THE RAMBLER | www.therambler.org
S�����
January 18, 2012
|
7
Ram sports officials add two women’s teams Stephanie Randall
Slrandall@txwes.edu
Two new sports were recently added to the Texas Wesleyan Athletics department; Women’s Golf and Women’s Junior Varsity Basketball. Kevin Millikan, recently appointed director of new sport development, contributed to the addition. Millikan said he is now in the process of creating a budget and also finding recruits for the teams to come play for Wesleyan. Steve Trachier, athletic direc-
tor, said the new programs will be funded by Wesleyan. Only golf is a scholarship sport. J JV basketball will be used to create additional opportunities for Wesleyan student athletes. The addition of these sports will not affect funding for other sports at Wesleyan, Tracheir said. He said the new sports additions provide great opportunities for Wesleyan to compete with other teams in Wesleyan’s conference. “Golf is one of the sports we felt had the resources to
provide a program for,” Trachier said. “It provides a competitive situation to compete in, and that was what we were looking for.” Trachier said he will oversee the preparation for women’s JV basketball and Millikan will run women’s golf. Trachier said both he and Millikan have enough experience with the two sports to provide a stable foundation. Milikan said Wesleyan’s location, facilities and various other resources available in Fort Worth give the women’s golf team a chance to make
a positive impact from the start. He plans to add six to seven players to the roster, and compete in approximately four tournaments per semester. Millikan said he is excited to be a part of bringing this addition to Wesleyan. “I think we can be very successful and represent the university at a very high level,” Millikan said. “The opportunity not only to coach, but, to have this team at Wesleyan has certainly been a long time coming.” Milikan, who is also co-
The Rams had back-to-back wins and then ended up with two losses. They were defeated 88-80 by Alabama State University and 79-58 by University of Saint Thomas. The Rams quickly bounced back going on a four-game winning streak. The Rams headed over to New Orleans to compete in the Big East tournament and defeated Westminster College (79-75) and Dillard University (8172). In the game against Westminster, Frederick led the team with 26 points and 10 rebounds. While Griffin trailed him with 21 points 7 Rebounds. Moss added 14 along with Talley’s 11. The Rams defeated two conference teams to seal their four-game winning streak. They took on Southwestern Assembly of God University Jan. 5 finishing with a triple digit win 102-86. Moss led the team with 34 points, six rebounds and four assists. Adding to Moss, Frederick put up 21 points and 15 rebounds. Talley contributed 12 points. Stephane Mudiay, forward, and Holman gave
the Rams a boost off the bench. Mudiay contributing 11 points along with Holman adding nine points, three rebounds and seven assists. The Rams then took on Texas College Jan. 7 and came out with a victory finishing 83-76. Frederick led the Rams with 25 points and 12 rebounds. Talley added 21 points and seven assists, while Moss contributed 20 points and eight rebounds. Griffin contributed 14 rebounds and scored seven points. Closing out the break the Rams suffered from a loss to Our Lady of the Lake University finishing 120-98. Frederick led the team with 33 points, while Moss added 30. Griffin finished with 14 points. Terry Waldrop, head coach, said the team is making improvements across the board. “I think our chemistry is improving and we have so many new players that it just takes time for them to get to understand how to play together,” Waldrop said. Waldrop said he thinks
the players have to make a bigger commitment on the defensive and rebounding details in order for the Rams to get to where they want to go. “I believe this team will embrace the challenge and you will start to see those things improve,” Waldrop said. Jazz Holman, sophomore guard, said they played well over the break. “We worked hard and got it done,” Holman said. Oscar Griffin, junior guard, said the team demonstrated a lot of progress. “We improved a lot as a team playing defense together,” Griffin said. “Us playing together and being at the right spots, and getting the ball to the right people at the right time has improved.” Griffin said the chemistry is getting better but some improvements can be made to reach their ultimate goals. “We have to continue to work hard and play hard the entire game,” Griffin said. Meisa Keivani Najafabadi | Rambler Staff The Rams will host the University of the Southwest Eric Frederick (1), junior foward takes it to the hoop on two at 7 p.m. Jan. 19 in the Sid Houston-Tillotson University defenders. Federick drives to the goal and slam dunks the ball for a easy two. Richardson Center.
Rams Basketball clench 12-3 record
Stephanie Randall
Slrandall@txwes.edu
The Texas Wesleyan Men’s Basketball team competed in nine games over the Christmas holidays. The men are sitting at fourth in conference play, sixth in the nation and 11-4 midway through the season. The break started off with two back-to-back wins. The Rams defeated Louisiana State University Shreveport 79-73 in triple overtime. Eric Frederick, forward, led the team with 30 points and 21 rebounds. Oscar Griffin, guard, contributed 20 points and nine rebounds, and Brian Talley finished with 17 points in the win. Jazz Holman, guard, contributed five points, seven assists and 11 rebounds. The Rams competed against Florida International University Dec. 10, finishing 72-68. Ronnie Moss led the Rams with 25 points, while Griffin added 18 points and eight rebounds. Frederick contributed 11 points and seven rebounds. Talley finished with 10 points as well.
head men’s golf coach, said that team has been successful in the past years and he hopes to create a competitive atmosphere for women’s golf. “The success that the men’s team has created will definitely benefit to the women’s team success,” Millikan said. Katherine Rosenbusch, sophomore Volleyball player, said she is bittersweet about bringing more women’s sports to Wesleyan. “I think it is great we are adding more women’s teams [to the department] so that it is a little more balanced,”
Rosenbusch said. However, she is worried that it will affect funding and recruitment of other women’s athletic teams. “On the opposite side, considering that funding is already low, adding more teams might hurt the ability to recruit better athletes,” Rosenbusch said. Rosenbusch said she has never had the chance to play golf before. “If I played golf, I definitely would be interested in joining the team I think it is a great opportunity,” she said.
University College Day April 11, 2012 IMAGINE. CREATE. CONNECT. For more than 20 years, University College Day has offered a forum for students, faculty members, and staff to share their scholarly and creative endeavors. During a special day of presentations, a shared sense of belonging is fostered within the Texas Wesleyan community. University College Day also serves to connect our campus with the world, supporting active learners as they think critically to engage one another in reaching out to local and global communities.
Submissions Due: Feb. 2, 2012 Forms are online at www.txwes.edu/academics/ucd