WEBSTACDan Cardone, Senior
Football
Following the loss of star receiver Brad Duesing to graduation last spring, Cardone has picked up the slack in the Bears’ receiving corps. In a 61-0 pounding of Westminster College on Saturday night, Cardone hauled in 101 yards on four receptions and a touchdown score. Cardone and senior QB Pat McCarthy hooked up for a 64-yard touchdown on the very first play of the first quarter. After two games of the season Cardone leads the team with 133 yards, averaging 22.2 yards per play and 66.5 per game.
Whitney Smith, Senior
Volleyball
Smith led the then-No. 5 ranked Bears to victory in the Wash. U. National Invitational as she tallied up a total of 23 kills on an average hitting percentage of .539, while also racking up nine blocks on Saturday, Sept. 9. The middle hitter stepped up her play in the Championship game against No. 2 Wittenberg University, as she supplied 14 kills, 23 TA and five blocks in the 3-0 shutout win. Following the win, the Red-and-Green overtook the No. 2 national ranking from Wittenberg.
Lauren Mehner, Sophomore
Soccer
In her first game of the season, Mehner notched two goals in the 5-1 win over Webster University on Wednesday. Junior goalkeeper Carrie Sear kept the game knotted at 0-0 until Mehner attacked in the 41st minute off a rebound. Thirty-five seconds later she scored again off a cross from Caryn Rosoff for the eventual game-winner. The two goals were Mehner’s second and third of her career, respectively, and gave her the team lead in goals (2) and points (4).