The Campus Chronicle

Volume 4, No. 1
November 7, 2003

Junior midfielder Lindy Krakowiak sets herself to turn inside a Georgia College & State University defender at the Chatham County Soccer Complex Nov. 2. SCAD came out on top 3-1.
Photo by Freddie Bennett

Women’s soccer scores three for win

By Michael MacEachern

The Savannah College of Art and Design women’s soccer team scored three goals in the opening 20 minutes against Georgia College & State University Nov. 2 as they recorded a 3-1 victory at the Chatham County Soccer Complex.

Carla Andriano took a pass from Lissa Evans and knocked it in the left corner of the goal to give the Bees a 1-0 lead at the 2:33 mark. Laura Vaughn made it 2-0 15 minutes later when she collected a thru ball from Erin Thalhofer and knocked it in the right corner of the goal. SCAD, which outshot the Bobcats 13-10, took a 3-0 lead at the 20:57 mark on an unassisted goal by Lindy Krakowiak.

The Bobcats scored their lone goal with just under nine minutes remaining in the match.

SCAD goalkeeper Lisa Gallant recorded six saves.

Men’s soccer records shutout
The men’s soccer team scored a goal four minutes into the match against Huntingdon College Oct. 31 at the Chatham County Soccer Complex and made it stand up as the Bees collected a 1-0 shutout over the Hawks.

SCAD, which has won the past two matches, improved to 3-11-0 while Huntingdon fell to 7-10-1.

The Bees took a 1-0 lead at the four minute mark on Zach Behrmann’s team-leading fifth goal. The goal was set up by a kick from SCAD goalkeeper Sam Wolfgram that deflected off a Huntingdon player near midfield. The ball then bounced to a wide-open Behrmann who beat Huntingdon goalkeeper Jason Hallett and deposited the ball into the right corner of the goal.

SCAD dominated the match as they outshot the Hawks 24-9. Wolfgram tallied five saves and picked up his second shutout of the season.

Men’s swimming wins in inaugural event
The men’s and women’s swimming teams competed as a varsity program for the first time Nov. 1 as they competed in a tri-meet with Wingate University and Randolph-Macon College at Wingate’s Natatorium in Wingate, N.C.

SCAD defeated Randolph-Macon 110-60 in the men’s meet, while the Bees were defeated by Randolph-Macon 76-17 and by Wingate 84-11 in the women’s meets.

The Bees also qualified for the NAIA National Champion-ships that will be held March 3-6, 2004, in Lawrence, Kansas. Laine Benthall qualified for the women’s championship in the 100-yard freestyle (56.85) and the 200 individual medley (2:25.24). The Bees will send their 200 medley relay team of Dominic Latella, Bill Parris, Jeff Billon and Andrew Perez to the men’s nationals with a time of 1:47.20.

SCAD won nine events in the men’s meet with Randolph-Macon. Billon, Seth Carlson, Parris, Perez each won two events while Alex Enas won one. Billon won the 50 freestyle (23.41) and the 100 butterfly (58.28), while Perez collected wins in the 200 freestyle (1:55.27) and 100 freestyle (52.03) events. Carlson won the 500 freestyle (5:38.86) and 1000 freestyle (11:48.61) events. Parris won the 200 individual medley (2:15.34) and 100 backstroke (1:00.80) events, while Enas captured the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:06.80.

SCAD horses in national top two
The equestrian program had two of the top 14 horses in the Adult Amateur Hunters 18-35-year-olds category at the 120th annual National Horse Show Oct. 30 in New York, N.Y.

Hattie Saltonstall, aboard “Art and Design,” finished with a third, fifth and eighth place in the three classes that were held at Pier 94 and The Show Piers on the Hudson River. A New York native, Saltonstall qualified at the Camden Regional Horse Show held in September after only riding the horse a couple of times.

Ansley Grainger, aboard “Sculpture,” was the champion in Camden and also competed in New York, finishing with a fourth place in the first over fence class.

Volleyball drops four
The volleyball team dropped four matches to nationally ranked teams Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at the Trinity University National Invitational Tournament in San Antonio, Texas.

The Bees lost to host Trinity University 30-23, 30-23, and 34-32 in the opener Nov. 1 before dropping a 30-25, 30-23, and 30-25 decision to the College of Mount St. Joseph in the finale. The Bees lost in four games to Wittenberg University 30-25, 30-32, 30-24, and 30-23 Oct. 31 before dropping a 30-14, 30-13, and 30-14 decision to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Trinity is ranked No. 3 in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association’s NCAA Division III Top 25 poll, while Wittenberg is fifth, Mount St. Joseph is sixth and Wisconsin-Whitewater is ninth.

Nicole Moody collected nine kills, five blocks and three aces against Trinity. Lindsey Butterworth led the Bees with 17 digs while Ally Schramer registered 15 assists.

Moody, Lindsey Thorne, and Cameron Goldsmith each had seven kills against Mount St. Joseph. Butterworth tallied 21 digs while Schramer and Bryn Tofte each had 15 assists. Moody added five blocks and three aces.

SCAD dropped its seventh consecutive match — five to nationally-ranked teams — to fall to 20-18.

Against Wittenberg, Moody led the Bees with 13 kills while Goldsmith added 11 kills with 10 blocks (five solo, five assist). Schramer tallied 25 assists and Meghan Kinder registered 21 digs.

Butterworth led the Bees with six kills against Wisconsin-Whitewater while Kinder added nine digs. Tofte paced the Bees with seven assists.

Rowing competes in Gainesville
The rowing teams competed Nov. 1 at the Head of the Chattahoochee Regatta in Gainesville.

The Bees, who were the only NAIA team competing at the regatta, finished fourth out of 10 teams in the men’s double competition. The duo of Pat Faino and Nick Huber finished the 5,000-meter course down the Chattahoochee River in a time of 20:21. The Atlanta Juniors won the event with a time of 18:12.

SCAD finished the women’s varsity four race 21st out of 27 teams with a time of 22:16, which was won by Clemson University (19:25). Members of the SCAD team included Russell Yost (coxswain), Melissa Forsberg (stroke), Stephanie Waugh (3-seat), Meg Grgurich (2-seat) and Sara Schalliol (bow).

The men’s varsity four team finished 24th out of 28 competitors with a time of 19:56, which was won by the University of North Carolina (17:49). Members of the SCAD team were Kayte Moran (coxswain), Darren Sumich (stroke), Clinton Leite (3-seat), Brad Zale (2-seat) and David Sharp (bow).

Men’s golf finishes 11th at invitational
The men’s golf team concluded the fall season with an 11th place finish Oct. 28 at the 2003 Jack Shadwick Invitational in Seneca, S.C.

The Bees shot a final round 315 on the par-72, 6,795-yard Cross Creek Plantation course to finish the 36-hole event with a score of 636. Host Southern Wesleyan University won the 15-team field with a score of 595.

Grant McMahan picked up a top-20 finish as he tied for 18th place with a 155 total after shooting a final round 75. Dalton Harpe and Jon Orchin each finished tied for 35th after finishing at 160. Orchin had a final round 79 while Harpe carded an 81. Matt Doane finished in 53rd at 164 after a shooting an 80 while Kevin O’Neal tallied an 82 to finish tied for 54th with a score of 165. Drew Mersinger shot an 89 to finish in 60th place with a 170.

Women’s golf finishes eighth
The women’s golf team concluded its fall season Nov. 4 at Flagler’s Fall Slam at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla.

The Bees concluded the 36-hole event in eighth place with a score of 700, two strokes shy of the school record set last month at the Huskie Classic. SCAD finished with a final round of 346 after shooting an opening round 354. SCAD had the fourth best finish out of seventh NAIA institutions in the 14-team field.

Amber Weller was the top finisher for the Bees with a two-day total of 169 (81-88) followed by Ashley Warsaw (174, 91-83), Kathy Dillow (178, 90-88), Maggie McBride (181, 94-87) and Holli Young (182, 92-90).

MacEachern is the SCAD sports information director.