FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10-22-07
This Week In Armstrong Atlantic State Athletics
Monday, October 22
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Tuesday, October 23
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Wednesday, October 24
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Thursday, October 25
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Friday, October 26
Women's Tennis at Southern Intercollegiates (Columbia, S.C.)
Volleyball at Augusta State, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 27
Women's Tennis at Southern Intercollegiates (Columbia, S.C.)
Volleyball vs. St. Andrews, 1:00 p.m. (@ Augusta, Ga.)
Women's Soccer vs. Lander, 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 28
Women's Tennis at Southern Intercollegiates (Columbia, S.C.)
Soccer (11-3-1 Overall, 5-1-1 Peach Belt Conference, No. 13 NSCAA DII Top 25)
The Armstrong Atlantic State women's soccer squad split two matches on the week, losing a 4-1 decision to Tusculum on Monday afternoon, then picking up a 5-4 overtime win at North Georgia on Saturday.
The Pirates hosted Tusculum on Monday in a battle of the top-ranked teams in the NCAA’s Southeast Region, but it was all Pioneers early. Tusculum scored twice in the first 15 minutes of the match, then scored an early second-half goal to take a 3-0 lead – the first time AASU has trailed by that large of a margin since the first 30 minutes of the season back in August. Lyndsi Stricklen scored a goal in the 67th minute, but the Pioneers added an insurance goal in the 81st minute for the 4-1 win, ending AASU’s 12-match home winning streak.
AASU then traveled to North Georgia on Saturday to face the Saints. In the first 15 minutes of the match, five goals were scored between the two teams and AASU held a 3-2 lead. A penalty kick awarded to the Saints just two minutes from halftime evened up the score at 3-all. Each team scored once in the first 15 minutes of the second half, sending the game into overtime at 4-4. Jamie Craine delivered the game-winner on a free kick in the fifth minute of overtime for the win. Five different players scored for the Pirates on the afternoon – Stricklen, Brittany Carr, Alyssa Anderson and Kristin Savoy as well as Craine. With the win, AASU clinched a spot in the top four places in the standings, meaning the Pirates will host a first-round PBC Tournament match on the 30th.
The Pirates wrap up the regular season with a 3:30 p.m. matchup with Lander on Saturday, October 27.
Volleyball (14-17 Overall, 4-3 Peach Belt Conference)
The Armstrong Atlantic State volleyball team split its final two home matches of the 2007 season last week, dropping a tough five game match to Francis Marion on Wednesday, then rebounding to knock off UNC Pembroke in three games on Friday.
The Pirates rallied from a two-game deficit against Francis Marion and led, 10-7, in game five, but seven hitting errors in the final game doomed AASU. Brendyce Budd led the Pirates with 17 kills, while Gwen Clarke notched 15 and senior Kassi Kixmiller tied a career high with 10. Against the Braves on Friday, the Pirates and the Braves combined for 80 digs in a game one 30-27 AASU win. The Pirates then closed out the match with a 30-25 win in game two and a 30-26 win in game three.
Sophomore Nicole Yates tallied 26 digs, setting a new single-season dig record at AASU with 456. The old record of 440 was set by Christina Flores in 2004.
Two seniors played their final home matches at AASU on Friday evening as Kixmiller and Stacia McCoy wrapped up their four-year careers. The duo started and played the entire match with McCoy notching eight kills and 12 digs and Kixmiller collecting six kills.
AASU travels to Augusta this week for a pair of matches. The Pirates face the Jaguars on Friday, Oct. 26, in a 7:00 p.m. PBC matchup, then face St. Andrews Presbyterian on Saturday, Oct. 27, in a 1:00 p.m. neutral-site match.
Women’s Golf
The Armstrong Atlantic State women's golf team shot rounds of 373 and 363, finishing in 18th place with a 736 total at the Nova Southeastern Invitational on Monday and Tuesday at the PGA National Resort in West Palm Beach.
Senior Katherine Hooks carded 79-82 to finish tied for 26th individually with a 161 total. Kristen Jelinek shot 100- 89 to finish in 80th place with a 189 total. Courtney Sanders shot 89- 93 to finish 81st with a 191 total, while Kristen Graham shot 96-99 and finished tied for 82nd with a 195 total. AASU played with just four players for the second straight tournament due to an injury to freshman Carrie George.
Top-ranked Rollins captured the tournament by 13 strokes over host Nova Southeastern with a 596 total.
The tournament wraps up the fall season for the Lady Pirates, and AASU will resume its third season of competition in February.
Men’s Golf (No. 6, GCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll)
The Armstrong Atlantic State men's golf team shot a rounds of 303, 298 and 292 on to finish 12th at the Mizuno Southbridge Intercollegiate with an 893 total. The Pirates were the only DII team in the Division I field.
Co-host Georgia Southern made up a nine-stroke deficit and finished tied with Winthrop with an 856 total, then won a playoff to capture the title.
Junior Mitch Baxley fired rounds of 72-77-68 to lead the Pirates, finishing the tournament with a one-under-par 217 total, tying for 19th individually. Junior Chris Wolfe shot 76-71-75 to finish tied for 39th with a 222 total, while freshman Parker Gordon shot 78-76-70 to finish tied for 45th with a 224 total. Junior Justin Smith carded rounds of 78-74-80 and finished in 67th place with a 232 total while freshman Tanner Farr shot 77-80-79 to round out the Pirate scoring, tying for 73rd with a 236 total.
The tournament concludes the Pirates' fall season. AASU will resume its season in February.
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