The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, October 1, 1993 Page: 20 of 24
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20 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1993 THE RICE THRESHER
SPORTS
Women's soccer falls to conference foes
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by Eric Rutherford
COED BASKETBALL
WOMEN'S INTRAMURAL VOLLEYBALL
Monday League
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Monday League
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Lovett + One
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Old Farts
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Hops and Yeast
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Funky Divas
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Widner's Walk-ons
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Dinked to Death
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Oh Yeah
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Lovett #2
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Lowfat Milk
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Tuesday League
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Tuesday League
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Killin' Women
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Hackney's Hackers
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Team Wiess
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Rim Jobbers
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47 Jello Shots
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Atlas & the Globetrotters
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Rock Solid
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Hung Like a Squirrel
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Lovett #1
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Manheim Rockets
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WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER
Wednesday League
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Oa Bulls
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League A
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Balls & Chain
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Lovett
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Dr. & the Wannabes
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Wiess
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Rice Krispies
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Hanszen
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Sid Homes
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Will Rice
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G.S.A.
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Thursday League
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Team Wiess
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League B
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Chi-Feng
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Brown
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Annihilator
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Jones
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4 Freshmen & A Drifter
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Sid Rich
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Wiess Team
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Baker
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The Rice women's soccer team suf-
fered three hard losses last weekend
to the conference's top-ranked teams.
Baylor Un iversity, Stephen F. Aus-
tin University and the University of
North Texas comprised a triad of for-
midable opponents for the Owls.
"Although the weekend was ex-
hausting, we kept our heads up," said
junior Lani Miyoshi. "Through it all
we kept a lot of heart"
In each game, Rice lost by a consid-
erable amount
By the games' final minutes, the
undermanned Rice squad was too
exhausted to hold off rejuvenated of-
fensive attacks. Exact scores were
unavailable.
"Even though we lost by a large
margin, we really improved," said se-
nior Galen McKinley.
The team is trying to keep their
disappointing weekend in perspective.
"Not looking at the score, I felt
good about the way we played,"
McKinley said.
All three opposing teams had full
Rice goalkeeper Jenny Gaunce reaches for an elusive save.
rosters and well-developed skills and
training, according to McKinley.
The Owls are hoping for a rebound
tomorrow when they play Austin Col-
lege at Rice at 2 p.m.
According to team members, Rice
should have an easier time with Aus-
tin College, a new team that has been
struggling this season.
"I think if we play against them as
we played against the tougher teams
this past weekend, we should win,"
McKinley said.
In a more challenging match, the
women will face the traditionally
strong University of Texas squad in
Austin on Sunday.
The Rice team will be hurting be-
cause two starters are unable to at-
tend the Texas game.
Undefeated men's soccer takes first place
by Grant Flowers
Intramural Announcements
Intramural entry deadlines for co-ed sand 4-orv4 volleyball and women's
college volleyball are Oct. 7. Team entry forms and rule sheets are
available in the human performance and health sen/ice office on the
second floor of the gym.
Both men's soccer and basketball will begin sometime after mid-term.
Schedules will be mailed to team captains.
Grad students must pay a $12 fee at the cashiers office to play
intramurals. This fee is good for the entire year. If your name is not on
the current intramural-paid list, you will be asked to show your Rice ID
with the IM sticker when you sign up and/or at the sporting event.
The fee does not include faculty or staff, who may play without charge.
For more information, conact Lisa or Bill at 285-5398 ortalk to a college
sports representative.
The Rice men's soccer team
snagged first place in theTexas Colle-
giate Soccer League with a victory
and a tie last weekend.
On Sept 25,the Ladsplayed Baylor
University to a scoreless tie.
The Owls returned home to play
the University of Houston Sept 26.
Despite a shaky first half, Rice re-
gained its composure and defeated
the Cougars 2-1.
Left halfback Dave McMath scored
both goals in the Owl victory.
The Lads dominated the Cougars
early, keeping the ball in the Rice
offensive zone for the first five min-
utes of the game.
It appeared that the Owls would
pressure the Houston defense
throughout the match, but Houston
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received a one-man advantage when
the referee ejected Rice halfback Adam
Lewis for kicking a Cougar player.
Down a man, the Owls switched
from their normal allignment of four
fullbacks, four halfbacks and two for-
wards, replacing forward Jim Evans
with midfielder Ruben Rodriguez.
The key play in the game came
midway through the first half when
Houston received a penalty kick for a
foul committed by fullback Mike
Dowling.
Rice goalkeeper Stu Baur blocked
the penalty shot, swinging the mo-
mentum in the Owls' direction.
"I was able to tell which side [the
Houston player] was going to," Baur
said. "As all good keepers do, I left
before he shot He didn't get it close
enough to the post, and I punched it
away. Basically he telegraphed where
it was going."
Baur's save had a noticeable effect
on the Houston team.
"They were shelling us until Stu's
save," McMath said. "After it they
lost their composure, and we came
alive."
"It was actually a lot bigger than a
save," said Randy Westbrook. "Hous-
ton would have gone up, and we might
have lost our confidence. We already
had an uphill battle because of the
ejection and to go down a goal might
have hurt"
The Lads came out strong in the
second half despite the man disadvan-
tage.
Bob Adams, the Owls' only for-
ward on the field, consistently outran
the Cougar defenders to long balls
and kept up the offensive pressure.
"It took us time to adjust to [the
ejection]," Adams said. "It did hurt,
but we bounced back on the save. In
the second half, we started running.
They weren't too smart because they
always had three guys in the back
covering me even though they were a
man up."
The OWls' first goal came early in
the second half.
"Bob [Adams] had beaten the de-
fenders on a run to the corner, and he
dropped me a square ball on the 12,"
Westbrook said. "I shot low to the
keeper, and he blocked it down. Dave
[McMath] put the rebound into the
net"
Rice's second goal was easier than
the first
A Houston foul gave the Owls a
direct kick about 15 yards in front of
the Cougar net
"Randy and I started a trick play,"
McMath said. "I dummied on the shot,
and got the wall to flinch. I ran by the
wall and Randy putitto me. [Houston]
thought I was offsides and did nothing
and left the goalie all alpne. It was an
easy goal."
Houston put the pressure on late
in the game, scoring on a corner kick
to close within a goal. The Lads held
them off, however, to preserve the
victory.
The Saturday game against Baylor
was a hard-fought match.
"It wasgreat" McMath said. "They
were the best team we played so far.
We absorbed all of the pressure they
gave us."
"I think we outplayed them," he
added. "[Sweeper] NeeleshKeniahad
the game of his life."
Baylor also had the best offense
the Owls have faced.
"They had a strange attack,"
Dowling said. "We went in with a de-
fensive attitude. We were playing a 5-
4-1 [five fullbacks, four midfielders,
and a forward], and they came out and
pressured us. Later we switched to a
4-4-2 and that helped."
"They had a very creative offense,"
Baur said. "We were overwhelmed at
first, but then we settled down and
evened out It was even in the middle
of the game, but at the end they were
pressuring us a lot It was a well-played
game."
After theses two matches, the Owls
lead the Texas Collegiate Soccer
League by two points over Houston.
Before facing Rice, Houston was
undefeated and in first place.
"We're 4-0-1 right now," Westbrook
said, "and we're progressing quite ef-
fectively. Our defense is getting
stronger and stronger, and our
midfield is becoming a more cohesive
unit"
The Lads will face Stephen F. Aus-
tin University tomorrow in
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