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Thursday, November 14, 2002
MCAC ANNOUNCES ALL-CONFERENCE SOCCER TEAMS
WICHITA, KAN--The Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference announced
all-conference soccer teams this week. First team selections from the Park
University men's soccer program were sophomore defender Eric Ongao,
freshman midfielder Siemon Mulama, freshman forward Ross Stride,
and senior forward Dave  Foster.
Second team selections were senior keeper Scott Woods, sophomore defender
Justin Boersma, and sophomore forward Chris Lisaka. Erica
Ongao was chosen MCAC Defensive Player of the Year; Park University coach Efrem
Shimlis was honored as MCAC Coach of the Year.
In women's soccer, seven Park players were
distinguished. Junior forward Pam Bedzrah was named the MCAC
Offensive Player of the Year; she was also honored as a first team
selection. Others on the first team were junior forward Tunde Nemeth,
senior defender Jennifer Miller and senior midfielder Jennifer Greco.
Second team selections from Park were junior defender Valerie Copenhaver,
senior keeper Jenni Visala and freshman midfielder Kesiann Francis.
Tuesday, November 12, 2002
Men's Basketball Results
STYLES, STANLEY INSPIRE PARK TO 4-1 WITH WIN OVER
JEWELL
PARKVILLE, MO--When little else fell for Park University Tuesday night and the
William Jewell College 
Cardinals started whittling away a healthy Pirate lead to single digits, junior
guard Anthony Styles stepped up, connecting on 4-of-6 three pointers in the
second half and rallying Park to its fourth win of the season. Styles led
all scorers with 23 points; he scored 16 in the second half, as Park (4-1)
defeated William Jewell (2-2), 74-66, in Parkville. Sophomore swingman
Derek Stanley controlled the boards, collecting 12 rebounds to go with his 11
points. Kelly Kindall ended the night with 18 points and seven assists; he
was 9-of-10 at the free throw line. Park travels to Liberty, Mo. this
weekend to play in the William Jewell College Classic. The Pirates play at
5:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Leaders: Scoring: PARK (74) Styles 23, Kindall 18, Stanley
11; WJC (66) Ronald Robinson 15, Cam Cooper 14, Pierre Jallow 13. Rebounding:
PARK (41) Stanley 12, Dan Durrer 5; WJC (24) Travis Swinford 4, Robinson 4.
Assists: PARK (16) Kindall 7, Durrer 6, Styles 2; WJC (13) Pat Khoury 4, Jason
Crum 3, Cooper 3. | BOX
SCORE |
Tuesday, November
12, 2002
NAIA Region IV Soccer Tournament Pairings |
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Region IV
Men's Soccer
Semifinals & Championship at Park University
(Mo.)
November 12
#1 Park (Mo.) - bye
#2 Hastings (Neb.) - bye
#3 Bellevue (Neb.) def. #6 Tabor (Kan.), 4-1
#5 Doane (Neb.) def. #4 Newman (Kan.), 0-0 (6-5 PK)
November 15
 
#5 Doane vs. #1 Park (Mo.), 11 AM
#3 Bellevue (Neb.) vs. #2 Hastings (Neb.), 1:30 PM
November 16
Semifinal winners, 3 PM |
Region IV
Women's Soccer
Semifinals & Championship at Park University
(Mo.)
November 12
#1 Park (Mo.) - bye
#2 St. Mary (Neb.) - bye
#5 Hastings (Neb.) def. #4 Dordt (Iowa), 2-1
#3 Newman (Kan.) def. #6 Ottawa (Kan.), 2-1
November 15
 
#5 Hastings at #1 Park (Mo.), 4 PM
#3 Newman vs. #2 St. Mary (Neb.), 6:30 PM
November 16
Semifinal winners, 5:30 PM |
| Note:
NAIA and Region IV fee structures require that everyone pays admission
for each contest. Costs are $5.00 for adults; $2.00 for students with
ID. |
Saturday, November 9, 2002
Women's Basketball Results
CONCORDIA BULLISH TO PIRATES IN SECOND HALF OF SEASON
OPENER
PARKVILLE, MO--Park University (0-1) outscored Concordia University (Neb.)
(3-0), 30-29 in
the first half; in the final twenty minutes, the Bulldogs applied pressure that
resulted in more than thirty Pirate turnovers in the game. Concordia,
currently ranked #13 in NAIA Division II, remained undefeated with the 83-53
win. Tangela Rogers and Katrina Nichols led Park with 12 and 10 points,
respectively. Sarah Harrison of Concordia had 15 points and eight
rebounds.
Leaders: Scoring: PARK (53) Rogers 12, Nichols 10; CUNE
(83) Harrison 15, Elizabeth Rhoden 13. Rebounding: PARK (32) Glenda Grant 6,
Priscilla Torto 6; CUNE (42) Harrison 8, 3 w/ 5. Assists: PARK (19) Grant 6,
Rogers 5; CUNE (19) Amy Streuter 6, Rhoden 5. | BOX
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Saturday, November 9, 2002
Men's Basketball Results
JOHN BROWN PROTECTS HALFTIME LEAD TO GIVE PARK FIRST
LOSS, 68-54
SILOAM SPRINGS, ARK.--John Brown University (2-0) took a 37-18 lead
into the locker room at halftime against a Park University (3-1) team who'd won
its third game of the season less than twenty-four hours earlier. The
Golden Eagles won the game, 68-54, led by Reyjavick De Gracia's 21 points and
seven rebounds. Derek Stanley had 12 points for Park. Anthony Styles
contributed eight rebounds and four assists. Park shot just 30.9-percent
from the floor on 17-of-55 field goal shooting.
Leaders: Scoring: PARK (54) Stanley 12, Chuck Reed 7; JBU
(68) De Gracia 21. Rebounds: PARK (30) Styles 8, Stanley 4; JBU (33) De Gracia
7, Alex Terry 5. Assists: PARK (8) Stanley 4; JBU (17) 2 w/ 4. | BOX
SCORE |
Saturday, November 9, 2002
Cross Country Results
ATEM BOUND FOR NATIONALS AS REGION'S BEST; BETHEL,
FERGUSON CLAIM ALL-REGION HONORS
LINCOLN, NEB.--Junior Mabior Atem outlasted the field of 148 runners to win the
Region IV Championship in Lincoln, Neb. Atem finished the 8,000-meter race
in 25 minutes, 45.56 second, just two seconds in front of Southwestern's
Nathanael Wheately. Atem will represent Park at the NAIA National
Championships for the third consecutive season. Jessica Ferguson and
Crystal Bethel finished 11th and 12th, respectively in the women's 5,000-meter
race. Both qualified for All-Region honors while they await a
determination on qualifying for the NAIA National Championships.
Teams, Women's 5K: 1. Concordia, 39; 2. Doane, 65; 3. Hastings,
99; 4. Dordt, 130; 4., Sioux Falls, 130; 6. Northwestern, 146; 7. Southwestern,
203; 8. Park, 213; 9. Briar Cliff, 256; 10. Tabor, 269.
Individuals, Women's 5K: 11. Jessica Ferguson, 19:33.23; 12. Crystal Bethel,
19:43.98; 77. Amanda Geno, 22:27.40; 83. Kasey Scott, 22:50.30; 85. Rosalie Watkins,
23:00.61; 91. Amy Musil, 23:21.10; ; 106. Lanessa
Hubbard, 24:27.29; 110. Adhel Riek, 25:23.05.
Teams, Men's 8K: 1. Concordia, 53; 2. Southwestern, 65; 3. Dana, 109; 4. Doane,
126; 5. Sioux Falls, 145; 6. Dakota Wesleyan, 171; 7. Hastings, 193; 8. Dordt,
222; 9. Park, 246; 10. Friends, 285; 11. Briar Cliff, 309; 12. Northwestern,
310; 13. Ottawa, 319; 14. McPherson, 361; 15. Haskell INU, 429; 16. York,
430.
Individuals, Men's 8K: 1. Mabior Atem, 25:45.56; 25. Keith Longuski, 27:41.68;
63. Jake Kidd, 29:08.76; 88. Joshua McKenzie, 29:59.72; 119. Bradford Exantus,
31:12.52; 133. James Shatto, 32:01.02.
Friday, November 8, 2002
Men's Basketball Results
PIRATES BUILD TWENTY-TWO POINT LEAD, HANG ON FOR WIN
AGAINST MISSOURI VALLEY
PARKVILLE, MO--Park University (3-0) built a twenty point lead by
halftime and extended it to twenty-two points early in the second half, as the
Pirates held on for their third straight win, defeating the Missouri Valley
College Vikings (0-2), 63-56. Junior Dan Durrer led Park with 12 points
and eight rebounds. Durrer also had three blocked shots. Kelly
Kindall added 11 points and six assists. Alex Santos and Corey Gupton each
scored ten points for the Pirates. Park travels to Siloam Springs, Ark.,
Saturday for a 3:00 p.m. game with John Brown University (1-0) which is
available via live web
cast.
Leaders: Scoring: PARK (63) Durrer 12, Kindall 11, Santos
10, Gupton 10; MVC (56) Jared Sanderson 15, Andy Routh 12. Rebounds: PARK (36)
Durrer 8, Anthony Styles 5, Kindall 4, Derek Stanley 4; MVC (23) Sanderson 6,
Sam McIntyre 4. Assists: PARK (18) Kindall 6, Styles 5; MVC (5) Sanderson 2. |
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SCORE |
Friday, November 8, 2002
Women's Soccer Results - MCAC Finals
JETS CLAIM CONFERENCE TITLE OVER PARK, 2-1
WICHITA, KAN--For the second time in three weeks, the #21 Newman University Jets
women's soccer team defeated #12 Park University (15-3-1) in Wichita, Kan.
Friday's result was a 2-1 decision in favor of
Newman. With the victory, Newman claimed the MCAC Postseason
Championship. Pam Bedzrah put Park on the board in the 54th minute,
assisted by Tyler Stewart. Newman's Tanya Russell answered with a pair of
goals in the 77th and 79th minutes to seal the win. Both teams will await
seeding determinations for the NAIA Region IV Tournament, which begins next
week.
Summary: PARK 1-0 (54:00) Pam Bedzrah a. Tyler
Steward; NU 1-1 (77:00) Tanya Russell; NU (79:00) Russell. Keepers: PARK Jenni
Visala (90:00) 5 saves, 2 ga; NU --- (90:00) 5 saves, 1 ga. Shots: PARK 13, NU
10. Corner kicks: PARK 3, NU 1.
Friday, November 8, 2002
Men's Soccer Results - MCAC Playoffs
MCAC TOURNAMENT UNKIND TO PIRATES; NEWMAN WINS, 2-1
PARKVILLE, MO--The #21 Newman University Jets capitalized on a
one-man advantage and
scored two goal in the second half to hand the #5 Park University Pirates
(16-1-2) their first loss of the 2002 season, 2-1. Park led early on a
goal by freshman Henok Belayneh. Newman advances to the MCAC Championship
against Bellevue University at 3:00 p.m. Saturday on Park's Julian
Field.
Summary: PARK 1-0 (28:06) Henok Belayneh a. Darnell Ross;
NU 1-1 (57:30) Stephen Ralos; NU 2-1 (70:56) Tony Sapcutt. Keepers: PARK
Scott Woods (90:00) 2 ga, 2 saves; NU Martin Jones (90:00) 1 ga, 9 saves.
Shots: PARK 10, NU 4. Corner kicks: PARK 9, NU 2. Attendance: 234.
Thursday, November 7, 2002
Women's Soccer Results - MCAC Playoffs
PARK ADVANCES TO CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER
OUTLASTING ST. MARY, 3-2
WICHITA, KAN.--Senior Jennifer Greco netted a penalty kick in the 82nd minute to
push
#12 Park University (15-2-1) ahead of College of St. Mary and into Friday's MCAC
Conference Championship against the top-seed, Newman University. Pam
Bedzrah scored the first goal of the match, giving Park a 1-0 lead in the fifth
minute. The Flames' Shira Kaplan answered in the 20th minute, tying the
match, 1-1. A second goal by Bedzrah, assisted by Greco, gave the Pirates
another advantage in the 64th minute; College of St. Mary tied the match just
eight minutes later on a goal by Katie Korth before Greco scored the game
winner. Friday's 3:00 p.m. championship between Newman and Park is a
rematch of the regular season contest on October 20; Newman won that game,
2-1.
Summary: PARK 1-0 (5:20) Pam Bedzrah; CSM 1-1 (20:00)
Shira Kaplan; PARK 2-1 (64:00) Bedzrah a. Jennifer Greco; CSM 2-2 (70:00) Katie
Korth; PARK 3-2 Greco PK. Keepers: PARK Jenni Visala (90:00) 7 saves, 2 ga; CSM
Candace Phillips (90:00) 7 saves, 3 ga. Shots: PARK 12, CSM 12. Corner
kicks: CSM 7, PARK 1.
For more information, visit the Park University Department of Athletics
web site at www.park.edu/athletic.
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