September 4, 2007
|
Sept. 4, 2007 (#3862)
For immediate release….. Sept. 4 (Tue.) - Volleyball home against Ursuline College; 7:00 p.m.
Sept. 5 (Wed.) - Women’s Soccer at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University; 4:00 p.m. - Men’s Soccer home against Taylor University; 5:00 p.m. Sept. 7 (Fri.) - Men’s Soccer vs. Hiram College (played at John Carroll University); 2:00 p.m. Sept. 7-8 (Fri.-Sat.) - Volleyball hosts Pioneer Tournament Fri. 6:00 p.m. – Rio Grande vs. Siena Heights (MI) 8:00 p.m. – Malone vs. Grace (IN) College Sat. 11:00 a.m. – Malone vs. Siena Heights - Rio Grande vs. Grace 2:00 p.m. – Malone vs. Rio Grande Siena Heights vs. Grace - Men’s Golf at Tiffin University Invitational Sept. 8 (Sat.) - Men’s Soccer at John Carroll University; 4:00 p.m. - Women’s Soccer at Taylor University; 4:00 p.m. - Football at Azusa Pacific (CA) University; 5:00 p.m. PDT (8:00 p.m. EDT) (RADIO – WNPQ 95.9 FM) Last Week at a Glance Football - Malone defeats: Trinity International (IL) University 32-27 CURRENT RECORD: 1-0 (0-0 MSFA Mideast) Men’s Soccer – Malone defeats: Ashland University 2-1 CURRENT RECORD: 1-0 Cross Country – The Malone men and women competed at the Kent State University Short Course Open last Friday; Katie Bagley won the women’s event Volleyball - Malone defeats:
* Calumet College of St. Joseph (IN) 30-15, 30-10, 30-20 Malone loses to: * Davenport (MI) University 26-30, 25-30, 23-30 * Dordt (IA) College 30-32, 16-30, 12-30 * Cornerstone (MI) University 18-30, 21-30, 30-26, 27-30 CURRENT RECORD: 2-6 (0-0 AMC North) * - all matches at Cornerstone (MI) University Classic Women’s Soccer – Malone loses to: Ashland University 5-0 CURRENT RECORD: 0-1 The Malone College football team escaped Deerfield, Illinois on Saturday with a 32-27 win after surviving six turnovers and a pair of late Trinity International scoring drives. With less than 10 seconds remaining in the contest, the Trojans had two shots at the endzone from the Malone 15-yard line but defensive backs Kenny Williams (So., Bedford H.S.) and Dennis Thornton (Jr., Shaker Heights) were able to break up consecutive Trinity pass attempts at the goal line to preserve the Pioneers’ season-opening victory. Malone (1-0) racked up 148 rushing yards and 185 passing yards for 333 total yards of offense on the afternoon but the squad struggled to take care of the football throughout the game with three fumbles and three interceptions. Trinity (0-1) was held to negative three (-3) yards on the ground but posted 331 passing yards. The Trojans also had trouble hanging on to the ball as Trinity lost one fumble and threw three interceptions. A 17-yard field goal by kicker Mike Skvor (Jr., Long Beach, CA) opened the scoring, giving Malone an early 3-0 lead five minutes into the first quarter. The Trojans answered back on their next possession, pulling ahead 7-3 after a 41-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Kyle Bennett to wide receiver Jacob Love. Following a pair of Pioneer fumbles on Malone’s next two possessions, Bennett connected on another scoring strike, this one a nine-yard pass to wide receiver Deon Dukes that increased Trinity’s lead to 14-3. Following a quick three and out on Malone’s following possession, Trinity began to drive down the field once again before Pioneer safety Dan Beachy (Sr., Lake H.S.) intercepted a Trojan pass attempt and returned it 46 yards for a touchdown to cut the deficit to 14-9 (Skvor’s extra point attempt was no good). With the momentum back, Malone was able to pull ahead minutes later as quarterback Billy Bob Orsagh (Jr., Eastland, TX) found fullback Sam Cartwright (Jr., East Canton H.S.) in the endzone for a five-yard touchdown pass. Orsagh then hit running back Bernard Payton (Sr., Pomona, CA) with a pass on the ensuing two-point conversion try to put the Pioneers in front 17-14 midway through the second quarter. The Trojans later tacked on a 20-yard field goal just before halftime to tie the game at 17-17. Skvor opened the second half scoring with a 37-yard field goal to give the lead back to Malone but Trinity answered quickly with a 28-yard kick that knotted the contest at 20 with 4:33 left in the third quarter. The seesaw battle continued on the Pioneers’ next possession as Malone pulled ahead 26-20 after Payton found the endzone on a 14-yard screen pass from Orsagh (Skvor’s extra point attempt was no good). The Trojans wasted very little time in answering back, though, as just four plays later Bennett found Love on a 61-yard touchdown pass that gave Trinity a 27-26 lead (extra point attempt was good) with less than a minute remaining in the third quarter. Malone fought back once again in the fourth with a lengthy 14-play, 71-yard touchdown drive that was capped off by Payton’s three-yard touchdown plunge. The Pioneers then attempted a two-point conversion, but quarterback Dominic Liberati’s (Jr., Union Local H.S.) pass attempt was incomplete, leaving Malone with a five-point, 32-27 lead with eight minutes remaining. Trinity threatened by putting together two drives deep into Pioneer territory but the Malone defense held the Trojans out of the endzone both times as Thornton intercepted a pass at the Pioneer 10-yard line to stop the first drive and then broke up a pass at the goal line as time expired to end the second scoring threat. Orsagh and Liberati split time under center throughout the game as Orsagh connected on 13 of 24 pass attempts for 135 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Liberati completed six of his 13 passes for 50 yards with one interception. Payton tallied 133 yards rushing on 28 attempts to go with four catches for 35 yards and two touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving). Wide receiver Derek Deardorff (Jr., Kenton H.S.) also pulled in four passes for 35 yards while fellow wideout Josh Settlemire (Jr., Howland H.S.) had three catches for a team-high 45 yards. Cartwright recorded three catches for 29 yards and one touchdown and wide receiver Tyler Davis (Jr., Teays Valley H.S.) posted three catches for 25 yards in addition to returning four kickoffs for 116 yards. Defensively, linebacker Dan Hromada (Sr., Padua Franciscan H.S.) paced the squad with eight tackles (four solo, 1.5 TFL, one sack) followed by Thornton, who tallied six tackles (two solo, one TFL), two pass break-ups, and the crucial interception. In addition, defensive back Shaun Paythress (Fr., Euclid H.S.) forced and recovered one fumble, Beachy and Williams each posted one interception and defensive back Chris Cruise (Sr., Field H.S.) and defensive linemen Jeff Jeffries (Sr., Meadowdale H.S.) and Kyle Slutz (Sr., Tusc. Valley H.S.) each tallied one sack. This week, Malone will travel to Azusa Pacific (CA) University (0-2) on Saturday (September 8th) for a 5:00 p.m. PDT (8:00 p.m. EDT) match-up with the Cougars. Azusa leads the all-time series with the Pioneers 1-0 after defeating Malone 31-6 in Canton last season. The Malone College men’s soccer team, under the direction of second-year head coach Marquis Walker, began its 2007 season on a strong note Wednesday night as the squad posted a 2-1 win on the road over NCAA Division II Ashland University. The match remained scoreless until the 66th minute when midfielder Josh Jones (So., Warren H.S.) drilled home a front post header off a corner kick from fellow midfielder Zach Rausch (Jr., Cuyahoga Falls H.S.). The Pioneers then widened their advantage to 2-0 in the 78th minute as midfielder Lucas Martorana (Sr., transfer from Univ. of Buffalo) scored on a penalty kick. Ashland midfielder Adam Spannbauer knocked in a penalty kick of his own in the 85th minute to cut Malone’s advantage in half but it was not enough as the Pioneers held off the Eagle attack over the final minutes to preserve the 2-1 win. Malone (1-0-0) took eight shots on goal in the contest while goalkeeper Mike Porter posted four saves. Ashland (0-2-0), meanwhile, tallied five shots on goal and six saves. This week, Malone will look for win number two on Wednesday (September 5th) when it hosts Taylor (IN) University (1-1-0) in a 5:00 p.m. match. The squad will then compete at the John Carroll University Tournament this weekend with a 2:00 p.m. match slated against Hiram College (2-0-0) on Friday and a 4:00 p.m. contest scheduled for Saturday against the event’s host, John Carroll (1-1-0). Cross Country Teams Compete At Kent State Open; Katie Bagley Takes First The Malone College men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Kent State University Short Course Open last Friday as Katie Bagley (Jr., Van Wert H.S.) took first overall in the women's 3K event in a time of 10:29.4. The women competed against Kent State and Ashland University while the men, competing in a 5K, ran again The Ohio State University, Kent State and Ashland. Others who finished in the top ten for the Pioneer women included Rebekah Genter (Jr., Crestview H.S.) in third (10:50.9), Lindsey Pifher (Fr., Colonel Crawford H.S.0 in fourth (11:02.3), Kalie Hauenstein (So., Ashland H.S.) in sixth (11:05.2) and Alanna Seamon in 10th (11:12.8). Also competing for the Malone women were Kristin Downing (Fr., Lake H.S.) in 13th (11:20.5), Sarah Hines (So., Northmor H.S.) in 14th (11:25.1) and Gabrielle Wuensch (Fr., New London H.S.) in 15th (11:30.1). The Pioneer men were paced by Evan Gaynor (So., Delta H.S.), who placed fifth overall in 15:26.2 and just 11 seconds behind winner Jeff See of Ohio State. Aaron Melhorn (Fr., Fairless H.S.) was right behind Gaynor in sixth place (15:31.7) while Paul Robinson (So., Field H.S.) was also in the top ten in eighth place (15:33.9). Others competing for the Malone men were James Zeuch (Fr., Galion H.S.) in 11th (15:48.3), Chris Sinick (So., Field H.S.) in 12th (15:51.9), Mike Coates (Sr., Sandy Valley H.S.) in 14th (15:58.7), Matt Nichols (Fr., Crestwood H.S.) in 18th (16:01.8), Ryan Crocker (Jr., CVCA) in 26th (16:19.9), Dan McCracken (So., Anna H.S.) in 28th (16:22.4), Keith Burns (Jr., Minerva H.S.) in 36th (16:58.3), Kyle Randolph (Fr., Galion H.S.) in 40th (17:10.5), Jon Walkup (Fr., Cloverleaf H.S.) in 41st (17:13.7), Bryan Eckenfels (Fr., Northwestern H.S.) in 42nd (17:32.7), Brad Sinick (Sr., Field H.S.) in 44th (17:46.0) and Jon Easterling (Jr., Ashtabula H.S.) in 45th (17:48.3). This week, the Malone teams are idle and the squads will next compete at the Bowling Green State University Invitational on Saturday, September 15th. The Malone College volleyball team competed at the Cornerstone University Classic in Grand Rapids, Michigan this past weekend, posting a 1-3 record in four matches. The Pioneers dropped both of their contests on Friday evening in three straight games, falling 26-30, 25-30, 23-30 to Davenport (MI) University and 30-32, 16-30, 12-30 to NAIA #22 Dordt (IA) College. On Saturday, Malone opened with a convincing 30-15, 30-10, 30-20 victory over Calumet College of St. Joseph (IN) before losing to the tournament’s host, NAIA #21 Cornerstone, by the final scores of 18-30, 21-30, 30-26, 27-30. Following the 1-3 week, Malone’s overall record now stands at 2-6. In Friday’s match with Davenport (2-6), Emily Beiting (Fr., Fort Thomas, KY) led the way with eight kills and 15 digs followed by Jen Gahagan (Fr., Ravenna Southeast H.S.), who tallied seven kills and four blocks (two solo). Lori Ickes (Fr., Smithville H.S.) added six kills and eight digs, Kristi Beun (Jr., Kidron Central Christian H.S.) posted 11 digs and Alyssa Dibell (So., Fairless H.S.) chipped in with 30 assists, three blocks (all solo), and 11 digs. Against Dordt (8-1), Erica Gann (So., Meadowbrook H.S.) paced the squad with five kills followed by Kristen Schoolcraft (So., McKinley H.S.) with four kills and three blocks (two solo). Gahagan also smacked four kills while posting a team-high nine digs. Ickes added two service aces, three kills and seven digs and Dibell dished out 17 assists. In Saturday’s win over Calumet (0-4), Schoolcraft led a balanced Pioneer attack with nine kills. Gahagan followed with eight kills and eight digs while Ickes contributed seven kills, three service aces, and eight digs, and Dibell recorded 30 assists. Against Cornerstone (8-0) in Saturday’s finale, Ickes blasted 14 kills and scooped up a Malone season-high 21 digs. Gahagan followed with 13 kills while Gann registered 10 kills. Beiting added nine kills and 15 digs, Schoolcraft tallied seven kills and three blocks (all solo), and Dibell recorded 46 assists. This week, Malone will open American Mideast Conference North Division play at home on Tuesday night (September 4th) with a 7:00 p.m. match against Ursuline College (2-2). The squad will then host the Pioneer Tournament on Friday and Saturday (September 7-8) with participating teams University of Rio Grande (4-4), Siena Heights (MI) University (2-2), and Grace (IN) College (2-1) all traveling to Canton for the weekend event. Malone will face Grace on Friday at 8:00 p.m. before squaring off with Siena Heights at 11:00 a.m. and Rio Grande at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Malone College women’s soccer team, led by second-year head coach Kelly Gray, suffered a 5-0 defeat in its season-opening match at NCAA Division II Ashland University on Friday night. Ashland (2-1-0) was able to jump out to an early 1-0 lead just three minutes into the contest on a goal by forward Kelly Usher. The score then remained unchanged until early in the second half when the Eagles tallied three quick scores to put the game out of reach at 4-0. Usher drilled home her second goal of the contest at the 54:02 mark, forward Kelly Farrell followed with a score just 42 seconds later (54:44) and midfielder Casey Snyder closed out the barrage with a header in the 56th minute. Snyder later concluded the evening’s scoring in the 74th minute with her second goal of the match to cement Ashland’s 5-0 victory. Malone (0-1-0) managed just one shot on goal over the course of the evening while keepers Merisa Salazar (Jr., San Jose, CA) and Sam Brown (So., Butler, PA) combined to post 11 saves. Ashland smashed 16 shots on goal with one save. This week, Malone will travel to Mount Vernon Nazarene University (1-2-0) on Wednesday for a 4:00 p.m. match with the Cougars before facing Taylor (IN) University (1-1-0) on the road Saturday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. Malone College, a Christian college for the arts, sciences, and professions in the liberal arts tradition, awards degrees in 49 undergraduate majors and five graduate programs. Malone is recognized by the prestigious Templeton Foundation as a leader in character development and is ranked among the top colleges and universities in the Midwest under the category Universities – Master’s according to U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges 2007. Please visit our web site at www.malone.edu. ### |
1.800.521.1146