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Show 1 October 2, 2001 The Forum -- 6 Soccer Victorious The Mountain Lions were able to quickly bounce back for a goal to even the score four minutes later when a header dropped into the corner of the net. The two teams battled to a stalemate for the next 60 minutes before the Griffins netted the game-winne- r. Freshman Mike Kolesar picked up his first goal of the year when he blasted a direct free-kic- k from the Matthew Gaschk Forum Editor The Westminster College soccer team is on an unprecedented winning streak. While their eight-gam- e winning streak matches the school record set back in 1990, the Griffins have added an exhibition win, bringing their win total to nine in a row. We have done a very good job lately, said Coach Chris Dorich. ' We certainly have a very skilled team this year. The Griffins upped their record to 12-- 3 when they y-- Last Home Game in Mike was able to take advantage of that. The Griffins defense played strong throughout the second half, limiting the Mountain Lions opportunities. We are handling pressure a lot better than we were at the beginning of the year, said Dorich. With their 12-- 3 record and nine-gam- e winning streak under their belt, the Griffins also received word last that they were the top-- 9 N Tuesday ranked team in the region. Ranked tenth in the NAIA x National poll, Westminster has $ not gotten this amount of I acclaim on the soccer field in SSss four years. & a picked up a 1 victory over the University of Colorado-Colorad- o 2-- Dorich. N ra b t 5 D W u, O) X to L. CO S s I Springs, and NCAA Division II school, on Sunday. UCCS is a talented team. Their personnel is a lot different than ours; the size, the weight, the shape of all of their players. That is what we have to deal with against D-- II Dave Orme leads the team with 17 goals this seaon. schools though, said Dorich. The game started off in the Griffins top of the box. The ball glanced off favor, as junior Dave Orme picked up the shoulders of two Mountain Lion his seventeenth goal on the season five players before reaching the back of minutes into the game. Ski Horrocks the net. lifted a comer kick just over the goaWe had been putting a lot of lkeepers hands to Orme, who gathered pressure in front of their net the the ball and put it into the net for the whole game, so they had to worry lead. early about our other players, said J,u 1- -0 N CO b CO L D t CD X i e co N CO Up next: The Griffins take their show on the road for the final five games of the regular season. That road trip begins in Rapid City, South Dakota when the Griffins kick off against Huron University on Saturday. On Sunday, Westminster takes on National American University in South Dakota. Coach Chris Dorich has led the Griffins to a 12-- 3 record. Lady Griffins Drop Fourth Straight M. Martin McMullen Contributing Writer The Westminster College volleyball team is right on the brink of a very successful season. They started off the season strong, going 6 in their first 12 games, including their first Frontier Conference victory in school history. However, since then, the Griffins have dropped four close Frontier Conference games, leaving them with a record of 6-- As with their season, the Lady Griffins started off both matches strong, but could not maintain their momentum into the later games. In Thursdays loss to Carroll College, the Griffins started very 7 strong, winning the first game with exceptional play from senior on Saturday. We know what we need to do to win and we know we are capable of doing those things, said Coach Derrick Sorenson. It is just a matter of I J4 o r Y 14 . - JA I M - - 4: A fe S CD L. 0) X Saints surpassed the Griffins and never looked back, winning the second, third and fourth games to end the match. In Saturdays game against the Battling Bears of Rocky Mountain the Griffins were on a tirade N College, 1 in the first game. Westminster had g good play from the entire starting x crew and won the first game con-r- a 6-1- 0. That string of bad luck continued into last weekend, as the Griffins lost home games to Carroll College on Thursday and Rocky Mountain College 03 b 26-2- 30-2- , N tinue; as a kill by Lindsay Dumas and an ace from Liz Thompson sparked a 4- 0 run that built a 4 lead. But the raftmf Ruth Seibt gets one of her many kills. Ruth Seibt. Seibt was strong on the front line, putting away a high number of kills in the game. It looked like the success would con vincingly. But again, the Griffins could not hold their composure and lost the series in five games. Although Westminster is on a losing streak, they are still taking on a positive outlook on the season. We are going to have to turn things around if we want to have a successful season, said Sorenson. But Im sure well be able to do that. CD Up Next: The Lady Griffins play host to Lewis-Clar- k State College on Friday in Payne Gymnasium. The game starts at 7 p.m. |