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ON THE INSIDE
Leadership success program launches fall lecture series
Opinion: Page 6
By ERIN DOLAN Staff Writer
Editorial Weekly Tornado Column “Cup of Joe” Cartoon SGA Column Campus Pulse
Features: Page 7 FSPA Butterfly Tagging State Side Mission Trip Catholic Organization Entertainment Feature
Sports: Page 8
Photo by Kelly Johnson
Parking lots become life-size ‘mouse trap’ By RYAN CORWIN Staff Writer
An Ottawa attacker comes from behind and dives for quarterback Keoki Burbank. The Warriors fell to Ottawa by two points with a final score of 23-21. Photo by Jon VanVeldhuizen
Volleyball Football Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Cross Country Golf
THISWEEK Today. 3 p.m. “Running the Race” with Jerrod Adair @ the soccer fields Tonight. 7 p.m. Volleyball vs. Friends @ Sterling Tonight. 9 p.m.
“Manna” with Lauren Cox @ Evans prayer room
NEWSBITES Ultimate team competes Over fall breather, a group of ultimate frisbee players went on the road and competed at a tournament at Kansas State University. The team went up against division one schools and beat out the fourth and fifth seeded teams for a final placing of ninth out of twenty.
KCAC player of the week Congratulations to freshman Kelsey Deerinwater who was named KCAC libero of the week. Deerinwater broke the NAIA record for digs in a 25 point match with 61 digs against KWU last Tuesday. This is the second time this season Deerinwater has been recognized by the conference.
With an increased rate of enrollment over the past few years, several issues have been brought to the forefront of student’s minds. Perhaps one of the largest issues on the docket for the student senate this year is the overall shortage of parking. One needs to look no further than the full size human version of the classic board game “Mouse Trap” that is the Kilbourn and Douglas Residence parking area to understand the breadth of this issue. “There are definitely certain places on campus that there are not enough close parking spots for students,” Vice President of Student Life Tina Wohler said. “At the beginning of the year people were not always parking in designated parking spots, which
made driving around the parking lot difficult.” Blame for the lack of parking spaces can be placed on multiple factors: laziness, proximity and quantity. Campbell Hall resident director senior Dustin Johnson said students need to realize they don’t have to park directly in front of their dorm rooms. “Students could park all the way next to Spencer if they have to,” Johnson said. “I don’t believe (extra parking) is an absolute necessity right now but in 4 years you might have a problem if you keep having an increase of students”. Vice President of the Student Senate junior Paul Brandes said the issue is much larger than simple student laziness and is one that the college should focus on now because of its continuous growth. “If we’re going to con-
tinue growing we’re going continue to have these issues,” Brandes said. Such issues come with a price tag. Student Life has a set fine of upwards of $100 for illegal parking and students will be forced to pay towing charges if their vehicle is found parked in any non-parking zones. With growth of the student body a priority for the college, it is evident something will have to be done about these issues, and Brandes said such issues were at the top of the docket for the student senate. Although there is no immediate fix for the parking problem, Brandes assured action would be taken. “In my interaction with the administration one of the biggest things I’ve learned is that we have capable people who are working towards solutions for these problems on campus,” Brandes said.
Internet problems persist across campus By TIM LUISI Senior Staffer If you’ve been on the Sterling College campus at all this semester, you’ve likely faced the following scenario: in the morning you wake up, knowing that you need to check your email. You turn on the computer, wait as it loads and then when it is finally powered up, click the Internet icon. You wait as it boots up for what seems to be an eternity and then there it is, that exasperating message: “You are not connected to the internet.” The connection problem is running rampant this year as students face difficulties with trying to maintain a consistent Internet connection and a few key things are responsible for the interruptions. To begin with, Vice President for Innovation and Technology Ken Brown specifically addressed the situation in Campbell Hall. According to Brown, on campus, a fiber optic cable connects every building underground. Sometime during the summer, the fiber module connected to Campbell Hall went out, likely due to a lightning strike, which made it impossible for data to be transferred. “There was no way to track this. There was no way to know until students came back,” Brown said. “Sirens don’t go off when things go out.” Because of this, the IT department was unable to start working on the problem until it had already started to affect the students. While this explained the issues that
Campbell was having, it did not explain the problems occurring campus-wide. According to Brown, at least three times this year the entire network lost its connection, and each time can be traced back to issues with the Cox cable line. While there have definitely been issues with the Internet service, there are also reasonable explanations for these problems. The most important reason is that the department lost exactly one third of its work force due to budget cuts. Instead of three IT technicians, they are down to two. This has made the IT department’s work much harder and also made them move slower. “It is unfortunate that they had to adhere to the same budget cuts,” Vice President of the Senate junior Paul Brandes said, “ Technology and food are things that students feel the impact of the most and it would be nice to see more funds allocated to those areas.” Despite the ongoing problems it is important to understand that there have been several improvements made as well. For instance, the email exchange service and firewall of the campus have both been upgraded. In addition, Brown hastened to add that students that are experiencing any problems should contact either Daryl Ames or Nathan Graber of the IT department. “We support personal technologies that students bring with them,” Brown said. “If they have problems connecting to our network they can contact us. We never had a situation last year when they weren’t eventually connected.”
Embarking on their third year at Sterling College, the Leadership Success Program (LSP) is looking ever more promising. LSP is an organization that meets every Friday at 10:00 a.m. when there is not chapel. Different speakers visit each week and speak to students in the program about leadership success. Although academic credit is not offered for participating in LSP, by attending 70% or more of the meetings and completing three hours of community service students will receive a special distinction on their transcript showing they have completed leadership training. “Two things that stop students from participating is because they feel they don’t have what it takes to be a leader, or that they are already great leaders,” SGA president Matt Ehresman said. “No matter where you’re currently at, no leadership or a lot, you can always learn more and progress.” For the first time this year, speakers will be brought in from off campus to speak to students. Guest speakers for this semester include business owner Seth Svaty and CEO Jack Debaurer. Debaurer helped orchestrate the partnership between the business department and Quiznos last year. This is a great opportunity for students who are looking to improve their leadership abilities, and because the program restarts every semester even if you have a conflict during the meeting time, there is always a chance to catch next semester’s speakers. “I plan to attend these meetings next semester after my Foundations of Servant Leadership class is finished,” freshman Jihan Arnold said. “I truly love all of the different ways I can keep adding to my resume and this is definitely one of those that I’ll be excited to take part in.” Ehresman also said that even if students couldn’t make it to very many LSP meetings, they could still come and hear the speaker whenever possible. “I encourage anyone even remotely interested to come out and attend these meetings,” Ehresman said. Tomorrow, nationally recognized FCA speaker Jeremy Ellis will be presenting at the LSP meeting.
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Throwing stones breaks glass It is an interesting thing to try and get a hold of what God’s grace means for the Christian whose life it takes over. One of my favorite aspects of Christianity is that its entire history as a world religion was written by people that everyone else would have written off. Take Noah for instance. He was the one man who was considered righteous in a time of evil and so his family was saved from the flood. Then as soon as the boat lands and he offers sacrifices of thanksgiving up to God, he gets rip-roaring drunk and shames himself before his family. How human is that? Is anyone else encouraged by the fact that God chooses to use screw-ups? When God calls us, he calls us in our humanity, in spite of our complete and utter ineptness, so that He can showcase Himself in our mess. In John 8:1-11, Jesus is confronted with a very broken, shamed woman. She was dragged into church in front of everyone she knew, completely and utterly alone, to be humiliated as the religious leaders loudly proclaimed, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” All of us have a significant problem that we always fight out with the Lord and are terrified of being discovered by others. Or, if it is discovered, we have a tendency to put our spiritual life on the back burner because how could we be of use after we have fallen so far? This sin is written on our personal rocks, rocks that if thrown could harm or even kill who we are or who God purposed us to be. A well-known parable warns us that we all live in glass houses. This is especially true of Christians, both literally and metaphorically. Our lives are under constant observation from people around us who are trying to determine what kind of God we really serve. Metaphorically, we should be careful before throwing stones because we’re all equally vulnerable to the slightest pebble. So here’s a thought: What if we followed the example of the townspeople in John 8 and put down our rocks when we are faced with our own imperfection, rather than pursuing perfection for everyone else except ourselves? -- Amy Woods, Senior Staffer
OPINIONS Weekly Tornado
Health care reform much needed change By ERIN DOLAN Staff writer One of the main issues on President Barack Obama’s political platform was his stance regarding the health care crisis. Regardless of where you stand, there’s no denying that some sort of reform is unquestionably vital. American healt h insurance companies have become entirely too powerful and purely disgusting in their treatment of Americans as profit rather than people. President Obama’s plan, in short, aspires to stomp out the abusive, profit hungry insurance companies by increasing competition between them. Currently, there are a few large companies
who buy out smaller companies and in the last ten years there have been more than 400 health care merges. In result, these larger companies are able to set premiums so high that few families can afford health care. The new government option will be added to the equation for those in need, and the current health insurance companies will be monitored more closely. You will not be forced to switch to a government insurance plan if you don’t want to and the government will not end up controlling us. On the contrary, they are trying to prevent the insurance companies from controlling us as they have been doing for years. There are many who
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fear that by adopting a health care plan that serves all will only lead to too much governmental control. Hence the reason you’ve probably heard the proposed reform as being “socialistic.” One major fear is that we will lose our choice to visit a particular doctor or to receive specific care, but don’t health insurance companies dictate those decisions already? Health insurance companies such as CIGNA and United HealthGroup see denying coverage as a financial necessity. It is estimated that California health insurance companies have denied close to 40% of the claims made just this year. I know the issue of health care might be a
little confusing, but it is important that we, as college students, understand what is going on in our country as well as throughout the world. The health care crisis and reform is one of the most talked-about issues in the political arena right now and it is important we remain informed about the decisions that are being made in our country. When any major issue arises, try to find solid and unbiased information about the subject before any political explanations can taint your true feelings and emotions on a topic. By familiarizing ourselves with each issue we can become more satisfied and content with the country we live in.
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You know, I can’t really complain about there not being anything to do around here. There is pretty much a different sporting event every night that I can go to and numerous club or organization events to attend. One of my favorite things to attend during the week are Campus Activity Board events. Yes, CAB is having events. If you ask me, which
you don’t have to because I am going to tell you anyway, this is pretty impressive. The ladies on CAB are taking many hours out of their personal lives and are spending it on planning almost weekly events for all of the rest of us and I really appreciate that. Most everyone here at Sterling knows that there is not a huge plethora of things to do, but having an event planned out where I just have to show up and have fun is awesome! CAB has already had plenty of events this semester, including one of my personal favorites: bingo night. You just can’t go wrong with sweet
prizes, food, and fellowship. Also, CAB is trying some new creative events. For instance, both a past event and a future event is Khavista night, which is Finnish for coffee. Khavista night is a great evening of music, talent, conversation and of course coffee. Alternative drinks are even provided for those that are coffee intolerant. CAB is doing an excellent job this year in providing us with plenty of high caliber events. If by chance you are ever looking for me on the night of a CAB event, you know exactly where to find me: the same spot you should be.
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“We should section off areas and only allow people from certain dorms to park in certain areas.” - senior Staci Curry
“I think they should fix it so people don’t park in the fire lane. If there is a fire I don’t want to die.” - junior David Seda
“Make more parking spaces. How hard is that?” - freshman Perry Hadduck
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Lack of butterflies upsets FSPA event
Junior Ashley Barnes and sophomore Anita Bunney search through a bush in hopes of finding a butterfly. Unfortunately, the cool weather had already driven the monarchs away. Photo by Kelly Johnson
Freshman revives Catholic association By AUTUMN DANIELS said. “In such a way, we will be demonstrating Staff Writer our spirituality to our For the past several Protestant brothers and years, Sterling College sisters, many of whom has been without a Cath- believe Catholics are not olic Student Association, Christians.” Redondo said he feels but this year freshman Mike Redondo brought that within our society there are many common CSA back. “It is important for misconceptions about young people to fellow- Catholicism, such as ship with others who calling the worshipping share their same beliefs,” of Mary or praying to Redondo said. “It offers Saints heresy. “Catholics don’t persanctuary, accountability, and encouragement form these actions but instead honor Mary, in a diverse world.” According to Redon- whom, in Revelations do, the group is plan- 12, is referred to as the ning to form car pools to mother of all Christians take Catholic students and ask the Saints for to the nearest Catholic their intercession and churches in Lyons and are honored for the holy Hutchinson on Sun- lives they had lived,” Redondo said. days. Overall, Redondo CSA is also hoping to put on activities that in- feels it is important to clude watching Fireproof honor all denominaor Facing the Giants for tions of Christianity and movie nights and having said the CSA is here for time to fellowship with the long haul. “Sterling College’s the other members. accep“The main mission open-minded of the Catholic Student tance of students and backgrounds Association is to facili- their tate that fellowship and makes this an achievsecure that sanctuary, able cause,” Redondo encouraging Catholic said, “and we will not students to hold strong let such an opportunity to their faith,” Redondo pass so easily.”
By GRANT BRINTNALL fly. The tag must only be placed on the unStaff Writer derside of its hind wing because of the fact that On the afternoon of September 28, around a it is close to the center of dozen students ventured lift and gravity for the onto Sterling College’s butterfly and it will not campus in search of one impede its flight. Once a monarch is thing: monarch buttercaught, it is the catcher’s flies. The goal was to catch duty to tag it and then as many butterflies as enter its data into the appossible and then tag propriate website before them in order to record releasing it back into nature. migration data. “There is currently The butterfly tagging event was sponsored by a nationwide butterfly the Future Science Pro- tagging project going on fessionals of America and we [FSPA] are just (FSPA). After one catch- a small part of a large es a butterfly, the catcher group of taggers around places a tag on the un- the globe,” FSPA memderside of the butterfly’s ber junior Scott McCaulley said. hind wing. In fact, the tagging The tagger must pay very close attention study is being conwhile placing the tag or ducted at colleges and they may end up perma- communities across the nently injuring the but- country. Though the goal of the terfly by inhibiting it to
Blood drive draws interest The semi-annual blood drive was held on Monday in the west cafeteria. This year was a banner year for donations, with 42 first time donors and a total of 76 students coming out to give blood. Overall, there were 69 productive donors, almost double of last year’s fall numbers, each saving three lives with the pint of blood taken from them. Left: Freshman Michael Gutzmer reclines in a lawn chair as a pint of blood drains from his arm. Photo by Chris Latini
SC sponsors state side missions trip over fall breather By ROBIN SMART Senior Staffer Over fall breather, a group of 12 people from Sterling went to Tahlequah, OK to serve the United Keetoowah band of Cherokee Indians. The group, consisting of four SC students, four faculty and four friends of the college, left Sterling early Thursday morning and were welcomed by the Chief and his staff with a customary tribal meal. On Friday, the State Side Mission Team
served the tribe by setting up for a celebration and preparing the tribal grounds for the expected eight to ten thousand attendees. This service included tasks such as setting up tables and chairs, picking up trash and helping with parking and food. The tribal celebrations consisted of food and games reflective of the native culture, and even included a pow-wow. Since some members of the tribe are Christians, they held a gospel singing in their native Cherokee tongue and
performed a traditional Stomp Dance which is a traditional form of worship. “We went to serve them in any way we could and just show them the love of Jesus,” SC chaplain Anne Smith said. Smith said the tribe was very grateful for the team’s help and even thanked them publicly several times. Since the Keetoowah are descendants of the Native Americans that came off the Trail of Tears, several members of the group found it
Surprise Academy winner celebrates anniversary By TIM LUISI Senior Staffer
mgm.com The history of the Academy Awards can usually be classified by one word: safe. Fearing to stray outside of their comfort zone, their best picture winners have often fit a certain mold. Average films like Chariots of Fire and Or-
dinary People have ruled the day, whereas films with any social relevancy have usually been pushed to the side. Every once in a while, however, the Academy has managed to stick their necks out and honor something truly daring. One such film, Midnight Cowboy, is currently celebrating the 40th anniversary of its release and subsequent victory at the Academy Awards. Focusing on taboo subjects such as the homeless population of major cities, drugs and especially
event was to catch butterflies and collect data, the group was unable to locate any monarchs to tag. FSPA advisor Jonathan Conard said there were several factors that led to the lack of butterflies. “The first thing working against us was the time of year, the peak of migration for our part of the country is around the last week in September and we were a little late,” Conard said. “The cool weather was also another factor as Monarchs are not as active or visible during cool weather.” Despite the fact the group was unable to catch and tag any butterflies, the students still enjoyed learning about the tagging process and running around campus carrying large nets.
prostitution, this is a film that has easily withstood the test of time. The film focuses on the friendship that develops between Joe Buck (Jon Voight), who is not a real cowboy, but a “true stud,” and Rico “Ratzo” Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman), a crippled man who has lost everything. In it, the two do anything and everything just to try and survive on the brutal and unforgiving streets of New York City. The chemistry between Voight and Hoffman is genuine and heartfelt. While both of their per-
formances are top-notch, it is Hoffman who ultimately shines in what is perhaps his greatest onscreen achievement. Moving away from the Dustin Hoffman persona, here he is almost unrecognizable; his voice, movement and attitude are completely alien to anything else he has appeared in. He is entirely Rizzo and entirely tragic. The story itself is as interesting as it is devastating. While some of the character’s backgrounds are slightly clichéd and the portion of the film that focuses on drugs is
underwhelming, the rest is extremely powerful and even finds time for comedy in unexpected places. In short, this was an excellent selection by the Academy. While the end feels like a punch to the gut, it is really the only way that it could have finished. Happy endings in situations like these are a rarity and to have one would have defeated the entire point of the film. One final note: this film earned it’s R rating. If sexuality onscreen makes you uncomfortable, avoid this film.
very humbling to serve those whose ancestors were treated so poorly. “Our team were true servant leaders,” Director of Campus Ministries Jerrod Adair said. “Picking up trash for six hours has a way of humbling you.” On Sunday evening the group returned from their trip, and Smith said she felt it was a successful way to spend fall break. “I think we achieved what we wanted to do,” Smith said, “which was to build those relational bridges.”
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QUICKSTATS Football 10/03
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Mac 21, SC 0
Men’s Soccer 3-5-1 09/19 Will. Jewell 1 , SC 0 09/22 Rogers St. 5, SC 1 09/29 SC 2, Manhattan 1 10/03 KWU 4, SC 1 Women’s Soccer 3-6 09/16 Newman 2, SC 0 09/22 Rogers State 9, SC 1 09/26 SC 3, NWOSU 1 10/03 K. Wesleyan 3, SC 0 Volleyball 10-7 09/23 SC 3, St. Mary 1 09/26 Manhattan 3, SC 0 09/29 Bethel 3, SC 2 10/01 SC 3, SW 0 10/03 SC 3, Mac 0 SC 3, MCC 0
UPNEXT Football 10/10 1:30 p.m. at Friends Men’s Soccer 10/10 3 p.m. at Bethel Women’s Soccer 10/10 1 p. m. vs. Bethel Volleyball 10/14 7 p.m. at Bethany Cross Country 10/10 8 a.m. at Mcpherson
The Lady Warriors celebrate a great play in center court. The Warriors are currently ranked fourth in the conference. At right: senior Ashley Kraft serves against Ottawa on September 17. Photo by Christen Latini
Warriors sweep senior night double header By Mike Talton Staff Writer Coming off of three consecutive wins, the Warrior volleyball team is sitting pretty with a 3-1 KCAC record and an overall 10-7 record. Last Saturday, the Warriors played a double header against McPherson College and Manhattan Christian College while honoring their senior players. It was a night to remember, especially because the Warriors
had already fallen to MCC earlier in the season. “We wanted to win so badly,” senior Renee Swisher said, “especially after losing to MCC in Manhattan last weekend.” The Warriors volleyball team went unbeaten on Saturday, sweeping both of its opponents while demanding respect on their home turf. “We knew we could beat MCC in three games, and we took advantage of the opportunity in front of us
to show MCC the team we really are,” Swisher said. Putting emphasis on the night, Swisher put down an explosive spike to give the team its third and final victory of the night. “My immediate response after spiking the ball on Saturday was the huge satisfaction of pay back,” Swisher said. “I knew that if I got the final set I was going to put the ball away for my team.” Coach Ellis said she was very pleased with the
Warriors performance last weekend and continued to see improvement in her team. “Our seniors had an outstanding weekend and we were very excited that not only did they play well, but as a team we made a great showing,” Ellis said. “Every day these girls are starting to truly believe that they are winners.” Tonight, the Warriors are set to play KCAC rival Friends University at 7 p.m. in Gleason.
Golf team makes SC history Warrior football suffers back to back losses By Amy WOODS Senior Staffer with first tournament win By RENARD BELL Staff Writer The Warrior golf team made school history when it won its first tournament on September 14th at Central Christian. Cureton said he was very proud of his team for the first place finish, and thought his players were shaping up very well. “My captains Jake Bowser, Duce Stevens and Ben Biederer are all showing great leadership and my freshman golfers are playing extremely great,” Cureton said. On September 21st, the golf team competed at the South Central Invitational in Winfield where it finished 4th out of 7 in the conference tournament. “I felt we took a step back,” Cureton said, “We still need to improve on some things but we will definitely get better.” Currently, freshman
Dominique Johnson is in 2nd place for individual points in the conference. “Dominique is a really great player who has the potential of being one of the best in the conference,” captain Jake Bowser said. “He works very hard in practice and displays a lot of determination; we are amazed at how well he golfs.” Bowser said the team didn’t perform as well as they thought they should in Winfield, but he was confident the team would only continue to improve. “We will learn from our mistakes and capitalize on our opponents’ mistakes,” Bowser said. “I have a lot of confidence in this team and I’m willing to do whatever it takes to support and help my team win.” The Warriors compete at the Ottawa University Invitational in Lawrence this afternoon.
XC runs towards KCAC The Sterling College cross country team continued their season at the Tabor meet on Saturday, Sept. 26th with the men’s team putting in its best performance of the year. Freshman Chris Tenner finished first among his Warrior teammates with a 28:17.11 finish time. Freshmen Devin Roberts and Kevin Burgess and junior Joseph Dardzinski were close behind Tenner, all finishing in under 30 minutes as well. “Our freshmen are very talented and have great desire to run and there’s no reason why three of them should not be sitting at the top of the school ladder board by the end of the year,” head coach Jack Dillard said. Though the women’s team finished in last place at the Tabor meet, Dillard is already looking toward the future and said his team still has some work to do before the conference meet. “The women are learning and it will take some time, they are dedicated to working hard and are striving for success,” Dillard said. “They will have to challenge themselves every day to get to the point we need to be at by KCAC.”
By GODFREY MIHESO Staff Writer
The Warriors are struggling in KCAC play, falling in a heart breaking loss to number 13 ranked Ottawa 23-21 September 26 and 210 against McPherson October 3. Against McPherson, the Warriors were unable to get on the board with only 32 yards rushing and 90 in the air. Junior Rashard Colquitt picked up 33 yards on 18 carries and sophomore Tate Arnold had another carry for 31 yards. Junior Cory Dunbar had three kick returns for a total of 87 yards. Junior Joey Garcia and Colquitt both pulled down four passes for 38 and 34 yards respectively. Sophomore Danny Harmon led the defensive with a total of 10 tackles. Against Ottawa, the Warriors played a stunning de-
Defensive line readies to blitz against Ottawa on Sept. 26. The Ottawa quarterback was kept to his lowest yardage of the season. Photo by Jon VanVeldhuizen fensive game, not allowing Ottawa’s quarterback to ever get quite comfortable in the pocket. The Warriors would only allow Ottawa to score seven points in the first 30 minutes of play. Offensively, Colquitt racked up the yardage with 136 yards on 28 carries. Sterling quarterback junior Keoki Burbank played a great game, find-
ing his receiver for 17 of his 27 passes for 186 yards and one touchdown. “I think we played the best we have all season [against Ottawa],” Dunbar said. “We played with great emotion and the best part, no turnovers.” The Warriors will face Friends University in Wichita this Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
Women’s soccer falls to KWU By CHRIS HALCROMB Staff Writer
The Sterling Lady Warriors soccer team had its first match against Kansas Wesleyan last Saturday with the final score favoring the Coyotes 3-0. The Warriors played hard and fast, but unfortunately they were not able to come out on top. “We actually played re-
ally well,” junior Emily Gloshen said. “It should have been a 1-0 game, the other team hit some shots they knew were luck.” Though the Warriors fell to KWU, Gloshen said they played as a team and were working within some major changes. “We just put in a new defensive set two days before and we played awesome
with it,” Gloshen said. The second half of the game went a lot better because the Warriors were able to prevent KWU from scoring, but SC was still unable to put one in the net. Sterling’s goal keeper junior Paige Farmer ended the game with 14 saves. On Saturday the Warriors will host Bethel College at 1 p.m.
KWU claims close victory over SC Freshman Daren Casey dribbles past a Kansas Wesleyan defender. The Warriors would fall to have an overall KCAC record of 0-1 after their first conference game Saturday October 3. They will next face Bethel College at home at 3 p.m. on Saturday October 10. Photo by Jon VanVeldhuizen