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Lady Mustangs face tough losses at Homecoming games ORLANDO FLORES JR. A&E EDITOR
Michelle Blount tips the ball over the net. Photo by MEGHAN MYRACLE
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The Lady Mustangs had a tough time hosting two teams over Homecoming weekend when they faced off with Angelo State on Oct. 12 and Tarleton State on Oct. 13. The volleyball team was blanked in both matches, dropping Angelo State 25-23, 25-21, 25-21 and Tarleton State 25-18, 25-15, 25-24. Friday’s match with Angelo State started out well for the Lady Mustangs. Both teams were able to trade points with each other at six points a piece in the first set, until a service ace from Alex Woolsey sparked a 7-3 run for the Lady Rams to give them a 13-9 lead. The Lady Mustangs tried fighting their way back into the set, but the Lady Rams stayed one step ahead of them. Angelo State was in clear control in the second set, starting
with a 7-4 lead, as the Lady Mustangs tried to claw their way back into the match. After a 24-17 set point for Angelo State, the Lady Mustangs’ last attempt to get back in the set was sparked by a an attack error from ASU’s Shelbi Goode. Brandi Flores and Shelbi Stewart came up with one kill each, and another error from Goode brought the Mustangs within three points. A service error on the following play, however, allowed Angelo State to secure the set win. The third set saw the Lady Mustangs hold their first substantial two-point lead and they were able to keep it up until a 6-0 run late in the set allowed Angelo State to pull ahead and seal the victory. The Lady Mustangs’ standout performers for the match were Stewart (12 kills, 1 ace, 1 block), Caitlin Wallace (11 kills, 1 ace, 1 block), Kristan Aduddell (20 as-
sists, 11 digs) and Casey Fletcher (13 digs). The second day of play did not go as well for the Lady Mustangs. The first two sets of the Tarleton State game were littered with errors from the Lady Mustangs that allowed the TexAnns to take commanding set wins over MSU, beating the Lady Mustangs by margins of seven and 10 points. The final set, Tarleton again came out and took a commanding 11-6 lead, but a series of attack errors allowed the Lady Mustangs to go on an 8-1 run and take a 14-12 lead over Tarleton State. As soon as the run started, however, Tarleton State bounced back with 6-0 run of their own with four of the points coming off of MSU errors. The remainder of the set went back and forth. The Lady Mustangs were inches away from a set victory at 24-23, but Tarleton
was able to make the full comeback with a 26-24 victory. Wallace again led the Lady Mustangs in kills with nine, while Aduddell also led in assists with 17. Casey Fletcher aided the Lady Mustangs effort with 18 digs. The Lady Mustangs now stand at 4-17 on the season with a 2-9 record in Lone Star Conference play. MSU will continue conference play on the road this weekend, taking on Texas A&M – Kingsville on Friday and Incarnate Word on Saturday. The following week, the Lady Mustangs will continue their away trip with stops at Texas Woman’s University (Oct. 26) and Texas A&M – Commerce (Oct. 27) before making a final home stand from Nov. 2 through 10 to wrap up the season before the LSC Postseason Tournament.
FIFA World Cup qualifiers update
DAMIAN ATAMENWAN SPORTS EDITOR
Emily Saville strikes the ball past ASU goalkeeper Danielle Edwards Sunday afternoon. Photo by KERRI CARTER
MSU defeats Angelo State University DAMIAN ATAMENWAN SPORTS EDITOR
The Midwestern State women’s soccer team was unhappy Friday evening after losing 2-1 to Incarnate Word in extra time. MSU took the lead in the 55th minute when Ashley Cottrell converted Payton Fookes’ free kick for her fifth goal of the season. However, the Lady Mustangs’
joy was taken away a few seconds later when the Cardinals’ Sarah Johnson struck an 18-yard shot towards the goal. With nothing to separate both teams at the end of 90 minutes, the game continued in extra time. Amber Guenther scored the golden goal and her seventh of the season barely 10 minutes into
overtime. Nevertheless, the Lady Mustangs were able to recover Sunday afternoon with a 1-0 victory over Angelo State University. “It was a great win based on the fact we had a heart breaker on Friday,” said Jeff Trimble, head women’s soccer coach. Emily Saville slid in her first goal of the season in the 32nd minute and was grateful to Katy Catney’s assist.
The Lady Mustangs will host Texas Woman’s University this Friday at 7 p.m. and Texas A&M Commerce this Sunday at 1 p.m. “I like how we are playing. We have to watch Texas Woman’s speed and be physical with Texas A&M Commerce,” Trimble said. “I love our speed at outside midfield and that should really help us. We have already improved but just need to finish.”
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With about 85 weeks left to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, virtually every football (soccer) league took an international break this past week as players focused on representing their countries in the qualifying round. Spain, Germany and England found the back of the net multiple times as each team took a step closer to Brazil 2014. After respective 4-0, 6-1 and 5-0 victories over Belarus, The Republic of Ireland and San Marino, there is no doubt that these European giants mean business. It has been a little more than two years since Spain won its first World Cup after an extraordinary display in South Africa. This continually growing team surprises and entertains some football fans with an impeccable style of play as illustrated in its previous fixture. Jordi Alba scored in the 12th minute after a fine pass from Pedro Rodriguez and an impressive footwork from the former. Rodriguez was able to double the lead eight minutes later with a cheeky
lob over Belarus’ shot stopper Sergei Veremko. Rodriguez scored his second in the 69th minute with yet another lob over Veremko before completing his hat trick three minutes later. Meanwhile, Germany was enjoying its luck with half a dozen goals against the Irish. Marco Reus scored the first two goals within eight minutes to underline the German’s dominance in that fixture. The Die Mannschafts continued their scoring galore with Mesut Özil’s penalty kick making it 3-0 and Miroslav Klose’s beautiful goal doubling the halftime score line. Toni Kroos summed up the annihilation of the Irish defense with a volley for the fifth goal and a 20-yarder for the sixth. Ireland’s consolatory goal was scored by Andy Keogh in the 92nd minute. England was able to get past San Marino easily, courtesy of Manchester United and Arsenal forwards. Wayne Rooney scored from the spot in the 35th minute while Danny Welbeck flicked in the second goal two minutes later. Rooney continued his fine form and was able to curl in his second from the 18-yard line in the 70th minute. Welbeck followed suite again, two minutes later, with an assist from his Manchester United teammate Thomas Cleverly. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain satisfied the fans’ expectations with a fine chip over the goalkeeper thanks to Cleverly’s assist. Stay in touch with the World Cup qualifiers on Sky Sport, Fox Soccer and BBC.