8 November 2002 The Tulane Hullabaloo www.theHullabaloo.com 11 Sweeps: Saints Saints to tango Volleyball took North Carolina by storm continued from page 12 with Panthers Jaime Oppenheim league in sacks with nine. Right lead, 30-22. The Green Wave contn"buting writer side defensive end Mike Rucker came out strong in the second has answered Peppers with six game 7-2 before fighting off a rally After their week-nine bye, the 6- sacks of his own, and nose tackle by Charlotte to tie the match 1-1. 2 New Orleans Saints are set to Kris Jenkins has seven. Peppers Tulane they traded blows for the tango new division rival Carolina and Rucker have also combined to next two tanzas and snuck out Panthers at home in the dome. force seven fumbles. Safetys Mike with a win. New Orleans will be looking to Minter and Deon Grant head up a "Our sheer athleticism pre- keep pace with the 7-2 Tampa Bay secondary that is ranked third in vailed tonight," Head Coach Betsy Buccaneers in the NFC South divi- the NFL against the pass. Becker said in a press release "We sion. The one team that was success- were slow as molasses early but After a 3-0 start, the Panthers ful against the Panthers defense between games one and two, our have fallen back to the bottom of was the Atlanta Falcons. Carolina team pulled it together and made a the NFC, losing their last five con- had a difficult time containing Michael Vick, suggesting that move at being more aggressive." tests. Most of their struggles can their weakness is with more athlet- Senior hitter Britney Hurst led be directly traced to their offense, ic and elusive backfield players. the team with 29 kills on the night. which has failed to score more Fortunately, that also happens to Junior right-side hitter Lauren than 14 points in their last five be the Saints strength with quarter- Jones-McClain led the defen e games, including putting up single back Aaron Brooks and running with 19 digs. Middle blockers digit efforts in their last two back Deuce McAllister. Deva Fowler and Kim Swafford games. Even though veteran quar- This game will clearly test the were also factors. contributing terback Rodney Peete is scheduled Saints offensive line. Kyle Turley with 11 kills. to return this week, the Saints must and Spencer Folau will have to The \ olleyball team then focus on stopping the Panthers' stop the outside rush while jumped on a bus and headed to ground attack. Ex-Saint Lamar LeCharles Bentley and the boys Greenville to battle East Carolina. Smith has been a real workhorse inside keep the pocket from col- The Pirate . 0-9 in C-USA play. for Carolina, carrying the ball 169 lapsing. It may be effective having were no match for the Green times this season for just under Aaron Brooks roll out of the pock- Wave. A staunch Tulane defense 600 yards. Carolina was effective et to try to eliminate any pass rush. blocked 11 shots and held Ea.;;t earlier in the year when their The key to the game plan, as Carolina to a .018 attack percent- ground game set up their aerial usual, will be McAllister pounding age, taking the match in a 3-0 assault. creating open zones for receivers Muhsin Muhammad and down the Panthers. Without line- sweep. backer Dan Morgan, the Panthers East Carolina made things inter- Steve Smith. will be much more susceptible to esting in the first stanza. cutting Even though the Saints did not the run. Deuce will also be a key Tulane· s early. commanding lead play this weekend, they may have contributor to the passing game, to one several ti.mes only to lo e gained their greatest victory of the getting into the flats against over- the match in the end. Tulane did season. All-Pro comerback Dale matched linebackers Hannibal not allow the Pirates back in the Carter had his suspension lifted Navies and Lester Towns. second game. taking it 30-20. and is expected to suit up against As long as Aaron Brooks has Tulane would slip early in the third the Panthers. Carter will bring vet- time to throw, Joe Hom and the match, but a 5-0 run crushed any eran presence and depth to a much maligned and depleted secondary. rest of the Saints' speedy receivers hopes for East Carolina. should be able to find space in the The defense was stellar Carter is the shut-down corner the team so desperately needed, and Panther's secondary, and as long throughout. with sophomore mid- as Hom, Stallworth and Pathon dle blocker Deva Fowler leading :"-; ED DISH'\IA:"-; fP HOTOGRAPHY EDITOR hopefully can spark a defense that Sophomore outside hitter Anastasia Kenon had seven blocks against East Carolina in last weekend's victory. show up to work hard to get open, the way with five blocks. is ranked 30th in the league against their speed will open up passing Sophomore outside hitter the pass. This week is a good game for Carter to get his feet wet after zones. The Saints will need to be Anastasia Kenon and juruor mid- On Tuesday the team faced the night leading the team with 17 well as the assistant coaches," his extended suspension - neither patient against the Panthers, and dle blocker Kim Swafford also Southern Jaguars, and Tulane mas- kills. Becker added. "All of the players Smith nor Muhammad is a terrific try to ground out the game. With contributed v<ith seven blocks. tered both sides of the ball on its "We tried to get Britney as many in this program bought into what receiver with outstanding physical most of their skill talent having the Fre hman etter Kelli Dickson led way to a 3-0 victory. swings as we could for her home- we were trying to do as coaches, ability. Although both are solid ability to break free for a big play, the team in digs with nine. Tulane's defense once again coming." Becker said. "It was spe- and now ic's paying off ... route runners, neither one of them the Saints can afford to work slow- "I felc thac ECU (hadJ a \'ery proved dominant, holding the cial for her to have the crowd here Hopefully we can keep it up." should provide a match-up prob- ly on offense. This is the game the good serving game, but our pass- Jaguars to a .000 attack percent- for her. lt felt like the whole gym Tulane returns to Fogelman lem for Carter. Saints need to test their offense. If ing was able to stabilize that and age. The offense was also a force was cheering for her." Saturday to take on C-USA foe On the other side of the ball, the they can prove they have patience, gave us a good variety of shots and to be reckoned, hitting a combined The three-game sweep assures Southern ｍ ｩ ｾ ｳ Ｎ Game time is 7 Panthers feature one of the most they will be successful, not only we \:.all run more things if we pass 53 kills compared to just 18 for Tulane its second consecutive win- p.m. Free t-shirts will be provided talented and athletic defenses in this game, but throughout the sea- well. We a\r.o formed good, tight Southern. ning season with just three games to the first 200 fans of the game. the game today. Rookie defensive son. blocks. and it's much easier to play The game was a homecoming left on their schedule. The team will then travel to face end Julius Peppers bas emphatical- The game will be played at noon defense that way,'' Coach Becker for Britney Hurst. who is from the 'This is a tribute to the hard Houston on Tuesday. ly silenced his critics. leading the in Charlotte. said. Baton Rouge area. She ended the work of everyone on this squad as Tennis winds Wave cross Football: country down Fall season stubs its Tulane travels to take on No. 1 Ricley Henne finished the month of October with contributing writer a dominating 8-1 record in singles toes C-USA Horned Frogs and a 6-0 doubles mark. Tulane women· s tennis team On the men's side, junior Jorge Bruce Willis continued from page 12 years. It's a tremendous challenge. Tulane does neither, they' re in for continued to dominate the courts Lievano shocked tennis action last sports editor They play hard, they're physical. a long afternoon in Fort Worth. with impressive victories at the weekend as they advanced to the They are a very, very physical foot- The Wave has yet to beat a team Texas A&M Tournament in round of 32 at the 2002 Omni The men· s and women's cross Hobbs and Ricky Madison to run ball team and our team's got to this season that owns a winning round-robin play last weekend. Hotels Region III Indoor country teams ended their sea- more than they normally would. match it blow for blow," Scelfo said. record. Behind the superb play of fresh- Championship. the Tulane men's son· s on a dismal note at Southern Gunn left the game against With a stifling run defense, jun- "I think you always have to deal man Jenny Kuhn. sophomore tennis team was looking to keep Miss last weekend. The men. who Southern Miss in the third quarter ior quarterback J.P. Losman must with prosperity and adversity.