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The Western Carolinian Page 6 Thursday. October 1, 1992 Sports Volume 58 Number 8 Views From The Pressbqx Derek Smolik Football Thoughts How about those Cats this weekend, now that's what I call a dominating performance. They did little if anything wrong and made Ferrum look exactly like they should, like a much smaller school than us. This weekend will be a very telling game for the Cats as they travel to the 9th or 18th ranked Bulldogs (depending on which poll you look at). Samford is as good as most of the teams in our conference and will present us with a good challenge. But we should be able to hold our own. A quick check of the latest NCAA I- AA stats shows that the Cats are among the leaders in many categories. Congratulations to Lonnie Galloway, who is ranked 5lh in I-AA in passing efficiency with a 165.82 rating. The offense is 5 th in the nation and second to Marshall in the conference. I encourage any and all who can to go to the game this weekend in Birminghiun. The Cats have the talent to go down there and beat Samford and I'm sure that they can use die encouragement. Good luck guys. Picks of the Week Last week was a fair week (2-1). Georgia Southern served notice when they join the Conference next year, that they won't be a pushover. I got the two easy ones in ASU over ETSU, and WCU over Ferrum. This week it gets hard with a few big games in the conference. The Citadel (4-0) at ASl 1(1-2): The game of the week in the conference. I feel Uiat Citadel is going to win the conference title and this will be their first test in die conference. ASU won die conference last season and looks good again, but Citadel is just too tough. Citadel 24, ASU 13. VMI (1-3) at Furman (2-2): The Keydets are already hurting; diis game won't help. Furman played well against Southern last weekend but couldn't catch a break in die loss. They should catch plenty this weekend as they take out their frustrations. Furman 35, VMI 7. WCU (2-1,-.at Samford (3-1V. This a the game that could boost die Cats into the top 20. With a win over the Bulldogs it's a definite possibility. Samford is good; diey went to die play-offs last season and came up here and beat us 16-3. But this isn't the same Catamount team this year. They have die number five offense and twelve defense in I-AA. WCU 27 Samford 24 Last week's record: 2-1 (67%) Record for season: 4-1 (80%) Intramurals There won' I be room for an intramural box this week, so I'll print what I can here. Congratulations to Tommy Oakman, die All Campus Intramural Cross Country champion in a time of 9:35, and also to the Over die Hill runners, die team champions. Also congratulations to Melissa Pell die women's All Campus Cross Country Champ in 12:21, and to her sorority Alpha Xi Delta, die team champs. Sign-ups for lag football and floopball end on Oct. 6 at 3 pm. The Football and Floopball Pentathlons will both occur on Oct. 5 from 4 to 5:30 pm on die lighted intramural fields. Waterpolo sign-ups end on Thursday Oct. 8 at 3 pm. Clinics will be held on Wednesday and Thursday in Reid from 8-9 pm. Ronald Van Blerck was the all-campus champion in men's Badminton so congradulations to him, as well as to Doug Lautcrback and Brian Bootheroyd die doubles champs. In women's tennis, Lisa McLean of Phi Mu was the Sorority champion and Katrina Kctring of ROTC was the independent winner. Qrjq-s ft Knds The women's volleyball team continued their winning ways diis weekend and look very good for the upcoming conference schedule. This weekend they travel down to New Orleans for die Jonathan Memorial Classic. For those of you who don't know die lady Cats take on the N.C. Slate Wolfpack next Saturday here at Reid, so be sure to come out for that one. Bodi the men's and women's cross country teams looked good in dieir races this weekend, according to coach Danny Williamson and he looks for even more good diings this weekend in Charlotte. If they can just stay healthy till the conference meet they'll be in good shape. I would like to personally thank LMP and the Western Carolinian for their help with the race. I would especially like to diank Buffy Fowler, Lianna Saleeby, and Sieve Coenen for their help as volunteers. The race went well overall and I'm glad it's over. The opinions expressed in this column are not necessarily the opinions of the Western Carolinian or Us staff. Cats pound Panthers on Heritage Day Derek Smolik Sports Editor Lonnie Galloway passed for three touchdowns and ran for another as Western Carolina University overpowered the Ferrum Panthers 42-0 last Saturday night in Cullowhee. The Cats scored on their first possession, going 49 yards in five plays to take a 7-0 lead. Four straight runs netted 11 yards before the Cats ran a play-action pass. Galloway faked the ball to Thigpen and then hit a wide- open split-end Craig Aiken for a 38 yard touchdown. For the game Galloway completed 9 of 13 passes for 235 yards, he also ran for 28 yards'on diree carries. Aiken caught three passes for 67 yards for the game. The Cats started their second drive from their own 24 yard line and went 76 yards in 5 plays for their second touchdown. Tailback Kevin Thigpen carried three times on the drive for 16 yards, the last of which put the Cats at the Panther 43 yard line. Thigpen gained 125 yards on 23 carries on the night to give him 334 yards for the season. From there Galloway completed his third straight pass, a 43 yard touchdown to Kyle McNeely. Phil Shirley kicked the extra point to extend the Catamount lead to 14-0. Ferrum came right back on their next possession. The Panthers moved 60 yards in five plays, highlighted by a 53 yard double-reverse pass play. Quarterback Jim Pulling look the ball from center and handed it- off to a running back, who in turn handed it off to Matt Smith who threw a 53 yard strike down to the Cat 27 yard line. The Catamount defense held Ferrum to seven yards in three plays to force a field goal attempt. Willie Williams broke through the line and blocked the attempt. Julius Grant recovered the ball at the Cat 16 yard line. The Cats then started on an 13 play, 84 yard drive to score their third touchdown. Four straight runs moved the Cats to their 34 yard line. Gallo- Carolinian photo by Mark Mitchell Four Catamount players attempt to block one of Joel Blackerby's seven punts Saturday night's Mountain Heritage Day game. J way threw 12 yards to Aiken to move the ball to the 46 yard line. The Cat s continued to run the ball as Ben Black carried for 27 yards on the drive, helping to move the ball "down to the Panther 23. On third down and seven from the 23, Galloway went back to pass, but couldn't find a receiver and ran for the goal line. He picked up several blocks along the way and took the ball in for the touchdown to extend the lead to 21-0. The Cats began the second half by driving 72 yards in eight plays to extend the lead to 28-0. On die second play, Galloway hit Kerry Hayes with a 22 yard pass to take the ball to the Fenum 45. Three plays later Galloway hit Hayes again, this time for 36 yards down to the Ferrum 8. Hayes finished the evening with four catches for 124 yards. The Cats stopped the Panthers in four plays to get the ball back. Gallo way went right back to the air on the first play, with a 24 yard pass to Hayes, moving the ball to the Ferrum 47. Three plays later Galloway threw a 42 yard pass to Hayes moving the ball down to the Panther two yard line. Two plays later Thigpen carried the ball over from the one. Shirley kicked his fifth straight extra point to extend the lead to 35- 0. The Cats closed out the scoring in the fourth quarter with a 55 yard drive that took three plays. Chad Greene, who replaced Galloway in the third quarter, direw a 33 yard pass to Shane Brooks for the final touchdown and a 42-0 lead. The Panthers had one last scoring opportunity as they moved into Catamount territory with less than three minutes to go. A 30 yard pass from Poindexler to tight end Jeff Smith moved the ball to the Cat 38. Three plays later, a defensive pass interference call moved the ball down to the 27. The Panthers immediately set up for a 44 yard field goal attempt with eight seconds left. But kicker Joel Blackerby had his second straight field goal of the game blocked and the shutout was preserved. "I was really pleased with the way our players responded after a week off," Hodgin said. "I had a lot of concern about them getting out of their mode, they really worked hard." The Cats rolled up 538 yards of total offense for the game, including 282 through the air. The defense, meanwhile, held the Panthers to 210 total yards and 10 first downs. Western travels to Birmingham, Alabama, this weekend to take on the Samford Bulldogs in a non-conference game. Samford is ranked in the top 10 in some Division I-AA polls. Kick-off time is 6:30 pm (central time) at Seibert Stadium. Lady Cats win two in Radford Tournament Grant Hunsucker Sports Writer The Western Carolina University women's volleyball team continued Uieir winning ways this past weekend as die Lady Cat's placed second in the Radford Tournament. The Catamounts, 10-7 overall, played Milligan Friday night. WCU dominated play ill winning die match by scores of 15-4, 15-6, and 15-9. The Lady Cats had four players wilh an attack percentage of .300 or better, while amassing a .349 average overall. Katherine Thomas had a .533 10 lead die Cals while Angel Kirkpatrick had a .500. The Cals made only six errors the entire match, as no player made more than two. On Saturday the Cals were de feated by Radford 14-16, 8-15, 15-13, and 15-6. The difference for the Cats in the loss to Radford was errors, after making only six on Friday night the Cats made 32 against Radford. Their attack percentage was only .158, but Jennifer Ross led the team with a .356, and AnnMarie Alvarez also had a .200. The Lady Cats hardly had time to relax as their next game came immediately after the Radford loss. They had trouble early on but defeated Liberty by scores of 18-16,4- 15, 15-11, and 15- 9. Once again Ross led the team with an attack percentage of .391, with Thomas and Emily Tillotson also over .200. AnnMarie Alvarez had a whopping 55 of die teams 64 assists and 117 for the tournament. WCU players Ross and Thomas were named to the all-tournament team. Ross had an attack percentage of over .350 with 55 kills in die tournament, while Thomas had 42 kills and 36 digs. "I thought they both played really solid," WCU head coach Trish Howell commented. The Cats, winners in three of their last five outings, continue Uieir non-conference schedule diis weekend with their fourth tournament of the season. WCU will travel to New Orleans, LA, to compete in die University of New Orleans' Jonathan Nelson Memorial Classic. The Cats will play Texas-San Antonio on Friday at 1 pm. Also on Friday, they will play die host New Orleans at 3 pm. On Saturday morning the Cats will play Tulane at 11 am, and Nicholls State at 3 pm. "I'm very pleased with how we're playing. We've got a good team, and they are playing hard. Physically WCU is a very, very, solid team, mentally and physically," said Howell. Football Conference Standings W L Citadel 1 Marshall 1 ASU WCU UT-C Furman ETSU VMI @GSU 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 W 4 3 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 L 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 3 1 Pis Op. 83 37 146 51 55 59 103 43 89 72 74 69 60 82 96 81 62 41 Results ASU 38 ETSU 14 Citadel 15 Army 14 GSU 21 Furman 0 WCU 42 Fenum 0 VMI 48 West Virginia Tech 8 Centra] Arkansas 24 UT-C 17 This Saturday's Games UT-C at Clemson 1:00 The Citadel at ASU 1:30 VMI at Fuiman 1:30 Savanah State at GSU 1:30 Marshall at Missouri 2:00 Morehead State at ETSU 2:00 NCAA I-AA Poll 1. Marshall 3-0 80 Southern 2. N. Iowa 3-0 74 Gateway 2. Villanova 3-0 74 Yankee 4. E.Kentucky 3-0 68 Ohio Valley 5. Idaho 3-0 64 Big Sky 6. The Citadel 4-0 60 Southern 7. Youngstown 3-1 55 Independent 8. M. Tcnn. St. 2-1 53 Ohio Valley 9. N.E. Louisia. 2-2 47 Soudiland 10.William&M.3-0 45 Independent ll.FloridaA&M3-l 38 Mid-Eastern 12.Delaware 2-1 34 Yankee 13.McNeeseSt.2-2 31 Soudiland 14.Richmond 2-1 22 Yankee 15.N.C. A&T 4-0 21 Mid-Eastern 16.SWTexasSt2-2 20 Soudiland 17.SWMissouri2-2 18 Gateway lS.Samford 3-1 17 Independent 19.1 rr-C 2-1 9 Southern 20.E.Washingt. 2-1 4 Big Sky 20_z_U 2-1 4 Southern Remaining WCU Games 10/10 VMI Cullowhee 2:00 10/17 UT-C Challanooga.TN 7:30 10/24 Citadel Cullowhee 2:00 10/31 Marshall Cullowhee 1:30 11/7 Furman Greenville, SC 1:30 11/14 ETSU Cullowhee 1:30 11/21 ASU Boone,NC 1:30 Volleyball Opponent Site Time 10/2 Texas-San AntonioNewOrleans 1:00 10/2 at New Orleans NewOrleans 3:00 10/3 vs. Tulane NewOrleans 11:00| 10/3 vs.Nicholls St. NewOrleans 3:00 10/10N.C. Stale 10/14 at UNC-A 10/16 at UT-C* 10/17 at GSU* 10/22 at Furman 10/28 at Clemson 10/30 Campbell 10/31 Davidson* 11/3 at ETSU* 11/4 ASU* 11/7 at Marshall* 11/10 Furman* 11/13 UT-C* 11/15 GSU Cullowhee 5:00 Asheville 7:00 Chattanooga 7:00 Slatesboro 7:00 Greenesville 6:30 Clemson 7:00 Cullowhee 7:00 Cullowhee 12:00 Johnson City7:00 Cullowhee 7:00 Huntington 11:00 Cullowr-e 7:00 Cullowhee 7:00 Cullowhee 2:00 11/20 Southern Conf. Greeneville TB A -22 Tournament ♦Denotes Soudiem Conference Match Mountain Heri Men's Top 13 1. Addison Palmer 2. Steve Conway 3. John Pragle , 4. Steve Kovach tage Day Run 5. Robbie Holiday 6. Stephen Gales 7. Travis Brooks 8. Ld McGinnis 9. Mark Gaunt lODaveCulp 11.Terry Campbell 12.Tommy Oakman 13.Ricky Teem Women's Top 10 1. Tina Hcilmdal 2. Debbie Appleman 3. Debbie Wilson 4. Melinda Wilkins 5. Carolyne Moses 6. Dara Ebcrly 7.Sandra Willis 8. Amy Korach 9. Karen Styles lO.Carleen Dixon Webster Inman, SC Asheville Asheville Brevard 15:42 16:29 17:16 17:22 17:24 AndersonSC 17:26 Brevard Asheville Brevard Arden Bakersville Cullowhee Franklin 17:28 17:35 17:42 17:45 17:49 17:54 18:00 Cullowhee Asheville Waynesville Franklin Cullowhee Cullowhee Asheville Asheville Cullowhee Brevard 19:00 20:17 21:10 22:30 22:49 22:50 23:20 23:28 23:28 23:42

The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.

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