Lady Royals defeated by Classic host Brewton Parker 85-67
The Brewton Parker Barons jumped to a 12 point half time lead and made it stand in an 85-67 win over Warner Southern at home on Saturday. The Lady Royals (0-2) cut the lead to 10 on several occasions but could get no closer in dropping their second descision of the season. Brewton Parker (2-0) won their opener the day before 101-31.
The Lady Royals used outstanding shooting from outside (5-13 from three) and at the line (20-24) to keep it close but struggled inside (21-57) which kept them from taking the lead in the second half. "As a team we have to improve inside the arc. You cant make enough three's to make up for missing two's", stated Warner Head Coach Rick Brewer. "I am still not sure we know a lot about this years team because we are still playing without Kendall Heath and Nakita Prince", he continued.
Last years first team all-conference Kendall Heath is still fighting an ankle sprain though she did play a productive ten minutes on Saturday and Nakita Prince, a transfer from Florida Southern, wont be eligible until Saturday at Bethune-Cookman.
Junior Ronke Allen parlayed an 11-13 performance at the line into a game high 23 points and added five assists and five steals as freshman Beebe Soberal also reached double figures with 17 points. Beebe's fellow freshmen Monique Tolbert and Lauren Brewer each scored eight points as Brewer added a team high nine rebounds.
"If things go well this week we should be near full strength by Saturday when we travel to Bethune and then we have to see if we have improvement in crucial areas", Brewer concluded. One of those crucial areas would be turnovers where the team is averaging 27 and two point field goals where the team is shooting just 35%. The Lady Royals return to action Saturday at Bethune Cookman in Daytona. 11.03.07
Men’s Basketball Team Wins Season Opener
LAKE WALES, Fla- The Royals defeated the Florida Christian College Suns on Saturday, November 03, 2007 with an impressive 55 point win, 101-46. From the first score of the game until the final whistle, the Royals never trailed the Suns.
Leading scorers for the Royals were Preston Adams with 19, Brandon Hamilton with 15, and 3 players scoring 13: Dennis Bender, Adam Branch, and Alex Castillo.
“Although we did score 101 points and have 6 players with double-digit scores, I feel we could shoot the ball better as a team,” said Coach Sean Hanrahan.
Every eligible Royal not only played in tonights win, but every player that saw the court contributed points.
“It’s good to get everybody in, especially getting minutes for some of the young guys,” Hanrahan said.
The Royals are back on the court Wednesday, November 3, 2007 in Lake Wales against Johnson & Wales University with a 7:00 gametime.
11.03.07 WSC’s Volleyball sweep Florida Memorial on Senior Day
Lake Wales, Fla. – In the last home game of the season the Royals swept the Florida Memorial Lions 3-0 (30-17, 30-11, 30-20) to improve their record to 9-14 and 5-9 in the conference.
Six seniors were honored in their final home game at the Turner Athletic Center, Shannon Sterner (co-captain) Nikisha Arrington (co-captain), Megan Phillips, Keisha Bagwell, Catie Bentley and Krystle Steele.
The Royals’ offense attacked the Lions early in all three games never allowing the Lions to find their rhythm. Arrington, the FSC hitting percentage leader led the attack registering 10 kills and Steele followed tallying seven kills. Bagwell, Sterner and Bentley played great defense as they registered nine, seven and three digs respectively with only three receiving errors between the three of the them for the entire match. Phillips registered a match leading 29 assists match.
The Royals return to action when they travel to West Palm Beach for the NAIA Region XIV Championship hosted by Northwood University on Nov. 15.
11.03.07Wilbourn Kosgei and Transese Boston lead Royals at FSC/Region XIV competition DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Royals’ men cross-country team ran to a fourth place finish on Saturday, November 03, scoring an 80, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University won the competition with a score of 26 on the 8k course.
Wilbourn Kosgei led the Royals, making a second place finish at 26:23; Kosgei’s second place finish qualified him for the All FSC & All Region XIV team, which is given to the top 10 runners for the All-Region team and the top seven for the All-FSC team. Kosgei’s time also qualified him for the NAIA Cross-Country Nationals in Kenosha, Wis. Webber International University’s Austin Richmond came in first place with a time of 25:34.
Cornelius Rotich also qualified for Nationals in Wisconsin landing in 15th place with a time of 28:56. Alston Troy was the next Royal to cross the finish line with a time of 31:47 to finish in 24th place; the remaining Royal runners came in the next four places, with Jeremy Harris at 32:00, Chris River at 32:11, Christopher Moon at 32:41 and Gavin Valentine at 33:57.
The women’s cross-country team ran to a third place finish scoring a 72, Embry-Riddle also won the women’s competition with a score of 22 on the 5k course.
Transese Boston led the Royals placing eight with a 21:08 time; her time also landed her on the All Region XIV team and qualified her for Nationals. Senior Tabitha Knauer followed with an 11th place finish with a time of 21:31. Knauer’s time also qualifies her for Nationals, making her the first in Warner Southern College Cross Country history to become a four time National Qualifier.
Merisa Knauer followed with a 22:03 time to land in 14th place, Rhonda Rininger was 18th at 22:31, Yosmilia Pinerez was 29th at 25:43, April Girard was 32nd at 26:09, and Arlicia Adkins closed it out for the Royals’ runners with a 39th place finish at 27:59.
The National qualifiers will return to action for the NAIA Cross Country Nationals in Kenosha, Wis. on Nov. 17. 11.03.07
WSC's Women Basketball stumble at Brewton-Parker Tip Off Classic
Southern Polytechnic hit their first seven shots in the second half to go on a 16-0 run and defeat the Lady Royals in thier opener 59-40. The win moves So Poly to 2-0 after they defeated another FSC team (SCAD) in thier season debut in the Tip-Off classic at Breweton-Parker in Mount Vernon, Georgia.
Freshman Monique Tolbert paced the Royals with 11 points and three assists. The Royals trailed by as many as 26 before using a swarming defense to cut the lead to 51-40 with 2:48 to play before Tolbert missed two free throws and So Poly finished by scoring the last eight points. "It is difficult to expend that much energy making a comeback and then try to finish the deal", said Warner Southern Head Coach Rick Brewer, who was making his collegiate debut as well.
Tolbert was joined by fellow freshman Lauren Brewer who chipped in eight points with four blocks and another freshman IvanaSoberal had five points after scoring 19 the night before in an exhibition game at the University of Florida. Sophomore Jazmin Richo led the team in rebounds with seven and added six points. "The younger kids played with composure and aggressiveness and we need the upper classmen to join in", added Brewer.
The Lady Royals now 0-1 are playing again Saturday against host Brewton-Parker and will again be without the services of last years all-conference guard Kendall Heath and Florida Southern transfer Nakita Prince, "those two will be a huge addition to this squad bringing experience to the court", added Brewer. 11.02.07
Lady Royals Defeated by Lady Bobcats
LAKE WALES, Fla – The Royals fell three straight games (22-30, 16-30, 19-30) to the Bobcats on Friday, November 02, 2007. The loss drops the Royals conference record to 4-9 and an overall record of 8-14.
Nikisha Arrington led the kill category totaling 7 on the night. Precious Reese had 6 kills, Dayna Sechrest had 5, and Ashley Lange had 4. Shannon Sterner totaled 8 digs on the night.
Four Lady Royals scored an ace in the conference match-up, Sechrest, Lange, Shellie Barnwell, and Krystal Steele. Senior Setter Megan Phillips ended the night with 26 assists.
The Lady Royals final game of the 2007 season is at home on Saturday, November 3, 2007. This final game is Florida Sun Conference opponent Florida Memorial University; the match is slated for a 1 p.m. start.
11.02.07
WSC’s men’s & women soccer players make All-FSC Team
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. – The All Florida Sun Conference men and women teams were announced Thursday night at the Region XIV tournament banquet held at the Tybee Island YMCA and the Royals had four players honored, two on each team. Senior men’s team captain Giorgio Guerrero earned first team honors and sophomore Mauricio Castano earned second team honors. Castano was the Royals points’ leader, registering 10 goals and 5 assists for the season. Castano who has earned FSC Offensive Player of the Week this season also was the FSC’s third leader in points.Senior co-captains Gina Gallo and Alyssa McNabb also represented WSC on the All-FSC women’s team, Gallo earned second team honors and McNabb garnered Honorable Mention. Gallo an exceptional Defender also had good offensive skills, netting three goals for the season. McNabb registered four goals and two assists for the season. 11.02.07
Warner Southern women’s basketball routed by University of Florida in exhibition
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Warner Southern women’s basketball team traveled to Gainesville, Fla. Thursday, Nov. 1 to face NCAA D-I University of Florida in an exhibition game which ended in a loss 28-106. Freshman guard Ivana Soberal (West Palm, Fla.) led the Royals in scoring 19 of the teams 28 points to tie Gator Aneika Henry for game leader. The 5’6 guard also led the team with seven rebounds and two steals but registered 15 of the team’s 37 turnovers. Juniors Kaley Dewey (St. Cloud, Fla.) and Ronke Allen (Miami, Fla.) chipped in six and three points respectively to round out all Royals scorers. Freshman Monique Tolbert (Palm Bay, Fla.) was the Royals assist leader with two assists and freshman center Jazmin Richo (Jacksonville, Fla.) led the team with two blocks. Richo was a teammate of Gators lead scorer Henry while they both attended Seminole Community College in Sanford, Fla. last season.The Royals were never able to find their groove throughout the game, as Florida’s up-tempo, full-court style game kept them at bay. The Royals ended the first half down 41 points to the Gators, 57-16. The Gators came close to doubling the score by the end of the game as they continued their offensive attack on the Royals.The Royals begin their regular season play today, November 2 as they face Southern Poly Tech in the Brewton-Parker College Tip-Off Classic at 2 p.m.11.01.07
Warner Southern women’s volleyball fall to Madonna University (Mich.)
Lake Wales, Fla. – Warner Southern women’s volleyball team was defeated by 11 time Woverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference regular season champs Madonna University (Mich.) in three straight games (24-30, 21-30, 25-30) today, Nov.1 to drop their overall record to 8-12.The Royals were not intimidated by the WHAC champions, playing them tough throughout the match, even leading the Crusaders in game three 22-20 before Madonna rallied back to take the game 30-25. Seniors Krystle Steele and Nikisha Arrington led the team with 10 and 9 kills respectively. Senior setter Megan Phillips posted 39 assists and senior libero tallied 20 digs. The Royals return to action tomorrow, Nov. 2 to face St. Thomas University at home at 7 p.m. 11.01.07
Warner Southern men’s basketball ranked 19th in VSN’s National Top 25 for NAIA Division II
GRAND ISLAND, Neb.- The Warner Southern College men’s basketball team was nationally ranked 19th in the Victory Sports Network’s NAIA Division II Preseason Top 25 Poll. VSN voted Northwestern College (Iowa) as the preseason favorite to win the NAIA D-II championship and last season’s champion MidAmerican Nazarene University (Kan.) as number two.The Royals were the only team in the Florida Sun Conference to land in the VSN preseason poll; the team finished with a 19-11 overall record and a 8-4 record in FSC play under first year coach Sean Hanrahan. Warner Southern returns nine players including four starters that finished second in conference play and was ranked as high as 16th in the country. Among the returnees are All FSC players Brandon Hamilton (Jr., Sarasota, Fla.) and Errol Porteous (Sr., Brooklyn, N.Y.) who was the seventh leading offensive rebounder in the country last season. Also returning is FSC Freshman of the Year Alex Castillo (So., Winter Park, Fla.). One of the Royals best recruits will be junior college All-American Odessa College (Texas) transfer Sean Jackson (Jr., Sanford, Fla.). The Victory Sports Network was founded to become a promoter of NAIA collegiate athletics. Its mission is to give fans, coaches, and players of small college basketball a place to find out the latest information on NAIA basketball. VSN columnist Eddie Bobbitt compiled the poll. The Warner Southern men’s basketball team opens its 2007-08 season at home facing Florida Christian College on Saturday, November 3 at 7 p.m.10.31.07Royals rally to defeat Southeastern University LAKELAND, Fla. – After losing the first game to Southeastern University the Royals won three straight games to defeat Southeastern 3-1 (19-30, 30-26, 30-20, 30-23) to improve their record to 8-12 and to even the season series with the Flame 1-1.
Freshman Precious Reese continued to have a solid first year as she led the team with 15 kills and senior co-captain Nikisha Arrington followed with 14 kills of her own and three solo blocks to lead the team. Senior Megan Phillips accumulated 47 assists during the four game match and senior co-captain Shannon Sterner led the team with 14 digs.
The Royals return to action on Thursday, Nov. 1 to face Madonna University (Mich.) at home at 5 p.m., in their first of three games in a row. 10.29.2007
Royals Take Loss to Northwood University on Senior Night
LAKE WALES, Fla. - Senior night for Warner Southern men’s soccer team ended in a loss to Northwood University on Monday, October 29, 2007. Northwood University scored four goals in the second period after the Royals scored their only goal of the game.At the end of the first period, neither team had found the net. Royal’s senior goalkeeper Luis Rincon played the first 45 minutes of the game defending the Royal’s goal totaling three saves. During the second period, the Royals used their other goalkeepers to allow Rincon to play in the field. Robert Highley started the second period as the Royals goalkeeper.The second period started on a high note for the Royals as Reginald Francois scored Warner’s only goal of the night 2:31 into the second period. Northwood scored their first goal in the 55th minute, followed by their second goal in the 57th. Nikalas Rantenen scored for a second time in the 65th minute and Northwood’s final goal was scored in the 73rd minute.Warner Southern totaled seven shots, 2 on goal, but only managed to find the net once. The Royals goalkeepers totaled six saves on the night.Each of the seven seniors for Warner Southern was honored during a halftime celebration. The seniors in the game were honored a second time as they came out of the game with a little more than 2 minutes left in the game. Luis Rincon, Alvaro Puyo, Giorgio Guerrero, Michel Rodriguez, Felipe Pineda, Gary Swisher, Harold Mancilla are the seniors of the 2007 men’s soccer team. 10.27.07
Royals crush Ave Maria University in Women’s Soccer Senior Night
Lake Wales, Fla.—Warner Southern women’s soccer team ended their season with a win against the Ave Maria Gyrenes improving their record to 7-9. The Royals beat the Gyrenes 7-0 with four out of the five seniors honored each scoring a goal.
The Royals got off to a fast start scoring the first goal in the fourth minute when Natalie Pena drove down the field and fired the shot in the goal. Senior Vanessa Jobe was the first of the seniors to score rocketing a shot from 20 yards out to score the second goal of the night in the 10th minute. Amanda Brown quickly followed with a goal of her own two minutes later with an assist from senior co-captain Gina Gallo. Gallo would go on to score a goal of her own in the 25th minute.
The second half began with Coach Bienias giving senior goalkeeper Cyndee Cason the opportunity to play in the field while Julia Valentine relieved her in goal. The Royals came out firing again in the second half taking 19 shots. The Gyrenes played better defense in the second half keeping the Royals scoreless in the second half until the 63rd minute when Jackie Sonricker scored the fifth goal of the game. Senior Veronica Resendiz quickly followed with a goal of her own in the 68th minute with an assist from Cason. Senior co-captain Alyssa McNabb closed out the scoring for the Royals making her final goal of her career in the 82nd minute with an assist from Sonricker.
Cason attempted to make it a perfect night for the seniors scoring goals; she took eight shots but could not find the goal.
10.26.07 Royals defeated by Northwood Seahawks Lake Wales, Fla.—Warner Southern women’s volleyball team suffered a tough loss to the Northwood Seahawks in five games (30-25, 27-30, 26-30, 30-25, 11-15) to drop their record to 7-12 and 4-8 in the FSC.
The Royals started the game on the right note winning the first game by five points, but the Seahawks bounced back to win the following two games. With the chance of losing the game, the Royals were able fight off the Seahawks and win game four. In the deciding game, the Royals found themselves up 8-4, but the Seahawks were able to storm back and take the game 15-11
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Senior co-captain Nikisha Arrington led the Royals with 17 kills and Krystle Steele followed with 16 kills of her own. Senior setter Megan Phillips and Shellie Barnwell each added three service aces. Phillips also tallied 41 assists. Senior co-captain Shannon Sterner led the team with 20 digs and Shellie Barnwell added nine.
Rebecka Ohman led the Seahawks with 18 kills and Alyssa Breviario led the team with 49 assists.
The Royals return to action on Tuesday, Oct. 30 as they travel to face county rival Southeastern University at 7 p.m. in Lakeland, Fla.
10.26.07
Royals halt losing skid
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—Warner Southern halted their 2-game skid on Thursday, Oct. 25 as they defeated the Northwood Seahawks 2-1 to improve their record to 12-3-1 overall and 6-3 in conference.
The Royals opened the scoring when Daniel Scully found the ball at his feet and rolled it past NU goalie Lars Lundgren. Warner Southern was reduced to 10 men when Pablo Cuevas received a straight red card in the 38th minute, but Mauricio Castano swung in a free kick past Lundgren three minutes later to make it 2-0.
Joonas Siikala scored the only goal for the Seahawks in the 55th minute, halving the lead, but the Seahawks could not put away another goal.
Rincon saved Jonathan Taylor’s shot, and Rincon made a fine save to deny a header from Kolhemainen.
The Royals were down to nine men with 90 seconds remaining when Bryson Francois saw red, but Northwood could not find an equalizer.
The Royals will return to action on Monday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. for their Senior Night as they face the Seahawks again in a makeup game for the game that was postponed on Oct. 5.
10.26.07
Royals crushed by FSC regular season champ Northwood Seahawks
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--Senior Lene Bjerkeli continued her tear, scoring two goals to give her six in three games as Northwood thumped Warner Southern 6-0 to claim a share of the Florida Sun Conference regular season title.
Bjerkeli opened the scoring in the 24th minute, bending in a marvelous free kick to put Northwood ahead for good. A well time ball from Katya Salguero found its place at Bjerkeli’s feet, and the senior knocked it home for her second of the game and 13th of the season. A Warner Southern own goal made it 3-0 at the half, but the statistics were dominating. Northwood out shot the Royals 31-3 for the game.
Emelie Lindstrom made it 4-0 just after the restart, and Johanna Anderson added a fifth when she curled a shot past WSC ’keeper Julia Valentine. Lesley Duke completed the rout with her first goal of the season 15 minutes from time, crushing a volley past Valentine.
Adi Jurman made just two saves for Northwood, while the combination of Cyndee Cason and Valentine made 13 saves.
The Royals return to the field for the final game of the season and to host Senior Night on Saturday, October 27 at 7 p.m. against Ave Maria University at home.
10.24.07
Men’s JV golf team finished in 5th place and Ashley Miller finished 38th at Saint Leo Fall Invitational
SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Warner Southern College men’s golf team finished in 5th place at the Saint Leo Fall Invitational on Tuesday, Oct. 23. The Royals shot 1021 on the par 72 South Course at the Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club to finish the 54-hole tournament in 5th place. Tournament host Saint Leo University won the event with an 895 score.Maurice Forde finished as the Royals leader in 26th place with a 252 (85-88-79). Justen Copeland quickly followed landing in the 27th place with a 253 (85-84-84), Allan Johnson finished 28th with a 271 (91-82-98) and Leonardo Placios finished 29th with a 280 (87-93-100). First day Royals leader Erik Taylor withdrew from the final round.Ashley Miller, the lone representative from the women’s golf team held her own against some strong competition as the majority of the competition were members from NCAA D-II teams. Miller finished 38th in the individual competition with a 270 (87-86-97), the individual medallist was Florida Tech’s Daniela Iacobelli. The men’s golf team will wrap up its fall schedule at the Mobile Fall Classic Nov.2-4 in Mobile, Ala.
10.23.07
Warriors defeat Royals in three
LAKE WALES, Fla. - The women’s volleyball team lost Tuesday, October 23, 2007 against Webber International University in three games (23-30, 31-33, 30-32). Despite bringing having two very close finishes in the last two games, the Royals could not seem to get past the Warriors. The royals even held a 31-30 lead over their opponent in the second game of the night.“We needed our seniors to step-up and make a big play. Unfortunately we didn’t get those plays to go our way tonight,” said head volleyball coach Kevin Crawford.Precious Reese led the kill category for the Royals knocking down nine followed by Dayna Seacrest at seven. Seacrest also led the team in service aces totaling five on the night. Megan Phillips contributed 30 assists on the night. Defensively, Krystal Steele blocked 10 and Nikisha Arrington blocked two. Shannon Sterner and Shellie Barnwell each had 10 digs.The Royals next game is another conference match-up. This time they square-off against Northwood University in Lake Wales on Friday, October 26 at 7:00 p.m. 10.23.07Royals suffer tough loss to Bobcats LAKE WALES, Fla. – In a game riddled with penalties, the Warner Southern College men’s soccer team suffered their second conference loss in a row, third overall to the St. Thomas University Bobcats to drop their record to 11-3-1 and 5-3 in the conference and to improve the Bobcats to 5-10-1 and 2-6 in conference.
The game began rather sluggish, as neither team was able to establish their offense right away. Although the offense for each team took a while to be established, the yellow cards flew rather quickly as the first yellow card was issued to Daniel De La Cruz for the Bobcats in the fifth minute. Bobcats’ midfielder Jan Wiechmann received his first yellow card of the game in the 27th minute.
The Royals broke out of their slump and attacked the Bobcats’ defense in the first half outshooting the Bobcats 10-1 but the Royals could not capitalize on their shots. The first goal of the game came in the 28th minute on a penalty kick from Sebastian Hebeir; the penalty was caused by a handball by the Royals in the box.
The second half opened up with the Royals back on the attack, outshooting the Bobcats nine to two in the second half. The up-tempo attack of the Royals caused fits for the Bobcats as they racked up five more yellow cards in the second half; Wiechmann received a red card in the 69th minute. Although the Bobcats shots were limited, they made sure they counted as Andres Amortegui put the Bobcats up 2-0 in the 67th minute with an unassisted goal.
In a move that paid off, Coach Bienias switched out starting goalkeeper Luis Rincon for Robert Highley and made Rincon play in the field. The switch was helpful as Rincon scored the lone goal for the Royals on a penalty kick in the 88th minute.
Overall, the game had nine yellow cards, one red card and23 fouls, 11 for the Bobcats and 12 for the Royals.
The Royals return to action on October 25 to face Northwood University in a conference matchup in West Palm Beach, Fla. at 7 p.m.
10.23.07
Royals’ JV men golf team in fifth place and Ashley Miller in 35th place At Saint Leo Fall Invitational
SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Warner Southern College men’s golf team stands in fifth place after the opening 36 holes of the Saint Leo Fall Invitational on Monday, October 22. The Royals shot a team score of 660 (331-329) on the par-72 South Course at the Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club. Invitational host Saint Leo University currently leads the pack shooting a 591.Erik Taylor continues to improve this fall season as he is leading the Royals with a first day score of 149 (74-75), which has him tied for ninth place in the individual competition. Justen Copeland is in 27th place with a score of 169 (85-84) and both Alan Johnson (91-82) and Maurice Forde (85-88) scored a 173 to tie for 28th place. Leonardo Placios rounded out the Royals group with a 180 (87-93) to land in 30th place. Ashley Miller is the lone representative for the women’s golf team at the event and she is in 35th place in the individual competition with a score of 173 (87-86). Daniela Iacobelli from Florida Tech leads all golfers in the individual competition.The 54-hole tournament concludes today, October 23, with tee times for the women at 7:30 a.m. and the men at 11:30 a.m.
10.22.07
Sonricker scores lone goal in loss to Florida Tech
MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Royals took a break in conference play to face NCAA D-II Florida Tech on Sunday, October 21. The Falcons defeated the Royals 3-1 to drop the Royals’ overall record to 6-8.The game remained scoreless until the 29th minute when Matilda Ostergaard scored the first goal for the Panthers. Teresa Brantley quickly followed with a goal of her own one minute later to make the score 2-0.At the half there was a switch at goalkeeper with Cyndee Cason relieving Julie Valentine in the goal. In the 77th minute the Royals were able to get on the scoreboard with a far shot from Jackie Sonricker that bounced in the goal cutting the Panthers lead in half.With the game in reach the Panthers put it away in the 85th minute with a goal from DeeDee Newland. Newland dribbled the ball all the way in and shot it past Cason only to miss the goal but Alyssa Esposito was there to finish the play and put the game away.The Royals return to action on Thursday October 25 as they travel to West Palm Beach, Fla. to face Northwood University.
10.19.07 Royals Soccer Shutout by Warriors LAKE WALES, Fla. – The men’s and women’s soccer team’s lost their game against Webber International University 4-0 on Friday, October 19, 2007.
The women’s soccer team managed 18 shots and 10 shots on goal, unfortunately not scoring in either half. Gina Gallo led the royal’s shots on goal with 5. Goalkeeper Cyndee Cason had 7 saves in the game and goalkeeper Julia Valentine had 1.
The men’s team managed to hold off the Warriors in the first half, despite playing without six regular starters and receiving a red card. Reginald Francois received the red card with 23 minutes remaining in the first half after a scuffle with a Warrior. Goalkeeper Luis Rincon had 1 save in the first half despite the team being down a player and kept a zero on the board.
In the 2nd half with the seventh starter and team captain Giorgio Guerrero down with an injury the floodgates opened and the Warriors scored four unanswered goals.
Saturday, October 20, 2007, both the men ‘s and women’s soccer teams are playing in an alumni game at the Warner Southern College soccer field.
The women play Sunday, October 21, 20007 against Florida Tech in Melbourne, Fla..
The men’s next game is Tuesday, October 23, 2007 when St. Thomas University travels to Warner Southern for a 5:00 conference match-up.
10.17.07
Freshman Kristin Mossing named Florida Sun Conference Defensive Player of the Week
In her only game last week, Mossing's served as a central defender/sweeper and was instrumental in preserving a 1-0 shutout victory against defending NCCAA national champion Southeastern College handing the Fire their first lost of the season.
Mossing helped hold Southeastern to just a handful of non-threatening shots throughout the game. Her superb defensive play limited their shots, attacks, and ability to get anything going offensively. With two different goalkeepers behind her, she was the foundation in securing the shutout.
10.17.07
Warner Southern ties NCAA D-II Sunshine State Conference leader Rollins College 1-1
WINTER PARK, Fla. – In a non-conference match with NCAA D-II Rollins College the Royals tied the Tars 1-1 to leave their record at 11-1-1.The Royals jumped out to a 1-0 lead 15 minutes into the game thanks to a goal by Pablo Cuevas. He connected with Gary Swisher on a give-and-go play on the right side, with Swisher finding Cuevas unmarked in front of the goal for the open shot. The Tars tied the game at one just before halftime, on a goal from Zach Walker. Bradley Welch assisted the goal by beating several defenders on the right side, and he found Walker in front of the net for the goal.
In the first few minutes of the second half, Rollins was called for a foul in the penalty area and the Royals were awarded a penalty kick. Michel Rodriguez took the kick for Warner Southern with the chance to give the Royals a lead, but his shot rocketed off the right post for a miss.
Luis Rincon spent the entire game in goal and finished the game with seven saves and allowing one goal.The Royals return to conference play on Friday, October 19 to face conference rival Webber International University at home at 7 p.m.10.17.07
Royals Placed Third Coker College Intercollegiate Golf Tournament
HARTSVILLE, SC – The Warner Southern golf team placed third at the Coker College Intercollegiate Golf Tournament with a score of 586 (+10) on Tuesday, October 16, this is the Royals second best finish this the University of South Carolina Golf "B" Team took home their second straight Coker College Intercollegiate Golf Tournament Championship, as they defeated Coker College by 15 strokes, with a two day total of 567 (-9). Coker finished with a score of 582 (+6).The Royals shot a 296 on the first day and managed to shave six points off their score to score a 290 on the second day. Matthew Alwin led the way for Royals finishing tied for sixth shooting a two day total of 143 (-1), Alwin improved his score by five strokes over the two days, shooting a 74 the first day and 69 the second. Erik Taylor was only one stroke behind Alwin, shooting a 144 (E) to land him tied for eight place. Michael Kartrude shot a 145(+1) to tie Sam Aiden from fellow FSC school Edward Waters College for 11th place. Preston Knox tied for 44th place with a score of 154(+10), and Richard Huetter closed it out with a score of 170 (+26) to land tied for 93rd place. The Royals return to action at the Saint Leo University Fall Invitational held in Saint Leo, Fla. on Oct. 22-23.10.15.07Warner Southern’s Women Volleyball team extends winning streak Lake Wales, Fla. – In a nail-biting game the Warner Southern Women’s Volleyball team defeated the Mountain State University Cougars in five games (30-20, 33-35, 30-27, 28-30, 15-11) to improve their record to 7-10, extend their season best winning streak to three games, and drop the Cougars to 20-10.
It was an exciting match from start to finish as the Royals were able to attack the Cougars out the gate, with senior Nikisha Arrington and freshman Precious Reese leading the team with 24 and 17 kills respectively and the Royals taking the game 30-20. The second game did not go as easy for the Royals as the Cougars were able to fight back and win the second game 35-33. The third game was a seesaw match as the Royals and Cougars traded the lead until the Royals were able to squeeze out the win 30-27. The fourth match was drama filled. The Royals lead the Cougars 26-22 and with their backs against the wall and facing elimination the Cougars fought back to take the game 30-28. The final game continued the excitement as the Cougars were up on the Royals 8-4 but the Royals showed patience and resilience and fought their way back to claim the deciding game 15-11.
Senior Megan Phillips led the team with 57 assists and tallied four service aces; Shellie Barnwell led the team with five service aces. Arrington and Dayna Sechrest registered five and three blocks respectively.
The Royals have a week off before they return to the court to face conference rival Webber International University at home on October 23 at 7 p.m.10.15.07Warner Southern Volleyball adds two wins under their belt this weekend against Florida Memorial and St. Thomas
Miami, Fla. --The Lady Royals (6-10, 4-6 FSC) beat Florida Memorial College Lions Friday 30-11, 30-19, 30-13.
Senior Megan Phillips lead the team with 5 five aces, 29 assists and 8 digs. Krystal Steele lead the Royals at the net with 12 kills and 5 blocks. Shannon Sterner, libero recorded 6 digs against Florida Memorial and Nikisha Arrington had 4 aces and 7 blocks for the game.
Lady Royals beat St. Thomas Bobcats Saturday 30-28, 30-20, 13-30, 27-30, 15-12
Lady Royals came out on top in the first two games against the Bobcats, letting up in the next two games and coming back in the last game.
Game five started off with both teams going back to back but eventually the Royals took control and won.
Royals Megan Phillips led the team in assists with 36. Nikisha Arrington led the Royals in kills with 12.
The Lady Royals next match is on Monday, October 15 at home against Mountain State University from West Virginia.10.15.07Wilbourn Kosgei placed second in Stetson’s University Hatter Invitational; women placed 11th. DELAND, Fla. – The Warner Southern cross-country program found their stride over the weekend and have closed out the regular season strong. Both teams competed at the Stetson Hatter Invitational with the men finishing in eight place and the women placing eleventh. The University of Central Florida and Xavier University (OH) won the meet for the men and women respectively. Ben Milroy from Xavier and Paola Reategui from Florida International University won the individual meet for the men and women respectively.
Wilbourn Kosgei continued to lead the men’s team for a third straight event, he had his best outing all season placing second overall out of 138 runners with a time 26:10; Kosgei improved on his time at this event from last year. Cornelius Rotich placed 53rd with a time of 29:12 giving him his second best time of his career. Alexander Russell placed 79th with a time of 30:54 also improving on his time at this event from last year shaving off 40 seconds from his time last year. Christopher Rivera quickly followed Russell placing 80th with a time of 30:55 improving on his season best time by one minute. Gavin Valentine placed 101st with a time of 33:13, and Jeremy Harris closed it out for the Royals placing 109th with a time of 34:08.
Sophomore Tranese Boston led the women’s team running her personal best time of 30:34 that landed her in 40th place. Merisa Knauer improved her time on this course by 30 seconds with a time of 21:16 to land in 57th place. Team captain Tabitha Knauer fell ill during the meet but she did not let that stop her from finishing the race she was able to come in 86th place with a time of 22:09. Rhonda Rininger quickly followed placing 88th with a time of 22:13, for her second best time of the season. April Girard placed 119th with a time of 24:18 and Yosmila Pinerez rounded it out for the women placing 123rd with a time of 24:51.
Overall it was a great showing for both programs as they faced very tough competition, they were one of two NAIA teams in the completion, the rest of the field was predominantly made up of NCAA D-I and D-II teams. The Stetson University course is known as a tough course to run but the Royals proved they were up for the challenge. The Royals have three weeks to practice and get ready for the Region XIV/Florida Sun Conference Cross Country Championship on November 3 in Daytona Beach, Fla.10.14.07
Royals defeat #13 SCAD
HARDEEVILLE, S.C. — Penalty kicks determined the outcome of Sunday (Oct. 14) afternoon’s Florida Sun Conference men’s soccer match between No. 13 Savannah College of Art and Design and No. 20 Warner Southern College.
Warner Southern converted their opportunity while SCAD missed on their try as the Royals edged the Bees 1-0 at the Delta Athletic Complex.
The Royals improved to 11-1-0 overall and moved into first place in the Florida Sun at 5-1-0. The Bees saw their college-record winning streak at eight and fell to 9-3-0 and 5-2-0.
The Royals took a 1-0 lead when Michel Rodriguez converted a penalty kick after a Warner Southern player was fouled in the box at the 48:29 mark. SCAD, which outshot Warner Southern 17-8, had a chance to equalize with 17:54 on its own penalty-kick opportunity; however, Richard Hurlin’s attempt sailed over the crossbar.
The Royals return to action on Tuesday, October 16 when they face NCAA D-II Sunshine State Conference leader Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla. at 7 p.m.10.12.07
Warner Southern Women’s Soccer shut out Southeastern University Fire
Lakeland, Fla. – In a hard fought match with in-county rival Southeastern University Flames, the Royals beat the Fire 1-0 to improve their record to 6-6 and the Fire fell to 12-2-1.
After a scoreless first half, Alyssa McNabb scored the game-winning goal just five minutes into the second half. Warner Southern out shot SEU 19-6 for the game.
The Royals return to conference play on Friday, October 19 as the face rival Webber International University at 6 p.m.WSC’s Men Soccer Nationally Ranked for the first time this season KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the first time this season, the Royals are ranked in the NAIA National Top 25 Ratings; the Royals are currently ranked tied for 20th with Judson University (Ill.). The 2-0 win last week over then ranked #21 Embry-Riddle solidified the Royals presence as one of the Top 25 teams in the nation; the win also knocked the Eagles out of the Top 25 Ratings.
The Royals are currently on a four game winning streak and look to extend their winning streak as they travel to Savannah, Ga. to face #13 Savannah College of Art & Design on Sunday, October 14 at 4 p.m. The Royals have already beaten the Bees in their season opener at home.
Royals sweep FSC soccer weekly honors
PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- Warner Southern College men's soccer continue to be recognized by the FSC as senior midfielder Alvaro Puyo was named Offensive Player of the Week and senior goalie Luis Rincon received Defensive Player of the Week. In the Royals' lone game last week, Puyo was instrumental scoring the game-winning goal and directing the midfield in a 2-0 win over No. 12 Embry-Riddle. Rincon was also key to securing the Royals' 2-0 win over No. 12 Embry-Riddle. Rincon made six saves as the Royals maintained first place in the FSC. Royals Women Volleyball Suffer Heartbreaking Loss
LAKE WALES, Fla.- The women’s volleyball team lost a close match 2-3 (26-30, 19-30, 30-26, 30-28, 13-15) against Florida College on Tuesday, October 09, 2007.
Team leaders for kills came from Krystal Steele and Nikisha Arrington with 10 each. Arrington had six blocks followed by Steele adding five blocks on the night.
Leading the Royals in service aces were Shellie Barnwell with five and Megan Phillips with three. Phillips added 46 assists and 14 digs.
“Down the first two games, they dig a great job fighting back. Heartbreaking as it is to lose the last game by two points, we still did a great job fighting back,” said Head Coach Kevin Crawford.The Royals look to bounce back on Friday, October 12, as they face conference opponent Florida Memorial University in Miami, Fla. at 7 p.m.
10.10.07
WSC’s men cross country finished 18th and women finished 27th at Walt Disney World’s Cross Country Classic
Lake Buena Vista, Fla. – The Warner Southern men’s and women’s cross country teams continued to show improvement this past weekend, as they placed 18th and 27th respectively at the highly competitive Walt Disney World Cross Country Classic. The Royals saw tough competition at the event as the majority of the teams that competed were from the NCAA D-D-II level and I. South Dakota State won the event for the men and University of Tampa won for the women. Nicolas Kering from Chattahoochee Tech and Laura Woznicki from University of Tampa won the individual events.Wilborn Kosgei led the Royals for the second event in a row as he placed tenth out of 327 runners with a time of 25:57 in the 8k run. Cornelius Rotich placed 106th with a time of 28:11, Ahmad Rutherford placed 130th with a time of 28:36, Alex Russell placed 174th with a time of 29:43, Jeremy Harris placed 218th with a time of 31:01, Chris Rivera placed 237th with a time of 31:33 and Alston Troy quickly followed placing 238th with a time of 31:34. Gavin Valentine closed out for the Royals placing 263rd with a time of 33:18. Arlicia Adkins led the women in the 5k event by placing 113th out of 366 runners with a time of 20:28. Merissa Knauer placed 164th with a time of 21:15, Tabitha Knauer placed 192nd with a time of 21:44, Rhonda Rininger placed 200th with a time of 21:52, Tranese Boston placed 260th with a time of 23:09, April Girard placed 287th with a time of 23:51, Yosmilia Pinerz placed 318th with a time of 25:08 and Lauren Kisner closed out the event for the Royals placing 335th with a time of 26:03.Both teams are ranked third in the Region XIV cross-country polls and will return to action on October 13 at the Stetson Hatter Invitational in Deland, Fla. at 4 p.m.
10.07.07
Royals blank Averett University 8-0
Lake Wales, Fla. – The Royals took a break in conference play to defeat NCAA Division III Averett University (VA) 8-0 to improve their record to 5-6 and drop the Cougars to 1-10. The Royals began the game firing out the gate, with Jackie Sonricker scoring the first goal with an assist from Amanda Abell with only 1:25 off the clock. The second goal came in the 11th minute on an unassisted goal from Gina Gallo. Gallo would continue attacking the Cougars defense scoring her second goal of the game a minute later with an assist from Brooke Gary. The first period would see three more goals as Abell would score a goal of her own in the 13th minute off of an assist from Alyssa McNabb. Allison Felix went on to score her sole goal of the game in the 30th minute and Amanda Brown scored her goal in the 42nd minute. The Royals finished the first period taking 19 shots to the Cougars one shot.The Royals continued to attack the Cougars defense in the second period taking 15 shots. The Cougars however did play better defense holding the Royals offense to two goals for the period, Cougars’ goalie Tunis Bumphus made 16 saves in the game, nine in the second period. Gary scored a goal in the 42nd minute and Sonricker closed out the game scoring her second goal of the game in the 85th minute. Cyndee Cason and Julia Valentine split time in the goal with Cason handling the first period and Valentine making two saves in the second period to hold on to the shutout. The Royals continue non-conference play facing in-county rival Southeastern University on Friday, October 12 in Lakeland, Fla.10.06.07
Royals’ Women’s Volleyball sweep Edward Waters College 3-0
Jacksonville, Fla. – In their second game of their road trip, the Royals swept the Edward Waters College Tigers (0-8) in three games (30-18, 30-21, 30-15) to improve their overall record to 4-9 and conference record to 2-6.
Junior Ashley Lange led the Royals with 11 kills and Nikisha Arrington and Krystle Steele both contributed 10 kills. The Royals’ defense kept the Tigers in check during the match, registering 61 digs throughout the match with Shannon Sterner leading the way with 12 digs and Arrington charting 10 digs to go with her 10 kills.
Megan Phillips, fourth in the FSC in assist continued to lead the team in assists, registering her third highest output of the season with 36 assists; she also contributed eight digs.
The Royals return to action on Tuesday, Oct. 9th as they face Florida College at 7 p.m at home.
10.05.07
Royals defeated by Eagles in four games
Daytona Beach, Fla. – In their second meeting of the season the Embry-Riddle Eagles (9-8, FSC: 5-3) defeated the Royals (3-9, FSC: 1-6) 3-1 (30-26, 28-30, 30-24, 30-22).
The Eagles built a 13-6 lead in game one, hitting hard from the start, but were unable to keep their energy going as the Royals tied the game at 16 aided by two service aces served by WSC's Shellie Barnwell. With the lead exchanging sides five additional times, the Eagles took a 20-19 lead and held on to capture game one.
WSC pulled out a game two victory despite an ERAU five-point lead late in the game. The Royals were able to capitalize on FSC leading attacker Nikisha Arrington's swing, as she charted two kills to tie the game at 28 and give WSC the push they needed to take the match. Arrington led the Royals with 17 kills and 4 service aces.
In game three, the Royals scored the first two points, but the Eagles came back taking the lead at 5-4 and held it for the rest of the game, winning 30-24.
The Royals took a 4-1 lead early in game four, but the Eagles marched forward with back-to-back kills. Jenni Nelsen increased the Eagle lead to 23-17 serving three service aces in four attempts, and was followed by kills from Corey Dobridnia and Alana Martinez in the middle. The game was ended on a service error by the Royals giving ERAU the match.
Megan Phillips posted 31 assists in the match; she also had 15 digs, and 3 service aces. Ashley Lange led all Royals with 25 digs.
The Royals continue their road trip as they travel to Jacksonville, Fla. to face conference opponent Edward Waters College at 1 p.m.
10.05.07
Mauricio Castano wins Player of the Week for FSC
PORT ORANGE, Fla.-Warner Southern College sophomore midfielder Mauricio Castano was named Florida Sun Conference Offensive Player of the Week, conference officials announced today. Castano is the first Royals’ soccer player to win an award this season. Castano scored a pair of goals last week, including the game winner against Webber International and the third in 3-1 win over St. Thomas. LAKE WALES, Fla.- The men’s soccer game against Northwood University was called due to lightening on Friday. The game is being rescheduled, and will be played on a later date.
10.02.07
Warner Southern’s Volleyball snaps losing skid
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The Royals took a break in conference play to defeat the Florida Christian College Suns (3-10) in three straight games (30-12, 30-11, 30-15) on Tuesday, Oct. 2 to break their seven game losing streak and improve their record to 3-8.Junior Krystle Steele led all Royals with eight kills and senior defense specialist Keisha Bagwell led the team with four digs. Shellie Barnwell contributed four kills while Megan Phillips led the team with 12 assists. The Royals registered 20 service aces with Ashley Even leading the way with six aces and Steele with four. The Royals return to action on Friday, Oct. 5 to face conference opponent Embry-Riddle in Daytona Beach, Fla. at 7 p.m.10.02.07
Warner Southern defeats #12 Embry-Riddle Eagles
LAKE WALES, Fla- The Royals men’s soccer team shutout 12th ranked Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 2-0 on Tuesday, October 02, 2007. Goalkeeper Luis Rincon recorded six saves to ensure the Royal’s 10th victory of the season.The Royals took 12 shots in the game, six per period. Alvaro Puyo scored the first goal of the night coming from an assist by Mauricio Castano (26:02). Castano later scored the final goal of the game unassisted (44:54). The Royals are back on the field October 14, 2007 playing at Savannah College of Art and Design. Currently, the Royals are tied for first in the conference with SCAD, both with a conference record of 4-1.
Warner Southern women's soccer defeated by ERAU
LAKE WALES, Fla- The Royals women’s soccer team was defeated 0-5 Tuesday, October 02, 2007 at home against conference opponent Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Elina Johansson scored four times for the Eagles, twice in each period (11:02, 31:50, 64:14, 80:38). The other goal scored for ERAU came from Valerie Rogers in the 73rd minute.
Despite ERAU's 27 shots and 15 shots on goal, Royals starting goalkeeper, Cyndee Cason, who faced 25 of those shots, had eight saves in her 78 minutes played.
The Royals are back on the field Sunday, October 07, 2007 at home against Averett University at 4:00 p.m. 10.02.07Warner Southern in eight place at Fire Classic after first round Lakeland, Fla. – The Warner Southern golf team finished the first round of the Southeastern Fire Classic in eight place with a first round score of 340 on Monday, Oct. 1. Tournament host Southeastern University currently leads all teams with a score of 297, two strokes ahead of Webber International.
Maurice Forde leads all Royals with a first round score of 80, Alan Johnson shot a 82, Seth Courtney, Justen Copeland both shot a 89, and Drew Meir rounds out the Royals squad with a 95.
The Royals tee off its final round on Tuesday, Oct. 2. 10.02.07Warner Southern finished 9th at Wayne State University’s Motor City Invitational Detroit, Mich. – The Warner Southern golf team finished in ninth place at the Motor City Invitational with a combined score of 611, invitational host Wayne State won the tournament with a combined score of 576.
The Royals scored a 304 in the first round and a 307 in the second round. The Royals faced adversity during the event; the first round was extended from Sunday to Monday due to the darkness and the second round was delayed because of rain. Despite the adversities, the Royals fared well against some very stiff competion, the event was made up of eight NCAA Division II schools.
Matthew Alwin led all Royals golfers with a total score of 150 (74-76) which placed him tied for 23rd place. Michael Kartrude finished tied for 30th place with a 152 (75-77), Erik Taylor shot a 159 (78-75) to finish tied for 39th place, Preston Knox shot a 156 (77-79) to finish tied for 47th place and Dustin Young withdrew in the first round but shot an 82 in the second round.
The Royals also has golf team members competing in the Southeastern Fire Classic at the Bridgewater Golf Course, they began play on Monday, October 1.10.01.07
No results as of yet for Motor City Invitational
Detroit, Mich. – Due to darkness most of the individuals were not able to finish playing the first round yesterday, September 30. They are supposed to resume play this morning, once first round results are received they will be posted.
10.01.07Royals fall to SCAD in three LAKE WALES, Fla. – The Savannah College of Art and Design (10-5, 7-0) continued their dominance over the Royals (2-8, 1-5) as they defeated them in 3 straight games, 30-20, 30-17, and 30-17 on Friday, September 28.
Senior co-captains Nikisha Arrington and Shannon Sterner led the Royals in kills and digs respectively; Arrington tallied seven kills while Sterner totaled nine digs. Ashley Lange contributed four kills while Megan Phillips led the team with 16 assists.
The Royals attacked the Bees constantly throughout the game registering 110 kill attempts but the Bees’ staunch defense kept the Royals offense in check.
The Royals return to action Tuesday, October 2 against Florida Christian College in Kissimmee, Fla at 7 p.m.10.01.07Royals continue winning ways
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla - After a fast and lively start by the St. Thomas University Bobcats (1-8-1 FSC 0-5) the Royals (9-1 FSC 3-1) were able to win 3-1.
The first goal of the game came from Jaisen Labrada's foot in the 16th minute. After the goal, the Bobcats remained pumped up as it looked like they had an opportunity to end their current losing streak.
Reginald Francois would kick the goal to tie the game for the Royals a little over 13 minutes later. The first period would end with the scored tied at one. The score reflected how close the game was in the first half. Both teams also played an equally physical first half being whistled for eight fouls each.
The close nature of the game would continue in the second half until Alvaro Puyo scored during the 15th minute of the second half. Michael Rodriguez would score the final goal of the game after a Mauricio Castano assist.
The Royals look to avenge their first loss of the season when they take on Embry Riddle for the second time this season on October 2 at 7 p.m. at home. 10.01.07St. Thomas University showered women’s soccer with goals MIAMI GARDENS, Fla -Bobcat Sandra Vargas was like a magician on the soccer field shifting, shaking and scoring a hat trick against the Royals (4-5 FSC 0-4). Her three goals were apart of a 7-0 St. Thomas win.
Less than eight minutes into the game, Vargas scored the first goal after Tiffany Vega maneuvered through defenders to pass her the ball. Vega's moves and pass allowed Vargas to gently place the ball into the back of the net with little resistance.
Vargas would score the games second goal less than two minutes later. This time she did the maneuvering through the defense and kicked the ball past the goalkeeper.
The game's third goal and third by Vargas would come after Lotta Varita passed her the ball on the right side of the box. Just before receiving the ball, Vargas took a hard jab step freezing the defender and kicked the ball past the goalkeeper with her left foot.
Vega scored the next goal with a shot from midfield. She was recently moved from defender to forward to create more scoring opportunities and her goal and two assist during the game support the coaching move.
Like Vargas, Shanoska Young would benefit from Vega's passing to score the fifth goal of the game after an assist from Vega. For the last two goals, the girls would show exemplary teamwork. After a player scored a goal, they would get the assist on the next goal.
Young would assist Alexa Livingston's goal, the sixth of the game, and Livingston would assist Sharlene Quezada the seventh and final goal of the game.
Royals' goalkeeper Julia Valentine had a busy game. She gave up seven goals and saved 11 shots. The pressure was on her all day, the Bobcats out shot the Royals 32 to one.
The Royals look to break their losing streak when they play conference rival Embry-Riddle on Tuesday, October 2 at 5 p.m.at home.09.27.07Royals men soccer defeat Webber International Babson Park, Fla. – The Royals men soccer team continue to roll as they defeated Webber International University on Wednesday, September 26 to improve their record to 2-1 in the conference and 8-1 overall and to drop Webber to 2-3 in the conference and 3-4 overall.
The first period of the game was an evenly played defensive half as neither team was able to score a goal. The Warriors took six shots in the first half but Royals goalkeeper Luis Rincon made five saves to keep the game scoreless.
The second period picked up where the first period ended with great defense being played by both teams until Royals forward Michel Rodriguez was able to break the scoreless tie in the 67th minute with on an unassisted goal. The Royals were not satisfied with just one goal; they continued to attack the Warriors and Mauricio Castano quickly doubled the score four minutes later. The Warriors refused to give up easily as Bryan Proia scored the first goal of the game for Webber in the 82nd minute. The Warriors continued to attack the Royals attempting to send the game into overtime but the Royals held their ground to claim the victory.
The Royals look to extend their two game win streak on Friday, September 28 as they travel to Miami, Fla. to face St. Thomas University. 09.27.07
Women’s soccer shutout by Webber International University
Babson Park, Fla. – The Royals women’s soccer team lost to cross-town rival Webber International (3-4) 0-3 for the first time in five years on Wednesday, September 26. The Royals’ lost drops the team to 0-2 in the conference and 4-4 overall.
The Royals pressured the Warriors’ defense in the first period taking six shots to their four, but Warriors goalkeeper Kim Brown was able to make three saves to keep the Royals scoreless in the first period. The game remained even at zero until the 27th minute when Warriors Jenny Simmons scored the first goal with an assist from Candice Cunningham.
In the second period, the tide turned as the Warriors began to attack the Royals defense more frequently, taking seven shots to the Royals 2. Cunningham quickly scored the second goal of the game in the 51st minute on an assist from Akeliah Hillhouse. Camilla Eriksson scored the final goal of the game in the 78th minute on a penalty kick after she was fouled in the box.
Cyndee Cason spent the entire 90 minutes in the goal, giving up three goals and making six saves.
The Royals return to the field on Friday, September 28 to face St. Thomas University in Miami, Fla. 09.26.07Women’s Volleyball falls to Webber in five games
BABSON PARK, Fla. – In another heart wrenching loss, the Royals fell to Webber International University in five games to drop the Royals’ record to 2-7 and improve the Warriors’ record to 14-1.
The Warriors took the first game 30-26 totaling 14 kills to the Royals 8. However, the Royals retaliated to win the next two games with the same score of 30-27. FSC hitting percentage leader Niksha Arrington led the Royals with 17 kills.
The fourth game was not as kind to the Royals as the previous two as the Warriors were able to even up the games by defeating the Royals 30-24, forcing a game five.
The final game was as exciting as the entire match was as both teams saw the lead go back and forth. With a 14-12 lead by the Warriors the Royals were able to rally and tie the game up. The two teams continued to go back and forth for the next four points until the Warriors’ Rachel Moore was able to get the kill to break the 16-16 tie. Allison Hiett scored the final point for the Warriors, sealing the game at 18-16.
The Royals return to action on Friday, September 28 to face Savannah College of Art Design at home at 7 p.m.09.25.07Men’s golf team placed seventh in the 14th Annual Grenlefe Invitational HAINES CITY, Fla. – The Royals completed the event with a total score of 913 to place them in seventh place in the 54-hole event hosted by Webber International University. Webber fielded three teams with their varsity team winning the two-day event.
Erik Taylor led the Royals with a total score of 220 that landed him in 4th place overall, and on the All-Tournament Team; this marks the second Royals’ golfer to make an All-Tournament team in the fall season, Michael Karturde made the tournament team at the Wilmington Island Club Collegiate earlier this month. Kartrude continued to play well finishing in the top 20 for the event, he finished tied for 17th place with a total score of 227. Matthew Alwin finished tied for 30th place with a total score of 232, Preston Knox finished tied for 47th place with a total score of 239 and Justen Copeland closed out the Royals’ golfers finishing in the 61st place with a total score of 253.
Some of the teams the Royals finished ahead of included NCAA Division II University of Tampa and FSC teams St. Thomas University and Edward Waters College. The Royals’ next completion will be in the Motor City Invitational on September 30 – October 2 in Detroit, Mich. 09.24.07
Royals’ men and women cross country teams improve at 2007 ERAU/Smoothie King Classic
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Warner Southern’s men and women cross country team competed on Saturday, Sept. 22 at the Smoothie King Classic hosted by FSC opponent Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Both teams had their best showing so far for the season; the men improved tremendously within one week going from a DNQ to placing fifth this week with 157 total points. The women continue to progess over the season as they placed third with 106 total points. The Eagles’ men and women each took home the team title for the event. Wilbourn Kosgei led the men in the 8k Run by placing fifth with a time of 27:51. Cornelius Rotich placed 24th with a time of 30:02, Alexander Russell placed 42nd with a time of 31:08, Troy Alston placed 61st with a time of 32:43, Jeremy Harris placed 73rd with a time of 33:51, Christopher Rivera placed 81st with a time of 34:56, Gavin Valentine placed 87th with a time of 36:12 and Amari Dale rounded out all Royals’ men runners placing 95th with a time of 38:06. For the first time this season the women’s team saw a new lead runner with Tabitha Knauer leading the Royals placing 13th with a time of 22:05. Tranese Boston placed 21st with a time of 22:31, Arilicia Adkins quickly followed placing 23rd with a time of 22:41. Merissa Knauer placed 32nd with a time of 23:01, Rhonda Rininger placed 42nd with a time of 23:20, April Girard placed 66th with a time of 26:14 and Qualonda Whitfield closed it out for the Royals’ women runners placing 70th with a time of 26:30. The Royals return to action on October 6 at the Walt Disney World Cross Country Classic in Orlando, Fla.09.23.07Royals lose hard fought game to Bees in conference opener
LAKE WALES, Fla. – Warner Southern’s women’s soccer team began conference play Sunday afternoon against Savannah College of Art and Design and lost 0-2. The Royals fell to 4-3 while SCAD improved their record to 8-1.
SCAD pressured the Royals’ defense early and throughout the game taking 29 shots to the Royals’ six shots. SCAD’s Melissa Feuerriegel and Jordan Luciano led the attack with 13 and 5 shots respectively.
The game remained scoreless for a majority of the game, as the Royals were able to put up a good defensive front to halt the Bees’ attack. The first goal of the game occurred on a defensive mishap by the Royals’ Gina Gallo as the ball deflected off her foot into her own goal to give SCAD the lead with 14:26 left in the game. The accidental goal by the Royals gave the Bees the momentum they needed, as Feuerriegel was finally able to penetrate the Royals’ defense to score the final goal of the game with a shot off the left side with 9:14 left in the game.
Julia Valentine spent all 90 minutes in the goal making nine saves.
The Royals return to the field on Wednesday, September 26 away against conference rival Webber International University at 1 p.m.
09.21.07LAKE WALES, Fla.- The men’s soccer team defeated the University of Tampa for the first time in school history 3-0 on Friday, September 21, 2007. The Royal’s used two different reserve goalkeepers to accomplish it’s shut-out, Robert Highley in the first period and Josh Havens in the second.
Marcos Duarte, Harold Mancilla, and Pablo Cuevas each scored a goal in the second period.
“Much like the women’s game, it’s great to be able to play every available player to give them game time experience,” said Coach Kurt Bienias.
The men’s soccer team is back on the field Wednesday, September 26, 2007 playing away against conference opponent Webber International University. 09.21.07LAKE WALES, Fla.- The Women’s Soccer team defeated Clearwater Christian College 3-0 on Friday, September 21, 2007. The Royals scored twice in the first period and followed up in the second period with the final goal of the game.
“Gina Gallo played outstanding tonight on defense,” said Kurt Bienias, “Katie Mortenson also had a fantastic game.”
Every player contributed in Friday’s game allowing for game experience for many reserve players. Including a goal scored by Natalie Pena who came off the bench. Brooke Gary and Allison Felix also scored in Friday’s game.
The Women’s soccer team is back in action Sunday, September 23, 2007 playing conference opponent Savannah College of Art and Design at home.09.20.07
Savannah College of Art and Design Sweeps Warner Southern College 3-0 in Women's Volleyball
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Savannah College of Art and Design volleyball team continue their perfection in Florida Sun Conference action as the No. 16-ranked Bees swept Warner Southern College 30-16, 30-13 and 30-24 Thursday (Sept. 20) evening at the St. Paul’s Activity Center.SCAD improved to 8-5 overall and to 5-0 in the Florida Sun as the Bees have yet to drop a set so far this season in the conference. Warner Southern College fell to 2-6 and 1-3. Nikisha Arrington led Warner Southern with eight digs and six kills while teammate Shannon Sterner added six digs. Ashley Lange contributed three kills while Megan Phillips led the Royals with 13 assists.The Royals look to regroup and return to action when they face conference rival Webber International University in Babson Park, Fla. on Tuesday, Sept. 25. 09.19.07
Megan Phillips’ triple double not enough in Warner Southern’s loss to Polk County rival Southeastern University
LAKE WALES, Fla. – Senior setter Megan Phillips logged a triple double in last night’s (Tuesday, Sept.18) thrilling match against Southeastern University (15-5). Phillips posted 58 assists, 10 blocks and 10 digs in the five game loss against the Fire (25-30, 30-22, 24-30, 30-27, 13-15). The Royals (2-5) led by Phillips and Nikisha Arrington with 30 kills played tough against the Flame the entire match trading games until losing in the heart wrenching final game 13-15. Warner Southern looks to snap its four game losing streak as it travels to face conference foe Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Ga. on Thursday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m.09.19.07Embry-Riddle gives men's soccer first loss of the season
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Royals received their first loss of the season from the 14th-ranked Embry-Riddle men's soccer team. Warner Southern fell to 6-1 and 1-1 in the Florida Sun Conference as they were blanked by lthe Eagles(3-1-2, 3-0-1) 2-0, Tuesday at the Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium. Senior Carl Sheard handed out two assists for the Eagles who now stand at 3-1-2 overall.
The Eagle offense came out strong to start the match, outshooting the Royals 9-3 in the first frame with the best opportunities coming from AJ Barrett, who narrowly missed to the right, and Sam Litchfield whose shot was saved on the line by a Warner Southern defender.
The game's first goal came in the 25th minute after Carl Sheard won the ball just inside the Warner Southern defensive half. After passing the ball to Phil Middleton, Sheard continued his run through the center of the park and was rewarded by getting the ball back. He dribbled to the top of the 18 and
found Barrett on the left side. Barrett took a couple of touches to get by his defender and buried his third goal of the year to put the Eagles up 1-0.
The Eagles' second goal came 14 minutes into the second half. Sheard took the ball down the right side and hit a low cross into the box and Litchfield was on hand to slot home his third goal of the season to give the Eagles a two-goal lead.
The Royals had a chance at the equalizer just two minutes later when they were awarded a penalty. Mauricio Castano took the ensuing penalty kick but was denied by ERAU keeper Viktor Bergstrand to keep the score at 2-0.
Bergstrand collected five saves in his fifth start of the year, to shut out the Royals.
The Royals take a break from conference play on Friday, September 21 when they host NCAA II University of Tampa at 7:30 p.m. 09.18.07
Men’s soccer extend winning streak
Thomasville, Ga. – The Royals continued their winning ways this weekend as they defeated Thomas University and Reinhardt College at the Thomas University Invitational to improve their record to 6-0.Warner Southern opened the tournament on Friday, Sept. 14 defeating Thomas University 4-1. The Royals offense was clicking on all cylinders as Alvaro Puyo scored a goal with an assist from Mauricio Castano, Giorgio Guerrero scored on an unassisted goal, Harold Mancilla scored on an assist from Guerrero and Reginald Francois closed out all scorers with his own unassisted goal. Abdul Muma scored the lone goal for Thomas.The second game of the tournament saw more of the Royals’ prowess on offense as they crushed Reinhardt College 6-1. Mancilla scored his second goal of the weekend with an assist from Castano to begin the attack on Reinhardt. Castano followed with an unassisted goal, Michel Rodriguez scored a goal on an assist from Pablo Cuevas, and Castano scored his second goal of the game on assists from Daniel Scully and Rodriguez. Scully was in a giving mood as he dished out his second assist of the game this time to Shane Monroe. Mancilla would go on to score his second goal of the game and third of the weekend on an assist from Puyo. Goalkeeper Luis Rincon would give up his second goal of the weekend to Reinhardt’s Sanu Sowe prompting freshman Robert Highley to see a majority of the time in the goal.The Royals return to action today (Tuesday, September 18) in a conference game against Embry-Riddle in Daytona Beach, Fla. 09.18.07Warner Southern Women’s Soccer split games on the road in Georgia Thomasville, Ga - Royal’s first game on Friday, September 14 against Thomas University brought about a win for the Royals. Allison Felix scored the only goal for the Royals. While Julie Valentine spent all 90 minutes shutting out Thomas and ending up with eight saves.
The second game for WSC against Spring Hill College produced a different outcome as the Lady Badgers kept the Royals at bay with a 2-0 victory.
Warner Southern Lady Royals’ next game is Friday, September 21 against Clearwater Christian at home.09.17.07Royals women’s volleyball lose both in Tri-Match with Northwood and Flagler College West Palm Beach, Fla. – Senior captain Nikisha Arrington led the Royals with nine attacks in the conference loss to Northwood University Seahawks (17-30, 24-30, 24-30) on Saturday, September 15. Arrington tied Dayna Sechrest to lead the team with seven kills in the second game of the tri-match, a loss against NCAA Division II Flagler College Saints (13-30, 16-30, 27-30).
The Royals could not defend against the attacking of the Seahawks’ Vivian Perez with her team leading 18 kills in the first match. In the second match, senior captain Shannon Sterner led the team defensively with 14 digs against the Saints but that was not enough to hold them off as they extended the Royals’ losing streak to three and drop their record to 2-4.
The Royals hope to end their losing streak on Tuesday, September 18 as they play host to Southeastern University.09.17.07Royals’ women placed sixth at University of Tampa Early Bird Classic, Men DNQ Brandon, Fla. - In their second meet of the season Warner Southern’s woman cross country team continue to show improvement by taking sixth place at the UT Early Bird Classic hosted by the University of Tampa on Friday, September 14. The men also competed but failed to qualify. Embry-Riddle won the race for the men while host team University of Tampa won for the women.
The women’s team finished with 155 total points and sophomore Arilicia Adkins for the second week was the Royals’ top runner placing 26th with a time of 21:55. Merissa Knauer quickly followed placing 27th with a time of 21:59. Rhonda Rininger and Tranese Boston tied for 32nd place with a time of 22:17. April Girard placed 61st with a time of 24:51 and Melissa Darr closed it out for the Royals’ runners by placing 65th with a time of 25:52.
Although the men did not qualify, the meet was a good indicator for the team to see where they need the most improvement. Both teams will return to action on Saturday, September 22 at the ERAU Invitational held in Daytona Beach, Fla.; the race begins at 7:30 a.m.09.12.07
Warner Southern Women’s Volleyball fall to Florida College in Three
Temple Terrace, Fla - Warner Southern lost to the Florida College Falcons in three games (18-30, 19-30, 34-32), Tuesday September 11, 2007.
Krystle Steele led the Lady Royals defensively at the net with 4 solo blocks. While offensively, Nikisha Arrington put up 12 kills. Ashley Even had 18 assists and 14 digs for the night.
No matter what the Royals did, the Falcons were there to counterattack, “they are a very well coached team with good volleyball players,” said Coach Kevin Crawford.
The Royals return to action on Saturday in a dual match against Flagler College and Northwood University in West Palm Beach, Fla. on Saturday September 15, 2007.
09.12.07
Warner Southern's men soccer continue the offensive assault on Florida CollegeLake Wales, Fla. – The men’s soccer team picked up where the women’s team left off by scoring 13 goals against the Florida College’s men’s soccer team on Tuesday (Sept. 11). The Royals remain undefeated extending their record to 4-0.The onslaught of goals began from the beginning of the match with freshman Pablo Cuevas scoring the first of his four goals in the second minute with an assist from Stevens Cabas. Cabas would go on to set up teammate Michel Rodriguez for the second goal of the game in the third minute. The third goal came a minute later from Daniel Scully. Florida College attempted to break up the offensive flow of the Royals with an unassisted goal by Tim Hanlon, but that would be the Falcons only goal of the night as the Royals would use their speed on defense to shut out the Falcons for the rest of the match. Six more goals from the Royals in the first period would follow, as Cuevas would score three more goals, Rodriguez scored his second of the night, Mauricio Castano and Alvaro Puyo each added a goal. The second period saw a change in personnel but not in offense, as the Royals would continue their offensive prowess, scoring four more goals in the second half. Freshman Marcos Duarte was the first to strike with an unassisted goal in the 61st minute. Forward Omar Guerrero would score two goals back to back, his first in the 80th minute and the second in the 84th. Scully rounded out the scoring with his second goal of the night in the 89th minute.Luis Rincon and Robert Highley evenly split time in the goal, Rincon gave up one goal and made one save.The Royals take the field again on Friday, September 14 against Thomas University in Thomasville, Ga09.12.07
Royals rout Florida College 9-0
Lake Wales, Fla. – Allison Felix lead the team with three goals as the Royals improved their record to 2-1 after crushing the Florida College Falcons 9-0 on Tuesday (Sept.11). The Royals began the game on the offense pressuring the Falcons taking 13 shots on the goal before Felix scored her first goal of the night in the 26th minute on an unassisted goal. She would go on to score her second goal seven minutes later with an assist from Katie Mortenson. Within a few seconds after Katie assisted Allison she came up with a goal of her own in the 33rd minute. The onslaught of goals in the first period continued as Lindsey Weaver scored in the 39th minute on a header with an assist from Amanda Abell. Allison would complete a hat trick in the first period a few seconds with a goal assisted by Jackie Sonricker.The match had to be halted for 30 minutes due to lightning but the 30-minute delay did not stop the Royals’ potent offense in the 2nd period; Amanda Abell drove the field for an unassisted goal in the 56th minute. Alyssa McNabb would score a goal in the 66th minute with an assist from Amanda. Veronica Resendiz scored in the 67th minute with an assist from Kristin Mossing. The final goal of the night came in the 89th minute with an unassisted goal from Vanessa Jobe.Julia Valentine played all 90 minutes in the goal making two saves to shut out the Falcons.
The Royals return to action on Friday, September 14,2007 against Thomas University in Thomasville, Ga.
09.11.07Men’s golf team finished tied for second place at Wilmington Island Club Intercollegiate Savannah, Ga. – The Royals completed the event with a total score of 589 to land them tied for 2nd place in the two-day event hosted by Savannah College of Art and Design. The Royals did a great job to catapult themselves four spots from the sixth spot. The Royals tied Thomas University for 2nd place and was the highest placed Florida Sun Conference team in the tournament.
Freshman Michael Kartrude continued to lead the team on the second day by improving his score by four to have a second day score of 67, a total tournament score of 138. Michael’s score of 138 tied him with Berry College’s Samuel del Val for second in the individual scores, which also lead to Michael named to the All-Intercollegiate Team. Mathew Alwin also finished the tournament strong finishing in 18th place with a total score of 148; he also improved on his first round score by four. Preston Knox followed in his teammates footsteps by improving on his first round score as well. At the end of the first day Preston was the fifth finisher for the Royals team with a score of 77 and tied for 40th but by the end of the tournament, he improved his score by two to have a total score of 152 and he improved his placing six spots to be tied for 34th place. Erik Taylor maintained his score of 76 over the two days to also finish with a total score of 152 and to be tied for 34th place. Richard Huetter had a day two score of 77 to finish with a total score of 155 and tied in 47th place.
The Royals golf team will return to action on September 14 when it hosts the Warner Southern Christian Invitational. NEW ATHLETICS WEBSITE COMING SOON8.02.07The Athletic Department is proud to announce that we will be launching a new and improved website. We have partnered with Internet Consulting Services (ICS) to assist us in creating the new website. With nearly 100 athletic clients around the country, ICS is a pioneering company in web design, content management systems, and e-commerce solutions. We look forward to working with them in crafting the best website to showcase Warner Southern Athletics. Please bear with us as we make our transition from the current website to the new website. All information will be located on the existing web-site until the transition is complete.. 08.02.07 Athletic Department Athletic Training Forms Online
All required Athletic Training Forms are now posted online for your convenience. Please click the link above, print out the forms and return to GregCatrett. The date for physicals for all Fall Athletes is August 11, 2007. There will be two time blocks setup; the first for Fall Athletes and the second for any local, out-of-season athletes. The cost is $5.00. If you have any questions please contact Greg Catrett at 638.7257... 08.02.07 Athletic Department Player Profile Form All returning, transfer and freshman athletes need to fill out a PROFILE FORM by clicking the link above. Please e-mail to sid@warner.edu...
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