Thursday, November 20, 2008
The No. 7 ranked Auburn University swimming and diving team opened its Southeastern Conference schedule on Friday and former North standout Emile Ewing made significant contributions, helping the women’s team collect 18 points.
Ewing swam on two relay teams and participated in two individual events, but her efforts and those of her teammates were not enough to defeat the University of Georgia Bulldogs, losing 167-128.
The one-time Maroon swam the third leg of the first-place, 400-yard freestyle team, which finished in 3:19.96 and claimed 11 points.
During the 200-yard medley relay, Ewing swam anchor with the fastest time of :22.97. Her quickness helped the relay team finish in second place for four points.
Ewing also swam in the 50-yard freestyle (:23.41) and 100-yard freestyle (:50.64) to earn a total of three points.
The Tigers will try to rebound when they return to the pool Friday and Saturday at state-rival University of Alabama.
Men’s basketball
Albert Jackson and the Georgia Bulldogs began the season with a win on Friday before splitting a pair of games at the NIT Season Tip-Off earlier this week.
Jackson, who played his first three years of high-school ball at Hopkins County Central, started and posted five rebounds in just 11 minutes during Georgia’s season-opening 72-48 victory against the University of South Carolina-Upstate.
On Monday, the ’Dogs traveled to West Lafayette, Ind. to play Loyola of Chicago in the preseason NIT tourney. The Ramblers utilized a strong second-half effort to upset Georgia 74-53 despite a well-rounded game from Jackson, who posted a game-high five blocks as well as five rebounds and three points.
Both teams entered the intermission tied at 29, but Loyola outscored Georgia 45-24 in the second half to pull away with the win.
The Bulldogs nearly fell again on Tuesday to Eastern Michigan, but their own second-half run saved the team from back-to-back losses.
Playing in the NIT Tip-Off consolation bracket, Georgia defeated the Eagles 61-60. The Bulldogs trailed by 11 with 8:48 left in the game, but fired up a 16-2 run down the stretch.
Although Jackson started the game, he played just four minutes.
Women’s basketball
Webster County graduate Caitlin Owen saw plenty of action on the floor for the Brescia University Bearcats last week.
Owen scored four points and collected two assists in 17 minutes off the bench in the team’s 83-70 win against Midway College on Nov. 11, breaking a season-opening three-game losing streak.
The Bearcats collected back-to-back wins by defeating Mid-Continent University 76-67 on Friday, but no individual stats were made available.
On Saturday, Owen tallied five points, two rebounds and one assist while playing 16 minutes in Brescia’s 80-64 loss to Bethel College (Tenn).
In Tuesday’s 87-75 loss to Campbellsville University, Owen did not score a point but still contributed with three steals and one rebound off the bench.
Lee University freshman Kari Jo Harris enjoyed the most successful game of her young career on Friday by reaching double-digits, but an 89-83 loss to Langston University (Okla.) overshadowed her individual achievement.
Harris, a 2008 Central grad, scored 14 points, one of five Lady Flame players to reach double-digits, but Langston pulled out the win in the final minute of play during the Jack Souther Classic in Cleveland, Tenn.
All 14 of Harris’ points came during the first half, including two three-pointers. In addition to her scoring, Harris tallied three rebounds and two assists.
Friday’s loss marked the first of the season for Lee (4-1), but the Lady Flames rebounded on Saturday in the same tournament with an 83-73 victory against Xavier University (La.). During the win, Harris notched four points, three boards and one assist.
Football
The Virginia Military Institute football team rushed for 364 yards on Saturday, including 99 from quarterback Tim Maypray, but the feat could not overcome Stony Brook’s (N.Y.) offense in a 40-26 loss.
Maypray, a former North product, carried the ball 18 times including one rush for a 60-yard touchdown scamper.
Following his day’s performance, Maypray eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark and became the eighth VMI back to do so and the first Big South Conference quarterback to accomplish the honor.
The loss dropped the Keydets to 3-7 overall and 1-4 in conference. VMI will finish out the year at 12:30 p.m. Saturday against Presbyterian.
n Western Kentucky University linebacker Blake Boyd amassed eight tackles and the Hilltoppers defense held Middle Tennessee State University to 101 yards rushing, yet ultimately fell 21-10 on Saturday.
Boyd and the WKU defenders forced one fumble and one interception, but the Toppers’ offense could not create enough points from the turnovers to defeat the Blue Raiders.
A former Maroon standout, Boyd combined with a teammate for one tackle for a loss and helped his defense bring pressure to sack Middle Tennessee five times for a loss of 47 yards. Western Kentucky also held the Blue Raiders to one-of-two on fourth-down conversions.
With the loss, Western Kentucky fell to 2-9 and will look to close out the season with a win at 6 p.m. on Dec. 6 at Florida International.
Men’s soccer
Former Madisonville-North Hopkins soccer star Aaron Arndt earned a spot on the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Third Team for his defensive performance throughout the 2008 season for Centre College.
Arndt, a junior goalkeeper for the Colonels posted six shutouts en route to allowing an average of .91 goals per game.
With his lockdown defensive stability, Arndt helped propel Centre to a second place tie in the SCAC.
No comments:
Post a Comment