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 College football 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. Quarterback 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 interception 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 running back 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 interceptions and a pair line, wide receiver 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 quarterbacks -- 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.