September 26, 2005

Athletics > September 26, 2005

Monday, September 26, 2005

Tues. 27 Women's Soccer (H) Ohio Dominican 4 pm

Volleyball at Mount Vernon Nazarene 7 pm

Fri. 30 Women's Golf at Ohio Dominican 8 am

Volleyball (H) Shawnee State 7 pm

Cross County (H) Co-Ed Classic Women 5 pm/Men 5:45 pm

Sat. 1 Football at Malone 2 pm 900 AM & 1350 AM

Women's Soccer at Roberts Wesleyan 12:30 pm

Men's Soccer (H) Rio Grande 2 pm

Volleyball (H) Mount Union 1 pm

Women's Golf at Ohio Domincan 8 am

FOOTBALL: Cavs (3-1, 1-0) Dominate Trinity 31-3, Malone Next

NAIA No. 20 (next ranking released 9/26) Walsh (3-1) won its third straight game, defeating 24th ranked Trinity International (1-2) 31-3 in Deerfield, Illinois on Saturday. This Saturday, the Cavs return to Mid-States Football Association Mideast League play, when they tangle with archrival Malone College (1-2, 0-0) at Fawcett Stadium at 1 pm. It is Malone's home game.

After falling behind 3-0 on the game's first possession at Trinity, Walsh dominated the Trojans by scoring in every quarter. Antwain Reine' (So., Dayton, OH/Trotwood Madison) rushed for a game-high 125 yards on 27 carries and scored on a two-yard run. Sam Cerreta (So., North Canton, OH/Hoover), subbing for the injured Dan Kane (Sr., Bolivar, OH/Tusky Valley) at quarterback, directed the offense flawlessly. Cerreta completed 10-18 passes for 128 yards and a TD and scored on a one-yard run. Walsh led 7-3 after one quarter, 17-3 at the half and 24-3 after three quarters. Dustin Stewart (Fr., Southeast, OH/Ravenna) rushed for 85 yards on 17 carries and Chase Hostetler (Jr., New Philadelphia, OH/HS) gained 52 yards on 14 carries, as the Cavs compiled 321 yards on the ground. Rob Lash (So., Shelby, OH/HS) scored on a three-yard run and Brad Jarrett (Sr., North Ridgeville, OH/HS) caught a five-yard TD pass. Walsh controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the football, and thus controlled the clock. The Cavs held the football for over 43 minutes and held Trinity to 140 yards of total offense. Walsh totaled 27 first downs to Trinity's seven, with three of the Trojan's first downs coming on their first possession. The Cavs rolled-up 451 yards total offense and were 13 of 20 on third down conversions. Strong safety Craig McConnell (Fr., Massillon, OH/HS) recorded eight tackles and had an interception.

Walsh is now ranked 12th in the Hansen Gazette Poll and in the NAIAFOOTBALL.NET poll.

Walsh and Malone meet for the 11th time on Saturday at Fawcett Stadium, in the battle for the Dick Gallagher Memorial Trophy. The late Gallagher is the former director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Cavs lead the all-time series 7-3 and have won the last six meetings, including a 27-17 win last year. Malone won for the first time last Saturday, defeating Saint Francis (Ill.) 34-27. The game will be broadcast live on the Walsh University Football Network on AM 900 WCER and AM 1350 WARF.

WOMEN'S GOLF: Cavs (6-16) at Ohio Dominican This Weekend

Walsh (6-16) was idle this past week. They are back in action on Friday and Saturday at the Ohio Dominican University Invitational at the Cumberland Trail Golf Club. They will start play both days at 8 am.

MEN'S SOCCER: Cavs (7-0-1, 1-0) Win Fifth Straight, Plus AMC Opener

NAIA 24th ranked (next ranking released 9/28) Walsh (7-0-1) remained unbeaten after blanking Urbana University 5-0 in their American Mideast Conference South opener, played at Urbana on Saturday. It was the Cavs only game of the week. Walsh's 7-0-1 start is their best ever under Head Coach Tim Mead, who is in his 24th season. Mead's 1993 team, his only NAIA National Qualifier, started the season 5-1-1 and finished 21-4.

This week, the Cavs have maybe their toughest week of the season thus far. They travel to Tiffin University (4-3-1, 1-1) on Tuesday (4 pm), then host NAIA No. 2 University of Rio Grande (7-0) on Saturday (2 pm). Both are AMC South games.

Greg Keller (So., Napoleon, OH/HS) led the attack with the "Hat Trick" in the shutout win at Urbana. He also an assist. Sam Hayes (So., Blackburn, ENG/St. Augestines) also scored and had an assist. Casey Eck (Fr., North Canton, OH/Hoover) dished out two assists and Corey Dekker (Fr., Mansfield, OH/Lexington) scored, as the Cavs built 4-0 lead at the half. Walsh goalkeeper Eric Brockmeier (Sr., Marietta, OH/HS) had six saves.

Walsh has out scored its opponents 24-3 in the first eight games. Senior goalie Eric Brockmeier has allowed only three goals in eight games, with three shutouts in 715 minutes and has an 0.38 goals against average. Hayes leads the team in scoring with seven goals and 17 points. Ryan Inama (Jr., Akron, OH/St. Vincent-St. Mary) is second in scoring with 12 points and leads the team in assists with six. Keller, who became the second Cavalier to score three goals in a game this season, is third in scoring with 11 points on four goals and three assists.

Walsh and Tiffin are meeting for the 32nd time, with Tiffin holding a 22-9 series advantage. Walsh's last win over the Dragons was 5-4 in 2001. The Cavs and Redmen are meeting for the 29th time, with Rio holding a 14-13 lead. There has been one tie. Walsh's last win in the series was a 2-0 win in 1997. The Redmen have won the last 11 meetings.

WOMEN'S SOCCER: Cavs (5-2-1, 2-0) Win Twice, Unbeaten in AMC

After dropping back-to-back games the previous week, Walsh returned to their winning ways with home wins over Notre Dame (3-0) and Shawnee State University (9-0). This week, the Cavs host Ohio Dominican University (6-3, 2-0) in an American Mideast Conference South game on Tuesday (4 pm), then travel to Roberts Wesleyan University (3-4) in Rochester, NY for an AMC crossover game on Saturday (12:30 pm).

Walsh snapped their two-game losing streak, with a 4-0 win over Notre Dame College on Tuesday in a non-conference game. Amanda Waltz (So., North Canton, OH/Hoover) scored twice in the first half to give the Cavs a 2-0 lead. Abby Swope (So., Wadsworth, OH/HS) then tallied the Cavs' third goal to give Walsh a 3-0 halftime lead. Chrissy Perna (Fr., Alliance, OH/Marlington) closed the scoring with the only goal of the second half, on an assist from Waltz. Kathy Stuck (So., Uniontown, OH/Lake) played the entire 90 minutes in goal and recorded her second shutout. Walsh out shot the Blue Falcons 25-4. Walsh finished the week with a 9-0 thrashing of Shawnee State in an AMC South match-up on Saturday. Six different Cavaliers scored, led by Swope and Waltz. Swope had the "Hat Trick", with two goals in the first half and one in the second half. She scored the games first goal just 2:50 into the contest on an assist form Meghan Patton (Jr., Parma, OH/Holy Name). Patton also had a goal on a break-away and Swope also had an assist. Waltz assisted on one of Swope's goals and also scored twice. The Cavs led 6-0 at the half.

Abby Swope leads the Cavs in scoring with eight goals and four assists for 20 points. Amanda Waltz is second with six goals and three assists for 15 points and Chrissy Perna is next with five goals and two assists for 12 points. Audra Smail (So., Navarre, OH/Central Catholic) has an 0.75 goals against average in five games and Kathy Stuck has a 1.90 average in six games.

Walsh and Ohio Dominican are meeting for the sixth time, with the Panthers holding a 3-2 series lead. Walsh won 4-2 last year. The Cavs and Roberts Wesleyan will tangle for the fifth time. Walsh trails in the series 2-1. There has been one tie.

VOLLEYBALL: Cavs (11-6, 1-2) Take Two of Three/Fall to Urbana in AMC Match

Walsh (11-6, 1-2) won two out of three matches last week, but to 1-2 in the American Mideast Conference South, after being swept at Urbana University. This week, the Cavs travel to Mount Vernon Nazarene on Tuesday (7 pm) for an AMC South match-up with the Cougars, host Shawnee State in AMC play on Friday (7 pm) and Mount Union College in a non-conference battle on Saturday (1 pm).

Walsh won its fourth straight match, defeating Notre Dame College in four games in South Euclid, Ohio in a non-conference match last Thursday. Walsh won 30-22, 30-19, 28-30, 30-14. Jamie Herr (5-9, Jr, Attica, OH/Seneca East) led the Walsh attack against the Blue Falcons with 24 kills and 18 digs. Jillian Barry (5-5, So, Salem, OH/HS) dished out 62 assists and Erica Parker (6-0, Fr, Concord, OH/Mentor) had five blocks.

Walsh spilt AMC South Division matches at Urbana University on Saturday. The Cavs opened by sweeping the University of Rio Grande 30-15, 30-27, 30-16 to extend their win streak to a season-best five matches. But in the second contest, Urbana upset the Cavs in three straight, 20-30, 26-30, 29-31. For Urbana, it was just their second win all-time against the Cavs in 32 matches. The Cavs only other loss to Urbana came in 1993. Jillian Barry dished out 82 assists in the two matches. Megan McDonald (5-10, Fr, Kirkland, IL/Rockford Lutheran) paced the Cavs with 13 kills in the Rio win, while Jamie Herr had 20 digs against Rio and 11 kills and 15 digs in the Urbana loss.

Jamie Herr leads the Cavs with a 3.93 kills per game average. Herr has 212 kills. Megan McDonald leads the team in total kills with 214, and is averaging 3.89 per game. Jillian Barry is dishing out 12.64 kills per game and Heather Hernandez is averaging 3.89 digs per game.

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY: Cavs (24-3) Idle Last Week, Home Friday

Walsh (24-3) was idle this past week. They are home Friday for their annual Co-Ed Classic, which begins at 5:45 pm.

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY: Cavs (17-13) Idle Last Week, Home Friday

Walsh (17-13) was idle this past week. They are home Friday for their annual Co-Ed Classic, which begins at 5 pm.