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Thiel College vs. W&J College

Game 4 | 09/22/2012 | 1:30 p.m.

2012 VARSITY SCHEDULESept. 1 Juniata L 13-16Sept. 8 Rochester L 7-17 Sept. 15 * Geneva W 21-14 (OT)Sept. 22 % * Washington & Jefferson 1:30 p.m. Sept. 29 @ * Waynesburg 1:30 p.m. Oct. 6 * Saint Vincent 1:00 p.m.Oct. 13 * Thomas More 1:30 p.m.Oct. 27 # * Bethany 1 p.m.Nov. 3 * Westminster 1 p.m.Nov. 10 * Grove City 1:30 p.m. * Denotes PAC game @ Homecoming # Senior Parent Recognition Home games in BOLD % Community/Military Appreciation Day

FEATURESToday’s Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25The Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

IN EVERY ISSUEToday’s Honorees —St. Paul’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Troy VanAken, Ph.D. — Thiel College President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Jack Leipheimer ’74 — Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Kurt Reiser — Head Football Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Tomcat Coaching Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Today’s Honorary Captain —Amy Becher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7The Presidents’ Athletic Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82012 Thiel Football Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Thiel Upperclassmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Thiel Numerical Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16W&J Numerical Roster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Thiel Cheerleading/Dance Team Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Thiel Marching Band Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Today’s Game Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292012 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Single-Game Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Fall Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Today’s Honoree

Thiel College and St. Paul’s, a continuing care community with all levels of care, have been neighbors for more than 130 years. Recognizing the ben-efits to both Thiel students and residents of St. Paul’s of more frequent and structured opportunities to learn from each other, the Joining Generations program was created in 2005. This important venture has enabled younger and older adults to more fully appreciate each other through a variety of meaningful contacts, experiences and learning opportunities such as intern-ships, volunteer service and academic opportunities.

Thiel College is proud to honor this vital collaboration by naming St. Paul’s this year’s Community Day Game Honoree. This relationship continues to grow and evolve and positively impact both organizations. Today we welcome residents, staff and administration of St. Paul’s and celebrate their commitment to this process.

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Dr. Troy D. VanAken took office as the 19th president of Thiel Col-lege in July of 2009, after being elected by the College Board of Trust-ees at a special meeting on February 20.

VanAken, who came to Thiel from Albion College in Albion, Mich., holds a bachelor’s degree from Hillsdale College, and master’s and doctorate degrees from Bowling Green State University. A native of Michigan, his career in higher education began in 1994 when he was

appointed assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Evansville and where he was later selected as assistant vice president for instructional technology. In 1999, Albion College named him vice president for information technology. After working at San Jose State University during 2002–03 through an American Council on Education Fellowship, VanAken returned to Albion with expanded responsibilities as athletic director and executive assistant to the president, and eventually vice president for business and finance. VanAken participated in Harvard Univer-sity’s Institute for Educational Management in 2005 and was named Albion’s executive vice presi-dent in 2006.

In addition to experience as a high school football and track coach, VanAken has served on committees of both the NCAA and Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Recently, he was appointed to represent the Presidents’ Athletic Conference on the NCAA Division III Chancellor/ Presidents Advisory Group. He is active in economic and community development projects and has started three successful technology related companies.

VanAken and his wife, Annette, have two children, Trey and Gabriella.

Troy VanAken, Ph.D.COLLEGE PRESIDENT

Jack Leipheimer ’74 took over as Thiel College’s director of athlet-ics on Nov. 17, 2008. He currently oversees Thiel’s 24 competitive athletics programs, 22 of which are associated with the NCAA at the Division III level.

A coaching veteran of 34 years – including 25 at the collegiate level – Leipheimer returned to Thiel as its head football coach in 2001 and promptly guided the program to national prominence. His 2005 team compiled an 11-1 record and drew two NCAA playoff games to Alumni Stadium.

Over his eight seasons at the helm of the football program, Leipheimer amassed 36 wins – which ties for third most all-time in school history – including a NCAA Division III playoff win in 2005. Under his tutelage, Thiel players earned 114 all-conference selections, 17 all-region selec-tions and 10 All-America selections. He also coached five ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Amer-icans – a testament to his emphasis on academic excellence. Leipheimer continues to stress the importance of academic and athletic success to Thiel’s student-athletes as he oversees the day-to-day operations of the athletic department. In addition, Leipheimer’s focus on fund-raising efforts supports Thiel’s entire athletics program, which includes more than 40 coaches and staff members and over 300 student-athletes.

Jack and his wife, Patti, reside in Greenville. They have two daughters: Shanna Bossler, a 2002 Thiel graduate and Krista Ferguson, a 2005 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh.

Jack LeipheimerDIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

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Kurt reiser enters his fourth season as the head coach

after being named the 25th head coach in thiel college football history on nov. 16, 2008. a member of the coach-ing staff in various capacities under JacK leipheimer for eight seasons, reiser most recently served as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for the tomcats.

As a member of the Thiel coaching staff, Reiser has been no stranger to success.

As the team’s offensive line coach from 2001 to 2006, Reiser men-tored eight Tomcats to a com-bined 19 All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference selections. Two players – Dave Hendricks and Bob Munch – were four-time selections.

In Thiel’s 11-win 2005 campaign, the Reiser-led offensive line played an integral part in securing the pro-gram’s first PAC title since 1972 and its first undefeated regular season since 1950. Five members of that unit were named to the All-PAC team, with two garnering first team honors.

While Hendricks turned in one of the best seasons of all time for a Thiel of-fensive lineman, earning AFCA first team and D3 Football.com first team All-America honors in addition to being named the Don Hansen Football Gazette National Offensive Lineman of the Year and earning an invitation to participate in the Aztec Bowl, the O-line as a whole paved the way for a

potent Tomcat attack.

Over the course of the 2005 season, Reiser’s line allowed only seven sacks in the regular season and aided in es-tablishing Steve Minton as the school’s all-time leading rusher and Darrell Satterfield and Brandon Chambers as one of the most prolific quarterback-receiver duos in school history.

After being named offensive coordina-tor prior to the 2007 season, Reiser has called the shots for several of the most impressive offensive displays in Thiel football annals.

In his inaugural season as the Tomcats’ offensive play-caller, running back Dan Hess set three school records in one day, racking up 327 yards and 30 points on 43 rushes in a 62-14 drubbing of Saint Vincent College. The next season quarterback Willie Bova conducted a similar assault on Thiel passing records against the Bearcats, completing 32 of 63 passes for 374 yards (all three are school records) and three scores.

Prior to arriving at Thiel, Reiser was the offensive coordinator at Leyden High School in Chicago for six years. A 1993 Allegheny graduate, he earned his master’s degree from DePaul Univer-sity in 1997. With the Gators, where he played under then-assistant coach Leipheimer, Reiser was a three-year starter at tight end and was a two-time All-NCAC selection and an All-Amer-ican. Reiser was also a starter on the Gators’ 1990 National Championship team.

He and his wife, Nancy, have three chil-dren: Ben, Ethan, and Ellie.

Personal InformationBorn .................................................................... December 2, 1970Residence ................................................................... Greenville, Pa.Wife ........................................................................................ NancyChildren ........................................... Ben (15), Ethan (13), Ellie (10)Alma Mater ..................................................... Allegheny College ’93 Degree ................................................. Bachelor of Science, BiologyMasters ............................................................DePaul University ‘98 Degree ..............................................................Master of EducationHigh School ............................... Knoch High School (Saxonburg, Pa.)

Coaching ExperienceThiel College ...................................................................Head Coach (2009-PRESENT) .......................................................................Offensive Coordinator (2007-08)......................................................................... Offensive Line Coach (2001-06)Leyden HS (Ill.) ................................................Offensive Coordinator (1995-2001)

Playing Experience 4 Played tight end at Allegheny College

from 1989 - 1993 4 Member of the 1990 Division III National Championship

team 4 Three-year starter 4 Named 1992 Team MVP 4 Two-time All-North Coast Athletic Conference selection 4 1992 Football Gazette honorable mention

All-American

KURT REISERHEAD COACH | FOURTH SEASON

PROFILE

Frank Amato enters his 19th season as a Tomcat assistant. A former head coach at Reynolds High School, Amato amassed a record of 156-58-9 (.700) dur-ing his 23-year tenure. Amato is a 1960 graduate of Purdue University and played defensive back for the Boilermakers from his sophomore through senior years. In 1974 he earned a master’s degree from Edinboro University. Amato and his wife, Pat, have six grown children.

Frank AmatoVolunteer Assistant

Charlie Noonan is in his first season on the Tomcat football staff. He will be pri-marily responsible for the defensive line.After persevering through a pair of ACL injuries early in his career at Rutgers University, Noonan started for two seasons at nose guard and accumulated over 100 tackles during that time. He was elected a team captain during his senior campaign and graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.In August 2011 Noonan was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles to compete for a position on their defensive line.

Charlie NoonanDefensive Line

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John Harakal spent both the 2010 and 2011 seasons as the defensive coordina-tor and linebackers coach for head coach Randy Trivers at Leesburg High School, one of the seven public high schools lo-cated in Lake County, Florida.Prior to his time at Leesburg, Harakal spent three seasons in a variety of posi-tions with the Rutgers University football program. Under Scarlet Knights head coach Greg Schiano, Harakal served as the assistant defensive line coach during the 2009 season where he was re-sponsible for coaching the defensive ends.

John HarakalDefensive Coordinator

Brad Paulson is entering his third season as the Tomcats’ offensive coordinator. Coach Paulson will also work with the Tomcat quarterbacks. Paulson arrived at Thiel after one year of coaching the wide receivers at Worces-ter State College. Prior to his time at Worcester State, Paulson held various offensive positions at Stonehill College, Saint Joseph’s College and Anderson University.A 2002 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with a bachelor of science degree in sociology, Paulson began his coaching career as a student assistant with his alma mater in 2001.

Brad PaulsonOffensive Coordinator

Barry Oman enters his 12th season as a coach at Thiel, with primary respon-sibility for the team’s secondary. Oman earned his bachelor’s degree from Thiel in 1974 and his master’s degree from Youngstown State University in 1986. A two-time All-PAC selection as a free safety, Oman ranks third on the school’s all-time interceptions list with 13. He was inducted into the Thiel Athletic Hall of Fame in February, 2006. He and his wife, Linda, have two children, Ryan and Lauren.

Barry OmanVolunteer Assistant

Tim Scarvel is entering his first sea-son as an offensive assistant for the Tomcats.Scarvel comes to Thiel having coached at the high school level around the area for the past 14 years, including stints as both an assistant and the head coach at Reynolds High School and Kennedy Catholic School, and recently as the head coach at Farrell.

Tim ScarvelOffensive assistant

Darrell Satterfield begins his third sea-son as Thiel’s wide receivers coach after a prolific playing career with the Tomcats from 2003-05.

A two-time All-PAC quarterback, Sat-terfield led the Tomcats to a perfect 10-0 regular season record in 2005, as well as the program’s first NCAA Division III playoff appearance. Satterfield is Thiel’s career record holder in both passing touchdowns (46) and pass completion percentage (58.4).

Satterfield graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education.

Darrell SatterfieldWide Receivers

Bill Lawrence is entering his third season as a coach for the Tomcats. Lawrence brings over a decade of coach-ing experience to Thiel. His most recent position was at Murray State, where he coached both the defensive ends and the secondary. A 1999 Plymouth State University gradu-ate, Lawrence began his coaching career as a defensive assistant at his alma mater in 1998.During his playing career, Lawrence was a two-year starter at defensive tackle for the Panthers.

Bill LawrenceRunning Backs

Having played for the Tomcats as part of Thiel’s 2005 PAC championship in the secondary, Boyle returns to the Tomcats having served three years as an assistant coach at the University of Maine.During his time at Maine, Boyle coached the secondary as well as the running backs. During his tenure as the running backs coach, Maine boasted 1,500 rushing yards and 20 touch-downs on the ground over the course of the season.Boyle was a three-year letterwinner for the Tomcats during his playing days and currently ranks fourth all-time on the school’s interceptions list.

Steve BoyleSecondary Coach

Dan, the brother of left guard Mike Rasor, begins his fourth season as a student assistant on Coach Reiser’s staff. His first two seasons were spent as the videographer for the team, and he has spent the past two seasons working directly alongside Coach Reiser as an assistant offensive line coach. Dan is currently a senior at Thiel and is pursing his bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, while minoring in Coaching.

Dan RasorStudent Assistant

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Today’s honorary captain is Amy Becher, who, as the dean of en-rollment, heads Thiel’s enrollment efforts, including daily opera-tions of the Office of Admissions. She also provides leadership for college marketing initiatives as well as international and diversity recruitment.

Becher came to Thiel by the way of Concordia University in Ann Arbor where she served as the executive director of en-rollment services. There she was responsible for overseeing the undergraduate and graduate admissions offices. She also served as director of Concordia’s Lifelong Learning Program, a program which she created and developed at the University’s request.

Becher holds a master’s degree in organizational leadership and administration from Concordia University and a bachelor’s degree in music therapy from the University of Minnesota. She is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the National Association of College Admission Counselors and NAFSA (Association of International Educators).

Today’s Honorary Captain

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ABOUT THE PAC

Founded in 1955, the Presidents’ Ath-letic Conference continues its mission

of promoting intercollegiate athletics and the pursuit of academic excellence.

Comprised of 10 select private colleges - Bethany College, Chatham University, Geneva College, Grove City College, Saint Vincent College, Thiel College, Thomas More College, Washing-ton and Jefferson College, Waynesburg University and Westminster College - the PAC rema in s a unique organi-zation in this day of high pres-sure intercol-legiate athletics. With academics at the center of each member’s philosophy, the PAC is built on the principle that an ath-letic program is a part of college life, but not an entity in itself.

The PAC expanded to seven members in 2005 with the addition of Thomas More, formerly an NCAA Division III indepen-dent. Saint Vincent College, a former NAIA member, joined the conference as it began provisional membership status in NCAA Division III in 2006-07. Another former NAIA member, Geneva College, became the conference’s ninth member and began league play as it started NCAA Division III provisional membership in 2007-08. Cha-tham College became the league’s 10th member, also in 2007-08.

The PAC annually crowns champions in 19 sports. PAC championship teams receive automatic qualification (AQ) status for most NCAA Division III national champi-onship events.

All-conference status is awarded in all 19 sports. Head coaches select all-league squads for all team sports, while in indi-

vidual sports such as cross country and tennis, All-PAC accolades are

based upon performances at the conference

championships.

The PAC an-nually awards its men’s and women’s All-Sports Tro-phies to the

schools which perform best

across the board in PAC competition.

The Washington & Jef-ferson College men and

Westminster College women captured the 2011-12 trophies.

True to its mission, the PAC has produced numerous Academic All-Americans and NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winners. Last year, the league named 735 student-athletes to the PAC Academic Honor Roll, which recognizes all participating athletes who attain a term grade-point average of 3.60 or above.

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6 TANNER LIPTRAPStrong Safety | Sophomore

Bay Village, Ohio

12 WALT LITWINDefensive Back | Sophomore

Linesville, Pa.

10 ZANE GARZAWide Receiver | Senior

Conneaut, Ohio

2 HUNTER LIPTRAPFree Safety | Senior

Bay Village, Ohio

1 KEN BURNSKicker | Junior

Austintown, Ohio

4 ANDREW SMITHQuarterback | Junior

Williamsfield, Ohio

8 TOMMY THORPELinebacker | Sophomore

Charleroi, Pa.

5 MARTAE HAINESWORTHDefensive Back | Sophomore

Warren, Ohio

7 TIM WALKERWide Receiver | Sophomore

Beachwood, Ohio

9 MARSHAUN HAINESWORTHDefensive Back | Senior

Warren, Ohio

13 BRANDON GELETQuarterback | Sophomore

Wayno, Pa.

3 SILAS MADDENRunning Back | Sophomore

Fayetteville, Ga.

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24 ROB EDWARDSCornerback | Junior

Poland, Ohio

23 JULIAN MCLEANCornerback | Junior

Clairton, Pa.

27 JAMAAL DORSEYFullback | Junior

Reston, Va.

15 JACK SINDLINGERLinebacker | Sophomore

Linesville, Pa.

21 MATT FEDZENWide Receiver | Junior

Pittsburgh, Pa.

22 BILL FRIZZIWide Receiver | Junior

Pittsburgh, Pa.

28 CODY COVINEFullback | SophomoreCambridge Springs, Pa.

30 CHRISTIAN GONZALEZRunning Back | Junior

Columbiana, Ohio

32 JUSTIN WOLFELinebacker | Sophomore

Transfer, Pa.

33 TERRY GENSELLinebacker | SeniorMcKees Rocks, Pa.

34 RICH KOLESARFullback | JuniorWaterford, Pa.

35 RICH SMALLWOODFullback | Sophomore

Aliquippa, Pa.

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40 TAYLOR FINKRunning Back | Sophomore

Kittanning, Pa.

37 ETHAN LUDWIGLinebacker | SeniorEast Liverpool, Ohio

39 TRAVIS COMBINELinebacker | Sophomore

New Wilmington, Pa.

45 WES SCHMIDTLinebacker | Sophomore

Kittanning, Pa.

46 MIKE FINCHIOLinebacker | Sophomore

Waterford, Pa.

57 JOHN BEALOffensive Line | Junior

Scottdale, Pa.

48 TYREE ABRAMSDefensive Tackle | Sophomore

New Castle, Pa.

49 JASON MILLERLinebacker | Junior

Hamilton, N.J.

50 JASON CRYSTOLOffensive Line | Sophomore

Monroeville, Pa.

51 DAN NOLTEDefensive Tackle | Sophomore

Beaver Falls, Pa.

54 JONATHAN WELSHDefensive Tackle | Senior

Columbiana, Ohio

55 KRIS TURSKYDefensive Tackle | Senior

Linesville, Pa.

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59 REX SMITHOffensive Line | Junior

Columbiana, Ohio

60 TODD HARVEYOffensive Line | Senior

Masury, Ohio

61 MIKE RASOROffensive Line | Senior

Austintown, Ohio

62 MICHAEL SEKERCHAKOffensive Line | Sophomore

Monroeville, Pa.

69 AARON PARKEROffensive Line | Sophomore

Rochester, Pa.

71 DAVID PAULUSDefensive Tackle | Junior

New Castle, Pa.

68 MARIO FAGGIOLIOffensive Line | Sophomore

Pittsburgh, Pa.

72 JORDAN FORTUNAOffensive Line | Senior

Hermitage, Pa.

70 ADAM MOTTOffensive Line | Senior

Allegany, N.Y.

75 JOEL STEWARTOffensive Line | Sophomore

Titusville, Pa.

76 CHASE GOODOffensive Line | Sophomore

Sebring, Ohio

77 ANDREW ENTERLINEOffensive Line | Junior

Union City, Pa.

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91 BRIAN DAVISDefensive End | Senior

Aliquippa, Pa.

85 KYLE TURKALJTight End | JuniorGreensburg, Pa.

82 BEREND GRUBETight End | Junior

Venetia, Pa.

86 DAVID WAUGAMANTight End | Sophomore

Irwin, Pa.

90 CODY MCCLELLANDDefensive End | Sophomore

Sarver, Pa.

92 BRYCE WHITTINGHAMDefensive Tackle | Junior

Beaver, Pa.

93 NATE CARRDefensive End | Sophomore

Waterford, Pa.

99 TIM TAYLORDefensive End | Senior

Girard, Pa.

80 NATE BLAZEVICHWide Receiver | Junior

Munhall, Pa.

79 DAKOTA SANDERSOffensive Line | Sophomore

Herminie, Pa.

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Tori McMullen Sophomore

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Andrew S. Erb is the Director of Bands and a Professor of Music at Thiel College, a position he has held since 2010. Mr. Erb con-ducts the Thiel Concert Band and directs the Thiel “Tomcat Marching Pride” and Thiel “Tom-cat Pep Band.” Additionally, he teaches private brass lessons to Thiel students and instructs first and second semester music the-ory classes. As an active performer, Mr. Erb has played trumpet with acts such as Marie Osmond, Wayne Newton, Lena Prima, and Ben Vereen. Prior to his appointment at Thiel College, Mr. Erb directed bands and taught music in public schools in Allegheny and Mercer counties for 14 years. Mr. Erb also directed the Jazz Ensemble, taught the trumpet studio, and performed with the faculty brass quintet at Westminster College

for six years prior to his appoint-ment at Thiel.Mr. Erb holds a bachelor’s de-gree in Music Education from Westminster College, a master’s degree in Trumpet Performance from Youngstown State Univer-sity, and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Music. Mr. Erb is a member of PMEA, MENC, ITG, and the Pennsylvania Collegiate Bandmasters Association.He is a lifelong resident of Mer-cer County and currently lives in West Middlesex, Pa., with his wife, Diana, and two sons, Jona-than and Benjamin.

ANDY ERBDIRECTOR OF BANDS | SECOND SEASON

Arikka D. Fears was introduced as Spirit Coordinator at Thiel College on April 8, 2010. Fears’ primary responsibilities are to oversee the Tomcats’ competi-tive Cheer and Dance programs.Fears arrives at Thiel after a four-year stint at West Mesquite High School in Mesquite, Texas, where she taught dance and served as the coordinator of the school’s dance team. She also had re-sponsibility for the freshman and junior varsity cheerleading squads. She currently serves as an in-structor and judge with the Uni-versal Dance Association and the Universal Cheerleading Associa-tion (UCA), roles she has filled since 2006 and 2001, respec-

tively.The UDA named Fears its Head Instructor of the Year in 2004 and she was also recognized as the 2009 American Dance/Drill Team Outstanding Director.Fears also brings a variety of professional experience to her new position, most notably her work from 2003-05 as a Dallas Sidekick Sizzle Dancer, which in-cluded hip hop, pom and dance performance.

A 2005 graduate of Texas Wom-an’s University with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance, Fears also holds a secondary teaching certificate in dance from the University of North Texas.

ARRIKA FEARSSPIRIT COORDINATOR | SECOND SEASON

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THE PLAY

There’s The Drive, The Catch, the Im-maculate Reception and many other fa-mous football highlight plays. This one will go down in Thiel College history as The Play, mostly because The-Field-Goal-Turned-Touchdown-Pass-by-a-Defensive End/Place Kicker/Punter is just too darn long to survive long-term in football no-menclature.So, for the record, it’s The Play.

The Play started as a Not Top 10er, a moment where it looked as if the Thiel Tomcats had squandered an opportunity in an overtime contest against the Geneva Golden Tornadoes. The snap and hold on a potential go-ahead 22-yard field goal in overtime by Cody McClelland did not go smoothly.

But in a game of inches and seconds, Thiel’s luck changed in an instant.

The ball bounced just once into the cra-dled hands of McClelland, who initially took off up the field to try and advance the ball on the ground. McClelland was immediately blanketed by defenders and was forced into his final option: a pass.

Highlight named D3Football.com Play of the Week

by Ed Topoleski

“I realized I couldn’t get outside … and I was like, ‘I might as well look inside and see if anyone released,’” McClelland said. “Then I saw Kyle [Turkalj] go into the flat and I saw [Berend] Grube just chilling in the middle.”

Grube, the team’s starting tight end, had already received his marching orders. Hearing, ‘FIRE’ and ‘FUMBLE’ Grube abandoned his blocking assignment in favor of a short pass pattern into the end zone.

“I was supposed to go into the deep cor-ner of the end zone, but I kind of saw the rush coming really hard from the edge,” said Grube. “So, I didn’t expect whoever had the ball would be able to roll out and put it into the back of the end zone, so I was just trying to find an open window somewhere in the end zone not far away.”

While being tackled by a host of defend-ers, McClelland managed to get off a des-peration lob to Grube, who made the catch and lifted the Tomcats to a 21-14 overtime win over the Golden Torna-does.

“I was laying on the ground and I looked and I just saw the ball and then I saw [Grube] go up and get it,” McClelland said. “I was freaking out. I just couldn’t believe it.”

“It didn’t seem real,” said Grube. “I was trying to do something with the ball. I was going to dunk at first, but then I knew that was going to be a penalty and they would have had the ball at our 10-yard line. So I was just happy, I was just running around. It’s the most important touchdown of my career, pretty much, so I was just having a good time.”

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The Play helped the Tomcats snap a 24-game losing streak that began in Week 9 of the 2009 season and led many at Alumni Stadium to shed tears of joy.

The Play itself is pretty popular. The high-light was named the D3Football.com Play of the Week Tuesday and, at the printing deadline for this media guide, had received 4,376 views on You Tube. The play was also hashtagged on Twitter to be consid-ered for inclusion in ESPN’s SportsCenter Top 10 but, to date, has not appeared on the show.

“I watched the You Tube video a few

times, but not too much,” said Grube. “My parents back home [in Germany] watched it like a thousand times.”

Perhaps what is most important about The Play is its potential impact on the blue-col-lar Thiel football team, which withstood a pair of close losses in the first two weeks of the season.

“Our team, we’ve just been so much more excited,” McClelland said. “We’re all very enthusiastic. We’re ready to get after W&J this week. Our team morale is just really high right now.”

Forever linked in Tomcat Football lore, McClelland and Grube walk back to the locker room after Saturday’s win.

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TODAY’S GAME NOTESWeek 3 - Thiel 21, Geneva 14 (OT)GREENVILLE, Pa. – Thiel place kicker Cody Mc-Clelland had no idea what was about to transpire. Neither did tight end Berend Grube. The snapper-to-holder exchange for a potential go-ahead field goal in overtime against Geneva College did not go smoothly, and the football bounced gently at the Geneva 12-yard line.

It seemed like an unfortunate missed opportunity, but Thiel’s luck was about to change.

Grube heard ‘fire’ and ‘fumble’ and abandoned his blocking assignment in favor of a short pass-ing route in the end zone. McClelland picked up the ball, spotted No. 82 and, under heavy pres-sure, lobbed what would count as the game-win-ning touchdown pass to Grube.

Geneva’s offense still had an opportunity to tie the score up, but Thiel’s defense kept the Golden Tornadoes out of the end zone to put the finish-ing touches on a 21-14 overtime win Saturday at Alumni Stadium, which broke the team’s 24-game losing streak.

A celebration ensued with many wiping tears of joy from their eyes as the Tomcats rang the Vic-tory Bell for the first time since Oct. 21, 2009.

“I’m really excited for our kids because they hung in there over the course of two seasons that were really tough … this is a great win four our program,” said Thiel fourth-year head coach Kurt Reiser.

The Tomcats took a 14-0 lead into halftime on second-quarter touchdown runs by Josh Potter and Andrew Smith from 2- and 25-yards out, re-spectively.

Geneva came back in the third quarter and tied up the score, 14-14, on touchdown receptions by Corey O’Patchen (38 yards) and Rocco Colavec-chia (10 yards).

The Golden Tornadoes lined up for a potential 32-yard game-winning field goal with 23 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, but Bryan Visin-gardi’s kick sailed wide left.

Smith connected with Grube for a 16-yard com-pletion on Thiel’s first play in overtime. Taylor Fink then got the ball down to the Geneva 5-yard line on a pair of runs before Smith’s third-down pass in the far corner of the end zone for Nate Blazevich fell incomplete.

McClelland’s field goal attempt turned touchdown pass followed on fourth-and-goal from the Geneva 5-yard line.

On their ensuring drive the Golden Tornadoes picked up a first down on runs of 7- and 4-yards by Dylan Jones down to the Thiel 14-yard line, but that’s where the drive stopped. Colavecchia ran for no gain on first down, and Geneva threw three straight incomplete passes to end the game.

Thiel’s defense combined for nine pass break ups, eight tackles for loss and six sacks on the day.

The win could be a springboard for the Tomcats (1-2, 1-0 PAC), who entered Saturday’s game coming off of two tough losses.

“I think it gives us a little bit of confidence mov-ing forward,” Reiser said. “The last couple games have been pretty close, and I hope that this win will help us turn the corner.”

Tim Taylor Update

Tomcat senior defensive end Tim Taylor recorded six tackles, three sacks and two batted down passes at the line of scrimmage in last Saturday’s 21-14 overtime win over Geneva. He was named the PAC Defensive Player of the Week Monday for his efforts. Taylor, who carries a 3.49 cumulative GPA was also named the Thiel Men’s Student-Ath-lete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Scholar Athlete for the week of Sept. 10-16.

Taylor leads the PAC with five tackles for loss and four sacks.

Taylor is currently in a third-place tie on Thiel’s career sack list (25). He is in second place on the college’s career tackles for loss list (49.5).

Top Punter

Thiel punter Cody McClelland is leading the PAC with an average of 40.9 yars per punt. He ranks 26th in the nation among all Division III punters.

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Thiel’s defense leads the PAC with 12 sacks. The Tomcats are tied for 17th place nationally in the category.

The Tomcats are also the best in the PAC in red zone defense (63.6%).

Hainesworth, Edwards Shine

Thiel defensive backs Marshaun Hainesworth and Rob Edwards are tied for third in the PAC with three break ups apiece.

Don’t Blow the Whistle

Thiel is the least penalized team in the PAC with an average of just 28.7 penalty yards per contest.

Ludwig Ranks Sixth

Tomcat senior linebacker Ethan Ludwig is sixth in the PAC in average tackles per game (8.7).

Looking for the Pick

Thiel’s defense has played very well this season, but one thing the unit hasn’t accomplished yet is an in-terception. One or two INTs would certainly help the Tomcats today against the Presidents, who enter the game with five turnovers on the season (4 INTs, 1 fumble).

Around the PAC

Today’s complete PAC schedule is as follows:

• W&J at Thiel, 1:30 p.m.

• Thomas More at Waynesburg, 1:30

• Bethany at Grove City, 2 p.m.

• Saint Vincent at Westminster, 7 p.m.

• Geneva, bye

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2012 OPPONENTSJuniata EaglesSept. 1 at Thiel W 16-13Sept. 8 DICKSON L 17-24 Sept. 15 at Gettysburg L 7-28Sept. 22 FRANKLIN & MARSH. 1:00 p.m.Sept. 29 at Johns Hopkins 12 p.m.Oct.13 URSINUS 12 p.m.Oct. 20 at Muhlenberg 1:00 p.m. Oct. 27 MCDANIEL 1:30 p.m.Nov. 3 MORAVIAN 12:00 p.m.Nov. 10 at Susquehanna 1:00 p.m.

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BETHANY BISONSept. 1 CENTRE L 21-42Sept. 15 at Randolph-Macon L 33-49 Sept. 22 at Grove City 2 p.m.Sept. 29 at Wash. & Jeff. 7 p.m.Oct. 6 GENEVA 2 p.m.Oct. 13 WAYNESBURG 1 p.m.Oct. 20 at Westminster 1 p.m.Oct. 27 at Thiel 1p.m.Nov. 3 THOMAS MORE 1 p.m.Nov. 10 SAINT VINCENT 1 p.m.

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THOMAS MORE SAINTSSept. 1 at St. John Fisher L 7-13 (OT)Sept. 15 WESTMINSTER W 27-23Sept. 22 at Waynesburg 1:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at Geneva 1 p.m. Oct. 6 WASH. & JEFF. 1:30 p.m. Oct. 13 THIEL 1:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at Grove City 1:30 p.m. Oct. 27 SAINT VINCENT 1:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at Bethany 1 p.m. Nov. 10 MOUNT ST. JOSEPH 1 p.m.

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WAYNESBURG YELLOW JACKETSSept. 1 at Muskingum W 34-23Sept. 8 FROSTBURG STATE W 21-7Sept. 15 at Saint Vincent W 35-14Sept. 22 THOMAS MORE 1:30 p.m.Sept. 29 at Thiel 1:30 p.m. Oct. 6 GROVE CITY 1:30 p.m.Oct. 13 at Bethany 1 p.m.Oct. 20 at Geneva 1 p.m.Oct. 27 WESTMINSTER 1:30 p.m.Nov. 10 WASH. & JEFF. 1:30 p.m.

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W&J PRESIDENTSSept. 1 at Methodist W 23-6Sept. 8 ST. JOHN FISHER L 24-28Sept. 15 GROVE CITY W 24-17Sept. 22 at Thiel 1:30 pmSept. 29 BETHANY 7 pmOct. 6 at Thomas More 1:30 pmOct. 13 WESTMINSTER 1:30 pmOct. 20 SAINT VINCENT 2 pmNov. 3 at Geneva 7 pmNov. 10 at Waynesburg 1:30 pm

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WESTMINSTER TITANSSept. 1 HIRAM W 28-0Sept. 15 at Thomas More L 23-27Sept. 22 SAINT VINCENT 7 p.m. Sept. 29 GROVE CITY 7 p.m. Oct. 13 at Wash. & Jeff. 1:30 p.m. Oct. 20 BETHANY 1 p.m.Oct. 27 at Waynesburg 1:30 p.m. Nov. 3 THIEL 1 p.m. Nov. 10 at Geneva 1 p.m.

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GENEVA GOLDEN TORNADOESSept. 1 Frostburg St. (@ Mt. Ridge H.S.) L 53-56Sept. 8 at Hobart L 7-28Sept. 15 at Thiel L 14-21 (OT)Sept. 29 THOMAS MORE 1 p.m.Oct. 6 at Bethany 2 p.m.Oct. 13 at Saint Vincent 1 p.m.Oct. 20 WAYNESBURG 4 p.m.Oct. 27 at Grove City 7 p.m.Nov. 3 WASH. & JEFF. 7 p.m.Nov. 10 WESTMINSTER 1 p.m.

GROVE CITY WOLVERINESSept. 1 at Carnegie Mellon L 20-23Sept. 8 ANDERSON (IND.) W 47-10Sept. 15 at Wash. & Jeff. L 17-24Sept. 22 BETHANY 2p.m. Sept. 29 at Westminster 1 p.m. Oct. 6 at Waynesburg 1:30 p.m. Oct. 20 THOMAS MORE 1:30 p.m.Oct. 27 GENEVA 7 p.m. Nov. 3 at Saint Vincent 1 p.m.Nov. 10 THIEL 1:30 p.m.

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POINTS1. Dan Hess at Saint Vincent 11/10/07) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302. Brandon Chambers at CMU (11/12/05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263. Steve Minton vs. Ohio Wesleyan (9/10/05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244. Brandon Chambers vs. Johns Hopkins (11/19/05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Brandon Chambers at Westminster (10/22/05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Steve Minton vs. Grove City (10/8/05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Steve Minton at Bluffton (9/17/05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Steve Minton vs. Westminster (10/23/04) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Brandon Chambers vs. Bluffton (9/18/04) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Brandon Chambers at Bluffton (10/20/03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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RUSHING YARDS1. Dan Hess vs. Saint Vincent (11/10/07) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3272. Steve Minton vs. Bethany (9/29/07) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2383. Justin Napotnik at Kenyon (11/15/03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2254. Steve Minton vs. Thomas More (10/29/05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2175. Bob Witherup vs. CMU (9/18/71) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

RUSHING ATTEMPTS1. Dan Hess vs. Saint Vincent 11/10/07) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432. Justin Napotnik at Kenyon (11/15/03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393. Steve Minton vs. Thomas More (10/29/05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Eric Petrovich at Thomas More (10/02/10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375. Kevin Jones vs. Gannon (11/16/91) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS1. Dan Hess vs. Saint Vincent (11/10/07) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52. Steve Minton vs. Ohio Wesleyan (9/10/05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43. Steve Minton vs. Westminster (10/23/05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Dan Hess vs. Grove City (10/14/06) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

TOP FIVE LONGEST RUSHES FROM SCRIMMAGE1. Don McCright (1956) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 822. Justin Napotnik (9/23/00) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 783. Chuck Smith (1960) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Steve Minton (9/29/07) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 765. Ron Leuschen (1979) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

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PASSING YARDS1. Willie Bova vs. Bethany (10/11/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3742. Willie Bova vs. Saint Vincent (10/31/09) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3733. Willie Bova at Waynesburg (11/7/09) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3504. Darrell Satterfield at Waynesburg (10/15/05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3365. Jeff Sorenson at Grove City (10/15/88) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

PASSING ATTEMPTS1. Willie Bova vs. Bethany (10/11/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 632. Willie Bova at Waynesburg (11/7/09) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 613. Darrell Satterfield at CMU (11/12/05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Darrell Satterfield vs. W&J (10/2/04) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525. Willie Bova vs. Grove City (11/14/09) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

PASS COMPLETIONS1. Willie Bova at Waynesburg (11/7/09) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372. Willie Bova vs. Grove City (11/14/09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333.. Willie Bova vs. Bethany (10/11/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324. Darrell Satterfield at CMU (11/12/05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295. Darrell Satterfield vs. W&J (10/2/04) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

TOUCHDOWN PASSES1. Darrell Satterfield at CMU (11/12/05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Patsy Combine vs. CMU (9/27/69) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63. Willie Bova vs. Saint Vincent (10/31/09) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Willie Bova vs. Bethany (10/11/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Darrell Satterfield at Westminster (10/22/05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Daryl Moore vs. Waynesburg (10/12/02) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

R e c e i v i n g

RECEPTIONS1. Brendan Taylor at Waynesburg (11/7/09) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172. Brendan Taylor at Bethany (10/10/09) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Tim Van Horn vs. Bethany (10/11/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Brandon Chambers at CMU (11/12/05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155. Brendan Taylor at Marietta (9/5/009) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 John Gibson at CMU (9/27/69) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

RECEIVING YARDS1. Brandon Chambers at Bluffton (9/20/03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2832. Brendan Taylor at Waynesburg (11/7/09) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Jim Kick at W&J (10/24/81) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2154. Jim Kick vs. Westminster (11/14/81) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2135. Brandon Chambers vs. Johns Hopkins (11/19/05) . . . . . . . . . . 208

TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS1. Brandon Chambers at CMU (10/12/05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42. Tim Van Horn vs. Bethany (10/11/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Brandon Chambers at Ohio Wesleyan (9/11/04) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Brandon Chambers at Bluffton (9/20/03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

I n t e r c e p t i o n s

INTERCEPTIONS1. Randy Melko at Hiram (10/27/84) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

INTERCEPTION YARDS1. Kennard Davis vs. Bethany (10/23/03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

INTS RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWNS1. Kennard Davis vs. Bethany (10/23/03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

T a c k l e s

TACKLES1. Pat Fire at CMU (1984) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272. Tyler Vargo at Gannon (11/10/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Mark Kinney vs. CMU (1986) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Joe Roosa vs. Geneva (1979) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185. Joe Roosa vs. Grove City (1977) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

TACKLES FOR LOSS1. Tim Taylor at Bethany (10/15/11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.02. William Haase vs. Geneva (9/27/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0 Kevin Strouse vs. Bethany (9/23/05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0 Chris Minton at W&J (10/27/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0 Clinton Harden vs. Kenyon (11/3/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0

SACKS1. Tim Taylor at Bethany (10/15/11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.52. Kevin Strouse vs. Bethany (9/23/05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.03. Chris Minton at Alfred (11/9/02) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0

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FALL SCHEDULESVolleyball (7-4, 2-0)Date Opponent Time Location/Result8/31 Heidelberg 3pm L 1-38/31 Trine 5pm L 2-3 9/1 Ohio Northern 10am L 0-39/1 Wooster 2pm L 2-3 9/8 Grove City 11am W 3-0 9/8 Waynesburg 1pm W 3-0 9/12 LaRoche 7pm W 3-09/14 Frostburg 6pm W 3-09/14 PSU-Behrend 8pm W 3-09/15 Allegheny 10am W 3-0 9/15 Case Western 12pm W 3-29/19 St. Vincent 7pm Greenville, Pa.9/22 Geneva 1pm Bethany, W.Va. 9/22 Bethany 3pm Bethany, W.Va.9/27 W&J 7pm Washington, Pa.9/29 Westminster 12pm Greenville, Pa. 9/29 Chatham 4pm Greenville, Pa. 10/5 Marietta 7pm Greenville, Pa. 10/9 St Vincent 7pm Latrobe, Pa. 10/11 Bethany 7pm Greenville, Pa.10/13 Geneva TBD Beaver Falls, Pa. 10/16 Grove City 7pm Greenville, Pa.10/18 W&J 7pm Greenville, Pa. 10/20 Wooster 4pm Wooster, Ohio10/21 Thomas More 12pm Erlanger, Ky. 10/23 Chatham 7pm Pittsburgh, Pa.10/25 Westminster 7pm Westminster, Pa.10/27 Thomas More 11am Greenville, Pa.10/27 Waynesburg 3pm Greenville, Pa.

Women’s Soccer (1-4-1)Date Opponent Time Location/Result9/1 Juniata 1 p.m. L 3-09/4 Mount Aloysius 6 p.m. W 2-0 9/8 Pitt Greensburg 3 p.m. T 1-1 9/9 D’Youville 10 a.m, L 1-3 9/13 Fransician 5 p.m. L 1-39/16 Medaille 4 p.m. L 1-2 (2OT) 9/19 Hilbert 3 p.m. Hamburg, N.Y. 9/22 Salem International 2 p.m. Salem, W.Va. 9/30 Thomas More 2 p.m. Greenville, Pa. 10/2 Waynesburg 4 p.m. Greenville, Pa. 10/5 Bethany 6 p.m. Bethany, W.Va. 10/10 Grove City 4 p.m. Grove City, Pa. 10/13 Chatham 1 p.m. Pittsburgh, Pa.10/16 Washington & Jefferson 4 p.m. Greenville, Pa. 10/20 Saint Vincent 3:30 p.m. Greenville, Pa. 10/24 Westminster 7:30 p.m. New Wilmington, Pa.10/27 Geneva 5 p.m. Beaver Falls, Pa.

Men’s Soccer (4-4)Date Opponent Time Location/Result9/1 Juniata 3:30 p.m. L 1-39/4 Mount Aloysius 6 p.m. W 3-19/6 Penn State Beaver 6 p.m. W 4-39/8 Pitt Greensburg 1 p.m. L 2-4

9/9 D’Youville 12 a.m, W 2-0 9/13 Fransician 3 p.m. W 5-009/15 Adrian 12 p.m. L 1-49/16 Medaille 2 p.m. L 0-9 9/19 Hilbert 5 p.m. Hamburg, N.Y. 9/22 Salem International 4 p.m. Salem, W.Va. 9/30 Thomas More 12 p.m. Greenville, Pa. 10/2 Waynesburg 2 p.m. Greenville, Pa. 10/5 Bethany 8 p.m. Bethany, W.Va. 10/10 Grove City 4 p.m. Grove City, Pa. 10/16 Washington & Jefferson 4 p.m. Greenville, Pa. 10/20 Saint Vincent 1 p.m. Greenville, Pa. 10/24 Westminster 7:30 p.m. New Wilmington, Pa.10/27 Geneva 7:30 p.m. Beaver Falls, Pa.Women’s Tennis (2-6)Date Opponent Time Location/Result8/31 Mount Aloysius 4pm L 2-79/6 Pitt Bradford 4pm L 3-69/8 Pitt-Greensburg 10am L 3-69/9 Daemen College 4pm W 6-39/12 Geneva 4pm L 0-99/14 Bethany 4pm W 5-49/15 Thomas More 3pm L 4-59/17 Westminster 4pm L 0-99/19 W&J 4pm Greenville, Pa.9/26 Allegheny 4:30pm Meadville, Pa.10/1 Fredonia State 4pm Fredonia, N.Y.10/3 Penn State Altoona 4pm Greenville, Pa.10/4 Grove City 4pm Grove City, Pa.10/6 Medaille 1pm Greenville, Pa.10/7 Chatham 11am Greenville, Pa.10/9 Waynesburg 3pm Waynesburg, Pa.10/11 St. Vincent 3:30pm Greenville, Pa.10/16 Daemen 4pm Amherst, N.Y.

Men’s GolfDate Opponent Time Location/Result9/11 Grove City Invitational 2nd out of 49/16-17 Allegheny Invitational 13th out of 159/20 PSU-Behrend Invitational Erie, Pa.9/24-25 PAC Championships W. Middlesex, Pa.10/1 Westminster Invitational New Wilmington, Pa.

Women’s GolfDate Opponent Time Location/Result9/13 Thiel College Invitational 3rd out of 39/17 St. Vincent Invitational 8th out of 89/24-25 PAC Championships W. Middlesex, Pa.10/13 Grove City Invitational Grove City, Pa.

Women’s/Men’s Cross CountryDate Opponent Time Location/Result8/31 Wooster TBA No Team Scores9/14-15 Calvin TBA M:19/22, W:20/229/22 Otterbein TBA Westerville, Ohio 9/29 Bethany 11:45 a.m. Bethany, W. Va.10/13 Oberlin TBA Oberlin, Ohio 10/27 PAC Championships TBA Bethany, W. Va. 11/9-10 NCAA Regional TBA Carlisle, PA

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