round the Week “I was happy with the way we one-seeded Murphy McCullough of the A Draw. Jacksonville State running back Roc competed. and Carlos Garcia of Georgia South- Next on the fall schedule for the Thomas and kick returner De’Marcus We’re a very young team that is ern in the semifinals to reach the fi- Gamecocks is the ITA Regional Flowers were deemed Ohio Valley playing at a high level. We are show- nals matchup. Tournament in Baton Rouge, La. Conference Players of the Week, the ing the results of our practice.” The freshman/sophomore team The men visit the Louisiana capi- league office announced Sunday. Vallejo, the freshman from Para- came up just short of the title, falling tal Oct. 19-22 for the prestigious Thomas garnered his third OVC Of- guay, received a share of the B Draw to Kennesaw State’s Corey Smith meet. fensive Player of the Week award of championship following four victo- and Harrison Wood in the finals of -JSU Sportswire 2017, while Flowers was named OVC Co-Specialist of the Week for the first time in his career. Thomas and Flowers led the Game- cocks to a 34-14 win over Austin Peay on Saturday, extending the Gamecocks’ OVC winning streak to 26-consecutive games. Following Saturday’s conference matchups, JSU remains one of just two teams undefeated at the top of the league standings. Thomas recorded his second- straight 100-yard game on the ground, totaling 135 yards against a Govs de- fense that hadn’t allowed more than 165 yards rushing to any team this season. The Oxford, Ala., native ran for two touchdowns on 18 carries to lead a JSU rushing attack that rolled up 296 yards on the ground against the best rushing defense in the OVC before the game. Thomas notched his seventh 100- JSU Sportswire yard rushing game, tying him for sev- enth-most in school history. Flowers earned his first weekly JSU downs Govs to tie OVC record honor with an exceptional perfor- mance on special teams against the Daniel Mayes improved Austin Peay 7-0 lead. attempts. Govs stout return defense. Chanty Sports Reporter Governors squad, who Quarterback Bry- The ground attack The Daleville, Ala., product had came into the game on ant Horn finished off proved to be the most three returns for 120 yards, including Jacksonville State took a three game win streak the drive with a 6-yard effective offense for an 87-yard touchdown return. down Austin Peay 34-14 of their own after losing touchdown completion Jacksonville State on Following an Austin Peay touch- Saturday in Clarksville, their previous 29. to a leaping Trae Barry. the night, as the Game- down early in the fourth quarter, Tenn. to tie the record for The Gamecocks began Horn, who started the cocks piled up 296 yards which brought the JSU lead down to consecutive Ohio Valley the contest strong, shut- game but split time with and three touchdowns 13, Conference wins at 26. ting down the Governor Kendrick Doss once against a stout Austin Flowers returned a kickoff to the JSU tied the record offense on their first pos- again, finished 5-9 for Peay defense... house to put the final score on the previously held by East- session before a 17 play, 52 yards and one touch- board in a 34-14 win. ern Kentucky, whose 91-yard drive from the down through the air and For the rest of this sto- It was the Gamecocks’ first Kickoff streak ended in 1995, by offense took 7:54 off the picked up 74 yards and a ry, please visit thechanti- return for a score since 2011. shutting down a much clock and left JSU with a touchdown on 11 rushing cleer.wordpress.com The team returns home to Burgess- Snow Field Saturday, Oct. 14 to host Eastern Kentucky. Women’s tennis gains experience at Mercer invite Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. as JSU at- tempts to set a new OVC consecutive- wins streak. MACON, Ga. – The Jacksonville Afterwards, she claimed a singles and won against Mercer’s Justyna -JSU Sportswire State women’s tennis team compet- win over Florida Southern’s Lola Zabinski. ed in the Mercer Gridiron Classic Asis. Alba Conejero began with a bye over the weekend, and was led by Malin Buechner and Genevie and acquired two singles wins to Men’s basketball a runner-up performance by Elana Ulanday each earned singles victo- reach the semifinals of the C Draw. Tendero. ries in the A Draw. She topped FAMU’s Adrienne announce CBS Sports The junior reached the B Draw Buechner topped Haleigh Porter Clayton in the second round and finals by way of four singles victo- from FAMU in the first round, and Georgia Southern’s Paige Christian Network game ries. Ulanday’s first-round victory came in the third, but fell in three sets Jacksonville State’s Jan. 18, match- Despite a hard-fought contest, against North Georgia’s Holley to Troy’s Maria Casas Bias in the up at Morehead State is scheduled to Tendero dropped two sets to Ken- Bennett. semis. broadcast on CBS Sports Network, as nesaw State’s Breanna Reilley (6-2, Both then went on to earn two The Gamecocks wrap up their fall announced by the Ohio Valley Confer- 6-4) in the finals. singles wins each in extra matches. schedule in New Orleans at the Big ence Thursday. Diana Monsalve also competed in Freshman Katrina Kreslina took Easy Classic. The three-day tourna- The game is scheduled for 6 p.m., the B Draws, picking up two wins to one match in the C Draw, topping ment begins Oct. 28. and becomes the Gamecocks’ third reach the quarterfinals. Middle Georgia’s Daniela Nino, -JSU Sportswire OVC contest to be broadcast nation- ally this season. Today’s announcement comes less Gamecock men grab top five finish at FSU Invitational than two weeks after the conference’s ESPN broadcast package was re- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Four sea- who each recorded season-best times Aubree Cole, Davia Simon and leased, which stated that JSU’s game son-best performances on the men’s of 28:35 and 28:37, respectively. Jazmine Ortega all scored consecu- vs. Tennessee Tech and Belmont will side highlighted Jacksonville State’s Sophomore Luke Thomas fin- tive finishes in the 21-minute range be broadcast on ESPNU. cross-country efforts at the Florida ished 32nd, just two seconds off his as JSU set an average race pace of The Gamecocks’ three nationally State Invitational Friday morning at season’s fastest 8K pace set at Ken- 21:05.88. broadcast regular-season conference Apalachee Regional Park. nesaw State in early September. Florida State took the team title in contests are the most in program his- For the second time in as many The final Gamecock to score was both the men’s 8K and the women’s tory. weeks, sophomore Corey Cham- Tierman Whytock’s 29:53.9 time se- 5K event. The Gamecocks’ contest at Missis- pion turned in a career-best time of curing JSU’s fifth-place finish. Florida A&M claimed runner-up sippi State on Nov. 26, will be avail- 26:56.9 to place 23rd in the 8K race For the Gamecock ladies, sopho- status in the men’s race, while Jack- able online with SEC Network+, and loaded with top talent. more Emily Sorrell led the Game- sonville University was second on the Dec. 12, Oregon State game will Not far behind were newcomers cocks for the fourth time in five the women’s side. broadcast on the Pac 12 Networks. Riley Sloan and Seth Emmenegger, meets this season. -JSU Sportswire -JSU Sportswire