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  • ( WESTERN IfcJP aroliniaN Totally Biased Catamount Coverage November 10, 1999 Y2K^f amount Basketball pa^sJCy7 Moore Named 2nd Team All- Conference by Daniel Hooker Sports Editor The Southern Conference announced their 1999 post-season awards last week in conjunction with the conference tournaments. For the first-year Lady Catamount soccer team, freshman Nardia Moore was named to the league's second team. In 1999, Moore recorded 10 goals and seven assists on 41 shots on goal. Moore ranked second in the conference in scoring and top point average. She placed third in the top goal average list. Moore also scored the first goal in the history of WCU women's soccer against Troy State in the first win in program history. Georgia Southern senior forward Tara Chaisson was named the league's player of the year. Chaisson led the league in scoring in 1999 with 39 points and became just the fourth player to earn first team all-league honors on three occasions. Another Lady Eagle, Amanda Bernard, was named the league's Freshman of the Year. This season, Bernard tallied six goals and four assists on 48 shots. She didn't, however, make either first or second team all-conference. Head coach Brian Lee of Furman University, who won the SoCon title 2-1 in overtime against Davidson, won his second consecutive Southern Conference Coach of the Year award and his third in the last five years. Freshman teammate Kelly Barker finished second in the Southern Conference in top assists per game average. Goalkeeper Mandi Tinsley ranked eighth in the conference in goal against average. Yet, she was fourth in both saves and minutes with 76 and 1,319, respectively. As a whole, the inaugural Lady Cats were third in the conference in scoring (48 goals on 294 shots), as well as being ranked third in the nation in first- year programs (soccerbuzz.com). Catamount Rugby Drills Goons by Jake Williamson Contributing Writer This past Saturday, the Western Carolina ruggers completed their early-season schedule against rivals Appalachian State in a pre-conference match-up preparing for next semester. The Catamounts finish the fall App St. 10 semester with a 6-2 record, its best WCU 54 in several years. As Western has shown domination throughout the semester, Saturday was no exception. From the start of the first half, WCU took control offensively, scoring 33 points on the Mountaineers. With great rucking and mauling by the pack, the backs were able to do their thing and run all day, scoring on almost every possession. Two members of the pack also got to share in the glory by scoring a pair of Catamount trys. Western continued to show no mercy through the second half, entering the try zone three more times. Although it wasn't as explosive as the first, the offense in the second showed that WCU could play after the half. Two players, Alex Hollingsworth and Edwin Rios both added a pair of scores. Other scoring in the win were Nate Piercy, Dave Peterson, Chaz Stiles, and Kalob Dibs. Recapping the semester, WCU defeated two club teams (Alumni and Asheville) as well as three conference opponents in Elon, Furman, and Appalachian. The only losses came against two powerhouses, Carolina and Tennessee. The rugby team would like to thank all of their sponsors from this semester. Also, hats off to the three ruggers that are leaving after this semester. Good luck to Dave Hamilton, Jay "Ratbag" Grimitte, and Erik Koose. photo by Heather Franklin Ryan Boedicker attempts a line-out in the 54-10 win over App. State Jones' Leg Just Not Enough; Cats Fall 34-31 by Mike Poston Staff Writer I admit that although I may write about football, I don't know everything about the sport. That was never more obvious than at the Samford Samford game on \mc~I1 Saturday. As I watched the game I found that not only must I be ignorant on the inner workings of the game, but also that I lacked a general knowledge of the rules. For example, "unnecessary roughness" is a penalty designed to protect players from cheap shots, or so I thought. Come to find out you can be penalized for unnecessary roughness by just tackling the player in bounds and playing clean hard football. What in the world was I thinking? Western Carolina was penalized three times on one drive for personal fouls. That drive ended in a Samford touchdown and turned the tide of the game. 34 Samford went on to win the ~~^j game in overtime, 34-31. Samford was a very good team and I would not take anything away from them. They had a great running back, Jerome Russell, that the Cats defense couldn't stop. He rushed for 231 yards in the second half. With that being said I don't think they need the help that he officials gave to them during the game. Its sad to think that a good football game was decided because of bad officiating. But, that seems to be the M.O. of Southern Conference officiating. The same thing happened to the Cats last year against Georgia Southern. Western Carolina had insult added to injury on Saturday because they were not even playing a conference team and we were at HOME!!! Despite the bad officiating that I would say cost the Cats the game, they had some great plays. With time running out in regulation Shawn Snyder connected with Michael Banks for a 60-yard touchdown pass that sent the game into overtime. In overtime the Cats could only manage a field goal. The Dogs scored the touchdown and the win. Speaking of field goals: Con gratulations are in order for placekicker Josh Jones who set a school and Southern Conference record with six, yes six, field goal in a game, he hit from 25, 30,47, 33, 27, and 30 yards. In recognizing Jones, I must also recognize punter David Hill who help Jones accomplish this mark with some acrobatic holds. On one hold Hill had to stand up to catch the ball and kneel down to place the ball on the ground with the laces out. Head coach Bill Bleil said, "Jones did a great job", adding " [Hill's hold] was the greatest hold I've ever seen." Jones said, "[Setting the record] Feels great. I have to give credit to [David] Hill. He helps me out a lot."
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