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Football:

Case Western Reserve vs Washington Univ. (October 26, 2002 at St. Louis, MO)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
Case Western Res 7 7 14 14 – 42 Record: (4-3)
Washington Univ 16 17 8 8 – 49 Record: (4-4)

Scoring Summary:
Time Team Scored By Description
1st 10:02 WU B. Duesing 11 yd pass
1st 08:54 CWR T. Penoyar 8 yd pass
1st 04:34 WU B. Lambert 28 yd field goal
1st 02:33 WU M. Plotke 18 yd run
2nd 11:10 WU B. Lambert 26 yd field goal
2nd 08:09 WU Z. Clark 12 yd pass
2nd 05:01 CWR D. Kallevig 3 yd pass
2nd 00:44 WU H. Hunter 3 yd run
3rd 11:28 CWR B. McDowell 1 yd run
3rd 04:09 WU A.C. Dike 11 yd run
3rd 01:35 CWR D. Kallevig 10 yd pass
4th 08:47 CWR B. McDowell 1 yd run
4th 04:28 WU N. Szep 11 yd run
4th 02:22 CWR D. Kallevig 6 yd pass

RUSHING:Case Western Reserve- McDowell, B. 13-31; Penoyar, Thomas 2-3; Grant, Eli 8- minus 5.Washington Univ.-Dike, A.C. 24-105; Plotke, Matt 13-66; Szep, Nathan 4-13; Heath, Hunter 4-10; Team 2-minus 4.

PASSING:Case Western Reserve- Grant, Eli 36-52-2-492; Cellura, Jason 0-1-0-0. WashingtonUniv.-Szep, Nathan 22-37-2-320 .

RECEIVING: Case Western Reserve- Cellura, Jason 10-187; Kallevig, David 10-120;McDowell, B. 5-57; Penoyar, Thomas 5-56; Baker, Jacob 3-41; Greer, Scott 3-31. Washington Univ.-Duesing, Brad 7-91; Friedman, Mike 4-94;Westra, Blake 3-54; Catto, Eric 3-48;Plotke, Matt 2-19;Clark, Zak 1-12; Armul, Scott 1-2.

Attendence: 2186
Upcoming Games: 11/2@Rochester

UAA Standings:

Name Wins Losses PCT
Carnegie Mellon 4 3 .571
Case Western 4 3 .571
Chicago 3 4 .429
Rochester 1 6 .143
Washington University 4 4 .5
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Women’s Soccer:

Univ. of Rochester vs Washington Univ. (Oct 25, 2002 at St. Louis, MO)

Goals by period 1 2 Tot
Univ. of Rochester 0 1 – 1 Record: (11-4-0)
Washington University 0 2 – 2 Record: (7-4-3)

Scoring Summary:
GOAL Time Team Goal Scorer Assists
1. 51:40 UR K. Forsythe unassisted
2. 60:22 WU B. Harpole K. Jung
3. 69:29 WU K. Raess unassisted

Attendance: 165

Brandeis Univ. vs Washington Univ. (Oct 27, 2002 at St. Louis, MO)

Goals by period 1 2 Tot
Brandeis University 0 0 – 0 Record: (7-7-1)
Washington University 0 1 – 1 Record: (8-4-3)

Scoring Summary:
GOAL Time Team Goal Scorer Assists
1. 65:32 WU K. Jung unassisted

Attendance: 105

Upcoming Games:
10/30 vs Westminster
10/27 vs University of Chicago
Standings:

Team Wins Losses Ties PCT
Brandeis 7 7 1 .500
Carnegie Mellon 9 4 2 .667
Case Western 11 5 1 .676
Emory 11 3 1 .767
NYU 10 3 3 .719
Chicago 12 3 1 .781
Rochester 11 5 0 .688
Washington 8 4 3 .633
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Men’s Soccer:

Univ. of Rochester vs Washington Univ. (Oct 27, 2002 at St. Louis, MO)

Goals by period 1 2 Tot
U of Rochester 0 0 – 0 Record: (8-4-2)
Washington Univ. 0 1 – 1 Record: (7-6-1)

Scoring Summary:
GOAL Time Team Goal Scorer Assists
1. 86:58 WU R. Weeks unassisted

Attendance: 185

Brandeis Univ. vs Washington Univ. (Oct 27, 2002 at St. Louis, MO)

Goals by period 1 2 OT Tot
Brandeis Univ. 0 0 1 – 1 Record: (10-6-1)
Washington Univ. 0 0 0 – 0 Record: (7-7-1)

Scoring Summary:
GOAL Time Team Goal Scorer Assists
1. 94:18 BR D. Martignetti unassisted

Attendance: 175

Upcoming Games:
10/30 @ Illinois Wesleyan
11/2 vs University of Chicago

Standings:

Team Wins Losses Ties PCT
Brandeis 10 6 1 .618
Carnegie Mellon 14 0 0 1.000
Case Western 2 13 0 .133
Emory 9 6 1 .594
NYU 10 6 1 .618
Chicago 9 5 1 .633
Rochester 9 4 2 .667
Washington 7 7 1 .500
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Volleyball:

Standings:

Team Wins Losses PCT
WU 30 0 1.000
Emory 26 5 .839
Carnegie Mellon 21 9 .700
NYU 28 11 .718
Case Western 7 25 .219
Chicago 7 19 .269
Brandeis 8 15 .348
Rochester 12 16 .429

Upcoming Games: 11/1 vs Juniata @ Wittenberg (Springfield, Ohio)
11/2 vs Wittenberg and Mt. St Joesph @ Wittenberg (Springfield, Ohio)
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Cross Country:

Upcoming Games:
11/2 @ UAA Championships (New York, NY)

On October 17th, the freshman doubles tennis team of Neil Kenner and Ari Rosenthal finished 4th overall at the Omni Hotels Small College Tennis Doubles Championships in Corpus Christi, Texas. This week, they sat down with us and answered our volley of questions about such subjects as their humble beginnings, favorite movies, and that oh-so-hot female tennis player.

Q: What was your experience like playing in the Small College Tennis Championships last week?

AR: It was a great experience because we got see some top-notch competition. We realized that we can definitely compete with anybody in the country, both individually and as a team.

NK: We learned that even though we are one of the best in the nation and can compete with those guys, we’ve still got a lot of stuff to work on. For me personally, in the games that I am serving, it’s important to make more first serves and first volleys. simple things like that

Q: Were you two surprised by the success you had?

AR: To be honest, we were happy with the results, but we definitely thought we could have done even a little better.

Q: So it’s fair to say you have high expectations of yourself?

NK: We do. If you look at our match against Emory in the semis, I know we could have beaten them. Ari knows that too. It was the same with the 3rd and 4th place matches also. We really feel like we can beat them the next time. I think it was good to just see what they were like and see how we stack up.

Q: How are you guys planning on staying in playing shape over the winter?

AR: We definitely like to hit individually. Neil loves to lift, so I’ll be doing that occasionally with him.

Q: How did you get interested in tennis?

NK: Actually, the only reason I started playing tennis was because my friend’s mom wanted him to start playing and she didn’t want him to start by himself. So she got me to go with him. I ended up liking it, and I guess I started getting better.

Q: Singles or doubles?

NK: Well, we will both be paying singles in the spring, but any way we can help the team is good for us.

Q: What is it like being such a big part of the team’s success as freshman?

NK: It feels good to be able to contribute right away. Our team is so solid this year, it’s nice to be a part of it.

Q: Are there any professional tennis players that you model your own playing style after?

NK: I’ve kind of modeled my game after a couple different players. I try to fight and compete as hard as hell like Lleyton Hewitt does. But the way I hit the ball and start my points is more like the Spaniards, like [Carlos] Moya.

Q: What’s your second favorite sport?

AR: Definitely basketball for me. The Lakers, yeah they’re the s***. It’s all about Shaq and Kobe. nobody can touch them.

Q: What do you think about Mark Cuban? If you were on the Mavs, would you be cool with him shooting around on court before your game?

NK: I love him. He’s awesome, the best owner in the NBA. That would be cool. I respect that he wants to get out there with us.

Q: What kind of music do you listen to?

AR: I like everything pretty much. Phish is my favorite band, but I like everything from rap to classical music.

Q: What is your most memorable moment in tennis?

AR: Well there was one tournament, a really big sectional tournament in Southern California, where I had injured my shoulder a month before. So I had to train really hard and qualify in order to get into the main draw. I was playing really well, and I beat some high seeds in the tournament. It made realize that I definitely can compete with anybody if I set my mind to it.

Q:What are some of your favorite movies?

AR: I’d say “The Big Lebowski”, “American Beauty”, and “Bottle Rocket”. “American Beauty” really changed the way I look at my life and the daily routine I that I live. “The Big Lebowski” is just hilarious. The more I watch it, the more I appreciate it. “Bottle Rocket” is just pretty much a quirky sense of humor movie. You’ve got to watch it a few times; the first time I saw it I didn’t like it, but the more I’ve watched it, the more I’ve liked it.

Q: What do you want to do after college?

NK: I don’t know really. I guess I want to do something that deals with people, not numbers. not doing to well with the numbers right now. Something in the business world, you know. and marry a beautiful wife.

AR: Yeah my plan is to marry a rich wife.

Q: What do you think of St. Louis?

NK: I haven’t really had the chance to get out and explore the real city. But from what I’ve seen, I like it. I think it’s only going to get better.

Q: How good do you think your team can be this year?

NK: I think we can be one the best teams in the division. I’m going to do my part and I know Ari will too. The guys on the team have shown that they are all hard workers. If we can do that and peak at the right time, I think we’ve got a shot at winning it all.

Q: If you could have dinner with any three people, who would they be?

NK: Andre Agassi, definitely. He’s been through everything in all the stages of his career. He’s got so much wisdom. I would be nice to be able to talk to him about it. Then, probably Anna Kournikova. she’s hot, and that would make a sweet date. And third, I’d say Sylvester Stallone. He’s just a badass actor and “Rocky IV” is my favorite movie, so…

Q: What keeps you motivated?

NK: I love the competition. The heat of the battle; that’s what I love. Also, I love it when people come out and support us, because it gives me that much more of a reason to try hard. I definitely feed off the fans.

Q: So should the student body take that as a message?

NK: Yeah, definitely! Everyone should come out and watch. It’s also intimidating for the other guys, so that helps us out.

Coming off tough losses to Emory University and McKendree College, the Washington University women’s soccer team got back to their winning ways this weekend with two key home UAA victories. First the Bears downed Rochester 2-1 and then took another nail biter from Brandeis 1-0.

On Friday, Rochester took an early lead thanks to a Karen Forsythe corner kick that eluded WU goalkeeper Charlotte Felber in the 51st minute. WU struck back when Brenda Harpole, assisted by Kelly Jung, slammed home her fifth goal of the season, past Yellow Jackets goalkeeper Sarah Malecki, in the 60th minute. Then at 69:29 Kim Raess punched in her seventh goal of the season off a 28-yard free kick to put WU up for good. The WU victory was impressive considering Rochester mustered 14 shots, forcing Felber to make seven saves.

With one victory in hand, the Bears faced off with Brandeis on Sunday, pestering Judges goalie Mari Levine with 21 shots. At 65:32, Kelly Jung finally scored on a corner kick that bounced off Levine to record her second goal of season. The lone goal was all the Bears and Felber needed to shut out Brandeis.

With two all-important UAA wins over the weekend, the Bears now look toward their last three home matches of the season against Westminster College, University of Chicago, and Webster University. The match with UAA rival University of Chicago on Saturday is the biggest. Chicago comes into the game at 4-1 with 13 points in the UAA and WU needs a victory to jump into third place in the UAA, leapfrogging Chicago.

Maybe you’ve seen the Michael J. Fox movie “Secret of my Success.” It was a little comedy flick that came out way back in 1987. The premise of the movie was that Michael J. Fox’s character (Brantley Foster) was a lowly mailroom employee trying to “make it big” in New York City. He begins to ascend up the corporate ladder by pretending to be a high-level executive. A series of lightning-fast wardrobe changes and classic Michael J. Fox on-the-spot improvisation leads to his eventual transition into a successful businessman.

This movie got me thinking about success-not only in business, but in life, love, and most importantly sports.

What is success? Maybe it’s like Michael J. Fox teaches us-a state of mind. Maybe it’s telling ourselves that we are successful. Maybe it’s happiness, and maybe it’s wealth. It all depends on your personal point of view and professional frame of reference.

In sports, however, more often than not, the everlasting judgment of an athlete’s career comes down to one thing-championships. Did a guy win championships?

They don’t ask whether or not he toiled his butt off for 15 years against the most intense competition that exists anywhere in the world at a level achieved by less than five percent of his peers. They don’t ask if he turned around a franchise or a city. Who cares if he loved the game that he gave his life to? But instead, was he at the right place at the right time? Did the ball bounce the way it was supposed to bounce? Did Bill Buckner remember to put his glove all the way down?

To me, it’s a little bit like the billiards game 8-ball. You can dominate someone for an entire game (hours if you’re really bad), sink all but one of your balls long before your opponent, and then accidentally sink that pesky eight ball at the end and lose the whole game. An entire body of work forgotten. Dems da rules.

But is it really fair? I mean, you were golden all along. Dominant-but it just happened to fall apart at the end. Who would want to be judged by such standards? Try all professional athletes.

To me it’s a shame to look at players like Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Dan Marino, Barry Sanders, Cris Carter, Ken Griffey, Jr., Sammy Sosa, and even Barry Bonds-players that never have, and probably never will, win a championship in their distinguished careers. Those in the sports community will always refer to them as “never able to win the big one.”

No one can doubt the merits of their playing careers. Their numbers are set in stone. But when pundits rant and rave about the best of all time, it seems it will always come down to, “Yeah, but he never won the championship.”

Does it push Emmitt over Barry? Does it push Elway over Marino? David Robinson past Karl Malone? Though the numbers don’t always back it up, will being on the right team at the right time (or not) seal the legacies of these legends?

Which raises an entirely different kind of question. What about the lucky players? Is Robert Horry five times greater than Chris Webber? Is Derek Jeter four times the man of Nomar or ARod? Will the careers of Jeter and the like receive the seal of approval in the minds of fans and historians long before those of their less jewelry-laden brothers?

As if the aura of winning a championship weren’t already blown enough out of proportion, in recent years, free agency (and more closely free-spending general managers) has created the concept of the hired gun. A few examples? How about Jason Giambi, Ray Borque and just about any member of last year’s Detroit Red Wings. These are players rescued from clubs that don’t have a shot of winning, and plunked right into the heat of a playoff race. If they’re lucky, these stars-for-lease walk away hoisting a trophy, confident that their careers are finally complete.

But what joy in jumping ship? I find it far more respectable when a player sticks to his roots, or at least plays for a team for several consecutive seasons. Then, when the team becomes good it is because of him, not because he was the final piece in a multi-million dollar jigsaw puzzle.

I MEAN SERIOUSLY! HOW CAN ANYONE BE A YANKEES OR RED WINGS FAN?

But I digress… with the value of a championship degraded by the high liquidity of today’s free agent markets and the fortunate situations that some players are lucky enough to be born into, I believe “winning the big one” is somewhat overrated.

Don’t get me wrong, if you choke in every big playoff game… ehemm… Biggio… Bagwell… then some criticism is merited, but taking a team to the playoffs consecutively for a decade and always being among the league leaders in your respective field? Come on, that’s enough for greatness, baby.

It’s a team sport, and there’s only so much that one man can control (unless your name is MJ). Sports, like life, are all about the journey and not the destination… even though it may be nice if you do finally get there.

So what if you accidentally sink the eight ball?

Senior middle linebacker Brandon Roberts has received yet another accolade to go along with captain, team leader and All-American.

Last Monday, Roberts was selected as a National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete for 2002. This is the most prestigious academic award given in football to a college senior student-athlete. The award will provide Roberts with a postgraduate scholarship in the amount of $18,000.

“They don’t really put a number on how many kids get the award,” said head coach Larry Kindbom. “It’s based on athletic ability and academics. They are looking for great players and great students, too.”

Roberts, a biomedical engineer, is the first Washington University student-athlete to receive this distinction since 1996, when another engineer and fellow linebacker, Brad Klein, was honored.

In the past, the award has gone to such college football greats as Peyton Manning, Brian Griese and the Rams’ own Grant Wistrom.

“It’s easy to say, ‘Well, Brandon’s not in Division I,’ but I think that at our level, he has impacted the game every bit as much as Peyton did at Division I,” Kindbom said. “That’s why it’s neat company. It’s impressive to see the other people there.”

Roberts will be honored at The Foundation’s 45th Annual Awards Dinner on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2002, at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City.

A small group of guys and girls casually tossing a Frisbee on the Swamp is the experience that most students have with the game of Ultimate Frisbee. They play every once in a while with friends for some fun and a little bit of exercise. But for the Washington University Women’s Ultimate team (WUWU), playing Ultimate Frisbee is so much more.

Besides having one of the coolest acronyms, WUWU is also one of the hardest-working teams in all of WU sports. Although the team is technically a club sport, it practices three times a week and spends as much time working on its craft as many varsity sports. The type of Ultimate that WUWU plays should not be mistaken for the casual weekend game that many enjoy.

“Competitive Ultimate is very different,” said senior co-captain Suzanne Wikle. “It’s more organized. With all the strategy, and different offenses and defenses such as person-to-person and zone, it’s much more complicated.”

Some other features of competitive Ultimate include specific field dimensions and seven players per team in the game at one time. Unlike most sports, however, there are no referees. Players do everything possible to avoid contact and intentional fouls against the other team. Amazingly, this wrinkle does not detract from the intensity of the game at all, and it allows the game to be truly about the players involved and their abilities, including those dozens of diving catches and leaping blocks.

The competitive element of WUWU is evident in the team’s practices, which begin with light jogging to warm up. The practice intensity quickly escalates, as the team will usually work hard on its throwing skills and then proceed to hone some other segment of its game that needs improvement. WUWU even has a coach, further proving that this is no ordinary club team. Kamile Yu, a medical student who played Ultimate at Stanford, comes to most of the team’s practices to help out. Another source of leadership is Wikle and her co-captain, fellow senior Cat Cheng. “It’s hard to put her contribution into words,” said Wikle. “Cat is just so uplifting and encouraging.”

The team’s strong work ethic starts at the top, and it serves WUWU well when it heads off to a tournament. “We travel quite a lot, usually three weekends per semester,” said Wikle. “Fortunately we don’t miss any class, but it takes up a whole weekend.”

Normally WUWU brings about 12 people along to tournaments, but around 17 are expected to trek to Arkansas for this weekend’s tournament, which will be the largest team the club has ever taken on the road. Its first tournament this year took place in Madison, Wisconsin in early October. The team spends most of its time on the road together, including the customary parties on Saturday nights.

Regardless of skill, all members of WUWU share one common trait: a love for Ultimate. “Most people don’t realize that everyone who joins the team is clueless at first,” Wikle said. “Even though we’re competitive, we’re still a club sport. We spend a lot of time teaching and recruiting members. Everyone is welcome to join, especially if you love to play.”

The Washington University Bears football team won its second UAA game in a row on Saturday, out shooting the Case Western Reserve Spartans 49-42. The Spartans, who came into the contest with the nation’s number-two ranked offense, were beaten at their own game by a Bears team that made just enough plays to hold off a second half Spartan comeback.

The Bears maintained a balanced offensive attack by throwing for 320 yards and running for 190 en route to their most impressive offensive performance of the season. Despite quarterback Eli Grant’s UAA records for passing attempts, completions, yards and touchdowns, the Spartans were unable to overcome a 19-point halftime deficit. Grant completed 36 passes on 52 attempts for four touchdowns and 492 yards while at the helm of a potent no-huddle offense.

“We were prepared for the base no huddle, and I though we did a great job with that one part of it,” said head coach Larry Kindbom. “Obviously, we don’t want teams to get a lot of yards on us. The more snaps they have, the more opportunities they are going to have to make plays. We did what we wanted to do, which was shut down the running game.”

The Bears offense got hot early as freshman quarterback Nathan Szep found freshman wideout Brad Duesing for an 11-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter. After Case Western answered, a field goal and a blocked punt by freshman Joe Rizzo lead the Bears to the a 16-7 first quarter lead.

It was indeed a day for the freshman class to shine.

“[The freshmen] are contributing, but one thing with freshman is that they contribute both ways – good news and bad news. It’s a strong class, and all the freshmen are not even accounted for yet,” Kindbom said.

“The greatest difference in an athlete’s life is between freshman and sophomore years. What you’re seeing this year is kind of a smidgeon of what some of those guys are capable of doing. When they come back as sophomores, you can tell the ones that have elevated themselves, the ones that know what playing college football is all about,” Kindbom said.

The second quarter was much of the same, as the Bears offense controlled the ball for the majority of the first half. Following a Ben Lambert field goal and another Szep touchdown pass to junior wideout Zak Clark, the Bears were able to march down the field in the final minute to punch in another touchdown and take a commanding 33-14 lead at halftime.

In the second half, the Spartan offense began to find its rhythm. On their opening drive, Case Western’s running back Brandon McDowell began to find some holes in the Bears defense and eventually put one into the end zone. However, freshman running back A.C. Dike, filling in for the injured Matt Plotke, answered for the Bears as he made some nifty cuts through the Spartan defense on an 11-yard touchdown run.

The Spartans mounted an impressive comeback as Eli Grant threw two touchdowns to close the gap to 41-35 with just under five minutes to play.

The Bears had several sustained drives into the redzone that came up empty due to missed field goals, and the miscues almost cost them the game.

“I attribute everything back to me in that situation,” said Kindbom. “Our practice situation and my practice organization have not put our team in that situation enough times in practice, and that’s where you get good. What you see on Saturday afternoon is a reflection of what you’ve done during the course of the week. It would be unfair to say our players were unable to convert on those field goals or point after attempts because we have not spent the time in practice in heated, pressurized situations trying to put the ball into the endzone.”

However, on the most important drive of the game, Szep took the Bears down to the Spartan 11-yard line and then scrambled into the end zone on a broken play to put the game away.

The two teams combined for over 1,000 yards and 91 points, the most points ever scored in a WU game. Despite giving up 492 passing yards and 42 points, the Bears defense made some critical plays, which included four forced turnovers. Joe Rizzo led the charge with four tackles, a blocked punt, a sack, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

Although the team still has much room for improvement, it boasts a 2-0 UAA record and, due to having only four conference games on the schedule, it is on pace for yet another UAA title. The Bears will play at University of Rochester this Saturday before coming home to play Carnegie Mellon in the season finale on November 9th.