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Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Men's Soccer Results
CARDINALS' COUNTER-ATTACK SINKS #13 PIRATES, 2-1 
PARKVILLE, MO--William Jewell College (16-1-0) got on the board early,
celebrating goals by Jeremy Snowden (7:00) and Blake Ryan (9:00). With a
2-0 lead, the #21 Cardinals packed it in, shifting between a 5-3-2 and a 4-4-2
while delivering long-balls from the back. Park (11-6-0) struggled to
score, despite outshooting Jewell, 12-5. Park's Daniel Jiregna narrowed
the margin to 2-1 in the 87th minute. Park's next match is against
Oklahoma Wesleyan University at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, November 7, in the first
round of the MCAC Conference Tournament.
Summary: WJC 1-0 (7:00) Jeremy Snowden; WJC 2-0 (9:00)
Blake Ryan (Snowden); PARK 1-2 (87:00) Daniel Jiregna (Henok Belayneh). Keepers:
PARK Ricardo Avalos (90:00) 3 saves, 2 ga; WJC Michael Patton (90:00) 11 saves,
1 ga. Shots: PARK 12, WJC 5. Corner kicks: PARK 7, WJC 2. Attendance: 517.
Monday, October 27, 2003
Region IV, MCAC Women's Soccer Player of the Week
ESHIKUMO CAPS REGULAR SEASON WITH PLAYER OF THE WEEK
HONOR IN REGION IV, MCAC
PARKVILLE, MO--Freshman Julia Eshikumo, a 5-7 forward on the Park University
(10-4-1) women's soccer team, has been named Player of the Week in NAIA Region
IV and Offensive Player of the Week in the MCAC for October 19-25. Eshikumo
scored all four Park University goals this week, leading her team with three
goals to a 3-2 win against Baker University on Senior Day, and scoring the first
goal in a 1-1 draw on the road against #6 Lindenwood. Against Baker, she scored
the game-winner in the 87th minute to break a 2-2 tie and put Park ahead.
Eshikumo is Park's leading scorer this season with 18 goals and six assists (42
points).
Monday, October 27, 2003
2003-2004 Women's Basketball Preview
SUCCESSFUL NOVEMBER CRITICAL TO 03-04
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM
PARKVILLE, MO--Head
coach Joe C. Meriweather, entering his seventh season at Park University, has
brought in seven new student-athletes to bolster his lineup of six returners for
the season ahead. Key signees will add both size and experience to a core of
returners. Junior Randi Johnson will contribute at the forward position,
following two seasons at Penn Valley Community College. A 2001 graduate of
Washington High School in Kansas City, Kan., the 6-0 forward will shore up the
Pirates' front line along with LaTasha Johnson, Randi Meissner and returning
seniors Priscilla Torto (NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete, 4.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg) and
Tenysha Brown (10.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg).
LaTasha
Johnson, a 6-1 forward from
Seminole Community College, will join the Pirates in January. She was
distinguished as FCCAA Mid-Florida Conference Freshman of the Year last season,
contributing 10.6 ppg and 6.9 rpg. A 2002 graduate of Cypress Creek High
School, Johnson averaged 19.1 ppg during her senior year, while being honored on
the Florida All-State Third Team and the All-Orlando County Team. Meissner, a
6-1 junior forward from Plymouth, Minn., will also add size and strength to
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Monday, October 27, 2003
2003-2004 Men's Basketball Preview
FORCED TEMPO, GUARD PLAY CHARACTERIZE 03-04 PIRATES
PARKVILLE, MO--In the upcoming season, head coach Claude English will rely on
stellar guard play continuing from late last year when the Pirates handled
College of the Ozarks and Oklahoma City University in late February, extending
their home record to 12-2 during 2002-2003. Returning junior guards Chuck Reed
(All-Independent Region, 9.6 ppg, 43.5 3FG %) and Chip Weber (All-Independent
Region, 8.9 ppg, 2 apg) along with Bill Winston, who returns for his senior
season with the Pirates, anchor a guard-loaded team, aiming to challenge the
elites in NAIA Division I men's basketball.
Returning senior post players Dan Durrer (6.2 ppg, 4.8
rpg) and Alex Santos (5.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg, All-America Scholar-Athlete) will secure
the paint for the Pirates. They're joined by returning letterwinners Corey Gupton and Thomas Holmes. Small forward Derek Stanley (6.1 ppg, 5.4
rpg) was sidelined with an injury after just eight games last season. He returns
to the squad this season and is joined by his younger brother, Damien Stanley,
who will suit up for Park beginning in January. |
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Saturday, October 25, 2003
Women's Soccer Results
PARK, LINDENWOOD STAY KNOTTED THROUGH 110 MINUTES, PART
WITH DRAW
ST. CHARLES, MO--Park University (10-4-1) held a one-goal lead for three minutes
early in the second half, but for the remaining 107 minutes of Saturday evenings
match between Park and #6 Lindenwood, the teams were tied. After two
overtimes, the match ended as a 1-1 draw. Freshman Julia Eshikumo put Park
on the board at the 45:25 mark. Lindenwood's Dana Ballheimer was assisted
by Becky Ryan to equalize the match just three minutes later. Bridget
Duhme kept net for Park, turning away 19 shots on goal from the Lions.
Summary: PARK 1-0 (45:25) Julia Eshikumo; LU 1-1
(48:25) Dana Ballheimer (Becky Ryan). Keepers: PARK Bridget Duhme (110:00) 19
saves, 1 ga; LU --- (110:00) 3 saves, 1 ga. Shots: PARK 4, LU 20. Corner kicks:
PARK 1, LU 9.
Saturday, October 25, 2003
Men's Soccer Results
#12 PIRATES DISPOSSESSED IN WET, CHILLY CONDITIONS;
SUFFER 3-1 LOSS AT #6 LINDENWOOD
ST. CHARLES, MO--Lindenwood University posted three goals (Gordon Inglis, Branko
Savic and Vladimir Knezevic) before the Pirates reached the board in the 87th
minute when senior Magnus Gunnarsson headed-in a corner kick to bring the final
result of Saturday's match to 3-1 in favor of the Lions (16-2-0). Park
dropped to 10-5-1 with the loss. The Pirates host William Jewell College
in the final home regular season contest on Tuesday, October 28, at 7:00 p.m.
Summary: LU 1-0 (12:00) Gordon Inglis; LU 2-0 (51:00) Branko Savic; LU 3-0
(73:00) Vladimir Knezevic; PARK 1-3 (87:00) Magnus Gunnarsson. Keepers: PARK
Ricardo Avalos (90:00) 3 ga, 3 saves; LU Eden Sabic (90:00) 1 ga, 4 saves.
Shots: PARK 4, LU 6. Corner kicks: PARK 4, LU 2.
Saturday, October 25, 2003
Women's Volleyball Results
GRACELAND OVERPOWERS PIRATES, DESPITE 11 KILLS FROM
BROWN
LAMONI, IOWA--Park University slid to 11-19 on the season with a 3-1 loss to the
Graceland University Yellowjackets in Lamoni, Iowa, on Saturday night.
Park took the first game before dropping the next three. Scores were
25-30, 30-28, 30-26, and 30-22. Tenysha Brown had 11 kills to lead the
Pirates. Kim Vernon, a senior middle hitter from Camden Point, Mo.,
contributed six blocks in the match. Park hosts Peru State in MCAC Conference
play on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 25, 2003
Men's Basketball Results
STANLEY, RAINEY KEEP DREAM ALIVE IN EXHIBITION SHOWDOWN
AGAINST PARK
PARKVILLE, MO--Dan Stanley (Pitt State, 16 points) and Layne Rainey (Calgary, 14
points) led the start-up exhibition team Livin' the Dream past Park University,
85-83, in men's basketball action Saturday afternoon. Livin' the Dream
trailed early in the contest, falling behind by as many as six points in the
opening minutes. By halftime, the exhibition squad held a one-point lead
over Park.
Freshman Antoin Burton led Park with 23 points; Chuck
Reed pumped in 20 points, including a three-pointer in the final seconds to pull
Park within striking distance. Reed had six three-pointers for the
afternoon. Senior forward Dan Durrer had eight rebounds for Park.
Derek Stanley added six.
Livin' the Dream will continue its Kansas City-area
exhibition circuit with preseason matchups against Rockhurst, Mo. Southern, Mo.
Western, and JCCC. Park University will tip-off the 2003-2004 season next
Saturday when the Pirates host Bellevue University from Omaha, Neb., at 2:00
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Friday, October 24, 2003
Women's Volleyball Results
PARK COMES UP SHORT AGAINST BENEDICTINE IN FIVE-GAME
MATCH
PARKVILLE, MO--The Benedictine College Lady Ravens (22-7), currently ranked
fourth in NAIA Region V, outlasted Park University (11-18) in five games Friday
night, 30-22, 24-30, 22-30, 30-24, and 15-7. Before 2003, head coach Peggy
Tuter's teams were characteristically strong in five-game matches, building a
record of 12-5 in matches that went the distance over the past three
seasons. With Friday's marathon, the program dropped to 1-6 in five-game
matches this season. Tenysha Brown and Kim Vernon each contributed six
blocks for Park. Sugglis Chinchilla led the Pirates with 11 kills.
Park University travels to Graceland University on Saturday, October 25, for a
7:00 p.m. match in Lamoni, Iowa.
For more information, visit the Park University Department of Athletics
web site at www.park.edu/athletic.
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