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An Exciting Even-ing Men’s Soccer Draws JMU 0-0 By: Mitchell Brown Staff Writer Mace & Crown
On a beautiful Wednesday night at the ODU Soccer Stadium, the Old Dominion University men’s soccer took the pitch against the Colonial Athletic Association foe James Madison Dukes. This meeting between the two teams marked the thirty-eighth of the series, also making it the tenth overtime game between the two. ODU and JMU battled for 110 minutes, including two overtime periods, but to no avail as the game ended in a 0-0 tie. The nationally ranked Monarchs (7-1-1, 1-1-1) dominated the game but were unable to put the ball in the goal. Junior Forward Tim Hopkinson took seven shots with four on goal. As a team, the Monarchs were able to rip off 22 shots with nine on goal, but the Dukes goalkeeper Colin Newcity was a saving machine. Newcity saved all shots on goal and was a vocal leader throughout the game as the Dukes found themselves packed in their own box often. The Monarchs had 10 total corner kicks, some very close to being goals, but the Dukes were able to hold their ground. “I thought it was a very hard fought conference game against a good James Madison team, we played well, not disappointed in the way we
played, just couldn’t find the net tonight but sometimes that happens,” Monarchs head coach Alan Dawson said. The Dukes (4-4-2, 2-0-1) stayed unbeaten in the CAA. James Madison, who had shut out Towson 4-0 in their previous match, only got off 12 shots with five on goal. Defense was heavy in this game from the Monarchs, which was evident as James Madison’s possession percentage was not where they would’ve like for it to have been. Jamal Umar led the Dukes with three shots and two on goal. In the first half, Monarch goalkeeper Victor Francoz had to only make one save. “He’s a special keeper, he may be one of the best keepers in the country. We think so, and with him in goal we have a great chance to keep a clean sheet,” coach Dawson said. The game was physical from the first whistle and players from both teams were colliding early. “It’s probably more physical against Madison, to be honest, they’re a physical team, and we knew we were getting into a game like that and we brought a lot of passion, and we got stuck in tonight,” Dawson said. There were five total yellow cards in the game with four coming against Old Dominion and one against the Dukes. The officials for the game were Andrew Chapin, Kevin Laferriere and Joe Biava.
Moving forward, the Monarchs have three home games left. The next home game is on another Wednesday night, Oct. 17, against cross-town rival William & Mary. “We remind the guys that every game in the CAA is going to be a sort of a battle, and you have
Making Waves
to bring the energy and you have to bring the attack, and we have a good team,” Dawson said. The Monarchs only loss came against Drexel 4-1 earlier in the season. Coach Dawson said, “…this is a game we probably should have won, but the tie is not going to kill
us.” Junior forward Gideon Asante did not play in Wednesday’s game due to a leg injury. After playing Delaware on Oct. 7, the Monarchs will head to UNC-Wilmington on Oct. 13.
this just is a representation of the hard work and you’re not out to do it for the rankings. The rankings are an accolade and it’s nice but, you know, they’re kind of window dressing, they don’t mean a whole lot,” coach Brindley said. “It’s an opportunity to pat yourself on the back but you got to keep working hard.” The sailing Monarchs have a long ways to go in a season that
ends at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 5 in Long Beach, Calif. “We’ve got to keep plugging away at it,” coach Brindley said, “Specifically, we’ve got to keep a steady progression.” If the team can keep making steady jumps like the women have from unranked to eleventh, then the rest of the sailing world better brace for coach Brindley and his teams.
ODU Sailing Teams Making Moves in ICSA Rankings By: Ben Decowski Sports Editor Mace & Crown Old Dominion University’s sailing teams are among the best in the country and finished third at the Senator’s Cup on Saturday, Sept. 29. Ranked eleventh in the latest Intercollegiate Sailing Association standings, both the women’s and coed teams are making some waves in the sailing world. “In general it’s been a great start for us,” head coach Mitch Brindley said. The team has had six top five finishes so far this year and has been absolutely outstanding in the last four events. On Sept. 22, the team finished third at St. Mary’s Open, then eighth, fifth and third at the Danmark Trophy, MAISA Fall Women’s Dinghy and Senator’s Cup respectively on Sept. 29. “I’m pleased. I’m not surprised. We’ve had a good team, I’m really
pleased that our freshmen that we have sailing at some of the events, Esteban Forrer, he’s doing very well and we’ve got him partnered up with an experienced partner in the boat and they’re doing very well,” coach Brindley said. Esteban Forrer is a sailor that has really stepped up for his team in the absence of some of the more veteran sailors in junior Brady Stagg and junior Scott Hoffman. Stagg broke his hand earlier in the year and Hoffman is redshirting this year. “We’re thrilled that [we’ve been able] to do well even without those two. Other members have kind of risen to the occasion and jumping at the opportunity to get these starts,” coach Brindley said. Coach Brindley also mentioned junior Evan Hoffman as another sailor that has stepped up for the Monarchs this year. The results that the teams are getting are coming from long
weeks of hard work. On Tuesdays and Thursdays the teams get out onto the water from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and have strength training before that. On Wednesdays they sail from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and on Friday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday’s are the teams off days and they usually compete on the weekends. “It’s nice to know that the work is paying off,” coach Brindley said. This is one of the first years in a while that coach Brindley feels that he has a more experienced team with 11 juniors and four seniors. “I keep saying, the past couple of years, I’ve said we have had a really young team and you finally getting to the point [where] our team is maturing,” coach Brindley said. The maturation process has really paid off for both teams, especially for the women, who went from being unranked to eleventh in the most recent rankings. “I sent an email out to the team just saying,