Mid-Seasonupdatefor men's and women'sfall sports

by Brian O'Connell sports editor

The men's soccer team has compiled a record of 8-3 overall. Their most recent victory was Oct. 5 versus AUentown College by a score of 5-1.

Sophomore John Amerman is leading the team in goals with 10 and sophomore Andy Zayas is second in goals scored with seven on the season.

Sophomore Michael Braun has also made a significant contribution gathering nine points and scoring two goals while handing out five assists.

Leading the way in the net is junior Eric Lukach with a 5-2 record on the season.

The women's soccer team is 6-3 overall this season. Senior captain Erin Barney is leading the Lady Cavs with 17 points while depositing five goals and handing out seven assists.

Sophomore Tiffany Corry is next up with 13 points while scoring six goals and dishing out one assist.

by Brian O'conne/1 sports editor

The women's soccer team fell to a more experienced Scranton team this past Tuesday by a final score of 3-0.

"It was a tough game for us," junior goalie Jess Huda said.

Scranton was coming off a huge win defeating William Patterson, who is the ninth ranked team in the country in Division ill.The Lady Cavs started the game out pretty well sticking with Scranton.

"The beginning of the game was pretty even," Huda said. The defense was good, but the offense could not score on the Scranton defense."

Although the scoreboard read 3-0 at the end of the game, it did not reflect the determined play of the Lady Cavs.

"We knew we played well, but Scranton was just the better team today," Huda said. ''They are unlike the other teams in the PAC which gave us some great experience playing up against a team that good."

The second half started with the Lady Cavs bunching up on defense and not responding to Scranton's tough offense.

"Our defense crowded up too much," Huda said. We wanted to spread the field and stop their offensive attack."

The Lady Cavs found a little bit of their offense late in the second half, but the shots just did not want to go into the net.

"It was well into the second half that we finally got some good looks, but the shots just didn't fall in our favor,"Huda said. "We were really happy with the way we played and we know this will help us get ready for the rest of the season and the PAC playoffs."

Junior Jess Huda is the lone goalkeeper playing all nine games and recording 58 saves on 70 shots. She has recorded three shutouts so far.

Next home game is Oct. 17 versus Catholic University.

The women's field hockey team is 8-6 overall so far this season. What is most impressive about this team is the five-game winning streak they are currently enjoying.

Leading the way is sophomore Nicole Schultz with 19 points. She has also de- posited nine goals while handing out one assist on the season. Behind Shultz is junior Lisa Reynolds with 17 points. She has contributed offensively with six goals and five assists.

Protecting the net is Erika Scheifele with 14 games played. She as recorded 91 saves on 126 shots by the opposition.