COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: HANSON STILL PART OF LMU.Byline: Scott French Staff Writer These are tough times for the Loyola Marymount women's soccer program. Jessica Hanson, a starting midfielder/defender the past three seasons with the Lions, was killed last month in a car accident, and her presence is everywhere around Sullivan Field. The players warm up in T-shirts with Hanson's name and number, and a patch on their jerseys - over their hearts - is emblazoned simply: ``Jessica #4.'' ``We have our saying: 'We're playing with 12 (players),' '' senior forward Kelly Lewandowski said following LMU's 1-0 victory Sunday over Georgia. ``And we are. She will always be with us.'' Hanson, 20, an All-Southern Section player at Flintridge Sacred Heart The Sacred Heart is a religious devotion to Jesus' physical heart as the representation of the divine love for humanity This devotion is predominantly used in the Roman Catholic Church and also used in the Anglican Church. of La Canada Flintridge, died Aug. 5 en route to a family vacation in Lake Havasu. Also killed were her father, Kelly, and her boyfriend, LMU LMU Ludwig Maximilians Universität (München) LMU Loyola Marymount University LMU Leeds Metropolitan University (UK) LMU Lincoln Memorial University LMU Location Measurement Unit cross country runner Adam Bacon. ``It's hard,'' Lions coach Gregg Murphy Gregg Murphy is a multiple Emmy Award-winning sports journalist and an integral part of CN8's highly regarded sports coverage. He hosts Out of Bounds, an hour-long sports program, airing at 7 p.m. weeknights, that examines the nation's biggest sports stories. said. ''I think we're handling it the best way we can, but there's still some high moments and some low moments.'' Hanson, a left-sided midfielder and left back, played in 59 games, starting 47, in three seasons with the Lions. ``She was a world-class player in our minds - not in her mind, not yet,'' Murphy said. ``When she played for the U.S. in Mexico in July, I think just then she realized how good she could be.'' The Lions missed Hanson on the field at season's start. They played six overtime games, twice losing leads in the final seconds of regulation, before last weekend's victories over Oakland (Mich.) and Georgia. Hanson, the team says, deserves some credit for the victories. The placement of the uniform patch is symbolic. ``I think she was the heart of the team,'' Lewandowski said. ``She was always that one player that everyone looked up to. ... Everybody loved her.'' --Also: Third-ranked USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. (5-0) won its second successive Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Water Polo water polo, swimming game encompassing features of soccer, football, basketball, and hockey. The object of the game is to maneuver, by head, feet, or hand, a leather-covered ball 27 to 28 in. Tournament title Sunday at UC Irvine, rallying to beat Stanford 6-5 in the championship game. Juan Delgadillo's goal with 3:37 to play was decisive. ... Reseda High product Willie Sims' hat trick led Cal State Northridge's men's soccer team to a 5-3 win Sunday over UNLV UNLV University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Corvallis, Ore. The Matadors suffered their first loss Friday, falling to top-ranked and two-time defending NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association champion Indiana 5-0. Scott French, (818) 713-3617 scott.french(at)dailynews.com |
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