Two close defeats for men’s soccer
Goals were hard to find last weekend in Wisconsin as two more solid defensive efforts by the Grinnell College men’s soccer team went unrewarded. Playing on the road, Grinnell held conference foes Ripon and Carroll to two goals apiece, but came up on the short end in both games.
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Ready to run
The women’s and men’s Pioneer cross country teams will descend upon High Cliff State Park in Appleton, Wis. tomorrow for the Midwest Conference Championships. The course for the race will be a challenge for Grinnell.
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Football takes two
Senior linebacker Charles Blake knew that it was only a matter of time last Saturady before his Pioneer football team would start putting points on the board. It just took a little longer than expected.
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Soccer hits the road
“The most critical point in the match was the first ten minutes when we were adjusting to the speed of our opponent,” said Grinnell coach Heather Benning. “Carroll is definitely the fastest team we have faced and we were caught off-guard by how quickly they pushed forward and were able to get in behind us.”
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Tennis overpowers all at Conference
Grinnell women’s tennis could have been more dominant this season—but not much.
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Instant Replay
Grinnell water polo remains unbeaten as it heads to Nationals. The Wild Turkeys defeated Carleton, St. Marys and Macalester before topping St. John’s 15-5 in the Conference Championship Game. The team now heads to the National Division III Club Championship on Oct. 30-31 in San Antonio, Texas. … Buried amidst the overwhelming numbers put up by the Grinnell women’s tennis team in their triumphant 2004 campaign was this one; Rachel Engh ‘08, Grinnell’s No. 5 singles player and a member of Grinnell’s No. 3 doubles team, didn’t lose a singles match all year, compiling a 10-0 regular season mark and winning her singles matches in both the team and individual championships. The No. 3 doubles team for Grinnell lost only two matches all year. … 11 minutes into women’s soccer’s 10-0 romp over Ripon on Saturday, Sarah Evans ’05 scored her 64th career goal, the most in Grinnell history. … Following his 32-yard passing day at Monmouth, Pioneer quarterback Sean Pfalzer ‘07 responded with a 296-yard day against Knox and, most recently, a 314-yard effort against Lawrence on Saturday. In seven games, Pfalzer has 1697 passing yards. … Returning from injury on Saturday, Nate Wineinger ’05 rushed for 125 yards for the Pioneers. In just five and a half games in action, Wineinger has rushed for 767 yards and is on pace to hit 1,000 yards for the season. … Men’s soccer has held eight of its 13 opponents to two goals or less this season. Unfortunately for the Pioneers, they have been held to two goals or less in 12 of their 13 games. —Joe Geni [more]
On Deck...
Football hosts St. Norbert in its third straight—and final—home game of the season. The Pioneers are looking for their first win over the Green Knights in the 21st century. Kickoff is at 1:30 p.m. The game will also be broadcast on the radio on KGRN-1410 AM. … Volleyball will host Illinois College on Saturday for its final regular season contest before the Conference Tournament. The match will be played at 1 p.m. at Grinnell High School. —Joe Geni [more]
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