William Penn Athletic News October 31
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Penn Goes 2-2 in Final Tournament of Season
Chicago, Ill.–The Lady Statesmen netters split four matches at the Benedictine Tournament Friday and Saturday.
Penn (23-19), who was either swept or did the sweeping over the weekend, began the tournament by knocking off Purdue-Calumet (Ind.) 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-11), but then lost 3-0 to Augustana (Ill.) (19-25, 21-25, 22-25).
Saturday’s action saw the Lady Statesmen fall 3-0 to Trinity International (Ill.) (18-25, 23-25, 13-25) before concluding action with a 3-0 victory over North Central (Ill.) (25-22, 25-22, 25-22).
Paige Echimovich (Fr., O’Fallon, Mo., Fort Zumwalt West HS) led Penn with 11 kills in the win over Purdue-Calumet, while Emily Stanton (Sr., Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa HS) finished just shy of double figures with nine kills.
Krista Pettit (Sr., Grundy Center, Grundy Center HS) had 19 assists and Caitlin Hadden (Sr., Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa HS) managed 19 digs and four aces (Stanton added 14 digs and three aces). Brittany Rohling (Jr., Thayer, Kan., Neosho CC) blocked five attempts (two solos, three assists).
The duo of Stanton and Morgan Bailey (Sr., Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa HS) both tallied seven kills in the setback to Augustana. Pettit had 12 assists, while Hadden dug 20 balls and Rohling posted one solo block and three assists.
Bailey again tallied seven kills in leading her team against Trinity International. Pettit’s 15 assists and Stanton’s 17 digs were both team highs, while Stanton and Jeanette Cunningham (Fr., Mt. Orab, Ohio, Western Brown HS) tallied two block assists each.
Stanton reached double digits with ten kills versus North Central. Bailey contributed nine.
Pettit assisted on 17 kills, while Hadden notched 20 digs. Rohling recorded her best defensive outing of the weekend with two block solos and five assists.
Next: Penn concludes its regular season Monday by hosting Grand View in Midwest Collegiate Conference action at 7:30 p.m.
Penalty Kick Goals End Statesmen Season
Des Moines–The Penn men’s soccer team put up a heck of a fight Sunday afternoon, but some tough calls and a very strong opponent prevented the squad from pulling the upset as the Statesmen fell 4-1 to #14 nationally-ranked and top-seeded Grand View in the quarterfinals of the Midwest Collegiate Conference Tournament.
The Statesmen, seeded #8 in the tourney, end the year at 7-9-2 (2-5-1 MCC). The visitors were outshot 21-5, but three fouls inside their own box resulted in three penalty kick goals for the Vikings which stood as the difference in the contest.
Jonny MacAdam put the first two goals past Statesmen goalkeeper Tadeo Cavazos (Baytown, Texas, Lee HS), one of five Penn seniors playing their final collegiate game. Grand View led 2-0 at halftime.
Tim Eyer (Palos Heights, Ill., Shepard HS), another senior, got Penn on the board at the 61:12 mark, assisted by Daniel Beseau (Fr., Florissant, Mo., Timberland HS). Eyer finished the year with six goals, while Beseau notched two assists.
Unfortunately, the Vikings tacked on two more goals after that (one by MacAdam for the hat trick), including another penalty kick score and cruised to the win. They advance to host #5 seed Viterbo next Sunday in the tournament semis.
Eyer and Mark Dryden (Fr., Arbroath, Scotland, Arbroath HS) led Penn with two shots each.
The 2010 Statesmen senior class included Cavazos, Eyer, Danny Aguerre (Salt Lake City, Utah, Iowa Western CC), Taft Fuller (Portland, Ore., Iowa Western CC), and Eric Razo (Joliet, Ill., Joliet CC).
Wade Steinlage
