Vol. 1 No. 9, Thursday, November 29, 2001 - PIRATE SPORTS ONLINE

Thursday, November 29, 2001
NEXT WEEK'S HOMESTAND STARTS WITH MEN'S GAME AGAINST WILLIAM JEWELL MONDAY
PARKVILLE, MO--Next week, December 3-8, the Park University men's and women's basketball teams will host five home contests, beginning with Monday night's matchup against William Jewell College on the men's side.  Since 1992, head coach Claude English's first year at Park, the Pirates are just 3-9 against Larry Holley's Cardinals.  On November 13, Jewell pulled away from Park, 77-69.  Expect Monday night's game to feature well-played, well-coached basketball; in the past twelve contests between these two programs, seven of them ended with fewer than ten points separating the two teams.  The Jewell-Park game tips off at 7:00 p.m. Monday in the Breckon Sports Center.  Peru State College, Oklahoma Christian University and McKendree College will also visit Parkville next week.  See the schedules on this page for complete dates and times. 

Tuesday, November 27, 2001
Women's Basketball Results
PARK BEATS BAKER, 73-64, AMENDING EARLY SEASON ROUT BY WILDCATS
BALDWIN CITY, KAN.--Just eleven days earlier, in the middle of a five-game losing streak, Park University was dealt a 21-point loss by the Baker University Wildcats in the first game of the Baker Classic.  Tuesday, however, turned out differently.  With a game-high 27 points from junior forward Le'Nae Gilmore, Park (3-6) defeated Baker (5-4), 73-64 at the Collins Center on the Baker University campus Tuesday night.  Park led 41-30 at halftime.  Muneerah Williams delivered 15 points and eight rebounds for Park.  Gayla Brown was Baker's leading scorer with 20 points. [ BOX SCORE ]  

Monday, November 26, 2001
Region V Fall Sport All-Region Selections
SEVEN PARK UNIVERSITY ATHLETES DISTINGUISHED ON ALL-REGION TEAMS
PARKVILLE, MO--After finishing the season 15-3-0, the Park University women's soccer team placed three student-athletes on the NAIA Region V All-Region Team.  Sophomore forward Pam Bedzrah, junior keeper Jenni Visala, and junior back Jennifer Miller were named to the team.  Junior midfielder Jennifer Greco won All-Region Second Team honors. In men's soccer, sophomore forward Gorka Garcia was selected for the All-Region First Team; Garcia posted a .76 goals per game average during the Pirates' 11-7-2 season. Defender Anthony Millerick was honored on the All-Region Second Team.  In women's volleyball, Erin Holt, a senior setter from Bernie, Mo., was named All-Region Second Team.

Monday, November 26, 2001
DECEMBER FIRST MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME AT BENEDICTINE CHANGED TO 5:30 P.M. TIP-OFF
The men's basketball contest between Park University and Benedictine College on Saturday, December 1, 2001 in Atchison, Kan. has been rescheduled from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. due to a high school tournament in Benedictine's gymnasium.

For more information, visit the Park University Department of Athletic web site at www.park.edu/athletic.

Gold shadow indicates events held on the Park University campus.