Bulldog Hockey Sweeps Ohio State
Ferris State dominates on the road.
By Jeff Wandell, Ferris State
Torch
Pitching Shutouts
Mitch O'Keefe saved
every shot as FSU
shutout Notre Dame last
weekend. Freshman Pat
Nagle continued the
shutout streak this week
as Ferris beat Ohio
State 4-0 Friday
evening. Photo by Ben
Kramer, Photo Editor
The Ferris State Bulldogs
swept the Ohio State Buckeyes in a two game
series this past weekend, recording their
first road win of the season.
The Bulldogs defeated the
Buckeyes Friday night with four unanswered
goals with the game winner going to junior
right wing Justin Lewandowski.
Freshman Goaltender Patrick
Nagle also recorded his first CCHA career
shutout stopping all 27 shots the Buckeyes
released on him.
The win also marked Nagles
first assist as a Bulldog and evened out his
record at 2-2. The first period proved
scoreless for both teams as the goalies
faced ten shots a piece. Lewandowski opened
the scoring in the second period on a pass
from Nagle.
Lewandowski stick handled
past the Buckeyes defenseman and slid the
puck past the Buckeyes' goalie.
The goal proved to be the
game winner but would not be the last of the
night.
Freshman defensemen Zach
Redmond scored later that period notching
another goal for the Bulldogs with assists
going to junior center man Brendan Connolly
and freshman defenseman Scott Wietecha.
The Bulldogs ended the
second period up by two goals but were not
finished as the third period proved even
more destructive for the Buckeyes.
Senior center man Adam
Miller recorded his second goal of the
season extending the lead to three with
assists to sophomore winger Aaron Lewicki
and senior defenseman Alex Spezia.
Junior left wing J.T.
Dahlinger put an end to the Buckeyes hopes
as he netted his first goal of the season
with five minutes left in the third as the
freshman duo of Justin Menke and Mike Embach
recorded assists on the goal.
It proved to be the last of
the game and lifted the Bulldogs above the
Buckeyes 4-0.
The Bulldogs faced off
against the Buckeyes again Sunday afternoon,
racking up another four goals as they
defeated the Buckeyes in the second straight
game.
Junior Goalie Mitch O’Keefe
improved his record to 2-0-1 stopping 30 of
32 shots.
O’Keefe was recently named
CCHA’s goalie of the week after shutting out
nationally ranked Notre Dame the previous
weekend.
The game took a turn for the
worst in the first period as the Buckeyes
came out firing, scoring their first goal
halfway through the first to give them their
first lead of the series.
The Buckeyes converted again
later that period on a power play goal as
Blair Riley was sent to the box on a five
minute major penalty for hitting from
behind.
The goal extended the
Buckeyes lead to two as it seemed the wind
had disappeared from the Bulldogs' sails.
As the Bulldogs continued to
kill the major penalty, the puck fell onto
the stick of sophomore winger Cody Chupp who
gave the Bulldogs life as he blew past the
Buckeyes' defender and scored a short handed
goal that cut the Buckeyes' lead to one.
The second period proved to
be fatal for the Buckeyes as the Bulldog
offense took over and didn’t let up until
the final whistle blew.
The Buckeyes took a slashing
penalty early in the second period and a
minute later took a cross checking penalty
to give the Bulldogs a five on three
advantage.
Connolly took advantage of
the opportunity and tied the game as he
banged a rebound home after it squirted out
onto his stick. The Bulldogs didn’t let up
the rest of the game.
Menke gave the Bulldogs the
lead later that period after scoring his
third of the season with another power play
goal.
O’Keefe recorded an assist
along with Dahlinger.
The Bulldogs started the
third period with a one goal lead but it
wasn’t long before Connolly scored his
second goal of the night on a pass from
Corey Couturier, extending the Bulldogs lead
and shutting the door on the Buckeyes.
The Buckeyes launched an
offensive, but O’Keefe stood strong as he
stopped 14 straight shots and locked in the
win for the Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs recorded eight
goals throughout the weekend on 60 shots.
“Our team feels as if we are
playing well right now.” Coach Bob Daniels
said prior to the Notre Dame game.
“For the most part I feel we
have been playing well from a defensive
stand point. We have seen some sign of
offensive production and I was pleased to
see us get eight goals.”
Volleyball Ends Regular Season in Dramatic
Fashion
Bulldogs sweep Cards and T-Wolves.
By Mo McNeil, Sports Editor
Volleyball Sweeps
Weekend
Ferris'(5) Arielle
Goodson goes for the
spike against Northwood
as teammates look on.
Ferris heads to Northern
Michigan Wednesday. Photo by Ben
Kramer, Photo Editor
The team’s motto all season has been,
"Start strong, play strong and end strong,"
and that’s exactly what the Bulldogs did on
Friday night as they swept the visiting
Saginaw Valley Cardinals 3-0. The Bulldogs
sent the seniors out in style Saturday
afternoon as they swept the Northwood
Timberwolves 3-0.
“It’s the
thing that we have, it’s our team motto, and
we work hard and practice to do that,”
junior setter Andrea Rich said.
The Bulldogs
celebrated senior night with their final
regular season win over the Timberwolves,
defeating them in three close games, 30-27,
30-28, 30-26.
The first
game began in the Bulldogs' favor until the
Timberwolves’ Becky Schroeder’s kill tied
the score at seven, and three Bulldog attack
errors gave the T-wolves a 10-7 lead.
Junior
setter/outside hitter Candice Marut’s kill
brought the Bulldogs back into the game as
she tied the score at 12. The Timberwolves
jumped back in front but the Bulldogs were
right there to tie the score at 16 from
sophomore middle hitter Kristy Gilchrist.
From there
the Bulldogs didn’t allow the T-Wolves to
come within three as they took the first
game.
The second
game began in the Timberwolves favor but the
Bulldogs rallied and Gilchrist’s kill tied
the score at seven. It was a power struggle
as both teams kept tying the score until the
Bulldogs went up 21-20 off a T-Wolves
service error.
“In the GLIAC
every game is a tough match. When we play,
our goal is to get the next rally,” head
coach Tia Brandel-Wilhelm said.
The Bulldogs
fought off the Timberwolves and freshman
middle hitter Arielle Goodson finished the
game with a kill.
The third and
final game began close until the
Timberwolves’ Gordana Barac recorded a kill
to put the Timberwolves up 12-11, and went
on a 3-0 run to go up 15-11 on the Bulldogs.
“It’s the
GLIAC, every team is tough and teams are
going to come out hard especially at the end
of the season. It was nice to see us pick it
up and play with fire,” Rich said.
The Bulldogs
weren’t done and battled back and Marut’s
kill tied the score at 19. From there the
Bulldogs grabbed the momentum and went on a
11-7 run, and took the game off a
Timberwolves attack error.
The Bulldogs
were led by Gilchrist’s match-high 11 kills
while Marut, Goodson and sophomore outside
hitter Katie Edwards all recorded nine
kills. Marut handed out 23 assists and Rich
recorded 16 assists.
Senior libero
Jamie Palazzolo recorded her 27th straight
match with double digit digs with 14
on the night.
The Bulldogs
staged a dramatic comeback in the first game
on Friday night against the Cardinals. The
Cardinals controlled the lead after they
went up 11-10 and looked like they were
going to run away with the game as nothing
went the Bulldogs way.
The Cardinals
went up 29-25 bringing the Cardinal
supporters to their feet. Saginaw Valley
never got the win as Ferris took the side
out after Saginaw’s Sarah Redoute recorded
an attack error. The Cardinals committed
four errors giving the Bulldogs four out of
their five points and the win.
“We have a
hard time competing against you guys,”
Cardinal libero Carmen Schacher’s father
said.
The second
game began in the Cardinal’s favor but the
tides began to turn when they were caught
celebrating a kill that was dug up by the
Bulldogs and senior outside hitter brought
the Cards back to reality with a kill
bringing the Bulldogs within two, 7-5.
The Cardinals
kept the lead until Tye’s kill tied the
score at 17. The game was kept close as both
teams fought to grab the lead. Tye’s well
timed kill gave the Bulldogs a 27-26 lead,
it was all the Bulldogs needed as they
recorded a 3-1 run to take the win.
While the
Bulldogs had to battle back in the first two
games, they took control of the third game
and went up 15-5 causing the Saginaw Valley
coach to call a time out. The Cardinals came
back and went on a 10-3 run to come within
three, 18-15 causing the Bulldogs to call a
time-out. The Cardinals would come close but
the Bulldogs weren’t going to give anything
up to the Cardinals as they took the third
game 30-27.
The Bulldogs
were led by Tye’s match-best 15 kills in
addition to eight digs and two service aces.
Gilchrist added 10 kills and Marut chipped
in with nine kills with a match-best 23
assists while posting nine digs on the
defensive end. Rich handed out 21 assists
and recorded seven digs.
The Bulldogs
will compete in their 10th straight GLIAC
tournament today against Northern Michigan
who has beaten Ferris the last two times
this season. The results were unavailable at
time of print for game scores but you can go
to
www.ferris.edu/sports.
“This team is
improving everyday. This is the kind of team
you wish you could have a 12-month season,”
Brandel-Wilhelm said.
Bulldogs Win in Overtime
Ferris State defeats Northwood Timberwolves
in overtime.
By Jeff Wandell, Ferris State
Torch
The Ferris
State Bulldogs defeated the Northwood
Timberwolves 48-41 on Saturday at Top
Taggert field with a remarkable overtime
finish.
The win
marked the last home game for the team's
graduating seniors.
Van Wieren
scored the winning touchdown on a 19 yard
run on the second play in overtime.
The Bulldogs
lined up in shotgun formation as the ball
was snapped back to Van Wieren.
Van Wieren
then took off to the right side of the
field, busted through the Timberwolves'
defense and dove over the end zone pylon to
give the Bulldogs the lead.
“I can’t even
describe the feeling,” senior quarterback
C.J. Van Wieren said. “The ball was snapped,
I made my read, it was my ball to keep.”
Van Wieren
finished the game with a total of 168
rushing yards, and completed 18 of 29 passes
for 238 total yards. “It’s a great game to
win,” said Coach Jeff Pierce.
“It really
shows the character of the guys in the
program. We’ve been through some ups and
downs this season and they deserve to win.”
Senior
running back Robert Miller and junior Paris
Holloman were also used to pound the
Timberwolves defense as Miller finished with
147 rush yards, and 92 for Holloman.
The Bulldogs
totaled 619 yards of offense.
The
Timberwolves opened up the scoring in the
first quarter on a 15 yard rush.
The Bulldogs
fired right back on the next drive as Van
Wieren connected with senior receiver Mike
Guevara on a 50 yard touchdown pass.
The Bulldogs
defense stood strong throughout the second
quarter, allowing no points by the
Timberwolves.
“Our
linebackers did a great job today,” team
captain and defensive tackle Jake Visser
said. “It feels good to come out on top.”
The Bulldogs
tore the Timberwolves' defense apart
throughout the third quarter as they rushed
for a total of 225 yards adding two more
touchdowns and a field goal.
“We were
looking at different things to play,” Pierce
said. “They weren’t able to stop the run.”
Despite the
rushing yards, the Bulldogs headed into the
fourth quarter down by ten.
The Bulldogs
wouldn’t be held back though as Van Wieren
drove downfield and hooked up again with
Guevara on a five yard touchdown pass
bringing them within three.
The
Timberwolves scored again before the quarter
was over extending their lead to ten.
With five
minutes left in the game the Bulldogs took
over with determination.
Van Wieren
and Miller pounded the Timberwolves on the
ground and drove down into Timberwolves
territory. Van Wieren then dropped the ball
into the hands of sophomore receiver Chris
Wilson who brought the ball down in the end
zone bringing the Bulldogs within three with
two minutes to go.
The
Timberwolves were unable to convert on their
next drive as the defense stopped them cold
and forced them to punt.
The Bulldogs
marched down the field after the ensuing
kickoff and brought kicker Jim Yates within
field goal range where he tied the game,
sending both teams into overtime.
After Van
Wieren’s touchdown run, it was up to the
Bulldog defense to win the game.
The
Timberwolves drove down to the one yard line
where they met up with an impenetrable wall
that was the Bulldogs' defense.
The
Timberwolves tried twice to break through
but were met only with failure.
With the
defensive stop, the game ended and the
Bulldogs seniors celebrated their last win
at Top Taggert Field.
“I
can’t even describe the feeling.” Van Wieren
said. “A win like that, it’s great, it makes
it a little easier, something you’ll never
forget.”
The win
improved the Bulldogs record to 5-5, as the
Timberwolves fell to 4-5.
The Bulldogs
are away next Saturday as they close their
season against the Wayne State Warriors in
Detroit, Mich.
Bonds Won't Go if the Ball Goes
Barry Bonds says he won't go in the Hall of
Fame if his record breaking homerun ball
goes with an asterisk.
By Mo McNeil, Sports Editor
It was announced last Friday
on SportsCenter that Barry Bonds will
boycott the Baseball Hall of Fame in
Cooperstown Pa. if his record breaking
homerun ball is placed in the hall with an
asterisk.
As Bonds neared the homerun
record, fans were showing up at ballparks
with asterisk posters insinuating Bonds was
using performance enhancers and he didn’t
deserve the record.
Bonds has repeated the same
statement to his critics. He has never
knowingly taken performance enhancers.
Forgive me if I’m wrong but
I don’t think performance enhancing drugs
dance around with labels stating they
enhance. If Bonds is saying he didn’t know,
I feel like he either doesn’t pay attention
or he is hiding something.
Obviously Mr. Bonds, you did
something to turn the attention towards you
and you’re alleged performance enhancer use,
and it could be as simple as breaking a
season homerun record and hitting the most
homeruns in a career. None of the others
that performed this feat are boycotting the
hall of fame.
Yes, a ball player is
turning down the hall of fame. I didn’t
think someone would ever turn down the honor
of being listed as one of the best players
in the game. Then again, not many players
have had their record breaking ball be
auctioned off, and watched the country be
polled to see what would happen to it.
America decided that the
homerun ball should be donated to the museum
with an asterisk branded into it. Bonds
decided putting an asterisk on the ball went
against history.
“I don’t think you can put
an asterisk in the game of baseball, and I
don’t think that the Hall of Fame can accept
an asterisk. You cannot give people the
freedom, the right to alter history. You
can’t do it. There’s no such thing as an
asterisk in baseball,” Bonds told ESPN.
For Mr. Bonds and the rest
of the nation that think that an asterisk
doesn’t belong in baseball, think back to
the homerun race between Mickey Mantle and
Roger Maris in 1961. This was the first time
since Babe Ruth set the homerun record that
it could possibly be broken.
The country and baseball was
up in arms about it, because there were more
games in 1961 than there was in 1927, when
the Babe hit 60 homeruns. It was decided in
1961 that if the homerun record was broken
after the same number of games the Babe
played in 1920 then the record would be
awarded with an asterisk.
Hey! Mr. Bonds! Look, look
at history! What is that? Why, it just might
be an asterisk. Granted, the asterisk was
removed a couple years after the record was
broken. So please Mr. Bonds don’t say there
can never be something that once was.
2007 Soccer Season Concludes with New School
Records
Ferris State women's soccer falls in
quarterfinals as the season ends.
By Ebony Franklin, Ferris State Torch
Conclusion of Women's
Soccer Season
Bulldogs' (21) Stevie
Salow attempts to head
the corner kick away as
teammates (14) Brandy
Tarnowsky and (6) Magan
Stec look on. Photo by Ben
Kramer, Photo Editor
“I think our
season was good. I think there was a couple
of close games that we couldn’t quite get
the victory but I think that will be a good
goal for us next year. To get those close
games,” sophomore goalkeeper Kari Alsager
commented about this year’s soccer season
and the goals for next.
Ferris State
women’s soccer dropped a 2-3 decision
against host Saginaw Valley State Tuesday,
Oct. 30 in the Quarterfinal Round of the
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference match.
Senior
forward Heather O’Keefe scored the last goal
of her Bulldog soccer career in less than
two minutes of play. It was the first of the
game and her 14th of the season.
Junior
forward Tammy Unsworth gave the Bulldogs a
2-0 halftime lead as she registered an
unassisted goal and her 10th of the season.
The Cardinals
came back in the second half to tie the game
2-2 off a penalty kick by Stephanie Roy and
an unassisted goal by Mara Dedomenicis.
Dedomenicis assisted Kim Oberski in just
over 76 minutes of play to seal the 2-3
victory.
Alsager,
goalkeeper, had seven saves for Ferris as
Stacy LaLond had only four for Saginaw
Valley.
Earlier this
season, first year student coach and former
Bulldog goalie Carla Giberston commented
that the non-conference schedule was tough
but she was hoping it would prepare the team
for GLIAC.
Despite
seeming unprepared, the Bulldogs showed an
improvement from the 2-5 loss to Saginaw
Valley earlier this season.
“It went a
lot better. We came out a lot more focused
and really determined. We started out great
and had a couple of turns of bad luck in the
second half that didn’t let us get to win,”
Alsager said.
The Cardinals
advanced to the semifinal round as the
Bulldogs finished their season with a 6-12-1
overall record.
Despite
falling in the first round of championship
play, there were various notable
performances by the Bulldogs this season.
The Bulldogs
opened their 2007 season with a 6-1 victory
over Kentucky Wesleyan. Under first year
head coach Neathan Gibson, they defeated
nationally ranked Merychurst in a 5-4
overtime decision on Oct. 7.
The Bulldogs
set more than one school record this season.
A new school record was set when the
Bulldogs scored 127 points on 44 goals and
39 assists in 18 matches. The 39 assists was
a new record along with scoring more than 46
goals this season.
Women’s
soccer also reached out to the community
members in this campaign. They participated
in a community outreach program to help
teach the Grand Rapids Special Olympics
Program about soccer. The lady Bulldogs
taught multiple techniques and how the
overall game is conducted.
Furthermore,
fans and spectators saw Bulldog soccer
players Kristie Smilanich, Nicole Sawada,
and Heather O’Keefe compete in their last
match of their collegiate career.
“It was a
good opportunity to have some leaders like
them to carry the team. By the time they
leave here they are much better than when
they came in. They’ve came in and done the
school proud,” Gibson said.
NFL Week Nine: Time to Shine
First game of the second half of the season
was full of record-breaking action.
By Paul Jarema, Production
Manager
With the
first half of the NFL season under our
proverbial belts, we were welcomed to the
second half with a series of broken records,
the Lions winning again and a game with two
undefeated teams.
The Minnesota
Vikings’ Adrian Peterson broke the NFL’s
single game rushing record with 296 yards in
their match-up with the San Diego Chargers.
In that same game, the Chargers’ Antonio
Cromartie returned a missed field goal 109
yards to take the honors of longest play in
the history of the NFL.
The Lions
hosted the Denver Broncos and absolutely
embarrassed them at Ford Field. The previous
sentence was not a typo. The Lions beat the
Broncos 44-7 in a slaughter in Detroit. What
made the difference in this game was the
Detroit defense. They forced turnovers and
scored on defense. Big Shaun Rogers even
have a 66-yard interception returned for a
touchdown. I like to see him finally have a
breakout game. This win will give the entire
Lions team the confidence they need to tough
it out the rest of the season.
The
Colts/Patriots game was kind of a letdown.
Two teams that are known for high scoring
offenses struggled and put up a combined 48
points. I would have liked to see a higher
scoring game for two reasons. 1. I’m a fan
of high octane offenses like Indy and New
England. 2. I needed more cushion from
Peyton Manning in fantasy football. If
Colts’ wide receiver Marvin Harrison was
active, I think we may have seen a different
outcome.
Minnesota
at Green Bay
I think this is going to be
a better NFC North match-up than most people
think. Bret Favre has found the fountain of
youth and is dominating on offense. He’s
spreading the ball around the field and his
receivers are taking full advantage of his
years of experience. Favre may have found a
new favorite target in secondyear receiver
Greg Jennings, a Kalamazoo native. Jennings
caught two touchdowns in the Packers’ win
last week. What’s going to hurt Minnesota in
this one is that everyone in the free world
is going to know their game plan: get the
ball to Adrian Peterson. Peterson, who broke
the single game rushing record as mentioned
above, is virtually their only weapon on
offense now that mobile quarterback Tavarius
Jackson is out with a concussion. Look for
Green Bay to move eight or nine guys in the
box to stop the increased rushing attack. As
a Lions’ fan, I want Green Bay to lose so we
can gain the top spot in this division, but
we might have to wait until Thanksgiving Day
for that chance. My Pick: Green Bay.
Dallas at New York Giants
Dallas is fresh off a
beating of the Philadelphia Eagles, in which
their defense made Eagles’ quarterback
Donovan McNabb look like an idiot (which
doesn’t seem hard these days unless you’re
the Lions.) Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo
was nearly perfect completing 20 of 25
passes for 324 yards, three touchdowns and
an interception. Dallas’ pair of running
backs, Julius Jones and Marion Barber III,
combined for two touchdowns and over 100
yards on the ground. The New York football
Giants will be coming off a bye. Their
defense has been making teams look like the
junior varsity team as well. This comes from
their defensive line, which doesn’t seem to
have a problem sacking any quarterback in
the NFL. Look for quarterback Eli Manning
and wide receiver Plaxico Burress to hook up
multiple times in this match-up. I think
Dallas will be the favorite, so I’m going to
make this my upset of the week.My
Pick: New York.
Last week I went 9-5 which
brings me to 71-34 for a season average of
68 percent. My average stayed the same this
week. Editor’s notes: results of the Monday
game were unavailable at press time.
ESPN.com was used as a resource.
Women's Cross Two Places Away From Advancing
to National Championships
Despite a grueling weekend, men's and
women's cross country had a wonderful
season.
By Ebony Franklin, Ferris State
Torch
Ferris State
men’s and women’s cross country teams
captured great success and were a force to
be reckoned with during their 2007 season.
The men and
women ran their last miles of the cross
country season last Saturday during the NCAA
Division II Great Lakes Regional
Championships in Edwardsville, Ill.
The women
proved they could run with the top teams in
the conference by finishing in sixth place
out of 22 teams for a total of 211 points.
Freshman
Megan Josey showed her Bulldog pride when
she completed the 6K in 22:43.40 for 17th
place and in front of 136 other competitors.
Junior
Mikinzie Stuart finished just four places
behind Josey in 22:45.98. Senior Margot
McGlothin finished 44th, freshman Paige
Onweller 57th, and junior Sharlene Orlowsky
74th respectively.
Despite
fighting with Bulldog talent, the men
registered an 18th place finish out of 22
teams.
Senior Ray
Rollet led the Bulldog men as he completed
the course in a time of 33:08.30 and in 46th
place.
“For men’s
cross country the GLIAC division two is the
toughest in the nation and we were pretty
happy with our performances. We still expect
more and we’re still hungry for regionals
and we’re ready to take some more teams
down,” Rollet said.
Junior Mike
Mangieri finished 81st, freshman Mike Wheat
was 97th, junior Curtis Begley 124th and
Bulldog freshman Darby Davila crossed the
finish line in 127th place respectively.
Senior Jared
Kelsh commented earlier in the week that the
team was “hoping to be in the top eight at
regionals,” and that they would like to
“beat some of the teams” they lost to during
GLIAC.
Grand Valley
State claimed both the men’s and women’s
titles. The top four teams advanced to the
NCAA-II National Championships which will be
held on Nov. 17 at Missouri Southern State
University in Joplin, Mo.
Regardless of
the Bulldog men's tough weekend, they
finished first in the 35th annual Sean Earl
Loyola Lakefront Invitational in Chicago,
Ill. earlier this season.
Other notable
performances by the men include a sixth
place finish at the GLIAC championships this
season.
Rollet
commented earlier this year that “for the
men’s cross country the GLIAC division two
is the toughest in the nation.”
On the
women’s end, the team was picked to finish
fifth in the regional rankings by the U.S.
Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches
Association Division II Rankings. The
decision was huge for the women because they
had previously ranked 10th multiple times.
Ferris women
won their Bulldog Invitational meet on Sept.
21 and finished fourth in the GLIAC this
season.
In addition,
the men’s and women’s cross country teams
welcomed a combined total of five new
recruits this season. The teams are under
the direction of 12th year head coach Jeff
Kavalanus.
