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November 17,2004 SPORTS PAGE 4 THE REFLECTOR FOOTBALL Polizzi’s football team wins last four out of five games after shaky start Becky Nakasone Stuf Writer The Greyhounds finished their season with a victory over Ashland, 24-21, Saturday Nov. 6, at Key Stadium. “It was really a quality win,” said head coach Joe Polizzi. “The goal for the day was to come out strong and physical. and play good Greyhound football.” The game started with the ‘Hounds behind the Ashland Eagles early in the second quarter, 7-0. After Ashland scored, senior quarterback Matt Kohn found four different receivers during a 5 1 -yard drive that led to a 22-yard field goal by junior Nick Parker. Freshman cornerback Kenneth Akridge made an interception during the Eagles’ next drive and returned it I3 yards to Ashland’s 29-yard line. After Akridge’s interception, Kohn connected with freshman wide receiver Justin Russell, who brought it in the endzone to give the ‘Hounds a 10-7 lead. A touchdown by the Eagles brought the score to 14-10 late in the first half. The ‘Hounds responded with a 57-yard drive for a touchdown that was led by senior tailback Donnie McCoy’s five carries. Kohn finished the drive with a 7-yard touchdown pass to freshman wide receiver Kevin Stanford with only 35 seconds left in the first half. After the intermission, the ‘Hounds brought the lead to 24-14 with an 89-yard drive in six plays. During the drive, Kohin found Russell again for a 38-yard gain that gave Kohn the opportunity to hit Stanford for a 38-yard touchdown pass with 354 to go in the quarter. Ashland found their endzone and closed the gap 24-21 with 456 left in the game. After the Eagles’ defense forced the ‘Hounds to punt late in the game, Ashiland was tagged with a penalty for roughing the punter, which allowed the ‘Hounds to keep possession of the ball and bring the team victory. “This football game was as good as we’ve ever had around here. We just played very, very well,” Polizzi said. “And this overall outstanding performance really put the icing on the cake for the tail1 end of a good year.” Russelll also felt the ‘Hounds played well, especially on offense. “I felt that our offense came out with a lot of inl.esity and fire. This was one of the best performances our offense had all season,” he said. “I think we came a long way.” Russell also noted that one of the reasons for their wins was the leadership of the veterans. Although the ‘Hounds finished off the seasoil well, the team had a rough start, only winning two of the first seven games. Two of the seven games were lost in overtime. SPORTS EDITORIAL “We were disappointed in the start,” Polizzi said. “Being able to come back and win four of the last five and play the kind of football that we did, that’s exciting.” Polizzi felt that the leadership of the older players was a reason for the ‘Hounds strong finish. “They [the seniors] not only played well, but were strong leaders on and off the field,” Polizzi said. Russell also realized the importance of senior leadership. “They [seniors] gave us some very valuable advice to take into the up and coming seasons,” Russell said. One of the senior players Polizzi was referring to was Kohn, who be- came U of 1’s all-time passing leader in total offensive yards (8,921), total passing yards (83 14), completions (652) and touchdowns (55) throughout the course of the season. Kohn also left his mark in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Confer- ence by finishing his career in third place for passing yards (7,689) and total offensive yards (7,785) during play against GLIAC opponents. “Having Matt at quarterback was a big plus for me this season. He taught me how to rea$ defenses and where to run my routes,” Russell said. “Matt was a great leader and a great person. He was always there to pick me up when I would drop a pass or if he saw that something was wrong.” Photo hv Ranru TollefAon The ‘Hounds offensive team reacts as the ball is snapped during their close victory over Ashland University, 24- 21. The game came down to the wire and was won on an Ashland penalty with little time left in the contest. The win marked the fourth win out of their last five games and improved their overall record to 4-7. Is Artest’s heart in it? Fans deserve answers Pacers forward raises eyebrows with recent record label controversy Lucas Klipsch Editor-in-Chief “I think I’m one of the few guys who gets better every year. I’m on my way to becoming an MVP and a champion” -Ron Artest in an interview with ESPN.com’s Marc Stein last Thursday. “Yeah right” -Lucas Klipsch, in a sports editorial, about how much of a load of crap that statement was. Artest will never be an NBA league MVP. He’s not cut from MVP stock. Last week’s three-day circus proves it. On Tuesday, Artest was benched for unspecified reasons. On Wednesday, it VOLLEYBALL came out that Artest had asked Coach Rick Carlisle for some time off because he was tired, his body hurt and he wanted to spend time with his family. Not a good enough reason to bench one of the team’s best players? Try this on for size: Ron was apparently tired not only because of the rigors of the NBA, but because he had been spending a substantial amount of time promoting his record label’s upcoming album. TruWarier (the label) is a phonetic nightmare, but is apparently Artest’s pride and joy, as he demonstrated in an ESPN interview last Thursday, when he flashed promotional material in front of the unsuspecting camera operator and claimed defensively, “I’m a grown man. 1 can do what I want.” Here is an open letter to Ron Artest, Indianapolis SturlKRT Pacers forward Ron Artest has a lot to prove after reportedly requesting time off because he was tired from promoting anR&B album. Artest is the NBAs reigning Defensive Player of the Year. Volleyball moves on to GLVC tournament’s final rounds Crystle Collins New’s Editor The University of Indianapolis volleyball team is making strides toward one ultimate goal, to win conference. Coach Jody Rogers-Butera said exactly that as ‘her team prepared for the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament at the University of Southern Indiana. “If the team relaxes and just has fun, I think we can win,” Butera said. The ‘Hounds went into semifinals after a 3- 1 match over Lewis University. The team is currently seated fourth in the GLVC and has a record of 23- 12. The tournament, which began on Thursday, Nov. 1 I , hosts all 1 1 GLVC volleyball programs as they fight for the number one spot. “An1 individual goal 1 have is to break my personal career records in digs,” isaid junior Kristin Lay. “The team goal for conference is to Lay is in her third year with the Greyhounds volleyball team. She has lettered twice and is a left front line player. Shaun McAllister, Deanna McClure and Whitney Boling were U of 1’s three choices for all-conference. McAllister was named to the All-GLVC first team for the fourth time. McAlister is the Greyhound season leader in kills and is second in the GLVC for kills per game. Boling earned the All-GLVC honor as second-team outside hitter for the second consecutive year, and McClure was named to the All-GLVC second team. “The soul of my team [upperclassmen] has played together for three years. The coaching part is over, now the players just have to play without fear,” Butera said. Unfortunately, the ‘Hounds lost in the semi-finals of the GLVC tournament to top seed Southern Indiana 30-20, 32-30, 30-21 on Nov. 12. The ‘Hounds finished their 2004 season with a 23-13 overall record and win the wholetournament.” Lay said. a 12-4 record in conference. from Pacers basketball fans every- where: Yes, Ron, you are a grown man. But no, according to the collective bargaining agreement signed by agents representing both NBA OM ners and the player’s union. you cannot “do what you want.” That is. when what you want, entails sitting out for arbitrary reasons and indefinite time periods. This isn’t the playground. it’s not St. John’s University (where Artest attended prior to being drafted to the NBA). And it most certainly is not you^ company, Ron. This is the KBA. You aren’t in charge. You have bosses. Several of them. And they make the rules. The rule is, to get paid, you must play. But it doesn’t stop there. Yoti can sit and lose money, all you want (and Artest has proven that he doesn’t care about losing money). You are legally bound by the terms of your agreement to continually play for this team for the duration of said agreement. And though yoti don’t understand the word integrity (I‘m not being sarcastic. He really didn’t know. what Carlisle meant when the coach told him that he was “compromising the integrity of the team”), you must understand agreements. Promises. maybe? If not an agreement between you and your teammates, surely you ~vould respect an agreement with the fans. I you throughout your tenure as the NBA’s most misunderstood player. We’re the ones who looked past your television monitor smashing, your flagrant fouls, your constant ejections, your fines. your suspensions, your tardiness to practices, your missed flights, your selfish and clumsy playing in the 3004 Eastern Conference Finals, your self-destructive proclamations that you are the best player on the team. We’ve seen past these things to see the real VOLI: the misunderstood, under-appreciked, hard worker who helped lead the Pacers to a franchise record 6 I wins last season. But this is over the line. You’ve let LIS down. and now we can’t trust you. We can trust your talent, but what good is talent when we have to question your effort, your drive to keep winning and your sanity‘? Ron. I know you say you‘re going to play for the rest of the season, rap label or not. But after this recent turn of ebents, how can we, the fans, expect to trust you to not flake out in the future? Why should we trust you? . You haven’t given us much reason to trust you after the comments you made to ESPN.com. You said, “1 want to take the whole year off. I want to take the year off, but that’s not going to happen because we’re [the Pacers] going to win the championship this year,” and “[time off] would have been great for me because I’ve been doing so much lately.” Is it a question of love for the game, Ron‘? Or is it that you just love a different game now? Maybe you love the rap game. That’s the wrong game. 1 don’t want the Pacers to deal Ron Artest. But do they have a choice? 1 want Ron Artest to be a Pacer, but I want a lot of things. I want Ron Artest to be MVP-caliber. 1 want the Pacers to win a championship. The real question is: what does Ron We’re the ones who’ve supported want:‘ ming up in s en’s and Women’s S 1-19 through Sat. 1 bash Invitational. 7 ’s basketball- Su ismspringfield. 4 p.m. men’s basketball - . 11-23 vs. Findlay. ling- Fri. 1 Little State
THE REFLECTOR PAGE 5 SPURl% NOVEMBER 17,2004 WINTERSPORTSPREVIEW WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Defense, exper ience key to ‘Hounds’ success Craig Haupert Entertuinnzent Editor Coach Teri Moren’s women’s basketball team wants to regain the title of the best defensive team in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) this season. “Our goal is holding our opponents to 56 points or under,” Moren said. “That is a lot when you consider that we are part of a conference that is offensive minded. This makes us a little different, because we really try to get at it defensively.” Team members have been practicing for about a month and have just started their preseason games. The ‘Hounds are coming off two straight 20-win seasons, and last year the ‘Hounds were ranked No. I in the country in three-point field goal percentage. Senior Erin Moran led all divisions in three-point field goal percentage last year, shooting more than 50 percent. The ‘Hounds are returning four seniors: guard Erin Moran, guard Amanda Davidson, guard Sara Riedeman and guard Amy Wisser. Coach Moren is counting on their leadership to carry the team deep into the NCAA tournament at the end of the season. “They have the experience, and they have won a lot of games, so they will MEN’S BASKETBALL play a large part in how we do,” Moren said. The returning players will get some help with tlhree new players this season: two transfer students, Leisha Walker (IPFW) and Mandy Geryak (Xavier), and one freshman, Deanna Thomson (Center Grove). “Thomson will bring a lot inside. !She is a very athletic, mobile post player,” Moren said. Two new assistant coaches have joined the team as well. Former U of I player Saralh Shackle and Amy Cherubini, former Indianapolis Pike High School head coach and St. Louis and Michigan assistant coach will be working on making some changes to the team’s defense. “Defensively this year we want to apply more pressure, extend the defensive, throw some full court presses at people, just mix it up a little bit,” Cherubini said. “This is a little more of an aggressive approach this year.. . we want to get out in the passing lanes and force more turnovers.” The team is ranked second in preseason standings, behind Bellarmine in the GLVC and ranked 1 1 th nationally. “We don’t pay as much attention to the ~011s as, DeoDle think.” Moren said. 1 I “Th;ee years ago, we were picked fifth in the conference, and we ended up going 29 and three.” The ‘Hounds oDen the regular season at Ciannon ‘in the GLk/GLVC challenge on Nov. 19. Photo by Amber Liponoga Head coach Teri Moren gives instructions to freshman Deanna Thomson while senior Amv Wisser (left) looks on. Exhibition wins he1 .p new players fit into Sturgeon’s system Photo bj Zuch Bolingrr Senior David Logan runs a drill in a recent practice. Logan is the top returning scorer for the ‘Hounds. H -~ WOMEN’S SWIMMING Katy Yeiser Sports Editor Coach Todd Sturgeon’s men’s basketball team is heading into the 2004- 2005 seascin with two solid exhibition wins under their belt. The ‘Hounds easily defeated Niagara College of Welland, Ontario and Mohawk College of Hamilton, Ontario 104-52 and 85-55 respectively on Oct. 17 and 18. Sturgeon said the two Canadien teams were not as tough opponents as the teams the ‘Hounds will face in the Great Lakes Valley Confer- ence and Region, but he was pleased with the ‘Hounds defense and level of intensity they played with. He noted that one of the reasons the ‘Hounds played so hard was due to the work ethic of veteran players that spilled over to the new players. Sturgeon will look to his veteran players of seniors Mickey McGill, David Logan, Cory Bennett and Lawrence Barnes not only to provide a consistent level of hard work but to also lead the team until the younger players get comfortable with the ‘Hounds system. “We have a lot of new guys so it takes a while for them to get the hang of the program. We are just trying to get better everyday,” Logan said. Logan returns as the ‘Hounds leading scorer and could become the conference’s all-time leading scorer after the season if he averages around 25 points per game. “I don’t think that will be very tough for me,” Logan said. “I worked a lot on my game in the off-season. I just have to be a smarter player on the court to get those extra and easy points.” The ‘Hounds conference has tra- ditionally been the best in Division I1 basketball, according to Sturgeon, and U of I was selected to finish fifth in the pre-season GLVC poll. However, Stur- geon feels having the top place in the GLVC is not a team goal, but making sure the ‘Hounds finish in a spot that sends them to the NCAA tournament is. “As far as picking out a spot in the conference, we haven’t talked about that,” Sturgeon said. “What we have talked about is being the first team in U of I history to go to three consecutive NCAA tournaments. That, I think, is our primary goal.” I LING h Fellure’s wrestling eeks improvements e previous season “Obviously we want to place higher than we did last year in the National Championships,” he said. “I think a realistic goal would be at least top 15 this year with more than one All-Amer. ican.” Many freshman wrestlers are expected to aid in the realization of these as he sets his sights on t hard, and they are looking forward to last year as long as everybody stays ii good season. *‘It’s hard to say who’s I healthy,” junior Zach Goldsberry said. going to be in the starting line-up.’’ only two home meets will Women’s swimming looks to capture GLIAC crown and qualify for nationals A ‘Hound swimmer practices her breast stroke in a recent practice. The women’s team swam to victory against Ashland in their first meet of the season on Oct. 23, and finished third at the intercollegiate meet at Purdue. Abby Adragna Staff Writer The women’s swimming team is ready to splash right into the new season with high hopes of winning the 2005 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, as well as earning a top five finish at Nationals. Sophomore and 2004 “Freshman of the Year” Alison Smith thinks that the team’s current speed shows potential. “I think we’re swimming pretty fast for this early in the season,” she said. According to Coach Gary Kinkead, those expected to play a key role in the team’s success include veterans senior Kristen Kendzierski, senior Kenzi Miller, junior Kristen Lund, sophomore Alison Smith and sophomore Holly Spohr. Kinkead also expects freshmen Ellie Miller, Valerie Crosby, Amand Herd, and Laura Folsom to step up this year. Kendzierski agrees that the freshmen will be an important asset to the team. “I think a lot of the freshmen are going to be a big part of it [the team’s success] because we have a lot of them. So it kind of adds to our depth,” she said. According to both Kendzierski and Kinkead, the ‘Hounds’ main goals for the season include winning the 2005 GLIAC Championship and making it to Nationals in Orlando, Florida. Both Kendzierski and Smith hope to compete at Nationals in 2005. “My personal goal is to make it back to Nationals for my senior year,” Kendzierski said. “[I want] to make top eight at Na- tionalr,” Smith said. Kinkead has some personal goals as well. He hopes that the members of his team continue to be recognized for their outstanding performance. “We’ve had a real good run [over the past few years] of ‘Swimmer of the Year’ and also the ‘Freshman of the Year,”’ he said. “So hopefully we can continue that trend of having those particular awards given to one of our swimmers.” The ‘Hounds currently have a winning 7-4 record after defeating Ashland 113-36 in the season opener on Oct. 23. tinishing third of seven teams in the Indiana Intercollegiate Meet at Purdue on Oct. 30 and placing third of tive teams at the Truman State Bulldog Invitational on Nov. 6. The team’s season continues when they compete with Wayne State at home on Nov. 13. MEN’S SWIMMING All- American’s ope to lead ‘Hounds into unprecedented waters Ben Reed Stuff Writer “I think that our team can be the best ever men’s swim team at U of I,” said Freshman Hanno Ahonen. The team returns three 2004 All- Americans: junior Cole Tedhams, junior Drew Hastings and senior Deniz Monkul. According to Ahonen, the under- classmen also have been showing well in training. “With the high caliber of swimmers we have, I believe we have a good chance of winning a GLIAC trophy,” Tedhams said. The swim team has already begun the season1 with a 6-5 record after the first three meets, defeating GLIAC rivals Ashland and Lewis. They also defeated Division I opponents Butler and Valporasio. Junior co-captain and Division I1 national champion, Cole Tedhams will lead the ‘Hounds this season. He won the 50-yard freestyle event in the first three meets. Tedhams also dominated the 100 freestyle event, winning twice and finishing 2nd at the Indiana Inter- collegiates Meet at Purdue. Tedharns plans to defend his national championship in the 50 freestyle and hopes; to set the Division I1 national record of 19:93. Junior co-captain Drew Hastings also triumphed in the first three meets. Twice he won the 200 backstroke and 400 individual medley. “I hom to achieve All-American vidual medley, 400 individual medley and 200 backstroke,” Hastings said. The team has had many contributors this season. Senior Brian Calandra placed in the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke. Deniz Monkul placed in the 200 breast and the 200 individual medley. Junior Jeremy Lindauer placed in the 200 backstroke, in the 100 breaststroke, 200 individual medley and 200 freestyle. Sophomore James Landis placed in the 100 butterfly. Freshman Hanno Ahonen placed 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle and 200 breaststroke. Freshman Kieran O’Neill placed in the 200 freestyle and 200 individual medley. Freshman Drqw Johnson placed in the 500 freestyle. “We all train very hard. Hopefully it will help - us - get many wins,” Ahonen ‘Hounds swimmers wait at the block during a recent practice. The men’s swimming team boast three All- Americans in junior Cole Tedhams, junior Drew Hastings and senior Deniz Monkul.
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