WESLEY SPRING 2011 - Wesley Magazine - Wesley College

eview | SPORTSWOMEN’S BASKETBALLRecords FallA five-game midseason losing streak could derail postseasonhopes for nearly any team, but the Wesley College women’s basketballteam rebounded from the rough stretch to win sevenstraight and saved its season in the process.The ensuing win streak propelled the Wolverines from anon-playoff team to host for the Capital Athletic Conference(CAC) first round. After a win over Frostburg State, Wesleyupset top-seeded Mary Washington with a bucket by AngieOwens with just 13 seconds to play to advance to the conferencechampionship game.In that contest, Wesley nearly overcame a 21-point deficit,but York (Pa.) held on for a 70-66 win. The Wolverines used thehot finish to gain a bid to the ECAC South Championships,falling in the quarterfinals.The play of seniors Cory Boyd and Owens highlighted theWesley season, which ended with 16 wins. Owens was namedthe CAC Co-Player of the Year and was joined on the All-Conference First Team by Boyd. The duo went on to earnD3hoops.com All-Atlantic Region honors, with Owens earninga place on the First Team.Between them, the two players have written their namesamong the all-time leaders at Wesley in every statistical category,including scoring, where Owens is third all-time, one placeahead of Boyd. Owens became the first player in school historywith 1,000 career rebounds and also holds the school record inJoshua ChellehRachelle Allenblocked shots. Boyd set the school record for assists before hersenior year even began and ended her career with more assiststhan the next two players on the list combined.Wesley’s third senior, Allison Beddia, joined Owens amongthe all-time blocked shots leaders and Boyd on the list forcareer three-point field goals.MEN’S SOCCERClose CallsThe Wolverines started the season offon the right foot with a season-openingvictory, but a subsequent winlessstreak proved too much to overcome.After a 2-0 win against Moravian,Wesley went 0-5-1 in its next six matches,but only one of the defeats was bymore than a single goal.The Wolverines went on to winconsecutive matches on two occasions,but finished at 6-11-1. JuniorKyle Long was named to the All-Capital Athletic Conference (CAC)squad after putting up six goals andtwo assists for 14 points.WEARE.WESLEY.EDU 31