CAL LUTHERAN NOTEBOOK: EXPERIENCE GAINED BUT NO WINS ON TRIP.Byline: Jim Inghram Daily News Staff Writer Two losses and out. It wasn't the itinerary the men's soccer team planned on its trip to the Midwest. A tournament title at the 23rd Bob Baptiste Invitational in Naperville, Ill., would have been preferred, but the team settled for some bonding. The team lost its first game 5-1 to host Wheaton College Wheaton College may refer to:
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. National Champion. Muhlenberg College Muhlenberg College is a private liberal arts college located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg is historically affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, but maintains a religiously diverse student body. of Allentown, Penn., downed the Kingsmen 3-1 in the second game. ``I think as a group we learned a lot,'' Kingsmen coach Dan Kuntz said. ``The key thing we learned is we can do better and although we didn't win, I haven't lost confidence in this team.'' The team's play wasn't necessarily the entire problem. Living out of a suitcase also affected the team. ``Travel and not having practice are excuses,'' Kuntz said, ``but at the same time those are realities and they are real factors. It only really showed in the Wheaton game when we looked a step slow.'' The team left Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. on Thursday night arrived in Reno, where it had a three-hour layover lay·o·ver n. A short stop or break in a journey, usually imposed by scheduling requirements. Noun 1. layover - a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends" stopover, stop before leaving for Chicago on a red-eye flight A red-eye flight is a flight operated by an airline late at night or very early in the morning, during the period from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. local time. The term "red-eye" derives from the fatigue symptom of having red eyes. Red-eye flights are often called a "dry flight". . The team arrived in Chicago around 7 a.m. and went directly to suburban Naperville to begin preparations. No hotel, no rest, just straight into competition. ``Our first practice wasn't until Aug. 28th and these other teams started on Aug. 20,'' Kuntz said. ``It definitely made a difference, but those teams are really good. We lost our composure a little in the games and we weren't able to recover.'' Scott Porter Scott Porter (born July 14, 1979 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American actor who plays Jason Street in the NBC television drama Friday Night Lights. His character is wheelchair-bound as a result of a football injury. was one of the team's bright spots. He scored both of the team's goals. Women's soccer: The women's soccer team opened their 10th season with an 8-0 victory over host Whittier College The liberal arts university was founded in 1887 by members of the Religious Society of Friends, who named it after Friends (Quaker) poet John Greenleaf Whittier. Student athletes at Whittier College are known today as the Poets in his honor. on Tuesday. Freshman Christina Rasmussen of Denmark and another freshman, Leilani Green, scored two goals each for the Regals. Sophomore Brenda Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. and freshman Kim Nelli combined for the shutout. ``We had a great opening game,'' Kuntz said. ``We're going to have one of our best teams we've had.'' Football: Last year Cal Lutheran lost its opener at Menlo College 32-21, but turned it around on the Oaks on Saturday, 24-21. Menlo had an opportunity to tie the game with two seconds left, but Daniel Marino blocked the field goal attempt. It was the earliest the Kingsmen have ever opened their season. UPCOMING EVENTS Football: Saturday at Pacific Lutheran in Tacoma, Wash., 1:30 p.m. Men's and Women's cross country: Saturday at Whittier Invitational in La Habra, 8:30 a.m. Men's soccer: Friday vs. Chapman, 4 p.m.; Sunday vs. Willamette Univ., Ore., 3 p.m. Women's soccer: Friday vs. Chapman, 2 p.m.; Sunday vs. Willamette Univ., Ore., 1 p.m.; Wednesday vs. Pomona Pitzer, 4 p.m. Women's volleyball: Saturday vs. UC Santa Cruz, 7 p.m. CAPTION(S): Box BOX: UPCOMING EVENTS (See text) |
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