12 AQUINAS I THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2006 Cross Country Off and Running
Down to the Wire Phils Seek Wild Card
orts More Controversy Owens At It Again Field Hockey Team Showing Promise BY JOSEPH A. IDrew University guided this season. so well," McNevin said. time on the field, the team is be the team to a 10-8 record. Gordish has 11 goals, six of Three of the team's last four coming a formidable force. "She is doing a wonderful job which have been game-winners. wins have come via shutout over this season preparing us both The team's younger players FDU-Florham (5-0), Ithaca (2·.0) Joseph Koivisto is a sophomore physically and mentally for our have also been providing a strong and Manhattanville (4-0). English major from Carlisle. Four Prove Me Wrong! Garner A response to The Brawn Men's soccer Honors I hope you will consider this week: Victories challenge with an open mind. I Drew on Sept. 23, 4- Royals Athletes say the Giants did not deserve that 11 and King's on Sept. 27, win on September 17' against the Rake in Weekly Philadelphia Eagles. To just get it , extended the Royals' out into the open, I am an Eagles streak. to four. Freedom Awards fan. Born in Aston, Pennsylvania, weelri Non- ·.· I have watched the Eagles through STAFF REPORT tough times, most notably the Ray It was a successful week for Rhodes Era and Terrell Owens Year The University of Scranton athlet 2. Now with that disclosed, the Gi ic teams, at least according to the ants did not deserve to win. The MAC Freedom Conference. Eagles collapsed and the Giants Four athletes received weekly took full advantage of their mis honors from the league in their takes. Eli Manning awoke, prob respective sports for the period of ably after he was sacked for the 11 Sept. 18-24. . 8' time, and put up gaudy num Start with volleyball, where bers. Albeit these were numbers Brooke Hinkley was named Player in situations when the Giants were of the Week. The junior middle forced to throw, he still shredded blocker from the Eagles D. Thoroughly domi Hallstead was nated for three quarters, "Big Blue" cited for lead came alive when it appeared the ing the Lady Birds were content with 24 points. Royals to five Kudos to them for capitalizing on victories dur the Eagles miscues. ing the week. The crux of my problem with First, Hin your article comes from the fac[ kley totaled that you say the Giants, "deserved 11 kills, four PHOTO BY BILL JOHNSON the win." I will not go off with aces and four AFTER HELPING the men's soccer team post shutouts stats left and right but rather say blocks in a over Lycoming and Drew, senior Chris Giordano was the Giants were dominated. Any named the MAC Freedom Conference Defender of the 3-0 win over casual observer could see that the Wilkes. Then, she helped the Lady Week in men's soccer. Giants were dismantled by the Eagles systematically. To say they Royals capture the championship In field victory over of the Elizabethtown Tourna "deserved" the win is to imply hockey, se- Drew. She is that the Giants got to the red zone ment by hitting .364 with 37 kills, nior Jenna now 6-for- six aces, 20 digs and 18 blocks. time and again but were thwarted Gordish from 6 in penalty by bad calls, poor execution and Her performance earned Hinkley Hatboro was strokes for her tournament Most Valuable Player the like. None of this was the case. tabbed as the career. For three quarters the Eagles honors. league's De Finally, ju Senior Chris Giordano from Hill played as a good a game as they fender of the nior Mary Beth could have. sborough, N.J., was chosen as the Week for her Vogel from Freedom Conference men's soccer For what I can discern, you are efforts in wins Havertown a huge Giants fan and I respect Defender of the Week. Giordano over Ithaca was named VOGEL helped the Royals notch back-to that so I imagine that you remem and Drew. Defender of ber Brian Westbrook returning a hack shutouts over Lycoming and The opposition managed just a the Week in women's soccer. In a Drew and open league play 2-0 for punt 84 yards against the Giants combined three shots in the two 7-1 win over l¥coming on Sept. 20, for what was the decisive score in the first time since 2003. In those matches. Vogel was part of a defense that two matches, the Royals held the a 14-10 Eagles win et Giants Sta Gordish also chipped in offen limited the Lady Warriors to only dium. The score came with 1:34 opposition to. a total of four shots sively, converting her second pen one shot. Vogel also scored two on goal. left in the fourth quarter. The alty stroke of the season in the 4-1 goals in the match. Eagles, in no way shape or form, deserved that win. They should have lost, gone to 2-4 and have been dead in the playoff hunt. Was it incredible? Yes. Deserved? No. The Eagles amassed a grand total of 134 total yards that game. The Giants completely and utterly dominated the Eagles and yet the Eagles won. Apparently, we hardly ever get what we deserve.
Michael DiUon is a History ma jor from Aston, PA.
