Men’s Soccer Defeats Wittenberg University; Terriers Advance to NCAC Tournament
October 31, 2009
GARRETTSVILLE, OHIO — The Hiram College men’s soccer team defeated Wittenberg University, 2-0, today (Saturday, Oct. 31) in the North Coast Athletic Conference and home finale at Brosius Park in Garrettsville on senior day. The Terriers will claim the fourth and final seed via tiebreaker against Oberlin College who defeated Wabash (Ind.) College earlier today. [Game Stats]
With the win, the Terriers end the regular season with a 10-6-2 overall record and 4-3-2 in the NCAC. The Tigers fall to 3-13-2 overall and 2-6-1 NCAC.
The game remained scoreless until the 35th minute when Hiram junior forward Cole Miller (Berlin/Hiland) found the back of the net, with an assist from junior defenseman/foward Evan Roberts (Akron/Ellet). The goal would be the only score of the half as Hiram led 1-0 heading into the locker rooms.
In the second half, Hiram added an insurance goal with a marker from senior All-Region midfielder Nick Gdanetz (McKeen, Pa./Erie Cathedral Prep) increasing the score to 2-0. Freshman midfielder Ryan Greenhill (Solon) was credited with an assist on the Gdanetz goal. The Hiram defense, led by the duo of junior goaltender Joe Tatum (Georgetown, Cayman Islands/St. George’s School) and senior netminder Marc Windham (Hudson), held the Wittenberg offense scoreless the remainder of the game and preserve the 2-0 shutout.
Tatum improved his record to 10-6-2 for the season following today’s game, allowing no goals and made two saves in 45 minutes of playing time. Windham played the final 45 minutes in net allowing no goals and made two saves.
Hiram earns its second straight trip to the NCAC postseason and will travel to Delaware, Ohio for a matchup against Ohio Wesleyan University, who will the top seed in this year’s tournament. The Terriers will play against the Battling Bishops on Wednesday, Nov. 4 with kickoff scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Hiram College Sports Information Director Jeff Hoedt by phone at (330) 569-5495, by FAX at (330) 569-5392 or by email at hoedtjm@hiram.edu.
Volleyball Win Streak Grows to Seven Matches With Win Against The College of Wooster
October 31, 2009
WOOSTER, OHIO — The Hiram College volleyball team won its seventh straight match with a 3-2 (25-27, 25-23, 23-25, 25-17, 15-10) win against The College of Wooster today (Saturday, Oct. 31) in the North Coast Athletic Conference and regular season finale in Wooster. [Match Statistics]
With the win, the Terriers are now 22-9 overall and 14-2 in the NCAC. In addition to seven straight match victories, Hiram has also won nine of its last 10. The Fighting Scots fall to 21-9 overall and 12-4 NCAC.
Leading the Hiram offense was sophomore middle hitter Andrea Kaminsky (Canton/GlenOak) with 14 kills. Sophomore outside hitter Shaina Bryan (South Euclid/Brush) and sophomore middle hitter Kristi Opfer (Garrettsville/Garfield) were tied for second with 12 kills each. Senior All-NCAC middle hitter Randa Jackson (South Euclid/Brush) added 11 kills. Senior setter Brittany Mayle (Mantua/Crestwood) tallied a team-high 30 set assists followed by junior setter Alyssa Coundourides (Brunswick/Parma-Padua Franciscan) with 17 assists.
Defensively, senior libero Charley McQueary (Oregon/Clay) recorded a team-best 40 digs. Bryan was second with 25 followed by freshman outside hitter Ariel Pund (Macedonia/Walsh Jesuit) with 17 digs. Mayle also finished in double figures in digs with 12 and Coundourides added 11. Jackson led the team in blocks with five (one solo and four assists).
Hiram will advance to its ninth straight NCAC Tournament and will be the number two seed. The Terriers will face the same Wooster team, who will be the third seed in the tournament, on Friday, Nov. 6 in Springfield. NCAC regular-season champion Wittenberg University will be the top seed and will serve as host for the tournament. The Tigers will face fourth-seeded Allegheny (Pa.) College at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, followed by Hiram and Wooster at 8 p.m. or 30 minutes following the conclusion of the Wittenberg and Allegheny matchup.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Hiram College Sports Information Director Jeff Hoedt by phone at (330) 569-5495, by FAX at (330) 569-5392 or by email at hoedtjm@hiram.edu.
Cross Country Teams Compete at NCAC Championships
October 31, 2009
DELAWARE, OHIO — The Hiram College cross country teams competed at the 2009 North Coast Athletic Conference Championships today (Saturday, Oct. 31) hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. The Terrier men placed 10th and the women finished ninth. [Complete Men's Results] [Complete Women's Results]
The men totaled 283 points to finish 10th out of 10 teams. Allegheny (Pa.) College won the men’s title with 25 points followed by Wabash (Ind.) College in second with 82 points. Oberlin College rounded out the top three teams with 85 points.
Individually, sophomore Joe Hengoed (Seven Hills/Normandy) recorded the fastest time for Hiram with a mark of 28:12 and placed 36th overall out of 109 total runners. Sophomore Zach Eshelman (Corona, Ariz./Cienega) was second to cross the finish line with a time of 29:27. Freshman Chris Pratt (North Canton/Hoover) was third in a time of 29:49 and senior William Brown (Hamburg, N.Y./Frontier Central) was fourth at 30:48. Freshman Brian Nemire (Berlin Heights/Edison) recorded the fifth fastest time at 31:01 and sophomore Nicholas Michalenko (Moon Twp., Pa./Our Lady of Sacred Heart) was sixth with a time of 31:28. Rounding out the scoring times for the Terriers was freshman Brendan Curtin (Burton/Berkshire) who completed the course in a time of 32:10.
The Hiram women ended the event with 281 total points to place ninth out of nine teams. Oberlin was first with 33 points, followed by Wittenberg University in second with 76 points. Allegheny was third with 82 points.
Senior Katie Eppley (Stow) paced Hiram with a time of 28:40 and finished 78th overall out of 91 total runners. Freshmen Megan Orosz (Mentor/Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin) and Natalie Richardson (McConnelsville/Morgan) finished back-to-back with marks of 30:38 and 31:59 respectively. Junior Lyndsay Kuhn (Canfield) was fourth to complete the course for the Terrier women with a time of 33:31. Freshman Kori Page (Bradford, Verm./Oxbow) placed fifth on the team at 33:55 and freshman Elizabeth Haase (Akron/Firestone) completed the list of competitors for Hiram with a mark of 37:10.
Hiram will next compete at the annual NCAA Division III Regional Meet hosted by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind. on Saturday, Nov. 14.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Hiram College Sports Information Director Jeff Hoedt by phone at (330) 569-5495, by FAX at (330) 569-5392 or by email at hoedtjm@hiram.edu.
Women’s Soccer Defeated by Oberlin College in Overtime
October 31, 2009
GARRETTSVILLE, OHIO — The Hiram College women’s soccer team was defeated by Oberlin College, 2-1, in overtime today (Saturday, Oct. 31) in the North Coast Athletic Conference and season finale at Brosius Park in Garrettsville on senior day. [Game Stats]
With the loss, the Terriers end their season at 7-10-2 overall and 1-7 in the NCAC. The Yeowomen improve to 5-12-2 overall and 1-7 NCAC.
Hiram struck early with an unassisted goal by sophomore midfielder/forward Caitlin Fortson (Ravenna) at the 6:34 minute mark, giving the Terriers a 1-0 lead. The goal would be the only score of the first half.
The Terriers looked to be headed to victory, but a late goal by Oberlin’s Lois Immerman during the 82nd minute knotted the game at 1-1. Neither team would find the back of the net in the final minutes sending the game into overtime.
In the first overtime period, Oberlin’s Amelia Jarvinen got behind the Hiram defenders and put the game winning goal away on a breakaway at the 93:00 mark giving the Yeowomen a 2-1 overtime victory.
In goal for Hiram, junior Emily Bristol (Worcester, N.Y./Worcester Central) played all 93 minutes allowing two goals and made five saves. She ends the season with a 7-10-2 record following today’s game.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Hiram College Sports Information Director Jeff Hoedt by phone at (330) 569-5495, by FAX at (330) 569-5392 or by email at hoedtjm@hiram.edu.
Football Defeated by Ohio Wesleyan University
October 31, 2009
HIRAM, OHIO — The Hiram College football team was defeated by Ohio Wesleyan University, 38-6, today (Saturday, Oct. 31) in a North Coast Athletic Conference game and home finale on senior day at the Charles A. Henry Field. [Game Stats]
With the loss, the Terriers drop to 0-8 overall and 0-5 in the NCAC. The Battling Bishops improve to 2-6 overall and 2-3 NCAC.
Following a scoreless first quarter, OWU scored the game’s first touchdown at the 13:55 minute mark of the second quarter on a 10-yard run by Chris Marshall. The extra point attempt hit the left upright, giving the Bishops a 6-0 lead. OWU would end the Hiram ensuing possession with an interception that set up the Bishops’ second score on a six yard TD run by quarterback Mike Bashioum that ended a 15-play, 73 yard drive. The extra point would be blocked by Hiram freshman lineback Jarrod Lewis (Petersburg/Springfield Local), keeping the game in striking distance at 12-0 with 4:44 left in the half. Nearing the end of the period, Bashioum found the endzone again, this time from four yards out, on a scoring drive that was set up by another OWU interception. The score was the last of the half and increased the OWU margin to 19-0 at the break.
In the third quarter, the Bishop defense recorded its third interception of the game and found the endzone as Daniel DeLay went 27 yards for the score and made the score 25-0. The extra point on the DeLay TD was blocked by sophomore All-NCAC linebacker Jon Hull (Buford, Ga./Mill Creek). OWU recorded the only points of the period as the Bishops led 25-0 after three quarters of play.
OWU tallied two more scores in the fourth quarter with a one-yard TD run by Bashioum, his third of the day, and a 10-yard TD run by Steve Brown to end the Bishop scoring and led 38-0 with 10:57 to go. Hiram scored its only points of the game late in the quarter on a four-yard TD run by freshman running back Chris Austin (Cleveland/Glenville) that ended a seven-play, 80-yard drive. The Terriers went for the two-point conversion, but fell short, as the Bishops went on to win by the final of 38-6.
OWU was led by Bashioum who completed just three-of-eight passes for five yards, but rushed for a game-high 88 yards on 16 carries and three TD. Defensively, Taylor Smith had a game-tying high eight tackles, including four tackles for loss and a sack.
Hiram was led by junior wide receiver Glenn Campbell (Akron/Buchtel) who caught four passes for a game-high 92 yards. Freshman quarterback Brendan Rehor (Bay Village/Bay) completed 18-of-31 passes for 163 yards, but threw three interceptions. Austin finished the game with 18 yards on the ground in 14 attempts and a TD. Defensively, senior All-NCAC lineman Humphrey Caswell (South Euclid/Brush) had a game-tying high eight tackles, including one-and-a-half tackles for loss and a forced fumble.
Hiram will end its season on the road beginning with a NCAC game against No. 18 nationally-ranked Wabash College next Saturday, Nov. 7 in Crawfordsville, Ind. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Hiram College Sports Information Director Jeff Hoedt by phone at (330) 569-5495, by FAX at (330) 569-5392 or by email at hoedtjm@hiram.edu.
Swimming & Diving Teams Earn Split Against Notre Dame College
October 30, 2009
SOUTH EUCLID, OHIO — The Hiram College swimming and diving teams earned a split against Notre Dame College in its first dual meet of the season in South Euclid. The Terrier men defeated the Falcons, 117-83, and the women were defeated, 127-73. [Complete Results]
Following tonight’s dual meet, the men are 1-0 overall for the season and the women begin the dual meet season at 0-1 overall.
Individually, the men had nine event winners and one winning relay. Juniors Zach Wegman (Knoxville, Tenn./Bereon), Santiago Morales (Mexico City, Mexico/Colegio Bilboa) and Travis Subda (Spring, Texas/Klein Collins) paced Hiram by winning three events each. Wegman captured victories in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:35.85), 200-yard individual medley (2:07.79) and the 200-yard backstroke (2:05.83). Morales posted top times in the 200-yard free (1:47.65), 200-yard butterfly (2:01.86) and the 500-yard free (5:08.27). Subda touched the wall first in the 50-yard free (22.79 seconds), 100-yard free (50.17 seconds) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:24.48). The men also won the 400-yard free relay. Junior Colin Kelly (Perrysburg), freshman James DeGroff (Cuyahoga Falls), senior Kyle Kiffer (Parma/Valley Forge) and freshman Eric Feeney (Berne, Ind./South Adams) teamed up to record a winning time of 3:33.60.
On the women’s side, the Terriers had one individual event winner in senior Staci Buckingham (Wooster) who came in first in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:51.67. The women also had a winning relay team in the 400-yard free relay. Senior Katie Pierdomenico (Stow/Twinsburg), sophomore Becca Szanto (Bainbridge), junior Claire Rachek (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) and junior Ashlynn Krohn (Wauseon) combined to post a top time of 4:01.75.
The swimming and diving teams will continue the season on Friday, Nov. 6 in a non-conference dual meet against Mount Union College in Alliance. The meet is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Hiram College Sports Information Director Jeff Hoedt by phone at (330) 569-5495, by FAX at (330) 569-5392 or by email at hoedtjm@hiram.edu.
LaVette ‘11 Reigns at Michael Jackson Wanna Be Contest
October 30, 2009
Shrekka LaVette ‘11 of Cleveland, Ohio, moonwalked away from Hayden Auditorium last night with $500 as the first-place winner of the Michael Jackson Wanna Be Contest. The contest, sponsored by the Kennedy Center Programming Board, brought together students, faculty and staff for six student performances judged by a panel of three MJ “experts.” Dee West, associate dean of students, Demetria Anderson, director of campus involvement, and Shawn Brown, director of college relations, evaluated the performances based upon costume, dance, lip syncing and creativity. Students performed to some of Jackson’s greatest hits including “Billie Jean,” “Rock With You,” “Thriller,” “The Way You Make Me Feel,” “Dirty Diana,” and “You Are Not Alone.” Click here for photographs from the special event.
Two Computer Science Teams Competing in “Battle of the Brains” Tomorrow
October 30, 2009
Two teams of computer science students are competing for the world’s most prestigious computer programming competition, the 34th annual IBM-sponsored Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest tomorrow.
The teams, along with their coach, Assistant Professor of Computer Science Louis Oliphant, will travel to Youngstown State University to compete against teams from 20 other schools including Baldwin-Wallace College, Duquesne University, Kent State University and Oberlin College.
Teams of three students will be challenged to use their programming skills and rely on their mental endurance to solve complex, real world problems under a grueling five-hour deadline. Tackling these problems is equivalent to completing a semester’s worth of computer programming in one afternoon. The team that solves the most problems correctly in the least amount of time will win a coveted spot on the World Finals roster.
This year’s regional competitions are expected to draw tens of thousands of students from universities in approximately 90 countries on six continents for an all-out “battle of the brains.”
One hundred regional champions will meet when the contest culminates February 1 through 6, 2010, in Harbin, China. The best and brightest information technology students from around the globe will compete for awards, scholarships, prizes and bragging rights to the “world’s smartest trophy.”
IBM’s Web site also has more information about the contest, and podcasts of the contests are also available.
Alaolmolki to Present Workshops on History of Islamic World
October 30, 2009
Nozar Alaolmolki, chair and professor of political science, has been invited to offer workshops on “The History of the Islamic World” at The First Unitarian Church in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
The workshops will begin tomorrow, October 31, 2009, and will take place for five weekends. Each workshop will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will end at 12 p.m.
The church is located at 21600 Shaker Boulevard., Shaker Heights, Ohio.
Hiram College Placed Prominently on InsideCollege
October 29, 2009
A new website, InsideCollege, listing about 700 colleges, is a unique online guide aimed at helping students find colleges that best fit their individual lifestyles. Hiram College is featured on 15 lists including the following:
Colleges Supportive of African American Student Needs
Colleges for the Free Spirit
Colleges for the Shy Student
Colleges of Distinction
Colleges that Change Lives
Colleges with Fine History Departments
Colleges with Phi Beta Kappa Chapters
Colleges with Strength in Women’s Volleyball
Great Colleges for the Liberal Arts
The Experts’ Choice: Colleges with Great Pre-Med Programs
The lists are from “The College Finder,” a book published by Wintergreen Orchard House and written by Steven R. Antonoff, PhD. List placement was based on data from Wintergreen Orchard House as well as selections made by experts in the college counseling field.
