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Show OlTitUM S' The mens soccer team won one and lost one this weekend at the West Jordan Soccer Complex in the IN AIA Di ision. On Friday, the team matched up with MidAmerica Nazarene University, and lost Freshman Derek Holbeck suffered a short concussion only 15 minutes into the game, and was unable to play that game and Saturdays as well. 3-- 1. We just werent playing as a team yesterday, Holbeck said from the sidelines We about Fridays game. didnt perform at our maximum capability ... But I think were doing much better today (Saturday). On Saturday, Westminster defeated Albertsons College Midfielder Dave Rogers scored the first goal in the 26th minute. Midfielder Mike Johnson scored the second goal with 40 seconds left in the half. Parker Howell attempt3-- 0. ed a Midfielder Dave Rogers helped the Griffins defeat Albertsons College, 0 during last Saturday's game. 3-- shot immediately after the second half began but wasnt able to score. Forward Xadier Gonzalez scored in the 63rd minute, and almost again in the 76th minute as the ball went slightly over the goal post. I thought Xadier did great in the end, said Westminster junior and soccer statistics writer Bobbi Sandoval. The whole team . really seemed to pull together in Saturdays game, and I think everyone was really happy with the outcome. Saturdays game against Albertsons College was the last home game for the team. They will travel to Colorado on Sept. 30 to begin their away game schedule. ScptCMcr 21, 2005 Team Admits There s Room for Improvement was in seventh grade, but not without hardships. 1 Hunt had back surgery when she was 15, a high school sophomore, in 2000. Salt Lake Community ColShe gradually got back into lege defeated Westminsters the game with a few months womens volleyball team of sports club in volleyball. last Wednesday in a fierce About this experience, she contest. Players were slidsaid, That kept me going ing across the ground, even stronger than I was. jumping across the court Assistant coach Adam and spiking the ball all Nash said some team goals through the game. are to recruit well in offGame one was close season, to train well in the with Westminster losing preseason, and to have but the Griffins won practice matches with the Game the next game three resulted with a score of top 20 schools to prepare for the regional seasons. and finally fate made The Frontier Conference Bruins. its claim at runs from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3, Paige Hunt, setterde-fensiv- e Griffins do w ell if specialist and a senior and the on the team, said, This year itll take them to San Diego, I think we have a really good which Nash said not only is one of their goals, but also team, if we just go there. would be really nice because She said the team has five of the weather. freshmen, and that there The team record is is room for improvement. This weekend the team will Three of the members are be in Montana to play against seniors, and the remaining Rocky Mountain College Sept. four are sophomores. 23 at 7 p.m., and then the folWhen asked why she Carol Colplayed volleyball rather than lowing day against lege at 2 p.m. other sports. Hunt said, The next Griffin volMy mom put me in a lot of leyball home game is Friday, sports when I was little... I tried basketball, but I wasnt Sept. 30, against the Lewis-Clar- k State College Warriors. as passionate as I am with It will be at 7 p.m. at the volleyball. Hunt has Payne Gymnasium. played volleyball since she 26-3- 0, 30-1- 21-3- 7. 0, 26-3- 0, 4-- 9. Si In fforiiui 2005 Volt ZcUtwi: Staff 7(httex&: Emma Ryder Krystel A. Baggerly TtodueUtoc 'Tfleutaqen: Addie Ryder Roy Crane 'Su&utete, 'THatuzyert: Heather Hooke Nicole Barton Angela M. Bastian Kimberlie Blesch Amy E. Burns Nicholas Christenson Ashlye Davis Joey Hellrung Daniel Iverson Brianna Lange Marc Maybee Janay Morgan Marilyn McKinnon Brooke Niemeyer Lisa Nyren Kate D. Pappas Stan Sarkisov Crane, Janay Morgan, Addie Ryder & Emma Ryder Roy Rachel C. Smith Aaron Weight Paul E. Westerhold Jason A. Williams Tessa R. Woolf The Forum is published every Wednesday. We encourage students, faculty, staff and other readers to write letters. all letters to: editor at forumwestminstercollege.edu. Only signed letters will be accepted. The Forum reserves the right to edit all submissions. Views expressed are those of the writers, and are not to be considered those of the Forum, ASWC, the faculty, staff or administration. E-m- iriWmiiMir iviifiitflTYfrrrnirtry1-- ' rTiTTaffwiiHifinf |