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12 Nov. 3, 2022 | The Eagle | csceagle.com Sports

2022 SEASON FOOTBALL STANDINGS sponsored by

As of Nov. 1, 2022 1. Colorado School of Mines 2. CSU Puebo 3. South Dakota Mines 4. Western Colorado 5. Black Hills State 6. New Mexico Highlands 7. Chadron State 8. Adams State 9. Colorado Mesa 10. Fort Lewis

2022 SEASON VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS

As of Nov. 1, 2022 1. MSU Denver 2. Colorado Mesa 3. Regis 4. Colorado School of Mines 5. CSU Pueblo 6. Colorado Christian 7. UCCS 8. South Dakota Mines 9. Fort Lewis 10. Adams State 11. Chadron State 12. Westminster 13. New Mexico Highlands 14. Black Hills State 15. Western Colorado

Photo by Kayden Singpiel CSC Head Volleyball Coach Jennifer Stadler talks strategy with libero Abby Schaefer (6), senior of Greeley, Colorado, during a timeout, at a match in the Chicoine Center.

Eagle losing streak continues

u By Kennie Gable

Reporter

The CSC volleyball team extended its losing streak to 10 games after another tough weekend at Colorado Mesa, Grand Junction, Colorado, and Westminster, Salt Lake City, Utah.

After winning five straight RMAC games early in September, the Eagles were excited to see what the rest of the season would hold for them. Unfortunately for them, the season has been nothing but disappointment after disappointment since then.

The team traveled to Grand Junction last Friday, Oct. 28, to play the Mavericks of Colorado Mesa.

They lost in yet another three-set sweep, being held to just 40 points in the entire match. In the second set, the team scored only eight points, the lowest score in any set this season. The team averaged 20 errors in the game and got aced eight times throughout the three sets.

The Eagles averaged 24 kills and 42 digs. The blocks were low on numbers with only three.

Alexia Hurtado, junior of Aurora, Colorado, was the leader in kills on Friday with eight and had one block out of the three.

Kiley West, freshman of Colorado Springs, Colorado, led the Eagles with 10 assists.

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Athletes Weekof the

Tayven Bray

Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado Class: Graduate Student Sport: Football

Bray led the stout Eagle defense against the Cowboys on Saturday. His pass rushing attack was relentless, sacking the quaterback three times. He also landed eight tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss, and one fumble recovery.

Devyn Volz

Hometown: Parker, Colorado Class: Senior Sport: Volleyball

Despite a tough weekend at Colorado Mesa and Westminster, Volz was an asset as a setter. A large bulk of the Eagle’s scoring over the weekend came off of her 25 assists. Volz was also a big help at serving, recording three service aces.

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Jeydon Cox, sophomore of Jackson, Wyoming, reaches out to catch a punt during the game against the New Mexico Highlands Cowboys on Saturday.

Eagle defense dominates at home

Eagles improve to 3-6 on the season and climb to 7th in the RMAC

u By Eben Rosentrater

Sports Editor

A tough defensive showing from the CSC football team proved to be far too much for the New Mexico Highlands University Cowboys as the Eagles find their third win of the season. After a brutal 34-12 loss in Pueblo, Colorado the previous weekend, the Eagles were looking to get back on track against the similarly ranked Cowboys. Defense was the name of the game for both teams, but in the end, it was the Eagles who came out on top holding New Mexico Highlands to just three points, the best showing by the Eagle defense, in a 17-3 victory. The Eagles started off well, driving down the field to the Cowboy 22-yard line. However, Highlands’s defense was resilient and held the Eagles to a 37-yard field goal, which was drilled by Eagle kicker Gunnar Jones, graduate student of Rogersville, Alabama, making the score 3-0.

Nothing of interest occurred until the final minute of the first half until Cowboy quarterback Gage Guardiola, junior of Ruidoso, New Mexico, connected on three passes for 40 yards to wide receiver Quavon Beckford, junior of Miami, Florida, which set up a 42-yard field goal for the Cowboys, tying the game. However, the Eagle offense was not set with going the first half with out a touchdown. With under 40 seconds to go in the first half, Eagle quarterback Heath Beemiller, junior of Chandler, Arizona, drove down the field and hit wide receiver Ahlonte Hair, junior of Live Oak, Florida, for a 25-yard pass. Hair then ran the sideline like a tightrope, dodging defenders for another 27-yards and scoring the Eagles first touchdown. The first half was just as defensive and scoreless. The only touchdown came off a 72-yard drive led by Beemiller. The

Eagles methodically moved down the field. Hope for a touchdown seemed to be lost when Beemiller took a huge 10-yard loss

on a sack. However, the distance was made up on a 16-yard passand-catch to Jalen Starks, senior of Chicago. The Eagles ended the drive with a touchdown after receiver Jamal Browder, sophomore of Carol City, Florida, fought at the goal line into the end zone for the Eagles’ second touchdown of the day. After the Jones extra point, the score was 17-3. After a couple more defensive stops by the Eagle defense, that would be where the score would stay as the Eagles beat the Cowboys. Offensively, the Eagles were led by Beemiller, who recorded 278 passing yards on 20 completions, including the aforementioned 52yard touchdown to Hair, which was one of Beemiller’s longest plays of the season. Beemiller also threw for the Eagles only two touchdowns. The Eagles’ rushing attack was led by Dorian Collier, sophomore of Tallahassee, Florida, who recorded 62 yards on 12 carries. Starks and Jeydon Cox, sophomore of Jackson, Wyoming, combined for another 64 all-purpose yards as well. Receiving, the Eagles were led once again by Ahlonte Hair, who racked up 65 yards on three receptions and one touchdown. Browder and Montel Gladney, senior of Jackson, Mississippi, combined for another 98 yards on four receptions as well. Defensively, the Eagles were led by Tayven Bray, graduate student of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, whose relentless pass rush was good enough CSC quarterback Heath Beemiller (5), junior of Chandler, Arizona, takes a shot down the field as New Mexico Highlands defensive lineman Trejen Lawrence, senior of Amarillio, Texas, jumps up to try and block the pass. to earn him three sacks, three tackles-for-loss, eight tackles total, and one fumble recovery. Hunter O’Connor, sophomore of Broomfield, Colorado, also racked up another two sacks, three tackles-for-loss, and nine tackles total. The Eagles will take the field again at home against the Mavericks of Colorado Mesa, at noon Saturday, at Don Beebe Stadium, in Chadron.

Photo by Kamryn Kozisek

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Esports rolls, 5-0 in league play

u By Eben Rosentrater

Sports Editor

Undefeated.

A term that has been all too unfamiliar for all CSC athletic squads, except the CSC Eagle Esports team, who has found amazing success despite its short existence on campus.

“I’m extremely happy with how we’ve been able to start our season,” CSC Student Head Coach Drew Kurtenbach stated in a text. “Coming in we weren’t sure where we were at as a team. The players have been able to really come together so far and get off to an amazing start.”

Both of the first team Call of Duty and Rocket League squads competed exceptionally well, improving to 5-0 on Tuesday. The fourman Call of Duty Maroon team got off to a stellar start against West Virginia University COD Club A, taking the first map of the contest in a 250-194 Hardpoint victory of over the Mountaineers. The team struggled in Search and Destroy but picked it up again on Control and Hardpoint a second time, beating WVU 3-1 overall.

Overall, the Eagles were led by Ryan Sparrow, junior of Brighton, Colorado, who recorded 120 kills and 70 deaths for 1.71 kill-death ratio, the highest for the team. Sparrow also racked up one minute, 42 seconds of objective time and three objective captures.

The Rocket League team also continued to dominate on Tuesday, demolishing the Green Terror Silver team of McDaniel College in a 3-0 sweep. The Eagles were unstoppable the entire contest, out scoring McDaniel College 17-4 across the three rounds.

Offensively, the Eagles were led by Jacob Miles, junior of Greeley, Colorado, who scored 13 of the teams 17 goals. Miles also assisted on the other four of the Eagles total points. Miles also led the team in total defense, landing three goal saves, one in each match.

“I think both teams can continue to work on making smart plays and playing as a team a little more,” Kurtenbach stated, “While they’ve done a great job, continuing to improve those things will help the players jump up into the next level of competition.”

The Eagles will round out their regular season, hoping to finish 6-0 before playoffs. Eagle Call of Duty Maroon will compete next against the University of South Florida on Nov. 9, at 5 p.m. Eagle Rocket League will take the field again against Florida State University on Nov. 7, at 5 p.m. as well.

For those interested in watching the Eagles compete, the team livestreams every competition, both Call of Duty and Rocket League, on Twitch at www.twitch.tv/Chadron_ State_Esports.

Photo by Eben Rosentrater Drew Kurtenbach, senior of Rapid City, South Dakota, is not just the Eagles head coach. He also is the team’s livestream commentator, giving a voice to the Eagles’ gameplay on Twitch. Kurtenbach has also done commentating for the CSC basketball team’s in previous years.

Photo by Eben Rosentrater

Left: Ryan “Yoda” Sparrow, junior of Brighton, Colorado, focuses in hard during a tense match of Search and Destroy against the West Virginia University Mountaineers. Sparrow led the Eagles with 120 kills overall with kill-death ratio of 1.71 over four games.

Men’s wrestling chasing another great year

u By BreAnne Bensen

Reporter

CSC Men’s Wrestling Head Coach Brett Hunter has high expectations for the team this season after mildly successful season last year with lots of young talent “This is the most motivated team I’ve seen in 11 years,” Hunter said in an interview. The Eagles preseason looked different for the team from last year. They didn’t go as hard in an effort to avoid burnout with the long season ahead, which is proving to be effective as the team is in good health and spirits, according to Hunter. Eli Hinojosa, senior of Imperial, who placed fourth at the 2021-2022 NCAA Regionals, Mason Watt, senior of Broomfield, Colorado, who placed fifth, Ethan Leake, senior of Clovis, California, who placed second, and Rowdy Pfeil, junior of Moorecroft, Wyoming, who placed fourth at the NCAA Division II Super Regional in 2021, are all expected to do well and bring their personal experience to push the team even further this year. One standout underclassmen Hunter mentioned as one to watch is Quade Smith, sophomore of Layton, Utah, who was a three-time state champion in high school from 2019-2021, four-time All-American, and last year placed fifth at regionals as a freshman. When asked about what struggles they’ve faced this year, Hunter briefly mentioned how there will be some predominately young weight classes and that they are facing “one of the toughest schedules in the county.” Their first dual will be against the University of Nebraska-Kearney Lopers, the defending NCAA Division II National Champions. They will kick off their season today at 6 p.m., with the Black and Cardinal Classic, in the Chicoine Center, in Chadron. Admission is free to the public.

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Photo by Kamryn Kozisek CSC outside hitter Rylee Greiman, junior of Windsor, Colorado, strides out for a dig during a home match in the Chicoine Center. Greiman helped the Eagles this Saturday with two aces and 12 digs against the Westminster Griffins.

Women’s basketball prepares for the upcoming season

Volleyball from Page 12

The team then traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah, to play the Griffins of Westminster.

It was a closer game for the team, but it unfortunately ended in another three-set sweep for the Eagles.

The Eagles had another game with a lot of errors, averaging out to 16.

However, the team pulled out some good stats for the game. Chadron State had 34 kills, five aces, five blocks, 29 assists, and 41 digs.

Mayson Fago, sophomore of Evans, Colorado, the transfer from Northeastern Junior College, led the Eagles with 8 kills in the game.

Rylee Greiman, junior of Windsor, Colorado, had a good game with two aces and led the Eagles with 12 digs.

The team moves to 7-18 overall and 5-11 in the RMAC and moved down in the rankings to 11 out of 15 teams in the conference.

The volleyball team is playing their next game Friday, Nov. 4, in the Chicoine Center against the Hardrockers of South Dakota Mines.

u By Ahlonte Hair

Reporter

The 2022-2023 season is right around the corner for the CSC women’s basketball team, and the Eagles are looking to improve off of last year’s season.

“Out of all of our goals this season,” CSC Head Women’s Basketball Coach Janet Raymer said, “is to improve, to win games, and to be competitive.”

Despite a less than stellar record last season, the Eagles’ future is looking bright with lots of young talent returning to round off the team’s already outstanding roster of players.

Going into their third year, Ashayla Powers, sophomore of Longmont, Colorado, and Olivia Waufle, sophomore of Thornton, Colorado, will likely be the team’s most valuable assets. Along with Powers, Samiyah Worrell, junior of Fountain, Colorado, will head up the Eagles offensively after leading the Eagles in scoring last year.

Most excitingly, the Eagles will see the first glimpses of Awoti Akoi, sophomore of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in action. Akoi, who stands at a staggering 6-foot-3, was sidelined last year due to NCAA transfer rules, and is expected to be a big help for a team who has had trouble scoring under the basket. Akoi, being the tallest player on the team and one of the tallest in the RMAC, is also likely to be a big asset in rebounds and blocks as well.

The Eagles will open up their season when they travel to take on the NCAA Division I Bears of Northern Colorado in an exhibition game, in Greeley, at 6 p.m., on Friday

“It’s an experience for our players to go up against good talent,” Raymer said, “and it will allow us to size-up where we are as a team.”

Archive Photo CSC guard Olivia Waufle (10), sophomore of Thornton, Colorado, squares up on a Western Colorado University, ballhandler during a home January game against the Mountaineers in the Chicoine Center.

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Photo by Kamryn Kozisek

TOP: Peter Krohn, sophomore of Fort Collins, Colorado, runs with the ball while a defender attempts a tackle during Saturday’s home game against New Mexico Highlands.

RIGHT: Jahvonte Hair, junior of Live Oak, Florida holds a baby Yoda doll with a Chucky doll in his bag on the sidelines of the game against New Mexico Highlands, Saturday.

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Photo by Kamryn Kozisek Jamal Browder, sophomore of Carol City, Florida, catches the ball in the air to score a touchdown during Saturday’s game against New Mexico Highlands, in Don Bebee Stadium.