SPORTS
7 October 1, 2013
UTSA FOOTBALL
This Week in Sports UTSA
Jakob Lopez
Friday, Oct. 4 @1:45 p.m.
Contributing Writer
sports@paisano-online.com The frustrations continued for the UTSA Roadrunners (23) this past Saturday as UTSA suffered their second blowout defeat at home this season, in front of 32,487 fans. After keeping pace with the Houston Cougars (4-0) for most of the game, UTSA went into the fourth quarter trailing, 31-28. Unfortunately, that’s when things began to take a turn for the worse, as the Roadrunners turned the ball over on five straight possessions, resulting in 28 unanswered points for the Cougars. “The fourth quarter was a disaster. When you turn the ball over five times, you are not going to win. I don’t care who you’re playing,” UTSA head coach Larry Coker said after the game. “Where we are, we do not have a lot of margin for error. We don’t have to play perfect, but we have to play better than we did today.” Before their costly turnovers, UTSA had an opportunity to take the lead in the third quarter. With Houston leading 2421, the Roadrunners put together a 7-play, 50-yard drive
to force their way into the Cougars’ red zone. Junior wide receiver Kam Jones threw a pass to senior quarterback Eric Soza in the end zone on a trick play, but the ball was inches short of Soza’s fingertips and perhaps inches away from changing the outcome of the game. “We ran that play in practice and it was perfect,” Jones said after the game. “But today I think I got a little anxious. When I let it go I knew it was short.” The Roadrunners elected to take a field goal from the 29yard line, but Houston blocked the kick and ran it back for a touchdown. The missed opportunity would be a notable momentum swing in the game, and although UTSA fought back with a touchdown late in the third quarter the Cougars would go on to blow out the Roadrunners. “I am very proud of the way the guys fought. Down by 10, we had the blocked field goal,” Coker said. “We came back and cut it to three, but we could not hang with them in the fourth quarter.” UTSA started the game against Houston with a strong opening drive on the efforts of Soza and Jones. Soza connected with Jones for a 28-yard catch
UTSA GOLF
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Cougars pounce Roadrunners in 58-29 loss in the Alamodome
The Roadrunners were outscored 28-0 in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s home loss.
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UTSA had a total of five turnovers for the game.
Soza threw for a school-record 316 yards.
downfield, and subsequently found Jones again a few plays later on a 12-yard slant route for a UTSA touchdown.
Houston responded as their prolific hurry up offense started to find a rhythm with freshman quarterback John O’Korn at the
From Canada to Texas, a golf story worth telling Chaney Shadrock Contributing Writer
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Werre is planning to play golf profesionally once he graduates.
Ryan Werre heads into his senior season with UTSA golf as a leader who has been far from home for some time now. Originally from Redcliff, Canada, Werre has fallen in love with the hot Texas sun and year-round golf facilities. “I found the summers to be super-hot, but I love it,” Werre said. “I can’t imagine a better place to play golf year round, really.” Werre made his move from chilly Canada to steamy Texas three years ago as a freshman. Dealing with harsh and long Canadian winters, Werre had to work twice as hard as any
student-athlete in order to land a spot on a Division I team in America. “There are no real golf schools in Canada. There are little golf programs and universities,” Werre said. “In my mind, to be a professional golfer you have to get somewhere where you can play all year round. I don’t think it’s very reliable to just kind of live five months out of the year and play golf and then expect to compete.” So just how did this Canadian golf-sensation find his way to UTSA? It was thanks to Louis Chon, a fellow Canadian and UTSA golf player who helped make it happen. “Basically, me and Louis (Chon) had the same swing coach back when I was a junior
Townend: a student-athlete on the rise Jade Cuevas
Contributing Writer
sports@paisano-online.com
thing is time management,” Townend said. Carrie Parnaby, UTSA women’s golf coach, understands the effort her players have to make in order to be a part of the team. “Golf is really time consuming,” Parnaby said. “Brogan doesn’t have a car, so she gets rides with other girls, and anytime she wants to do extra practice she has to work a little harder to get there.” Recently, Townend led the golf team with nine birdies and a seven-over par score of 223 (78-73-72), leading to a tie for 17th place. She also helped UTSA achieve an eighth place overall finish at the “Mo”Morial Tour-
nament on Sept. 11 held in College Station, Texas at the Traditions Golf Club. “Brogan definitely played really well,” Parnaby said. “She competed a lot over the summer and was mentally ready.” Originally from Blackburn, England, Townend’sthe adjustment to playing and living in Texas has been difficult, but with time it has become easier. “Where I’m from, it’s a typical English village. It was at first really hard, but it’s been good this year and last year,” Townend said.
Jeff Huehn / UTSA Athletics
The UTSA women’s golf team is a dedicated group who spends the majority of their time either on the greens practicing or in the classroom learning. It is no surprise that sophomore Brogan Townend is consumed with only two things — playing golf and graduating. The process for Brogan can be difficult at times, requiring her to put in the extra time needed to succeed. “We obviously have school to keep up with, and then we have workouts and practice. That’s probably the hardest
helm. UTSA didn’t help themselves when a 15-yard pass interference penalty by corner Andre Brown led to a 15-yard touchdown pass from O’Korn to running back Ryan Jackson three plays later to tie the game at 7-all. Both teams had successful scoring drives in the second quarter as each team matched the other with both a rushing and passing touchdown. At the half, the Roadrunners were tied with the Cougars 21-21, in good position to pull off the upset. “It was a 0-0 ball game and we were going to go win it in the second half,” said Soza after the game. “Our motto is to start fast and finish strong, and we didn’t finish strong today. We made mistakes and they made plays.” Perhaps the most telling thing of all was UTSA’s issues with turnovers. In the fourth quarter alone UTSA had five of their six total possessions result in an interception or fumble. Through five games this season, the Roadrunners have a 10-1 turnover ratio. UTSA travels to Huntington, West Virginia next Saturday to take on Marshall (2-2) in their second Conference USA game of the season.
Before becoming a Roadrunner, Townend was a member of the English National Team.
Whether it’s at the San Antonio or other United States golf courses, Townend has grown into a student-athlete who is loving her time here. “Yeah, I love it. San Antonio. Americans. It’s just great,” Townend said.
in high school. I told my swing coach, ‘I’m looking at playing golf down in the states and I want to go to a university,’ and he just let the director of golf know about me. When I contacted Coach (John Knauer), he had already heard about me and had been watching me. So I came down for a visit and that’s how it started.” Now, four years later, Werre has his sights set on a successful senior season as a Roadrunner. “Every year we have been here, we’ve gotten a lot better. I’m really looking forward to this year,” Werre said. “I wish I had a couple more years to spend with the guys.” {For more UTSA golf coverage please visit paisano-online. com/sports}
Cross Country (Men and Women) Notre Dame Golf Course—South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame Invitational Football Saturday, Oct. 5 @1 p.m. Joan C. Edwards Stadium— Huntington, W. Va. @Marshall Thundering Herd Golf (Men) Monday, Oct. 7-8 @Old Overton Golf Course — Birmingham, Ala. Jerry Pate National Invitational Soccer Friday, Oct. 4 @6 p.m. TransAmerica Field Complex— Charlotte, N.C. @Charlotte 49ers Sunday, Oct. 6 @1 p.m. Soccer Complex—Norfolk, Va. @Old Dominion Lady Monarchs Volleyball Friday, Oct. 4 @7 p.m. Convocation Center—San Antonio, TX vs. FIU Panthers Sunday, Oct. 6 @12 p.m. Convocation Center—San Antonio, TX vs. Florida Atlantic Owls San Antonio Sports Rampage (AHL) Friday, Oct. 4 @7:30 p.m. AT&T Center—San Antonio, TX vs. Chicago Wolves Saturday, Oct. 5 @7 p.m. AT&T Center—San Antonio, TX vs. Rockford IceHogs Scorpions (NASL) Saturday, Oct. 5 @7:30 p.m. Toyota Field —San Antonio, TX vs. Atlanta Silverbacks
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