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THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21,2005
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Will Rice defeats Baker 28-0
by Stephen Whitfield
THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF
In Saturday's powderpuff game
between two winless teams, Will Rice
beat Baker 28-0.
College Sports
Roundup
The first quarter began quickly
for Baker (0-5) as quarterback/
safety Katie Beth Higgins, forced
an interception on Will Rice's (1-4)
opening possession and returned
the ball to Baker's 40 yard line.
Baker was forced to punt but pinned
Will Rice on its own 9. Unfazed,
Will Rice sophomore quarterback
Cassie Moore led the offense down
the field quickly, rushing 4 times
for 32 yards and completing both
of her passes for 43 yards, includ-
ing a 36-yard touchdown pass to
freshman receiver Dayna Fondell
that gave Will Rice a 7-0 lead.
Baker's next drive looked promis-
ing after a pass interference penalty
put them close to midfield early in the
second quarter. Higgins, a resident
associate, completed a 7-yard pass
to junior receiver Carolyn Greene
and ran for three yards to move
Baker inside Will Rice territory. But
two plays later, Higgins threw an
interception to Will Rice sophomore
Lizzie Snyder.
A 15-yard run by Moore and a
26-yard pass to sophomore receiver
Emily Reagan put Will Rice on
Baker's two-yard line with about
eight seconds remaining. Two plays
later, Moore completed a touch-
down pass to freshman receiver
Kellie Simon to give Will Rice a
14-0 lead at halftime.
Baker's third quarter was forget-
table. Before even running a play from
scrimmage, Baker was saddled with
a five-yard false start penalty, punting
after two runs by Higgins and an
incomplete pass. Will Rice advanced
to Baker's 10 on its first possession
of the quarter, but Moore threw an
incomplete pass on 4th-and-9 to give
Baker the ball again.
Before Baker could run a play on
its next drive, coach Grant Garling-
house, a junior, was forced to use a
timeout with the play clock running
down after a miscommunication on
the play selection. Two plays after
that, Higgins completed a 20-yard
pass to Greene, with a subsequent
Will Rice penalty adding 10 yards to
the play as the third quarter ended.
Three plays later. Baker, faced
fourth-and-7 from its own 43 and
elected to go for it. Higgins' incom-
plete pass gave Will Rice the ball, and
four plays later, Moore connected on
a 38-yard touchdown pass to Reagan
to give Will Rice a 21-0 lead. After
an interception on the first play of
Baker's next possession, Will Rice
scored another touchdown, this time
on a 30-yard run by Moore to provide
the 28-0 final score
Will Rice head coach Clint Corco-
ran said he was happy to end the first
half of the season with a win.
"It feels great to have these girls
know what it's like to win, coming
out after three [games! against
some of the hardest teams," Corco-
ran, a junior, said. "We still have
[three] more to go, though."
As has been the case all year,
Baker was short-handed. Unlike
other colleges, Baker typically
suits just 8-10 players each week
— including Higgins and Master
Krista Comer — which is barely
enough to field an eight-person team.
In a 34-0 loss to Martel Oct. 1, Baker
only had seven players available for
almost the entire game. Will Rice
used Baker's fatigue to its advantage
in second half, exploiting the defense
on big plays.
"It's been a little tough," Garling-
house said. "We had a lot of seniors
[last year) and a lot fewer players
[this year). The girls had to play
both sides of the ball, and by the
end of the second half they were just
exhausted. That's when we've been
[allowing! a lot of points."
ITiis game was the first of two
last weekend for both teams. Baker
fell flat against Brown (2-3), losing
41-0. Will Rice lost to Jones (5-1)
by a 13-6 score. In other games,
Wiess (4-1) beat D>vett (2-3) by a
26-20 margin, and Brown won 19-6
against Hanszen (1-4). Martel (4-2)
entered the weekend with a chance to
solidify its position as the top team in
Powderpuff, but had a disappointing
weekend, falling to Jones 7-6 before
losing 25-0 to Sid Rich (5-0)
With the playoffs beginning in
two weeks, Sid seems to have a
lock on one of the top two seeds,
although one-loss Jones and Wi-
ess trail closely. If both teams
win their games next week, then
the Sid-Wiess game Oct. 30 could
determine who gets the top seed
in the playoffs. The battle for the
final playoff spot could be fierce
this year. Martel is currently in
fourth, but Brown and Lovett have a
chance. Hanszen and Will Rice still
have an outside chance at the final
playoff berth, although each team
would probably need to win all its
remaining games and get help from
other teams to qualify.
Next week's Powderpuff Game
of the Week will be Martel vs. Wi-
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from last year.
Freshman Flag Football
In the Blue League, Martel (1-1)
beat Baker (0-2) by a score of 20-13
Oct. 12, while Sid (1-1) lost 13-7 to
Will Rice (2-0) Oct. 14. In Gray
League play, Lovett (1-2) lost both
of its games last weekend, falling
7-6 to Jones (2-0) Saturday and 20-
13 to Wiess (1-1) Sunday. Hanszen
(1-0) beat Brown (0-2) in its first
game of the year by a 20-13 score.
Saturday's Hanszen-Jones game
was postponed.
Men's Basketball
The season began Oct. 12 with
two Wednesday League blowouts,
as Wiess walloped I^ovett 63-39 and
Jones beat Hanszen 67-40. Martel
opened Monday League play with
a 52-39 win over the GSA, and Sid
lost to Brown 42-40.
Women's Basketball
The GSA (3-0) continued its
streak of dominating performances
in the Eastern Conference with a
42-21 win over Hanszen (2-1) Oct. 12
and a 43-14 win against Lovett (1-2)
Monday. Lovett also sneaked past
Brown (0-3) by an 18-13 margin. The
only Western Conference game took
place Tuesday, as Will Rice (2-1) won
3611 against Wiess (1-2).
Men's Volleyball
The opening day of play in the
Ketchup League began with a
whimper Saturday, as both Lovett
and the GSA won without ever play-
ing a game. Lovett beat Hanszen
by default and GSA won its match
versus Wiess when Wiess forfeited.
The scheduled opener of the Catsup
League, the Sid-Martel match, was
postponed. The only game actually
played was Brown's 2-0 victory over
Will Rice Tuesday.
VOLLEYBALL
From page 12
tory. Senior setter Kristina Hoban
recorded a triple-double with 10
kills, 59 sets and 11 digs.
"I was proud of them that they
had the confidence to come back
from [the] loss to Tulsa to turn
around and beat SMU, which is a big
rivalry forus," Volpesaid. "[Theloss
to Tulsa] was really disappointing,
and I think it was a wakeup call for
this team."
'This is ...a
turning point in our
conference. A lot of
teams are one match
away from getting
into first or second.
— Genny Volpe
Head volleyball coach
After a solid 3-1 win over Sam
Houston State Oct 11, the Owls
hit the road for two conference
matches. In the first match of the
road trip, Rice took on Central
Florida (4-12, 2-7) in Orlando. The
Owls were in a 2-1 hole after three
games, but pulled out a gritty fourth-
set win, relying on solid defense to
tie the match and gain the momen-
tum. The Owls took the fifth set
in a landslide, 15-6. Senior outside
hitterOlaya Pazo led all players with
28 kills, a career high, and Hoban
recorded her second triple-double
in three matches.
"The five-game match that we
played [against UCF] was back
and forth — the momentum kept
shifting," Volpe said. "We totally
dominated in game five, which really
helped our confidence level."
Rice then played the University
of Southern Mississippi (610,0-7),
where it put on a show of offensive
efficiency, hitting .387 for the match
— its highest of the season — in
its 3-1 win over the Golden Eagles.
Freshman outside hitter Karyn
Morgan had 15 kills and added 4
service aces to lead the team.
"(Karyn's] gotayearning desire
to get better," Volpe said. "She's
naturally gifted, and I still believe
[ she is] one of the strongest hitters
in the conference. She's starting to
make shots and attacks that have
not been in her repertoire before."
Holderness had 10 kills and
hit ,6(X) in the Owls' win against
.Southern Miss after transitioning
from outside hitter to middle blocker
this season.
'The team has been really sup-
portive, especially considering that
I'm trying to work into a position
that I'm not particularly comfort-
able at," Holderness said. "We
are a younger team, [but! we're
peaking at the end of our season
because of it."
Although Central Florida and
Southern Miss are two of the weak-
est teams in C-USA Volpe said the
wins helped build confidence.
"Playing on the road is tough,
and we've done a lot of it this year,"
Volpe said. "I think that coming off
these two road wins has put us in a
place of confidence."
Even with a winning streak,
Volpe said that the team is always
seeking to improve.
"They're motivated in know-
ing that we have not reached our
potential yet" she said. "The team
keeps striving to get better. We're
peaking at the right time."
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Obermeyer, Amber. The Rice Thresher, Vol. 93, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, October 21, 2005, newspaper, October 21, 2005; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth443146/m1/15/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.