This Week in Bobcat Athletics
9/12/2006 12:00:00 AM | General
Football
Coming Events:
9/16: vs. UC-Davis at Bobcat Stadium: Kickoff at 1:05 p.m.
9/22: Sonny Holland Golf Tournament
9/23: vs. Eastern Washington at Bobcat Stadium; Wendy’s Hall of Fame Game; Kickoff at 1:05 p.m.
Last Week:
Montana State 24, Chadron State 35
A week after shocking the college football world with a win over Colorado of the Big 12, Montana State dropped a 35-24 decision to NCAA Division II Chadron State in MSU's home opener on Saturday.
Chadron's Danny Woodhead rushed for 215 yards on 33 carries and the Eagles benefited from five Bobcat turnovers, including a fumble returned 27 yards by Beau Wendling for a touchdown that gave Chadron State a 14-0 lead. Woodhead scampered 27 yards on Chadron State's first possession to give the Eagles a lead they would not relinquish. On MSU's second possession, Donnell Wheaton fumbled on a swing pass near the Chadron State sideline, and Wendling scooped the ball and scored. Trailing 14-0, the Bobcats marched to the Chadron State 14 yard-line. On a third-and-three the Eagles stuffed freshman running back Aaron Mason, playing for injured starter Evin Groves, for a loss of three, forcing a 35-yard field goal by Jeff Hastings.
A considerable amount of credit, Kramer said, goes to Woodhead, who dominated the game and allowed Chadron State to hold the ball for 11 minutes in the third quarter and 36 minutes of the game. "He's good," Kramer said of Woodhead. "He's really good. He reminds me of (Walter Payton Trophy candidate) James Noble of Cal Poly, and we haven't beaten Cal Poly since Robert E. Lee was marching north."
Kramer said an important chapter of the 2006 season will be written by the Bobcats during practice this week in preparation for Saturday's home game against UC Davis. "No matter how you write it, it's a slap in the face," he said. "Now we have to respond."
Volleyball
Coming Events:
9/15: at University of Montana (conference opener); 7:00 p.m.
Last Week:
At University of Arizona Classic:
#21 Arizona defeated MSU, 3-0
MSU defeated Rice, 3-2
MSU defeated Bradley, 3-1
Junior Raelene Purnell matched a career-high 14 kills to lift the MSU volleyball team to a 3-2 victory over Rice. Also in double-digit kills for MSU were Laura Viren (14) and Kim Stonehouse (10). In the third game, Rice out-hit the Bobcats .105 to -.071, and cruised past MSU in the fourth game, as well.
“Our serve-receive broke down, and our decision making was pretty poor,” Malauulu added.
Defensively, Patti Anderson paced the Bobcats with a career-high 25 digs. The Deer Lodge native also added seven kills, a .375 attack mark and two aces. Also in double-figure digs were Kandice Kelly 20 and Viren 15. Middle blocker Angela Wiebe led MSU at the net with a match-high seven blocks.
No. 21 Arizona out-hit the Montana State volleyball team .271 to 0.53 to cruise to a 30-21, 30-21, 30-18 victory Friday evening
Senior Kim Stonehouse notched 16 kills to lead three MSU players in double-figure kills as the Bobcats posted a 30-20, 30-26, 19-30, 30-26 win over Bradley Saturday night.
Golf
Coming Events:
9/11-12: at the Ptarmigan/Ram Fall Classic; Fort Collins, Colo. Rounds 1-2 completed on 9/11.
The MSU golf team sits in 12th place after the first round of the tourney. The Bobcat contingent is led by junior Kelly Gillum, who is tied for 13th place after shooting a 73 in the first round.
LaRae Smith is close behind Gillum in a tie for 19th place. Smith also fired a one-over par 73 in the first round, but dropped one stroke in the beginning of second round play. The MSU team is poised to make a move from 12th place (307) among the 17-team field.
Colorado leads the team scoring after the first round with 286.
First round MSU individual scores and current standings:
Kelly Gillum – 73 (T13)
LaRae Smith – 73 (T19)
Stephanie Simmons – 77 (T68)
Shannon Donegan – 83 (T77)
Kate Steffanich – 84 (T82)
Live stats can be found at: www.golfstat.com
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