OCR::/Vol_105/WLURG39_RTP_20020909/WLURG39_RTP_20020909_001.2.txt X “i J WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY NG-TUM P H1 The student rain of Wot/iington and Lit’ Uniuriin since 7897 (13 On/ine oi: ,Dhi'.zt//n.eziii - VoLUIIIECV,N0.V1 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2002 Speculation of police keg crackdown unproven BY ANDREW LATIMER NEWS EDITOR Worries that area law enforce- ment had in recent weeks begun a stricter anti-underage drinking policy have proven unfounded, The Ring- rum Phi has learned. Rumors arose last week that pp- lice cruisers were seen writing down license plates and taking pictures of cars parked outside of parties just out- side of Lexington city limits. Some speculated that the efforts were to track purchasers of kegs in order to determine if alcoholic beverages were knowingly served to minors. Virginia customers who buy kegs of beer from licensed establishments must sign a contract that indicates where the alcohol will be transported, as well as residency infomiation, signature and vehicle license number of the buyer. The punishment for serving the keg’s contents to underage drinkers, while still a misdemeanor, carries heftier fines than the average minor in posses- sion or drunken in public charges. The use of kegs at parties on campus prop- Lexington Police Chief Bruce Beard, Dean of Students David Howison, Assoc. Dean of Students Buddy Atkins and the Rockbridge Sheriff’s Oflice all disregarded any plans of a concerted plan to track where kegs go and how they are used. “We just don’t have the manpower,” said Dep. Eddie Funkhouser of Rockbridge County. “I don’t think we’d go into that depth until there were recurring prob- lems in a particular spot,” he contin- ued. He then added that the presence high school drinkers would draw more attention. Regarding college students, “we’re not parenting them.” According to the Virginia Attor- ney General’s Task Force on Drinking by College Students, then-Attomey General Mark Earley recommended that the ABC Board “automate the registration of kegs in a manner that would allow real time access by au- thorized agencies” and work to re- solve issues with overlapping juris- dictions, making the possibility of tracking kegs a real one. See KI-10$, page 2 erty has been prohibited since the ’80s. Commons ‘On track BY KATIE HOWELL EDITOR IN CHIEF ‘BY THE POWERS INVESTED IN ME’ President restructures administration FROM STAFF REPORTS Students should continue to expect detours and construction noise on cam- K pus this semester as contractors continue work on the new University Commons. “(The construction) is progress- ing very well,” said Scott Beebe, di- rector of Washington and Lee University’s Physical Plant. “We ex- pect to up fit the Commons over the summer and anticipate using it in the fall of next year.” ' Construction on the University Commons phase of a $43 million build- ing complex began in the spring of 2001. The other two phases of the project were renovations to Reid Hall and Doremus Gymnasium also begun in 2001. Beebe said the renovations were complete this summer. “We don’t anticipate any more construction on Doremus,” Beebe said. “We should be finished with that portion of the project.” As construction continues on the Commons, Beebe said pedestrian and traffic detours, as well as noises _,,, ,, Wiii reniain Present on Campus PRESERVING TRADITION, ACCEPTING CHANGE. Thomas G. Burish “in terms ofineoiwenieneea there (inset) officially began his term as Washington and Lee University’s Worm be any more Peeking on the 24th president while celebrating the efforts of the Class of 2003 rocks» just the norinai noise of Con’ during Wednesday’s Fall Convocation and Inauguration ceremonies. striietion this Winters” Beebe said Following the convocation address from the Chancellor Emeritus Beebe said Contractors h-"We fin‘ of Vanderbilt University, Joesph P. Wyatt, Burish noted the day’s iished digging 3 hoie Where 3 deiiVerY unique confluence of students, faculty, alumni, trustees and alumni. nninei Wiii enter beiowthe southeast side He then spelled out his intentions to “continue the trajectory of this . of the building. He said once a roof is put on the tunnel, pedestrian detours will ‘ "°”’°“‘°““°”‘“‘°G”‘“‘“'”““°““ Organization to mediate harassment, discrimination “There is no set schedule yet, but it should be finished in a couple of ' QAIFtpromIses to lend a I hognjggg listening ear to students in need . months,” Beebe said. Construction will continue on the for communicating the new program to the uni- versity,” said Jan Kaufinan, director of MATTHEW MCDERMOTT EDITOR IN CIIIEE University President Tom Burish has reorganized the top tiers of W&L administration, bringing them in line with his new vision of Washington and Lee’s priorities. The most important change was the selection of former Acting President Larry Boetsch as the university’s first provost. “This position was actually be- ing considered during (former Presi- dent John Elrod’s) administration,” Boetsch said. “Nationally, the role of the president has been changing, re- quiring more time spent away from campus.” As the univeristy’s chief academic office, the Provost limits the number of people directly reporting to the president. The deans of all undergradu- ate and graduate colleges, the deans of students and ad- missions, and the university librarian, among others, report to him. Burish said that he does not yet know what amount of time on campus his duties, which include “an especially aggressive travel schedule to pro- mote the successful completion of the ($225 million capital) campaign” will allow him. The position, however, is not intended as a presiden- tial buffer, Boetch said. “Everyone who needs to will have access to the president.” “(The deans) have regular meetings with (Burish), at BOETSCH wonderful institution” by achieving a careful balance of change and tradition. Among the initiatives he discussed, themes of internationalization, technology, commitment to the liberal arts and inclusiveness figured prominently. According to The Rirhmorzd Timer- Dirpatth, the ceremony, which began at 5:30 on the front lawn, was attended by roughly 2,000 students, faculty and guests. Also on hand was interim president, Laurent Boetsch ’69, who will serve as university provost.—ANDRE\v LATIMER/News Editor See ADMINISTRATION, page 2 stop for students complaining of sexual mis- conduct or of any violation of the University’s anti-discrimination policy. “Students can talk to CAIR Re- sources about any discrimination or ha- rassment, for age, disability, sexual orien- tation, national origin, religion, andsoon,” said University Attorney Leanne Shank CAIR resources can also ad- vise students who have complaints about faculty or staff. Shank advised the committee, headed by Dean Jeanine Stewart, that examined the school’s anti-dis- crimination and sexual misconduct policy. “Some anonymous student surveys re- vealed that sexual misconduct was Occurring, but complainants were not coming forward,” Shanks said. “There were not enough people on front end.” To address these issues, a publicity cam- paign was launched. Water shortage spurs restrictions Washington and Lee abides by Gov. Mark Warner’s statewide conservation ordinance tion for the SF HB, as go-betweens between com- plainants and they people being complained about. We are there to listen to both sides.” Last academic year, a list ofpotential CAIR Resources was drawn up, from which informally polled donn counselors, resident advisors, and other student leaders chose. “We didn’t nominate ourselves,” Nichols said. “We made sure to have the members a cross section of different divisions’faculty and staff, dif- ferent genders, different races,” Shank said. In June, Acting President Larry Boetch asked them individually to serve. Boetsch “explained to me why we all need to make this system work,” said Murchinson. “He made a persuasive case.” “We hoped to get six,” said Shank, who was pleased that ten ultimately accepted. CAIR resources attended a meeting with the SFHB, Boetsch and other involved building throughout the colder months. “The winter shouldn’t affect us at all,” he said. “It’s built in solid health promotion. rock, sorainswon’taffectit, andwe’ll The publicity group de- signed posters for displaying CAIR Resources’ faces, informa- have temporary heat as soon as the tion sheets for distribution dur- walls are up.” Truck activity will soon increase I on East Denny Circle near the Woods ing matriculation, tear-off sheets for bathrooms and brochures. All items will be displayed Monday. Creek Apartments. “The construction and deliveries A CAIR webpage was also cre- ated, which says that Resources ex- will need access to the back of the build- ing and that area,” Beebe said. “We’re just anticipating increased traffic.” plain the student’s options for informal or for- The administration still has not mal resolution of their complaints. This can range from mediating a discussion or apology to initiating a Student-Faculty Hearing Board plarmed the University Commons’ inte- rior. Students should expect dining facili- hearing or filing charges with local law enforce- ment. ' ties, student activity offices and lounges. “We are not advocates,” Nichols said. The Ring-tum Phi will present “We serve as people providing infonnal media- Ten members of the faculty, staff and ad- ministration are the well-publicized front line of the new University initiative to resolve discrimi- nation and harassment cases. Dubbed Confidential And Impartial Reso- lution Resources, they are History Secretary Jennifer Ashworth, Religion Professor Harlan Beckley, Law Professors Beth Belmont and Brian Murchison, Director of Leadership De- velopment Burr Datz, Biology Instructor Teresa Hanlon, Sociology Professor David Novack, Associate Dean of Students Courtney Penn, Admissions Officer Dee Richardson, and Ser- vice Learning Coordinator Kelly Nichols. These CAIR Resources are now the first NICHOLS A an in—depth report on the future of the Commons in next weeks issue. See CAIR, page 2 SIGNING UP PHOTO EYJER BROOI'nn§/mv/fry FRESH EACH MORNING lilllclt out ‘ Jnnlllmtsrinln Great photos from all over the ‘l World, even Lexington, VA. We’ll takepcornmissions. All"di§iEal production. " Museutrrquality prints. ' 6 WWW.JEBBFlOOKS.COM 540-458-5183 ESPRESSO ' CAPPUCCINO ' FRESH ROASTED COFFEES * FINE TEAS 9 WEST WASHINGTON STREET It LEXINGTON * 464-6586 . J. 3: 1...‘, .¢i=.s’:=~..~'..'v lama .. 1 r..a'.- u;=;.;¢s‘s.'.2s~;vi;a‘:i..;s.éiltetsei s..~;..':-tear" ' OCR::/Vol_105/WLURG39_RTP_20020909/WLURG39_RTP_20020909_003.2.txt ’ MONDAY, srmnmai 9,2002 « Sgl§hml3l3ii)liDITORlAL Sober the press releases 1 on the Washington and Lee Web page New president Thomas Burish faces many complex challenges, so he must welcome the oc- casional quick fix. For the problem of our Internet V “news releases,” the Phi offers a simple solution: find a new writer. The outside world can no longer find press releases on our web page, such as Mar. l’s fine .Il “W&L Dean of Student announces retirement.” Rather, it discovers throaty little dispatches that sound like Lifetime miniseries (“W&L Surmner Side: No Calm Before Fall’s Storm”). l‘ The prose style is no better. Consider the release “President Burish: Man of Action with Scientist’s Approach,” in which we are treated to: “Rushing to an appointment, Tom Burish paused ! at a student-led tour of Washington and Lee. The visibly curious guide fell silent. Sweaty tourists gaped.” “Sweaty tourists gaped.” This tawdry little at tableaux sounds like a junior high feature story, not a press release from a nationally renowned university. If this new narrative style is an at- tempt to add color, it has succeeded. But at what ;. cost—lurid paint is not better than just the facts, ma’am. Further problems arise when the overeager prose leads to careless writing. In the same piece , we read about “relentless days.” There can be a relentless series of days, or days with a relentless series of events. Sober, factual prose, however, avoids sloppy personalization. It also avoids cute phrases like Burish’s “first presidency.” This is not to deny that the news releases con- tain interesting material. In the aforementioned ‘ “lVIan of Action” piece, a nice bit is found on the president’s assessment of hiring faculty. But items like this are tadpoles in a whale, and few are willing to cut through the blubber to find them. And let’s not overstate the case. The works ‘‘ are not lurid, merely lame. They are not malicious, merely inept. But press releases from W&L should not be ofl°—putting, and these are. Case in point is the stream of ham fisted presidential encomium. it We read: “Burish isn’t deterred in facing tough is- sues at an institution that sometimes has been slow in addressing them” and “Burish is not a man for rhetoric but action.” Let us not forget, however, g that “neither is he irnpetuous . . Burish is widely known for his modesty, and for his desire to improve the school’s image. 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PINIONS - A Iraq is ‘cruising for a bruising’ The United States has no choice but to attack Iraq and remove Saddam Hussein from power, while at the same time destroying his country’s nuclear, biological, and chemical capabilities. De- spite the ever present whines of the doves, such as “we have no evidence Saddam was involved in 9/ l 1,’ ‘The Eu- ropeans don’t approve’, ‘He hasn’t done anything to us recently’, or, my personal favorite, ‘He’ll use chemical weapons and kills thousands of US troops,’ we must invade. First ofl°, Abu Nidal, the infamous Pal- estinian terrorist found shot four times in Baghdad, and declared dead by his own hand by Hussein’s police, was killed be- cause he refused to train al Qaeda mem- bers in the terrorist camps in Iraq’s deserts. Iraqi agents met with one or more of the 9/ l l hijackers. While both these facts tend to suggest that Hussein was at least aware of the planned attacks on the World Trade Center, they are irrelevant to the argument over whether to invade IIVIRANNAEEMUIIAH OPINIONS Eonorr E\IAll:NAEElvlUIIAllI@WlllEDIl ject are akin toNeville Chamberlain, war1t- ingpeace atthecostof Iraq. V _, A appeasing a dictator. Second, the Euro- BEMUSED BYSTANDER Appeasement is peans have emasculated " ‘ equivalentto surrender, their armed forces to the so let’s leam fiom 1939 point that they are no and attackfirst. longer players on the military stage, while at the same time clouding the issue of haq with their rampant anti-Sernitism and sym- pathy for the plight of the Palestinians, mean while banlqolling the conupt, tenor- ist-ridden PalestinianAuthority. Whocares what they think? Tony Blair will be withus, and let’s face it, this will be an American SllOW anyhow. Also, Saddam lIusseinhasmostdefi- nitely been workingtoacquirerIuclearweap- ons, according to highly placed defectors, and in tact may have a few small devices now. What more reason do we need to attack‘? Those who prevaricate on the sub- Finally, we know he has chemical weapons, and since we’llbe comingto get him personally this time, not just ldclcing him out ofKuwait, he has no reason notto deploy them. On a technical level, how- ever, his devices for delivering these weap- onsare lirnitedto afewrockets andartillery shells. Wewill lose mento chemical weap- ons, but the salient question is: do we want to lose thousands on the battle field to eliminate the threat, or tens of thousands when Hussein’s terrorist errand boys light off a low yield nuke in two orthree cities, or nerve gas in crowded urban areas? The answer to the problem is the in- PI>lO'lOCOUKlBYOF WWW.6DOG_ECQM PREPARED FOR WAR. U.S. fighters on deck, ready to attack when called upon. vasion of Iraq and the deposition of Saddam Hussein Or, we could just wait until the next, catastrophic attack on inno- cent Americans and wonder why no one acted to prevent it Luclcilyforus,eventhosewhoarededi- cateddeniersofreality(l1keliberals),theBush Administratior1ag,reeswithme,andwewi1l be attacking. We’ve already rented the ifieighterstobringourheavya1moredve- hicles into the region, and Secretary Powell has already begun the diplomatic oifmsive sothatwe canclairnwe hadno choioebutto attack Iraq for non-cornpliarrce with the points of the original UN resolutions. The mair1reasonwehaven’talreadyinvadedis flratlraqismostiyhotdesemwhichrmkes it hardontroops inchemical protection suits. We’re waiting forthe winter so our soldiers won’t pass out in their suits. Ihope Saddamenjoyshislastfallas dictator of Iraq. Let’s give peace chance in Iraq It’s that time again, folks. As the current Presidential administration pushes for yet another conflict with Iraq, the time has come to consider the merits of the argument for war. The primary reason President Bush gives us for an inva- sion is to depose Saddam Hussein, whom Bush believes “desires weapons of mass destruction,” has “poisoned his ’ ovm people,” “hates freedom,” and has otherwise become someone whom the President would not invite to the White House even if he was a major campaign donor. Though the administration lacks much solid evidence that Iraq possesses or is developing nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons#when __ told that Iraq had denied developing such 3. _ weapons, Secretary of Defense Donald . A Rumsfeld responded simply: ‘“They’re ly- ~ ing- -—I do not find it at all difficult to believe, proof or not, that Hussein is, in fact, attempting to develop these sorts of weap- ons. President Bush has a reasonable and legitimate concern in this area, so it seems reasonable to take military actions to prevent it. Additionally, Iraq is part of the now- ’ MtiDEi;li¥s’s‘‘‘Miisin’t;s _C;iL.EY_l_lilx\;1??*_RS9N;‘Q6 the U.S. just wants cheaper oil from a friendlier Iraq), or for no reason. If a nation’s government has violated its trust, it is up to either the people of the country, or the global community, to change something. While America is a world leader, we are not authorized to make decisions about Iraq or any other country on behalf of the world. Therefore, it is absolutely critical that we en- sure that we havelthe support of our allies and partners before embarking on any mission of “righteous anger” justified militarism. Note, for example, our campaign in Afghanistan. World consensus was that we had every right to conduct military actions against a government that was 1- oppressive and 2- directly threaten- ing the lives of American citizens, as well as the world in general. When it comes to Iraq, however, the sureties are not so sure. The evidence is not yet solid enough to convince many that an invasion is justified. Therefore, what’s required is more ha'rd evi- dence. Although the government infamous “Axis of Evil,” countries that sanction terrorism, proliferate weapons of mass destruction, and the like. There is no doubt that there are many potential Iraqi terrorists, but it’s important to remem- ber that Iran and Saudi Arabia are also, to some extent, countries that harbor poten- tial terrorists and that may or may not ac- tually fund terrorism. Overall, although Iraq is populated with many irmocent ci- vilians, there are enough ‘militant-minded individuals to confirm the administration claim that Iraq is a terrorist factory. The problem is global support. ' Most countries do not support an American (or potential coalition) in- vasion of Iraq. For this reason, and for this reason alone, we should not attempt an invasion at this time. President Bush al- ready has a reputation for breaking treaties that have been signed in previous administrations, and as a re- sult ofthis, plus over 100 years of general expansion- ism and our status as a superpower, we have grown to be resented in many nations that we consider allies, nations such as Great Britain and France. Simply put, the trust and cooperation of these allies is invaluable. We live in an age where major one-nation military attacks are reprehensible in the global community. We, re- grettably, as Americans, can not go around invading what- ever countries we please, whether we claim to be doing so for just reasons, for unjust reasons (many simply believe that “Lots of water.” -A.SHl.El(}H OVERLY ‘06 oIoi' MONDAY, Si.~‘;i>i“i?..\—tii3r~.ii 9, 2002 STUDIOUS STUDENTS SILENTLY STUDY Ari‘ l)rP»\R‘iiir.Ni‘ Puss RF.l.l‘-ASE Steven G. Paulk will show his sculpture in duPont Gallery at Washington and Lee September 16 to October 26th. The opening reception and gallery talk will be on Friday, September 20 at 5:30 p.m. The exhibit, entitled “Found and Lost: 1982-2002,”is of mixed media constructions. Using found objects combined with painting, drawing, and sculptural fabrication. Paulk explores social and political themes in powerful formal compositions. Paulk received his BFA from Stephen F. Austin University, his MFA from Southern Methodist University and has been a Resident Artist at the Glassell School at Houston. I-le has taught at Southern Methodist University, at the Oxbow School in Saugatuck, Michigan, and at the Glassell School. He worked as a set designer and as a restoration builder in Houston before taking up his present position as the Residential Building Inspector for the City of Lexington in 2001. He is also currently serving as an adjunct professor of art at James Madison University. Over the last twenty years Paulk has exhibited widely with numerous solo and group shows in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana will be his introduction to local audiences. Areception will follow his talk; the public is invited. 140 organized by height.) We pay respect to the flags and our Ti. ill‘ um (.}i\-'i-‘.i'i"i'iii:oi.i')r:< 7l.l.l?‘.(ili‘l’l{Y.‘]c1'Ct‘nlali i\'lCVVill.iati1sa1id liista pivotal few days, they are not daunted. No. they, like niany x\crec are hard at W()t.'l{ preparing for the aairlemic demands of their sophomore year. Though work has moutited in these l l students, cnjtiy the challenge of SCl1(,)( il work, as thev ciijoir the l ' ‘ ' l lovely autumnal bree'/.e. Sweaty tourists gtiped. l Locals Dut Gibiti people need to get down here. Then we sit down and eat eggs out of a carton and a strange gravy sauce with flecks that could be ground beefor gravel. 7:50A.M.: Ten-minute call to the first class. 8:00 A.M. -12:00 P.M.: Classes form up. The highest-ranking cadet takes roll and makes a report to the professor, who is usually in uniform. The diversity of some of the schedules can be hilarious. A higher ups take attendance to ,<_'p.c'atlet can go from ethics and a make sure that we haven’t"i slipped out during the night to set up a counter-culture sandal production commune in Vermont. 7210 -7:50 A.M.: The Corps marches down to breakfast with drums. Really loud drums. Sinus clearing drums. The Sudafed "fidiscussion ofpacifism to Army lab to learn the finer points of shooting people. 2:00: Lunch. Cadets line up again and take roll. 2 : 00-4 : 00 classes. 4:15 P.M.: Military Duty. This is reserved for mandatory three mile P.M.: More runs, study. mzirching practice, speeches, presentations, sports practice...etc. 6:30 P.M.: Supper, more respect to flags and more making- sure-you’re—still—hcre stuff. (l swear when it comes to attendance make the hardest high» school vice principal look like a six~year—old girl in a ballerina. costume.) 7:00-10:45 P.M.: Study Time. this ; is when lots of guys and girls play? video games and sleep. l0:45-l 1:00 "P.M.: A fifteen minute chunk oftime that cadets} can throw a Frisbee and not geti in trouble for violating study) rules. ll:00 P.M.: Lights out. Reach Sam LaGrone at lagroiie.vr@nzai I. vnii. edu. OCR::/Vol_105/WLURG39_RTP_20020909/WLURG39_RTP_20020909_006.2.txt PAGE 6 ii W&L returns 17 starters from team that tied tor2nd in conference last year BY JEREMY FRANKLIN SPORTS EDITOR To start the 2002 football season, Frank Miriello did something he’d never done in his seven previous years as Washington and Lee head coach. At Old Dominion Athletic Confer- ence media day at the end of July, Miriello picked his Generals to finish first in the conference. “For quite some time, I’d pick us three, four myself. Last year I picked us third and we tied for second,” Miriello said. “This year I picked us first. I think that there’s some pieces in place now that that could happen.” The Generals return 17 starters from a team that went 5-5, 3-3 in the ODAC, in 2001 . Among that group is senior running back Chris Sullivan, who led the nation in all-purpose yards last year with 2,008, including 1,189 and eight touchdowns on the ground. According to Sullivan, the team’s familiarity with each other will play a bigger role than the amount of talent on the field. “We are definitely more comfort- able with all of these guys returning,” he said. “We come into this season already knowing how each other works and thinks, and that can make FALL OPEN FIELD. Senior Chris Sullivan was an Associated Press TEE RING-Tun PHI SPORTS Generals irn for OA titl JEREMYFRANRUN SPOKIS EDHOR EMRI; FRlNl\IllN]@\VIU.FDU (I1lKIE3YOFSUUSNUlI\I.-\'IU\1 the nation in all-purpose yards with 2,008. He gained 1,189 Third Team Little All-America selection in 2001 after leading rushing yards and eight touchdowns on 253 carries. a big difference when things have to happen in a split—second.” Junior quarterback Peter Dean, a converted defensive back, returns to the lineup with a full season ofexperi— ence under his belt. Dean completed 49.6 percent of his passes in 2001, throwing for 1,424 yards with eight TDs and eight interceptions. Dean will have plenty of protec- tion from an experienced offensive line. Senior Mat Rapoza is a returning All-America selection on the offen- sive line, where he is joined by fellow All-ODAC pick Scott Kucinski. W&L benefits from quiet offseason BY DAVID CROWELL AssIsTANT spORTs EDITOR Last year, the Washington and Lee women’s soccer team opened the season with a tougher road than ‘ most in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. The Generals returned 12 players, but faced the prospect of introducing 12 freshmen to the program and replacing an all-con- ference goalie. To make matters more difficult, a new coach, Neil Cunningham, took the reins, eager to lead a team that narrowly missed an ODAC Champi- onship in 2000. With that in mind, you could ra- tionalize last season’s double-over- time loss to Roanoke in the ODAC Semifinals. For the 2002 team, however, there will be no excuses for a slow start or mistakes due to team chemistry. “Since we have so many returning players, we were able to come into preseason knowing what to expect. We got right into working on what was important and what we wanted to improve from last season,” junior midfielder/defender and co-captain ‘ Meghan Hayde said. “We all have the same goals, which will make it that much easier to attain them.” Hayde will combine with senior midfielder Jenny Thomas and senior defender Lindsey Duran to form the trio of captains responsible for lead- ing the Generals into battle. “They’re great leaders,” Cunningham said. “They set a great example for incoming freshmen, but also for the players who have been here and know the system.” Hayde hopes to follow up on her 1 stellar sophomore season, when she RIESI Q7SX')KISlNK)lI\ TKN HIGH EXPECTATIONS. Junior Heather Coleman and the \X/ashington and Lee women’s soccer team are shooting for their first Old Dominion Athletic Conference title. earned First Team All-ODAC honors. Thomas, also a captain last season, hopes to add to her career points to- tal (33 points on 10 goals and 13 as- sists) while solidifying a midfield that graduated four-time First Team All- ODAC performer Kate Bidwell. Duran, an Honorable Mention All- ODAC selection last season, will an- chor the defense along with Hayde and sophomore Kelley Zagol, who also garnered Honorable Mention All- ODAC honors last season. The strong defense will only help sophomore goalies Emily Barker (1 1 games, 0.89 GAA) andAbigail Pfeiffer (eight games, 0.87 GAA), who each gained valuable experience last year. Providing the offensive punch this season will be a number of veter- ans, led by junior forward Fontaine Marcoux. Marcoux earned First Team All-ODAC accolades last year afier scoring six goals and recording a school-record 12 assists. In addition, junior Susannah Hewlett and sophomores Maggie Hope, Ginny Helms and Molly Plummer should spend plenty of time threatening opposing defenses. Curmingham has no qualms about his offense. “Creating chances is something we’ve always been good at doing,” he said. “We just need to convert on more of those chances than we did last year.” The only true question mark this season is at midfield, where Bidwell spent four years drawing constant attention from opponents. Thomas and junior Heather Coleman, who scored five goals and added an assist on her way to Honor- able Mention All-ODAC honors, should spearhead a talented midfield. “It’s difficult to replace a great player, but we’ve changed our play- ing style a bit to deal with the loss. We also have some sophomores (Rorrmey Wilson, Martha Allgood, Alison Irvin) and incoming freshmen who can hopefully do some things for us,” Cunningham said. Despite the loss of Bidwell, none of the Generals doubt that this team, with 16 returning players and great depth, can walk away with its first- ever ODAC championship. “Our program has continually gained strength and experience, which should make us one of the top con- tenders for the title,” Thomas said. “Our team’s success is dependent on always playing our game and never letting the level of play drop despite what our opponent does.” ‘‘I really think we have the ability and the talent to do it this year,” Hayde agreed. “We know what we need to get done and I really think everyone is going to put in the work to make it happen.” Join the sports staff of the P/92°. Opportunities are available to cover Washington and Lee sports. Writers are needed for game stories, features and interviews. If you’re interested, Contact Sorts Editor Jeremy Franklin at X4060 or firamé/z'rrj@u//rt. edzr or stop by our weekly staff meetings at 5 p.m. on Mondays. €011 There’s not really a drop-o be- hind those two, as seniors Joe Vitta and John Melillo, juniors Rick Gazica and Mark Muchmore and sophomore Anderson Braswell round out the ranks on the line. “Strength of the team,” Miriello said. “This offensive line is moving better, they’re stronger, they’re more athletic. This is as good of an offen- sive line as we’ve had here in quite some time.” Senior tight end Jay Thomas, who led W&L with 38 catches for 575 yards and six scores in 2001, high- lights the Generals’ receiving corps. Senior Dyllan Rankin will join sopho- mores Taylor Callaham, Jon Brimer and John Bamwell and freshman Clark Kensinger in the hunt for playing time at wideout. One of the Generals’ primary con- cerns in 2002 is depth, particularly on the defensive side of the football. Several players, including lineman Brian Becker, linebacker Ben Krasnoif and safety Lee Walker, all juniors, haven’t made it through practice 100 percent healthy. “If one of our front-liners gets dinged a little bit, then we’ve got a couple of question marks coming up in a hurry,” Miriello said. “We’re young and inexperienced with back- ups in our front seven. But the front seven, if they’re healthy, is very good. And when the first four guys in the secondary are on the field, we’re very good.” Juniors Jess Lipsey and Andrew Bahl both return to the three-man de- BY JEREMY FRANKLIN SPORTS EDITOR One of the few things that will be the same this year for the Washing- ton and Lee men’s soccer team will be the ultimate goal of winning an Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship. The Generals have a slew of new starters for Rolf Piranian, who en- ters his 27th season as head coach, as well as 13 freshmen on the ros- ter. “We’re definitely a different team,” Piranian said. “We’ve lost some very important play- ers to this team. But we have seven seniors, so that should mean you’d have pretty good leadership.” Senior co-captains Brad Murphy and Kevin Bibona are back at forward and defender, re- spectively. Classmates Paul Ne gron and Sean Hardin are in the mix on defense, while Garreth Winstead will appear in the Gener- als’ midfield. Rounding out the senior class are goalies Tim Foley and Brad Heam, who will split playing time in the Generals’ net. the team when we went to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tourna- ment two years ago,” Foley said. “That experience has helped us prepare for this season because we know how great it was to get there and we are hungry to get back.” The arrangement in front of Foley and Heam is an early-season task for W&L to figure out. Sophomore defenders Peter Miller and Brian Pirkle are also seeking playing time, as the Generals have yet to decide on a sweeper. New faces, same goals . armen’seaforward . “There are still a handful of senior players that were part of MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2002' gridiron ~ fensive line. Senior Matt Stavish started all 10 games at linebacker in 2001; he will be joined by Krasnoffgp senior Andrew James and sophomore 2 Lloyd Wilson this year. Junior Ted Maflitt tied for the team lead with five interceptions last sea- son, and he joins Walker at safety! Seniors Matt Conners, who returns after taking a season off to focus on lacrosse, and Brian Meehan should start at cornerback. ‘ Sullivan averaged 26.7 yards per kick return and 10.7 on punt returns last year, giving the Generals a lethal weapon on special teams. The kicking game is far from a cer-I tainty, however. Junior Whit Whitfield is back as the team’s punter, but the Generals are still searching for a replacement for graduated‘ placekicker Brad Wiginton. Min'el1o’s faith in his team wasn’t echoed by the other coaches in the ODAC, who tabbed W&L to finish fifth in the seven-team conference! Bridgewater, which lost to Mount Union (Ohio) in the Division III na- tional title game, is again the favorite to win the conference. 1‘ “The ODAC is one of the most evenly matched conferences in all of college football, and no game can be taken for granted,” Sullivan said. “We are building off three 5-5 seasons in a! row, and we need to break out of that. And if there is any team that can, it is this year’s.’’ '‘ The Generals open the season at home against Johns Hopkins at 1 p.m. Saturday. OODRTIE»YN<)RMATIo\= OFFENSE WEAPON. Senior forward Brad Murphy will share captain duties with A defender Kevin Bibona for the W&L men’s soccer team in 2002. Sophomore Justin Mygatt and freshman Walker Nickles will join junior Jacob Stoehr, W&L’s leading scorer in 2001, and Winstead in the midfield. Piranian said that his middle — the Generals play a 3-5-2 set — is talented, but needs a chance to play i‘ together. “We’re tinkering around with that and trying to establish chemistry,” he said. The Generals also must fight a tough schedule, which doesn’t feature a home match until Octo- ber. But playing away from home ’ for the first month of the season could have a positive spin foria W&L. “We have two tournaments we’re excited about, that will give us a bunch of games to experiment with,” Piranian said. “We want to win ev- ery game, but if you lose a non-con- ference game in one of these tour- naments, it doesn’t have to be the end of the world.” K Defending conference champion Roanoke, arguably W&L’s biggest rival in soccer, headlines the list of teams the Generals will compete‘ with in the ODAC this year. “In conference, I would say that Roanoke is the team I look forward to playing the most because they are our biggest rival and there is! always a little bit of bad blood be- tween the two sides, which always makes for a great match,” Foley said. ‘ Even among the seniors, the Gen- erals have an eye to the future of men’s soccer at W&L, but they’re not losing sight of that armual pre- season goal. «Q “I firmly believe that we will take home another ODAC championship this year,” Foley said. “We are just, trying to leave a solid legacy fornext year’s seniors to pick up where we left off and improve.” OCR::/Vol_105/WLURG39_RTP_20020909/WLURG39_RTP_20020909_007.2.txt MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2002 BY MICHAEL LEE SPORTS WRITER Washington and Lee volleyball has their work cut out for them this year, but the team is optimistic and flrepared to meet the challenges of the pcoming season. Fans will recall that the Generals won the Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship last year ‘with a 10-0 record in conference play, and a 30-5 record overall. W&L de- i feated Christopher Newport in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament before falling to ‘Emory. A season like that should be diffi- ciilt to follow up, especially when coupled with the graduation of Lind- ‘say Ruckert, a four-time All-ODAC First Team player and three—time ODAC Player of the Year. In spite of that excellence last sea- son, head coach Bryan Snyder is quite -“positive about the team this year. “We’ve been practicing for a week and a half, and so far, performance has been good,” Snyder said. “We ‘had our intra-squad scrimmage last Saturday (Aug. 31), and that went very well.” The team is young this year — of the 12 players, 11 are freshmen or “sophomores. Snyder enjoys that qual- . ity of his team, however. “They are a very young team, but with that youth comes a lot of enthu- gsiasm and energy,” the third-year head coach said. “They’re very coachable and receptive, and they’ve been working very hard.” In addition, Snyder noted that ‘while losing Ruckert was difficult, the 1 Hockey ‘rises fast dnODAC BY MICHAEL LEE SPORTS WRITER R, The no-longer rookie Wash- }ington and Lee field hockey team 3is off to an excellent start this year. Led by head coach Wendy Orrison ‘and assisted by Melissa Miranda, the team is past its first-year jitters and is ready‘ to take on the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. '1 The Generals had a difficult sea- son in 2001, with a 3-10 record over- all, 2-7 in ODAC play. However, seven of those losses were by one goal, and one was to eventual con- ference champion Lynchburg, a 1-0 final score. This year, the Generals are looking to avenge those close games. ! Last season, W&L was ranked 10th in the preseason coaches’ poll. But this year, Orrison noted with no small satisfaction that the team is . picked fourth. The Generals are on the young side, but they are learn- ing well. “Three or four of those freshmen will start, and all of them will see Asome playing time,” Orrison said. “They’re a good, strong group, and ,' that type of energy helps the up- ‘ perclassmen rise to their greatest ‘ potential, too.” Co-captains Kathleen Gibson, a se- nior, and Kelly Taffe, a junior, were also very confident about the team this year. Gibson pointed out that the ¢team’s youth will, if anything, be an asset. “We’re a young program, and hav- ing a lot of freshmen and sophomores indie. ' Spring Break 2003 with STS ‘ Americas #1 Student Tour Operator Sell Trips earn cash Travel Free Information/Reservations 1-800-648-4849 or www.ststrave1.com ‘F- .-.e...........-. \\:I1(“‘al‘\VP .. “i -.—~ (4 .».....,- ... .. MEET THE GENERALS. Senior Stacey Kimmel (12) is the lone upperclassman on W&L’s 2002 squad. Her teammates include, team has proven to be much more balanced this year. “With five hitters and a better bench, our overall talent and skill level has risen a lot,” he said. Senior captain Stacey Kimmel is the lone upperclassman, and Snyder pointed out that she had her best year to date last season, recording 200 kills, 218 digs, 45 blocks and a school- record 113 aces. Kimmel praised her younger teammates. “I am definitely confident in these girls,” she said. “All six freshmen are talented, and three will probably see a lot of playing time right off the bat. ON THE TURF. junior Kelly Taffe returns to Washington and Lee’s field hockey .FAI.L Generals Wok with young team ‘PAGE 7 We’re going to have to spread out our play a lot, but the freshmen will find their places, and we’ll be as strong as last year.” Those three freshmen are middle blockers Susan Gaillard and Taylor Gibson and opposite Christine Gladysz. Outside hitters Laura Byme and Ashleigh Overly, setter Virginia Baird and opposite Erin Teichgraeber may see playing time as well. Snyder also commended his sophomores, who will be counted on to bring needed experience to the team. Among that bunch is Jennifer (DURTER §(XlSll\'lDRI\H team as a captain. The Generals, entering their second year as a Varsity program, were picked fourth in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. brings a lot of passion to the game,” Gibson said. Other players to watch this season include junior forward Jessica Lake, who was second on the team in scor- ing with eight points on four goals; sophomore forward Kristen Brown, who started all 13 games last season; and sophomore link Kitt Murphy, who earned All-ODAC Honorable Mention honors last season. The Generals’ defense will also be looking for a good season, hav- ing held opponents to an average of just 1.95 goals per game with sophomore defenders Kyle Meehan and Erin Rathbone on the field. Orrison was only able to bring the team in for practice two weeks before their first game, which will be at Mary Baldwin on Sept. 1 1, but the practices have gone Very well. “Our preseason workouts just ended, and it’s been very fun. The team STUDENTS: ssarr. TARBOX RAMBLERS WITH SHERYL WARNER AND THIS $0!/THSIDE HOMI-WRECKERS A has an amazing enthusiasm and en- ergy,” Orrison said. “The parents and administration have been very sup- portive as well.’’ Assistant coach Melissa Miranda is the most striking new addition to the team. Last year, women’s lacrosse coach Jan Hathom assisted Orrison, but she has returned to lacrosse full- time. Miranda noted that her coworkers have been very supportive. “I feel that I’ve been welcomed with open arms,” she said. “Everyone, from the athletic director (Mike Walsh) to the faculty has made me feel at home.” Taffe said that the practices have gone very well. “Our preseason work- outs have been very energetic,” she said. “The team has been working very _ hard, and we’re ready for Mary Baldwin.” The Generals open their home and conference seasons with a match against Hollins on Sept. 18. Lexrn. ginia Sat., September 14 7:30 p.m. Their search for a more pure and immediate music makes their sound like no other: latched into a vast history but entirely now. 463-3074 "’-"“"W-“ . J/TlieRz'rIgIumP}ir' from left, freshman Christine Gladysz, sophomores Michelle Chastain andjennifer Lux and freshman Susan Gaillard. Lux, who set a W&L season record with 1,186 assists as a freshman. “Jennifer Lux is our setter, and she’s very good at it. She was named ODAC Rookie of the Year last year, and we’ll be relying on her,” Snyder said. “We’ve also moved Emily Wolf- ing to a better position on defense, so we’ll be taking advantage of her talents a little better, and Michelle Chastain should have an excellent year as well.” The Generals open ODAC play with a 6:30 p.m. match against Guilford at home on Wednesday. BY JEREMY FRANKLIN SPORTS EDITOR Washington and Lee women’s cross country coach Amy Schuckert wants 2002 to be a blockbuster year for her program. In her second year with the Gen- erals, Schuckert is already thinking long-term for cross country at W&L. “I want to help build the founda- tion to bring us along and switch us from the program that we’ve been to a program where we can expect success year in and year out,” Schuckert said. The Gener- als have nine returning run- ners this year, complemented by eight fresh- men. Senior Burke Duncan, who missed qualifying for the NCAA national meet by one place last season, headlines the group coming back to W&L. Duncan said that this year’s edi- tion of the Generals has more po- tential than the 1999 and 2000 Old Dominion Athletic Conference cham- pionship squads. “Going into my fourth cross country season at W&L, this year’s squad looks to be the stron- gest I have been a part of,” she said. “The amount of talent and depth is amazing in the freshmen, and they have all put in the crucial DUNCAN Women runners look toward future of program summer training base to make the smooth transition to the college level.” In a recent time trial, Schuckert timed eight of her players faster than W&L’s No. 2 runner a yearjago. Duncan is still the top General, but she may have a good deal of com- petition before the season is over. Freshmen Molly Drake and Betsy Frayer are running close behind Duncan. Currently fourth is another newcomer to the program, sopho- more Liz Crawford, whom Schuckert recruited from the track team. Senior Jen Fallon, junior Vanessa Adams and freshmen Meg Garner, Megan Ward and Sarah Williamson are also running well in the pre- season, Schuckert said. The Generals were picked third in the ODAC this year, a season af- ter finishing fourth. Eastern Menno- nite and Roanoke were tabbed ahead of W&L, with Lynchburg a close fourth. “I think we’re going to make a few surprises,” Schuckert said. “I like the fact that we are ranked third now. It takes some of the pressure off. I see three teams who can be contenders for the title, and I see us among that three.” “We have our sights set on an ODAC championship, and hopefully an unprecedented finish at the NCAA regional meet,” Duncan agreed. “We are a young team so we have nothing to lose, and every- thing to prove, which is extremely exciting.” . Men boast talented squad W&L returns solid corps from cross country team that finished 3rd in conference BY DAVID CROWELL ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR On Aug. 23, the Old Dominion Ath- letic Conference men’s cross country coaches picked Washington and Lee to finish third in their armual preseason poll. If the Generals can capitalize on an abundance of great runners, however, those coaches might be reconsider- ing by the end of the season. Coach John Tucker’s squad re- turns without the services of Ken Jackrnan,aco-cap- tain last season, but seniors Will Teichman and David Hicks should help the team improve on last season’s third—place finish at the ODAC Championships. Teichman ended his season on a good note last fall, finishing 54th at the NCAA South/Southeast Region Championships two weeks after run- ning a season-best time at the ODAC Championships. Teichrnan’s time of 27:12 at the ODAC meet helped him secure 12th place. TUCKER “Good rurmers improve their times through a combination of training and intelligent racing,” Teichman said. “My success in last year’s ODAC meet gave me the confidence neces- sary to train over the summer months and will bolster smart racing this year.” But don’t think that the Generals are a one-man team. In fact, Teichman calls W&L’s group of runners the most promising team he’s seen during his four years of competition. Tucker believes that Teichman, junior Andy Schorr, sophomores Wes Bell and Steve Chambers and fresh- man Andrew Johnson “are an excel- lent top five” and that they lead “the most talented team we’ve had in five or six years.” In addition, the Generals feature a number of other tough competitors to give Tucker one of the deepest ros- ters in the conference. Hicks is a very capable runner with three years of experience, and Tucker believes that junior Rusty Meyer can step up to be a top runner. Junior Andrew Fotinos also stepped up last season to become one of the top four runners on the team after an injury sidelined Schorr. For now, however, the Generals will not be running with a full team. Tucker has wisely chosen to rest Teichman, Schorr and Bell due to some soreness in their legs. “We’re being careful with them to avoid injuries. We don’t want to lose them for the important part of the season,” Tucker said. “We should have our entire squad run- ning by Sept. 28.” When the whole squad comes to- gether later this month, Teichman and Tucker expect the team to live up to its potential. “We have strong runners and a depth which will enable us to consis- tently perform at a higher level,’’ Teichman said. “Our success will hinge on the ability of our squad to come together and run as a team dur- ing the season’s key races. We expe- rience the most success when we train and race side by side, pushing each other to reach our potentia .” W&L hosts the armual Generals Invitational on Saturday. T EICHMAN Questions, comments or suggestions for the sports pages of the P/72? Contact Sports Editor Jeremy Franklin at frame/z'7y'@u2/u.edu 'or Assistant Sports Editor David Crowell at crou/e//d@u2/u.edzt. For W&L sports news and scores, visit http://ath|etics.wlu.edu Have a name or number embroidered on your shirt while you shop. Extended embroidery hours for this weekend: Friday 10-3 Saturday 11-5 Coming soon: University Sportwear Grand Opening September 23-28 15 W. Washington Street Lexington, Virginia 5‘.l.‘.’.:?‘§4.'.;”.,".‘.?.° - — 5--fir‘ ...a...v...-....«...u- sI OCR::/Vol_105/WLURG39_RTP_20020909/WLURG39_RTP_20020909_008.2.txt l.’.ir;i;: 8 enerals op rn']i«:iiEMr Fiu.Ntvc_. sophomore “Michelle (lhastain (13) goes up for a kill it in 1- during the ('lcncrals’ 30-l ‘I _, 30-14. 3l.l~3ll win over the Grsphcrs. W&L stepped up their play in the nightcap against Shenandoah. hand- ing the Hornets £130-l7, 30-6, 30-} 6 loss. Sophomore Jennifer Lux had 29 assists, and classmate Emily Woiting contributed 11 kills to complement Chastain"s l-1. Snyder thought that his team served the ball well i.n. both ofF ri day ’s matches. “We had a ton of aces. and the girls were also doing a great job of serving the zones that I was calling,” he said. “That really allows us defen- W&L hits the ground running at Elon FROM S'l}\l7l’ REPORTS GRELE;-‘\lSl3()RO. N.C‘. ~~~~~~~ -The Wash- ington and Lee men”s and women’s cross country teams started their 2002. season with a good showing at the Elon invitational on Saturday morn- ing. The women’s team placed second of l3 teams while the men. running without some oftheir top runners. tin- ished ti fth of IS teams. Freshman Molly Drake led the way for the women, finishing the course in 20:14, good enough for 22nd place. In the field of l 58 runners. senior Burke Duncan finished five seconds behind Drake to take 25th place. Fresh- man Betsy Frayer placed 33rd with a time of20:49. Sophomore Steven Cliambcrs led 0 the men’s squad, finishing in 28: l4 to place 26th out of 155 runners. Fresh- Friday, Sept. 6 5 W&L d. Gaucher, 30-11, 30-14. 30-20 W&L d. Shenandoah, 30-17, 30-6. 30-16 W&L VOLLEYBALL lNVlTATlONAL Christopher Newport d. St. Marys, 30-15, 30-21, 30-22 Shenandoah d. Gaucher. 30-24, 30-25, 28-30, 30-19 ’ Catholic d St. Marys, 20-30, 30-26, 30-9, 30-16 man Andrew Johnson placed 38th with a time of28:4‘) while sophomore Christopher l-aFlamtne placed 55th overall. Women ’s soccer falls to Wesleyan to open season NOR F O l..K ~--- The Washington and Lee womcn’s soccer dropped its opening contest of the season on Sat.- urdziy afternoon. falling to Old’ Domin- ion Athletic Conference rival Virginia Wesleyan. l-0. With the win, the Mar- lins moved to 3-0. Virginia Wesleyan scored the lone goal ofthc game at the 31:18 mark of the first half when Megan Parris scored otfan assist from M errie Tobler. Despite committing l 8 fouls. the Mar- lins outshot the Generals l 7-8 on the day. Virginia Wesleyan’s Laura Monday, Sept. 9 Women's Soccer \V’ieder\-vax earned her second victory in goal and lirst career shutout by making seven saves on the day. Sophomores Abigail Pteitfer and Emily Barker combined to make six saves in net for W8: l_. Men drop pair of contests at Southwestern tourney GEORGETOWN. Texas ———— -~ The Washington and Lee n1en’s soccer team got off to a slow start this past weekend. dropping a pair ofnon-eon- ference matches at Southwestern University. 4-0 to Trinity (Texas) on Saturday and 4-2 to the host school on Sunday. In Saturdays loss. the Generals could never get anything going as Trinity jumped out to a 2-0 halftime lead and never looked back. Josh Card Men’s Soccer W&L vs. North Carolina Wesleyan W&L at Sweet Brier, 4 pm. (‘ll M9”‘°dl5ll= l P-m‘ Women’s Soccer Christopher Newport at W&L, 4 pm. led the Tigers with two goals and an assist in the first ever meeting be- tween the clubs. Trinity outshot W&L 29-l for the game. in Sunday's matchup against Southwestern. the Generals struck ll1‘Sl as senior midlicldcr Kevin Bi bona scored off an assist from senior for- ward Brad Murphy at the 25 :38 mark. The Pirates tied the game less than a minute later, but the Generals re- gained the lead before the end of the half on a goal by freshman midfielder Brett Strohsacker. Sophomore Brian Pirkle assisted on the tally. Despite holding the lead at the break, the Generals quickly fell to Southwestern’s attack as the Pirates rattled off three unanswered goals. Senior Brad l-learn made nine saves in goal for W&L. SC(.)REB(.)ARI) wttsm... Scui=.ouLE: septEMBEta9—22 Men's Tennis W&L Fall Classic Saturday, Sept. 21 sively and blocking-wise to set up our schemes and take away what we're trying to take away from the other team.” The Generals ran into an improved Christopher Newport team Saturday morning. Unlike their two meetings last season, including one in the first round ofthe NCAA Division I It Tour- nament, the Captains prevailed by a 21-30, 30-28, 30-25, 19-30, l5-l2 score. ‘‘It was disappointing, just because we beat them twice last year.” Chastain said. “They’re a very good team. They‘ve improved so much from last year. We had our highs and our lows.“ W&L appeared to be in control ofthe match during the first game. After storming out to a 15-4 lead on seven service points by senior Stacey Kimmel, the Captains could get no closer than a seven-point deficit. Christopher Newport then won a pair of closely fought frames to take the lead in the match. W&L stormed back to win the fourth game before the Captains pulled out the win. Wolting led the team. with I 7 kills. while Chastain added 14 kills and i5 digs. Freshman Christine Gladysz re- corded 20 digs, while Lux contributed 46 assists. Catholic d. Christopher Newport, 26-30, 30-26, 30-24. 30-22 Saturday, Sept. 7 St. Mary's d. Goucher, 30-14, 30-13, .30-28 Christopher Newport d. W&L, 21-30, 30-28, 30-25, 19-30, 15-12 Catholic d. Shenandoah. 30-21, 3046, 30-14 W&L cl. Gaucher, 30-13, 30-15. 30-21 St. lvla-ry’s d. Shenandoah. 30-24. 18-30, 30-22. 30-24 Championship Game Catholic 11. Christopher Newport, 30-24, 30-23, 30-20 All-Tournament Team Mary Whiting, GNU Nina Richardson, CNU Oksana Boukhtlna. GNU (MVP) Bridget Guetle. Catholic Anti Wall, Catholic Michelle Chastain, W&L Wednesday, Sept. 11 Field Hockey Field Hockey 5 d S 15 W&L at Lynchburg, 1 pm. war at Mary Baldwin. 5 pm. V:{fe;§;,,:§:‘cen,,e ,W,,,ame,,,, . Football V°“9Yba“ W&L vs. Transylvania. 10:30 am. W&L al G“lll°“l: l W“- Guéllcrcl at W&L, 6:30 pm. September 14-15 Field Hockey W&L at Salisbury Tournament Saturday, Sept. 14 Cross Country Generals’ invitational, 10 a.m. Volleyball (at Centre Tournament) W&L vs. Avert-alt, 12 pm. W&L at Centre, 3 pm. Football Johns Hopkins at W&L, 1 pm. W&L vs. Rhodes, 1230 p.m. Men‘s Soccer W&L at Methodist. 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18 Women’s Soccer W&L at Lynchhurg, 4 pm. Field Hockey Holllns at W&L, 6:30 p.m. Volleyball Hollins at W&L. 6:30 pm. September 21~22 Golf W&L at James Madison invitational Men’s Soccer W&L at Hampden-Sydney. 1 pm. Women’s Soccer l‘lOllll"lS at W&L, 1 pm. Volleyball W&L at Eastern Mennonite, t p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22 Women's Soccer Greensboro at \llI&L. 1 pm. Volleyball W&L at Randolph-Macon, 1 pm. W&L vs. Virginia Wesleyan (at Randolphlt/lacon), 3 pm. in']n1ir.trr FRANKLIN Sl‘0l?.’l‘S l:il‘)l‘l‘t,)§l Washington and Lee has named Bryan Snyder interim women ’s bas- ketball coach for the 2002-03 season. Snyder served as assistant coach to Janet llollack, who resigned in July, for the previous two years. He is also in his third season as coach of the volleyball team, which won an Old Dominion Athletic Confer- ence title last year. “We’re just really excited. lt’s a really posi- tive develop- ment for the pro- gram," senior center Austin Calhoun said. “I think that we‘re all really looking forward to this season. We’re just going to go and give it everything we’ ve got. The fact that we have Coach Snyder back is just going to make that even more positive.” Snyder‘s top goal for the women’s team this year is to pro- vide a streamlined transition for whoever takes over as W&L’s per- manent head coach. "‘Wc‘ve had some success re- cently. I want to maintain that,” he said. “I would like to get us back in the ODAC Tournament. bring in some good recruits for next year so that when we hire at full-time coach, the program is on the upswing." SNYDER g.=.\-'lt..wi_>.nj', S_lEP’l‘l£_hll3lfiR_ 9, 2002 en seson with3 wins in home invite The Generals had trouble with handling serves, particularly in the games that Christopher Newport xx-‘om. “The games where we served tougher than they did and serve-re- ceived better than they did. we beat them fairly easily,” Snyder said. “When they served us tough and e weren’t able to handle their serves. we got in a hole. and then we got a little less aggressive with our serves. W&L bounced back from the twp- hour match to defeat Goucher for the. second time in as many days Satan’ day afternoon. This time the Gener- als defcated the Gophers 30- l 3. 30- 15. 30-21, led by freshman Laufia .Byrne’s ll} kills. Snyder was pleased with his tealn’s offensive performance over the week- end. ‘ “We’re trying to work spreading the offense out a little bit more." he said. “Our strength this year is being able to be versatile on offense. run the ball to live different attackers. u§e the back-row attack. Those sorts of things are things that can play to our advantage.” The Generals open Old Dominir Athletic Conference play with a 6:30 pm. match Wednesday against Gull ford in the Warner Center. The Generals have some rai- building to do after graduating five seniors from a team that fin- ished l2- l4 and 9-] l in the OD!-\C. g Among the graduates were Vir- ginia College Division Player ofthe Year Jessica Mentz, a forward who averaged 20 points and ll.8 re- bounds per game. and center z\/legzhi Babst. who tallied 19 points and l0.l boards a contest. W&L also lost third-leading scorer Sarah Schmidt, who hit 40.6 percent of her three- pointers in 200] -02 while averaging 6.4 points per game. The Generals do return two play- ers who started all but three games last season in freshmen lF;ni.il\y Barker and Bethany Dannelly. Barker scored 6.2 points per con- test. while Dannelly averaged 3.7 points and totaled I52 assists (pi the season. With that in mind, having a coach familiar with the program is vital to the Generals’ success in 2002-03. 1 “He knows our strengths and what we have, so he’ll be able to work" with that and make up our game plan based on that,” senior guard Elizabeth lgo said. “Obviously. hav- ing lost five seniors. were not re- ally thinking that we’re going to go out and win an ODAC champion- ship. 1 “But we definitely have goals. and we definitely believe that we can make the ODAC Tourna- merit.” Fundraising dates are filling quickly, so get with the program! It works. Contact ~ CarnpusFundraiser at (888) 923-3238, or visit www.campusfundraiser.com fraternities Q sororities Bllllls Q Stutlent (lrouns Earn $1,000--$2,000 this semester with a ‘ proven CampusFundraiser 3 hour fundraising event. Our programs make h fundraising easy with no risks. , ! Snyder named interim’ . women’s hoops coach‘ Assistant to take over program for 2002-03 season I‘.