PIRATE SPORTS ONLINE - Vol. 2 No. 19, Thursday, January 9, 2003

PARK FINISHES STRONG AGAINST LADY BOBCATS
PARKVILLE, MO--Park University (3-10) won its first back-to-back games of the season and avenged a December loss to the Peru State College Lady Bobcats with Tuesday's 62-53 victory in the Breckon Sports Center.  Park trailed 29-21 at halftime.  Tenysha Brown had 16 points and 11 rebounds for Park.  Tyler Stewart chipped in with eleven points.  Brooke Placke led Peru State with 13 points.

Tuesday, January 7, 2003
WEDNESDAY'S MEN'S BASKETBALL EXHIBITION WITH OFFUTT AFB CANCELLED
PARKVILLE, MO--The Park University men's basketball exhibition game against Offutt Air Force Base, scheduled for Wednesday evening, January 8, has been cancelled.  The contest will not be rescheduled this season. 

Monday, January 6, 2003
Men's Basketball Results
NEWMAN USES OVERTIME TO STEAL WIN ON PIRATES' HOME COURT
PARKVILLE, MO--The Newman University Jets (11-2), currently ranked #7 in NAIA Division II, needed five minutes of overtime Monday night to secure a victory at the expense of Park University (8-9).  Newman outscored Park 17-9 in the final period for the 83-75 win.  With a home record of 7-2 this season, the Pirates have enjoyed playing at home.  Their only other home loss this season came against #7 McKendree College.  Chuck Reed, a sophomore from Ypsilanti, Mich., led Park with 25 points, including 5-of-9 from three-point range.  Kelly Kindall (12), Jason Baugh (11) and Anthony Styles (10) also scored in double-figures for the Pirates.  Newman University's Jerod Seal put up 19 points to lead his team.
Leaders: Scoring: PARK (75), Reed 25, Kindall 12, Baugh 11, Styles 10; NEWMAN (83) Seal 19, Brad Goertz 16, Jordan McGreevy 13. Rebounds: PARK (41) Styles 6, Shannon Thomas 6, Kindall 5, Baugh 5; NEWMAN (45), Bin Tshomba 10, McGreevy 5, Seal 5. Assists: PARK (14) Kindall 4, Styles 3; NEWMAN (15) Goertz 5, Tshomba 3. Attendance: 176. | BOX SCORE |

Saturday, January 4, 2003
Women's Basketball Results
PIRATES LEVEL MISSOURI VALLEY IN COMEBACK THRILLER
MARSHALL, MO--In the first game following the holiday break, Park University (2-9) defeated Missouri Valley College (0-11), 58-55, in Marshall, Mo., Saturday afternoon.  The Vikings led 30-20 at halftime.  Park's Tenysha Brown scored 17 points; Dorothy Haughton and Tyler Stewart each had 11 points for the Pirates.  Missouri Valley's Jessica Senter led all scorers with 20 points. 

Friday, January 3, 2003
Men's Basketball Results
BRIAR CLIFF OUTGAINS PARK IN SECOND HALF FOR 87-75 WIN
SIOUX CITY, IOWA--Park University (8-8) held an eight point lead--their largest lead of the game--in Friday night's road game against the Briar Cliff University Chargers (8-5).  By halftime, Briar Cliff held a two point advantage, 39-37.  In the second half, Briar Cliff outscored Park, 48-38, behind twelve points from Josh Winston in the period. Winston led Briar Cliff with 22 points in the game; Park's Kelly Kindall had 25 points.  Chuck Reed added 22 points for Park;  he connected on 5-of-8 from three-point range.  Anthony Styles had 14 points.
Leaders: Scoring: BCU (87) Winston 22, Baltimore Haynes-Talbot 17, Earl Lewis 16; PARK (75) Kindall 25, Reed 22, Styles 14. Rebounding: PARK (35) Dan Durrer 6, Alex Santos 5, Reed 5, Styles 5; BCU (35) Haynes-Talbot 5, Lewis 5. Assists: PARK (19) Kindall 5, Reed 5, Styles 4; BCU (15) Jason Isaacson 7.  | BOX SCORE |

Thursday, January 2, 2003
2003 Men's Volleyball Preview
STRONG HITTERS, DEPTH HELP PIRATES CONTEND IN MAMVIC CONFERENCE
PARKVILLE, MO.--The 2002 Park University men’s volleyball season unfolded with two distinct chapters; through the end of February, the team dug in with a 2-9 record, starting their conference play in the MAMVIC, 0-8.  In March, the Pirates stormed back with a 10-2 streak that left them above .500 heading into the conference playoffs.  Three seniors—Jason Richards, Osvaldo Barreras and Nathan Sherman—notably absent from the 2003 roster, led the charge that guided Park to the NAIA National Championship tournament as the sixth seed. 
          This year’s squad is a refurbished version of the former group.  With four upperclassmen among the seven returning letterwinners from last season, head coach Bertil Wamelink sees the 2003 team bolting out of the gate with more success in the early season. | MORE |

Saturday, December 27, 2002
NAIA Champions of Character Initiative
PIRATES CHAMPION CHARACTER DURING HOLIDAY MINI-CLINIC
PARKVILLE, MO--Head coach Claude English and the Park University men's basketball team took time out for an hour-long mini-clinic with two youth basketball teams from the Southern Platte County Athletic Association Saturday.  The young players were invited to watch the final hour of Saturday's practice followed by a free one-hour clinic run by members of the University's team.  Team members divided the youth players into shooting, ball-handling and defense-oriented stations.  Park University returns to action on Friday, January 3, at Briar Cliff College in Sioux City, Iowa.  Game time is 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, December 19, 2002
MORE HONORS POUR IN FOR PARK SOCCER; EIGHT ALL-AMERICANS NAMED
PARKVILLE, MO--The Park University men and women's soccer programs yielded eight NAIA All-Americans following the 2002 season in which both teams advanced to their respective National Championship Tournaments.  Honorees were selected by coach's votes among the regional and national selection committees.  All of those selected were also recognized as members of the NAIA All-Region IV team.  | MEN'S SOCCER FULL LIST | WOMEN'S SOCCER FULL LIST |

Tuesday, December 17, 2002
NAIA Champions of Character Initiative - Women's Volleyball
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL DONATES GOODS TO HARVESTERS
PARKVILLE, MO--On December 13, the Park University women's volleyball program donated 200 pounds of non-perishable food to the Harvester program.  The food was donated at the door for admission to home contests in October. 

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

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% Designates Senior Day - The final home regular season contest before which seniors will be recognized.