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Tuesday, September 10, 2002
Women's Soccer Results
PARK UNIVERSITY OVERCOMES BENEDICTINE AFTER A QUIET
FIRST HALF
ATCHISON, KAN.--It took #7 Park University less than one minute into the second
half to get on the board against the Benedictine College Ravens Tuesday
afternoon. Park went on to win the match, 4-0, improving to 4-0-0
overall. Jennifer Greco led Park with two goals immediately after
halftime; Pam Bedzrah and Lisa Flood also scored for the Pirates. Jenni
Visala earned her third consecutive shutout in goal, turning away two Raven
shots.
Summary: PARK 1-0 (46:00) Jennifer Greco a. Janice
Huffman; PARK 2-0 (66:00) Graco a. Marilyn Boucher; PARK 3-0 (75:00) Pam Bedzrah
a. Tunde Nemeth; PARK 4-0 (86:00) Lisa Flood. Keepers: PARK, Jenni Visala, 2
saves, 1 so. Shots: PARK 18, BC 2. Corner kicks: PARK 5, BC 4.
Tuesday, September 10, 2002
Men's Soccer Results
YELLOWS FLY; PIRATES PREVAIL AGAINST GRACELAND
PARKVILLE, MO--Park University (5-0-0) built a 2-0 advantage and held on through
the ninetieth minute of a hard-fought 2-1 match against inter-region rival
Graceland University (1-2-0) Tuesday night in Parkville. Seven yellow
cards were assessed during the match. Park's Darnell Ross put Park on top
with a header sent in by Siemon Mulama early in the match. Mulama assisted
Park's second goal, dishing off to Magnus Gunnarsson for a twenty yard blast
that sailed past Yellowjacket keeper Brian Bendorf. In the final minute of
play, Graceland's Jesus Rodriguez delivered a goal, bringing the match to a 2-1
final in favor of Park.
Summary: PARK 1-0 (13:18) Darnell Ross a. Siemon
Mulama; PARK 2-0 (69:06) Magnus Gunnarsson a. Mulama; GU 1-2 (89:16) Jesus
Rodriguez. Keepers: PARK, Scott Woods (90:00) 11 saves, 1 ga; GU, Brian Bendorf
(90:00) 2 ga, 12 saves. Shots: PARK 14, GU 12. Corner kicks: PARK 2, GU 0.
Attendance: 229.
Tuesday, September 10, 2002
SOCCER TEAMS CLIMB IN POLLS; BEDZRAH AND FOSTER CHOSEN
FOR WEEKLY HONORS
PARKVILLE, MO--The Park University men's and women's soccer teams inched higher
in the national ratings. Tuesday's rating was the first poll since the
preseason poll in early August. Park's women are currently ranked #7;
the men jumped to #20.
Both teams play nationally ranked opponents on the weekend ahead.
Junior forward Pam Bedzrah was selected as the Offensive Player of the Week in
the MCAC and the Region IV Player of the Week, for her five-goal, two-assist
onslaught in two lopsided wins last week. Bedzrah leads the team with
seven goals and four assists in three matches.
Dave Foster, a
senior forward from Kingston, Jamaica, represented Park's men's team as the MCAC
Offensive Player of the Week. Foster scored four goals and two assists in
Park's three victories against Region IV opponents Tabor, Concordia and St. Mary
College (Kan.) last week.
Saturday, September 7, 2002
Cross Country Results
PARK'S ATEM IN STEP WITH KU LEADER, FINISHES SECOND IN
TIMMONS INVITATIONAL
LAWRENCE, KAN.--Junior Mabior Atem finished second in the Bob Timmons
Invitational on Saturday morning, running the 8,000-meter course just twelve
seconds behind the University of Kansas' Mark Menefee. Atem finished
before runners from Oral Roberts University and Pittsburg State, the other two
institutions competing in the event. Park finished fourth as a
team.
In women's cross
country, Jessica Ferguson and Crystal Bethel led the Pirates, finishing 19th and
20th, respectively, in the 5,000-meter race.
Women's team results: 1. Kansas, 18; 2. Pittsburg State, 61; 3.
Oral Roberts, 65; 4. Park, 99.
Park individual results: 16. Jessica Ferguson, 20:40.80; 17. Crystal Bethel,
20:56.30; 25. Kristin Wolfe, 24:07.56; 27. Amanda Geno, 24:17.32; 28. Kendricka
Kemp, 25:09.23; 29. Amy Musil, 25:22.65; Adhel Riek, 28:22.34.
Men's team results:1. Kansas, 25; 2. Pittsburg State, 53; 3. Oral Roberts, 80;
4. Park, 87.
Park individual results: 2. Mabior Atem, 26:14.15; 13. Keith Longuski, 27:52.04;
38. Jerry Stablein, 31:00.10; 39. Bradford Exantus, 32:54.79, 40. Joshua
McKenzie, 32:59.72; 41. Tony McCarly, 33:13.90; 42. James Shatto,
33:35.09.
Saturday, September 7, 2002
Men's Soccer Results
PARK MEN ROUT CONCORDIA BULLDOGS WITH
EIGHT CONSECUTIVE GOALS
SEWARD, NEB.--Concordia's Bernie Ochoa gave his team a 1-0 lead on a
sixth-minute penalty kick against Park keeper Scott Woods Saturday night in
Seward, Neb. The Bulldogs (1-2-0) held the lead until Darnell Ross evened
the match at 1-1 in the 27th minute. Park held a 3-1 advantage at halftime, then
scored five more goals in the second half to improve to 4-0-0.
Summary: CU 1-0 (6:00) Bernie Ochoa, PARK 1-1 (27:00)
Darnell Ross a. Enock Odede, PARK 2-1 (35:00) Ross a. Siemon Mulama, PARK 3-1
(40:00) Magnus Gunnarsson a. Tiago Sajben, PARK 4-1 (50:00) Dave Foster a. Eric
Ongao, PARK 5-1 (53:00) Chris Lasaka a. Mulama, PARK 6-1 (58:00) Lasaka a.
Mulama, PARK 7-1 (62:00) Mulama a. Doster, PARK 8-1 (75:00) Ross Stride a. Odede.
Keepers, PARK Scott Woods (90:00), saves unav.
Saturday, September 7, 2002
Women's Soccer Results
PIRATES REACH NET ON ONE-THIRD OF SHOTS, BLANK
CONCORDIA, 13-0
SEWARD, NEB.--The eleventh-ranked Park University women's soccer team improved
to 3-0-0 Saturday afternoon with a convincing 13-0 win over Concordia University
(2-2-0). Park University scored goals on one-third of the team's 36
shots. Pam Bedzrah scored four goals and doled out one assist in the
match, including a three-goal flurry in an eleven-minute stretch during the
second half. The Pirate defense allowed just three shots by Concordia; Jenni
Visala was credited with the shutout in goal.
Summary: PARK 1-0 (21:00) Pam Bedzrah a. Tunde
Nemeth, PARK 2-0 (22:00) Marilyn Boucher a. Haley Daniel, PARK 3-0 (24:00)
Boucher a. Jennifer Greco, PARK 4-0 (29:00) Daniel, PARK 5-0 (31:00) Kesiann
Francis, PARK 6-0 (40:00) Nemeth, PARK 7-0 (43:00) Francis a. Bedzrah, PARK 8-0
(52:00) Bedzrah a. Flood, PARK 9-0 (62:00) Bedzrah, PARK 10-0 (63:00) Bedzrah,
PARK 11-0 (79:00) Valerie Copenhaver, PARK 12-0 (89:00) Copenhaver a. Nemeth,
PARK 13-0 (90:00) Nemeth a. Greco. Keepers: PARK, Jenni Visala (90:00) 3 saves,
1 SO; CU (90:00) 7 saves, 13 ga. Shots: PARK 36, CU 3. Corner kicks:
PARK 2, CU 2.
Friday, September 6, 2002
Men's Soccer Results
PIRATES OVERPOWER TABOR COLLEGE,
5-0
PARKVILLE, MO--Senior forward Dave Foster scored two of Park's five goals Friday
evening, connecting  twice in the first half against Tabor keeper Joe
Stutzman.
Foster attempted three shots on goal in the match. Other Park University
goals came from sophomores Darnell Ross, Chris Lasaka and Enock Odede.
Scott Woods recorded the shutout for Park as the Pirates improved to 3-0-0,
their best start in over ten years. Park travels to Concordia University
in Seward, Neb., for an 8:00 p.m. match on Saturday.
Summary: PARK 1-0 (9:00) Darnell Ross a. Chris Lisaka, PARK 2-0 (20:00)
Dave Foster a. Enock Odede; PARK 3-0 (35:00) Laisaka a. Justin Boersma; PARK 4-0
(45:00) Foster; PARK 5-0 (64:00) Odede a. Lasaka. Keepers: PARK,
Scott Woods (85:00) 2 saves, 1 SO, Travis Jennings, (5:00), 0 saves; TABOR, Joe
Stutzman (90:00), 14 saves, 5 ga. Corner kicks: PARK 5, TABOR
2. Shots: PARK 19, TABOR 2. Attendance: 315.
Friday, September 6, 2002
Women's Soccer Results
SIX-GOAL FIRST HALF SUSTAINS PARK
IN WIN OVER TABOR
PARKVILLE, MO--Senior keeper Jenni Visala earned the shutout, turning away just
one shot from the Tabor College Blue Jays (0-1-0) Friday evening, as Park
University (2-0-0) notched a lopsided 7-0 win. Park outshot Tabor
42-1. Senior Jennifer Greco, a midfielder from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario,
led Park's offensive burst with two goals and an assist. Park travels to
Concordia University in Seward, Neb., for a 6:00 p.m. match on Saturday.
Summary: PARK 1-0 (5:00) Jennifer Greco PK, PARK 2-0 (11:00) Tunde Nemeth
a. Greco; PARK 3-0 (24:00) Keri Buhrman a. Pam Bedzrah; PARK 4-0 (28:00) Haley
Daniel CK; PARK 5-0 (34:00) Bedzrah; PARK 6-0 (43:00) Tyler Stewart; PARK 7-0
(53:00) Greco. Keepers: PARK, Jenni Visala (90:00) 1 save, 1 SO;
TABOR, Kari Shorb (85:00), 18 saves, 7 ga; Tammy McCarren (5:00), 3 saves, 0 ga.
Corner kicks: PARK 9, TABOR 0. Shots: PARK 42, TABOR 1. Fouls:
PARK 8, TABOR 4. Attendance: 315.
For more information, visit the Park University Department of Athletics
web site at www.park.edu/athletic.
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