Wednesday, October 2, 2002
VISALA AND NEMETH REPRESENT WOMEN'S SOCCER
PROGRAM AS REGION, CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
PARKVILLE, MO--Senior goalkeeper Jenni Visala has been
distinguished as the Region IV Women's
Soccer Player of the Week for her performance against #9 William Jewell College
and #22 College of St. Mary. Visala faced twenty  shots
on goal in wins against the nationally ranked opponents last week; she denied
nineteen of those shots. Against, College of St. Mary, Visala recorded her
seventh shutout of the 2002 season. With 26 career shutouts, she is second
only to April Felker who recorded 58 career shutouts from 1992-1995.
Felker, a 1996 graduate of Park, holds the NAIA national record for shutouts in
a career.
Tunde Nemeth was honored as the Offensive Player of the Week
for the MCAC Conference. Nemeth assisted the game-winning goal to Pam
Bedzrah in Park's 2-1 overtime win at #9 William Jewell College. In Park's 2-0
win against College of St. Mary, Nemeth scored the second goal of the match,
sealing Park's victory. The Pirates' win against College of St. Mary was
the Flames' first ever loss in MCAC play.
Tuesday, October 1, 2002
Women's Volleyball Results
PIRATES TAKE FIRST WIN IN MCAC
PARKVILLE, MO--In their first home match since September 3, the
Park University women's volleyball team (3-13, 1-4) claimed their first win in
the MCAC Conference by defeating the Central Christian College Tigers, 3-0
(30-14, 30-17, 30-14). Sophomore setter Terra Van Duine had 28 assists in
the win; Jessica Silliman, an outside hitter from Bernie, Mo., recorded seven
aces out of 21 serves.
Tuesday, October 1, 2002
Men's Soccer Results
MEN ENJOY MOMENTUM IN LOPSIDED CONFERENCE WIN OVER
OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN
PARKVILLE, MO--Park's overpowering 
goal-scoring barrage 
didn't end on Saturday, nor did it end with the month of September. On
Tuesday, versus MCAC opponent Oklahoma Wesleyan University, the #12
Pirates (8-0-2) netted nine goals, en route to a 9-0 shutout of the Eagles
(5-5-0). Sophomore forward Chris Lisaka scored two goals and added three
assists in the match; Dave Foster contributed three goals.
Summary: PARK 1-0 (6:00) Chris Lisaka a. Enock Odede;
PARK 2-0 (20:00) Henok Belayneh a. Siemon Mulama; PARK 3-0 (30:00) Darnell Ross
a. Lisaka; PARK 4-0 (33:00) Lisaka a. Belayneh; PARK 5-0 (57:00) Belayneh a.
Lisaka; PARK 6-0 (70:00) Dave Foster a. Ross; PARK 7-0 (71:00) Foster a. Lisaka;
PARK 8-0 (76:00) Foster a. Gashaw; PARK 9-0 (87:00) Ken Calhoun. Keepers:
PARK Scott Woods (45:00) 0 saves, 1 so, Travis Jennings (45:00) 0 saves; OWU
Tyrell Slagt (90:00) 13 saves, 9 ga. Shots: PARK 20, OWU 0. Corner
kicks: PARK 10, OWU 0. Attendance: 121.
Tuesday, October 1, 2002
INJURY-PLAGUED OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN TEAM
FORFEITS WOMEN'S SOCCER MATCH
PARKVILLE, MO--The women's soccer match between Park
University (9-1-1) and the Oklahoma Wesleyan Lady Eagles (1-4-0), scheduled for
3:00 p.m. today at Julian Field, was forfeited at the request of the Lady
Eagles' program. The MCAC match will not be made up at a later date.
The men's match between Park University (7-0-2) and Oklahoma Wesleyan (5-4-0)
will still be played this afternoon; kick-off is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.
Monday, September 30, 2002
RECRUITING PROGRESS STEADY FOR COACH
JOHN RICHMAN, WOMEN'S GOLF
PARKVILLE, MO--According to head coach John Richman, the
addition of women's golf at Park University is creating interest from all over
the Kansas City metropolitan area. Coach Richman has been attending high school
recruiting events in Kansas and Missouri in recent weeks. " We've had a lot
of interest locally as well as from girls in Texas, Illinois, Oklahoma, Nebraska
and Canada contacting me and asking questions about our program," said
Richman. "We hope to have a full squad of six to eight girls by next fall.
Our home course is one of the best in the Midwest and our practice facilities
are awesome. These are the type of facilities that are going to help us recruit
quality players that will help our program gain national recognition as a power
in women's golf." To view the University team's practice facilities,
visit www.thenationalgolfclub.com.
If you have any questions about women's golf at Park University contact John
Richman by e-mail at jrichman@park.edu
or by phone at 816-584-6238 or 913-226-6591.
Saturday, September 28, 2002
Women's Soccer Results
PIRATES HOP INTO THE REGION IV DRIVER'S SEAT
WITH 2-0 VICTORY OVER #22 FLAMES
PARKVILLE, MO.--Park University (8-1-1) notched its second win of
the week against a nationally ranked opponent,  defeating
the #22 College of St. Mary Flames (9-2-1), 2-0, Saturday afternoon's Jamie
Hemingway Memorial Match. Park, currently ranked eighth nationally,
improved to 2-0-0 in the MCAC conference. Keeper Jenni Visala recorded her
seventh shutout, making 11 saves in the match.
Summary: PARK 1-0 (6:16) Marilyn Boucher a. Kesiann
Francis; PARK 2-0 (72:25) Tunde Nemeth. Keepers: PARK Jenni Visala (90:00)
11 saves, 1 so; CSM Candace Phillips (90:00) 8 saves, 2 ga. Shots: PARK
15, CSM 11. Corner Kicks: PARK 8, CSM 5. Fouls: PARK 7, CSM 12.
Attendance: 165.
Saturday, September 28, 2002
Men's Soccer Results
PARK MEN SET RECORD WITH UNDEFEATED SEPTEMBER
RUN
 PARKVILLE,
MO.--Park University improved to 7-0-2 Saturday, with a 15-0 win over Haskell
Indian Nations University from Lawrence, Kan. The win marked Park's
first-ever undefeated month in men's soccer and extended the team's unbeaten
streak to nine matches. Ross Stride scored five goals for Park; Scott
Woods earned the shutout, facing just one shot.
For more information, visit the Park University Department of Athletics
web site at www.park.edu/athletic.
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