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| Mountaineers
finish tournament 2-1-1 |
Brad
Norman
Club/ Intramural Sports Beat |
After
a solid showing in the fall semester, the women’s club soccer
team picked up right where they left off during their first tournament
of the spring semester.
Their first tournament was held Jan. 31 and Feb.1 in Asheville and
consisted of 16 teams from North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
and Virginia.
The team played in four games, and their overall record for the
tournament was 2-1-1. Teams in the tournament were either club or
varsity teams from other schools, depending on the size of the school.
“Some of the much smaller schools put in their varsity team,
and we played against them,” defenseman Lori Huntsman said.
“There was a military college that was there with their varsity
team. Every team was really good though, and it was really diverse
and had stiff competition.”
Co-Presidents Brittanie Hopkins and Jenna Lewter said they feel
confident not only about the results of the last tournament, but
for the remainder of the season that follows.
“We finished in third place, and there were 16 teams there,
so I was happy with the effort,” Lewter said. “We’re
practicing about one or two times a week this semester, and these
tournaments are where it really pays off.”
The key difference between the fall semester and spring semester
games are that the fall games are usually more serious. The spring
semester almost serves as a reward after a strenuous fall semester.
“Most of the games that we play in the spring semester are
tournaments, and we play them about once or twice a month,”
Lewter said. “The spring games are almost like they are more
for entertainment.”
“In the fall, we really get everything in focus in terms of
practice and positions,” Huntsman said.“We’re really
trying to grow closer as a team this semester; I hope we can really
bond more than we already have,” Lewter said.
Some of the more entertaining aspects of the spring semester involve
a tournament in Hilton Head, S.C. Instead of having a serious and
stern attitude, the team gets some players from the men’s team
and plays co-ed rather than just girls against girls.“It’s
fun because we get to not only play soccer, but we get to play co-ed,
and it’s a weekend at the beach,” Huntsman said.
The team is lead by a nucleus of strong players such as Lewter,
Hopkins, Brooke Ade, Blair Cook and Jodie Parsons.“We all just
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| ASU begins season with home match
against UNC-CH |
Brad
Norman
Club/ Intramural Sports Beat |
The relatively
unknown men’s club rugby team begins their nine-game spring
semester schedule this Saturday when they host 13th-ranked University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at State Farm Fields.
The first game will be very important as the team hopes to build
on a strong fall semester, which included a huge win against the
No. 7 team in the country, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University.
Patrick Mannion is the president of the squad and looks to lead
the team toward its lofty goal this semester, a berth in the Sweet
Sixteen in the national championship tournament.
Rugby, a mysterious sport to many, is a competitive, hard-hitting
game that involves two teams with 15 men on each side.As in nearly
all familiar American sports, the objective of the game is to score
more points than the other team.
The official ball that is used may be legally carried, passed and
kicked down the field in hopes of scoring in the opponent’s
goal. The ball can only be passed backwards and can only be run
into the opponent’s goal
A try is scored by grounding the ball within the opponent’s
in-goal and is worth six points.
As in football, an extra point is awarded to the team after a try
has been successfully completed.
The intensity of the game can best be described with an example
of a “ruck.”During a ruck, a player is tackled and immediately
places the ball on the ground.
“Once you’re on the ground, the player really needs to
protect himself,” club member Daniel Ryan said.“You protect
yourself because almost everything is legal. The player can be punched,
kicked, have his head stomped on and be piled on by other players.
Players from both teams are going for the ball, and they will all
be jumping over you trying to get the ball,” he said.
Many people do not know about rugby, but it is as hard-hitting as
football and hockey, but no pads are used.
“The most important thing is intensity,” Ryan said. |
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