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Wednesday, September 25, 2002
SATURDAY'S HEMINGWAY MEMORIAL MATCH TO BE
BROADCAST BY T.E.A.M. SPORTS
PARKVILLE, MO.--This Saturday afternoon's 1:00 p.m. women's
soccer match at Julian Field features the two top
  teams
in NAIA Region IV: #8 Park University (7-1-1) and #22 College of St.
Mary-Neb. (9-1-1). The contest has been designated the James Hemingway
Memorial Match; all gate proceeds will contribute to the Women's Soccer Memorial
Scholarship Fund. The match will also be produced for television
rebroadcast by T.E.A.M. Sports; the
game will be shown on October 8 in the Kansas City area on Time Warner Channel 4
at 10:00 p.m. and on Comcast Cable Channel 16 at 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Park University holds the all-time advantage over St. Mary College, going 5-1-0
against the Flames and outscoring them 14-10 in six matches.
After the women's match, Park's men (6-0-2), currently
ranked #19 nationally, host Haskell Indian Nations University from Lawrence,
Kan., in a 3:00 p.m. match at Julian Field.
Tuesday, September 24, 2002
Women's Soccer Results
PARK UNIVERSITY AFFIRMS RANKING, NORTHLAND
PROWESS; DEFEATS #9 WILLIAM JEWELL, 2-1
LIBERTY, MO--With the all-time series tied at 1-1 and
Park University steaming from last season's narrow loss at the
hands of the then-undefeated William Jewell College Cardinals, an air of tension
lingered over the field as #8 Park University and #9 William Jewell College
tangled in a rematch of Kansas City's best. On Tuesday afternoon, the
eighth-ranked Pirates (7-1-1) prevailed against the  Cardinals
(7-1-0), using six minutes of overtime action to deliver William Jewell their
first loss of the 2002 season.
William Jewell claimed a
lead in the first half when, just four minutes before the break, Molly Thye
scored on an assist from Kristin Neher. Park's Jennifer Greco
answered in the second half, as a hooking cross-ball fell beyond the reach of
Cardinal keeper Lara Melenbrink. Six minutes into overtime, Tunde Nemeth
delivered a pass to forward Pam Bedzrah who connected on a fifteen-yard blast to
win the game, 2-1 in overtime. With the win, Park reclaimed the advantage
in the all-time series.
Summary: WJC 1-0 (41:00) Molly Thye a. Kristin Neher;
PARK 1-1 (67:00) Jennifer Greco; PARK 2-1 (96:00) Pam Bedzrah a. Tunde Nemeth.
Keepers: PARK, Jenni Visala, 1 ga, 8 saves; WJC, Lara Melenbrink, 2 ga, 4
saves. Shots: PARK 20, WJC 11. Corner kicks: PARK 5, WJC 4.
Tuesday, September 24, 2002
Men's Soccer Results
FRESHMAN BELAYNEH SCORES FIRST AGAINST
BENEDICTINE, LEADS PARK IN 2-0 WIN
ATCHISON, KAN.--Forward Henok Belayneh, playing in just his third
game of the season for #19 Park University, scored the Tuesday's opening goal
against the Benedictine College Ravens in the twentieth minute of action.
Park went on to win the match, 2-0, improving to 6-0-2 this season.
Belayneh, a freshman from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, returned to the lineup despite
a nagging injury; it was his first goal of the season. Sophomore Darnell
Ross scored Park's second goal. Scott Woods earned the shutout, making
eight saves.
Summary: PARK 1-0 (19:18) Henok Belayneh a. Eric Ongao;
PARK 2-0 (67:00) Darnell Ross a. Dave Foster. Keepers: PARK, Scott
Woods (90:00) 1 so, 8 saves; BC, --- (90:00) 2 ga, 4 saves. Shots:
PARK 15, BC 6. Corner kicks: PARK 3, BC 5.
Saturday, September 21, 2002
Cross Country Results
PIRATES TEST LEGS AGAINST HEARTY FIELD IN GREENO
INVITATIONAL
OMAHA, NEB.--The Park University cross country teams finished 19th in their
respective races Saturday morning in Pioneer's Park, Lincoln, Neb. In the
men's field, twenty-five teams and more than three-hundred runners competed;
Park's Mabior Atem finished seventh, completing the 8,000-meter course in 25
minutes, 24.67 seconds. Keith Longuski was next for Park, finished 78th
with a time of 27 minutes, 16.59 seconds.
In the women's
6,000-meter race, competing against twenty-one teams and more than two-hundred
runners, Academic All-American Crystal Bethel finished 43rd, in 23 minutes,
48.64 seconds. Teammate Jessica Ferguson finished twenty-seconds behind
Bethel.
Women's team results: 1. Wartburg, 34; 2.
Nebraska-Kearney, 89; 3. Concordia, 116; 4. Nebraska-Omaha, 130; 19. Park, 515.
Park individual results: 43. Crystal Bethel, 23:48.64; --. Jessica Ferguson,
24:08.--; 172. Rosalie Warkins, 26:36.74; 188. Amanda Geno, 26:59.32; 196. Kasey
Scott, 27:31.90; 225. Lanessa Hubbard, 30:46.88.
Men's team results: 1. Truman State, 114; 2. Wartburg, 125; 3. CMSU, 125; 4.
Central Methodist, 157; 19. Park, 478.
Park individual results: 7. Mabior Atem, 25:24.67; 78. Keith Longuski, 27:16.59;
194. Jerry Stablein, 28:50.58; 227. Jake Kidd, 29:18.60; 261. Robert Pavlovic,
30:16.43; 262. Joshua McKinzie, 30:17.33; 286. Bradford Exantus, 31:04.78; 297.
Anthony McCarley, 31:54.38; 306. Matt Shatto, 32:20.74.
Saturday, September 21,
2002
Women's Soccer Results
PIRATES DEFEND #8 RANKING, OPEN WITH
MCAC WIN OVER YORK, 5-0
PARKVILLE, MO--Junior forward Pam Bedzrah scored three goals on nine shots and
added one assist in Park's 5-0 win against York College (2-4-0) in the MCAC
opener Saturday afternoon. The eighth-ranked Pirates improved to 6-1-1 with the
win. Kate Johnson, a freshman midfielder and 2002 graduate of Winnetonka
High School, added two goals for Park. Keeper Jenni Visala recorded her
sixth shutout of the season.
Summary: PARK 1-0 (13:00) Pam Bedzrah a. Tunde
Nemeth; PARK 2-0 (24:50) Kate Johnson a. Bedzrah; PARK 3-0 (66:55) Johnson a.
Nemeth; PARK 4-0 (71:55) Bedzrah a. Haley Daniel; PARK 5-0 (78:01) Bedzrah.
Keepers: PARK, Jenni Visala (90:00) 0 saves, 1 so; YORK, Cheryl Noonan (90:00)
13 saves, 5 ga. Shots: PARK 34, YORK 1. Corner kicks: PARK 8, YORK 2.
Attendance: 243.
For more information, visit the Park University Department of Athletics
web site at www.park.edu/athletic.
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