Bryn Mawr Owls Open Fall Season With Wins
In Volleyball, Cross Country and Soccer
The 2007-08 athletic season opened last week for Bryn Mawr's fall athletes with especially strong showings from the cross-country team, led by the fleet-footed Katie Weng '09, and from a promising young volleyball team. A review of the week's action:
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Katie Weng '09 |
Cross Country
In the first race of the 2007 season, Katie Weng '09 picked up where she left off last season, at the head of the pack. While running at the Haverford Time Trials, Weng took first place with a time of 19:23, 25 seconds faster than the nearest competitor. Other top finishers included Julia Lustick '09 (20:33), Jessica Varney '10 (21:18), Tess Clancy '10 (21:35), and Maggie Lloyd (21:44) '10. "This was a great team race," said Head Coach Dan Talbot. "Everyone contributed and raced very well, a good start to the season."
| Sept. 7-12 Schedule |
Cross Country: off until Sept. 15; Field Hockey: 9/7 @ Hood, 4:30 p.m.; 9/9 vs Arcadia, 2 p.m.; Soccer: 9/7 vs. North Carolina Wesleyan, 4 p.m.; 9/9 vs Grinnell, 11 a.m.; Volleyball: 9/8 Home quad match (Immaculata, Valley Forge Christian, PSU-Berks, 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m; 9/11 vs Delaware Valley, 7 p.m.
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Field Hockey
Bryn Mawr kicked off the 2007 season by hosting conference rival Swarthmore on Sept. 1 at Shillingford Field. The defense was led by goalkeeper Katherine Zaylor '11, who in her first collegiate appearance registered 17 saves in the cage. Lily Chen '08 and Caroline Heffernan '10 each tallied shots on goal in the 5-0 loss.
Soccer
The 2007 installment of soccer kicked off with the annual Bryn Mawr College Soccer Invitational. The tournament brought Goucher, Immaculata, and Lincoln to the Main Line. In the opening game, the Owls faced Immaculata, who used an "own goal" to get on the board first, but back-to-back goals by co-captain Wallis Romzek '07 and midfielder Emily Wiseman '11 put the Owls up by one heading into the half. Two second-half goals by the Mighty Macs gave Immaculata the 3-2 victory.
In the consolation game, Bryn Mawr toppled Lincoln 7-1. Katy Wing '10, Akua Nyame-Mensah '10, Wiseman, and an "own goal" gave the Owls a 4-1 halftime lead. In the second half, Romzek, Sydni Meyer '09 and Sarah Matteson '11 each found the back of the net, securing Bryn Mawr the 7-1 victory. Romzek, Laura Costanzo '10, Wiseman and Jillian Forde '11 all collected assists in the game. Romzek and Wiseman earned all-tournament team honors.
Volleyball
The Owls opened up the season going 2-0 at the Cedar Crest tri-match on September 1. In the first match, Bryn Mawr defeated Penn State-Abington 3-1. Julia Harris '10 led the owls with 18 kills while Katie Kronbergs '09 added 11. Elizabeth Sinclair '09 anchored the defense as she picked up 15 digs and chipped in 9 kills as libero Ashton Shaffer '11 began her Bryn Mawr athletic career on a solid footing, collecting 14 digs.
In the second match against host Cedar Crest, it took five games for the Owls to pick up the win. Again, Sinclair led the defense with 30 digs. Emma Wiesniewski-Barker '11 set a balanced attack while Harris knocked down 19 shots and Sinclair added 17 kills (.350). Hannah Davis '11 and Kronbergs combined for 25 kills while middle blocker Trish Urena '10 contributed nine of her own. The Owls won the marathon match as game five went down to the wire, securing Bryn Mawr the 30-24, 25-30, 30-23, 31-33, 15-13 win.
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