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Wednesday, October 1, 2003
Men's Soccer Results
PARK STAYS UNBEATEN IN MCAC WITH 4-0 WIN OVER NEWMAN
UNIVERSITY
PARKVILLE, MO--Sophomore Henok Belayneh and freshman Paul McLaughlin scored two
goals each as #12 Park University (8-3-0, 3-0-0) opened the month of October
with a 4-0 victory against the Newman University Jets (6-3-2, 2-1-1). It
was the first meeting between Newman and Park since 1995 to be decided by more
than one goal. Junior keeper Ricardo Avalos earned the shutout in goal,
turning away 7 shots in the match. The Pirates outshot Newman 14-7.
Park travels to York College for an MCAC match on Saturday afternoon.
Summary: PARK 1-0 (21:00) Henok Belayneh (Paul
McLaughlin); PARK 2-0 (30:00) McLaughlin (Chris Lisaka); PARK 3-0 (72:00)
McLaughlin (Ross Stride, Enock Odede); PARK 4-0 (83:00) Belayneh (Gunnarsson).
Keepers: PARK Ricardo Avalos (90:00) 1 so, 7 saves; NU Martin Jones (90:00) 4 ga,
10 saves. Shots: PARK 14, NU 7. Corner kicks: PARK 3, NU 3. Attendance: 247.
Wednesday, October 1, 2003
Women's Soccer Results
BEDZRAH HAT-TRICK HELPS PIRATES WITHSTAND NEWMAN, 4-1
PARKVILLE, MO--Park University senior forward Pam Bedzrah posted three goals as
the Pirates (5-4-0, 3-0-0) claimed a 4-1 win against the visiting Newman
University Jets (7-3-2, 3-1-0) on Wednesday afternoon. Bedzrah scored the
first goal just 20 seconds into the match; she tacked on two more in the 64th
and 85th minutes. Freshman Julia Eshikumo scored one goal for
  Park,
assisted by Kesiann Francis. Eshikumo also had an assist. Newman's
Ashley Anderson narrowed the game to 2-1 with a goal in the 58th minute, just
before Bedzrah extended Park's lead for good. Newman issued 14 shots
against Park's defense of Valerie Copenhaver, Michelle Egler, Amber Pacheco and
Lisa Flood. Bridget Duhme recorded 7 saves for the Pirates who travel to
York, Neb., for an MCAC match on Saturday.
Summary: PARK 1-0 (0:20) Pam Bedzrah; PARK 2-0
(47:54) Julia Eshikumo (Kesiann Francis); NU 1-2 (57:05) Ashley Anderson
(57:05); PARK 3-1 (63:55) Bedzrah (Eshikumo); PARK 4-1 (84:47) Bedzrah. Keepers:
PARK Bridget Duhme (90:00) 7 saves, 1 ga; NU Amanda Gregory (90:00) 3 saves, 4
ga. Shots: PARK 11, NU 14. Corner kicks: PARK 3, NU 4. Attendance: 215.
Tuesday,
September 30, 2003
Women's Volleyball Results
COLLEGE OF ST. MARY AFFIRMS #4 NATIONAL RANKING,
DEFEATS PARK, 3-0
OMAHA, NEB.--The #4 College of St. Mary Flames defeated Park University (7-9,
2-2) in MCAC Conference action Tuesday night, taking the match in three games,
30-16, 30-24, and 30-20. Park's Sugglis Chinchilla had 15 kills out of 33
attempts with five errors to lead the squad. In their next match, Park
travels to Peru State College on Friday night.
Sunday, September 28, 2003
Women's Soccer Results
BRUINS AND PIRATES DEADLOCKED THROUGH 101ST MINUTE;
FRANCIS NETS GAME-WINNER FOR PARK
PARKVILLE, MO--Park University (4-4-0, 2-0-0) improved to 2-0-0 in the MCAC
conference with help from Kesiann Francis' game-winning goal in the 101st
minute. The Pirates won the match over Bellevue (3-6-1, 1-3-1), 3-2.
In the eighth minute, freshman Julia Eshikumo put Park on the board, assisted by
Tunde Nemeth. Bellevue responded immediately, as Lindsay Harvey scored
just one touch after the initial pass of the following sequence to even the
match at 1-1. In the 72nd minute, Amber Belitz gave Bellevue a one-goal
lead; Nemeth tied the match with a goal in the 86th minute, bringing the match
to 2-2. A sophomore midfielder, Francis won the match with her third shot
of the game, lifting Park to .500 for the first time in September and extending the
Pirates' win-streak to three matches. Park hosts Newman University at 2:00
p.m. on Wednesday.
Summary: PARK 1-0 (7:16) Julia Eshikumo (Tunde Nemeth); BU
1-1 (7:32) Lindsay Harvey; BU 2-1 (71:15) Amber Belitz; PARK 2-2 (85:02) Nemeth;
PARK 3-2 (100:36) Kesiann Francis. Keepers: PARK Bridget Duhme (90:00) 11 saves,
2 ga; BU Dani Dreiling (90:00) 9 saves, 3 ga. Shots: PARK 32, BU 15. Corner
kicks: PARK 8, BU 1. Attendance: 157.
Sunday, September 28, 2003
Men's Soccer Results
PIRATES SCALE TO 2-0 IN MCAC WITH WIN AGAINST BELLEVUE
PARKVILLE, MO--Bellevue University (5-4-2, 2-1-1), enjoyed a momentary lead in
Sunday's MCAC matchup against #14 Park (7-3-0, 2-0-0), after Jared Isenhart
scored in the 27th minute of the match to put the Bruins up 1-0. That
lead, however, lasted the duration of a hiccup, as Park's Paul McLaughlin scored
on an assist by Chris Lisaka just seconds later to equalize the match 1-1.
Henok Belayneh added another goal for Park just three minutes later; Park held
the narrow 2-1 margin until late in the second half when McLauglin scored his
second goal of the day. Enock Odede capped scoring with a goal in the 78th
minute. The win brings Park to 2-0-0 in the MCAC conference heading into
Wednesday's showdown with Newman University at Julian Field, 4:30 p.m.
Summary: BU 1-0 (27:00) Jared Isenhart; PARK 1-1 (27:30)
Paul McLaughlin (Chris Lisaka); PARK 2-1 (30:00) Henok Belayneh (Henrique
Pinto); PARK 3-1 (74:00) McLaughlin (Enock Odede); PARK 4-1 (78:00) Odede
(Justin Boersma). Keepers: PARK Ricardo Avalos (90:00) 5 saves, 1 ga; BU Daniel
Galvis (90:00) 4 saves, 4 ga. Shots: PARK 8, BU 6. Corner kicks: PARK 3, BU 2.
Attendance: 157.
Thursday, September 25,
2003
Men's Soccer Results
PIRATES GLIDE PAST AVILA UNIVERSITY ON ODEDE HAT-TRICK
KANSAS CITY, MO--Junior midfielder Enock Odede scored three goals Thursday
afternoon as #14 Park (6-3-0) University prevailed, 7-0, against the Avila
University Eagles (3-3-1). It was the Pirates' fifth win in-a-row.
Almir Lemes Jr. posted two goals for Park. Ricardo Avalos recorded his
fourth shut-out of the season, minding net for 82 minutes before freshman Chris
Eslinger took over to close out the match. Ross Stride and Daniel Jiregna
each contribute a goal for Park. Jiregna, a defender, suffered a gash
above his eye early in the first period; his goal sailed in from 30 yards out,
passing beyond the reach of Avila's Andy Phillips. Phillips had six saves;
Avalos had two. Stride and Mekete Gashaw each contributed a pair of
assists in the match. The Pirates host Bellevue University in MCAC action
on Sunday afternoon at 4:30 p.m.
Summary: PARK 1-0 (15:00) Enock Odede (Ross Stride); PARK
2-0 (28:00) Odede (Stride); PARK 3-0 (38:00) Almir Lemes Jr. (Odede); PARK 4-0
(48:00) Stride; PARK 5-0 (65:00) Odede (Mekete Gashaw); PARK 6-0 (75:00) Lemes
Jr. (Gashaw); PARK 7-0 (80:00) Daniel Jiregna. Keepers: PARK Ricardo Avalos
(82:00) 2 saves, 1 so, Chris Eslinger (8:00) 0 saves; AU Andy Phillips (90:00) 6
saves, 7 ga. Shots: PARK 13, AU 2. Corner kicks: PARK 5, AU 1. |
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