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Volume 82
Issue 8
October 16, 2015
Students relieve stress on campus Students take time from their hectic lives to put up their hammock and kick back after a long day of classes, or even tight rope. “We always put our studies first and then we have fun,” sophomore and member of Tau Kappa Epilson Tanner Novick said.
Above: Garrett Smith, sophomore and member of Tau Kappa Epilson, chose to take advantage of the beautiful October weather by relaxing in the hammock near the University Clinic. Right: Novak chooses to walk the tight rope as a means of relaxing.
Photos by Josh Lopez
Rams to honor ASU hero New soccer club for men with throwback uniforms kicks off
1953 legend remains in Hall of Fame Erika Walker Contributor
The football team will pay homage to the late Ben Kelly by wearing throwback style uniforms during the homecoming game Oct. 17 against Texas A&M Kingsville. “Ben Kelly was a great player here at Angelo State, but the most important thing is what he has done to break the color barrier here when it comes to football,” Head Coach Will Wagner said. “He is a trendsetter for our young athletes and I thought it would be good for us to honor him that way.” Kelly was a football player for San Angelo College, before the school became ASU. He suited up in 1953 and was one of the first African American football players to compete for a previously all-white college football team in Texas. “I think it’s pretty cool that our university gets to honor him,” quarterback Kyle Washington said. “It’s exciting—especially for me since I’m an African American player that is playing on this day. It’s important to pay respect to guys like him.” Kelly’s first game was Sept. 19, 1953,
eight months before the Supreme Court decision in Brown vs. Board of Education that ended segregation in all schools. According to Dudra Butler, a Standard Times columnist in 2014, Kelly went to the head football coach Max Bumgardner and his assistant Phil George to ask if he could go out for the team. They said they would like to, but couldn’t due to the segregation at school level. He asked who had the authority to let him play and Bumgardner directed him to president Rex Johnston. He asked Johnston, who said “If I felt as strongly about it as you do, I’d go across the hall to the registrar’s office and I’d enroll.” History was made. Kelly was able to attend ASU and play football, with some extra work on Johnston’s part. Johnston went to the school board and asked advice from other schools accepting African American students. Kelly won All-Pioneer Conference first team honors twice and the Nathan’s Jeweler Ram Football Award in 1954. Kelly then went on to sign with the San Francisco 49ers to play one season before playing another season with the New York Giants. Wagner said getting the uniforms
See KELLY, page 4
Team practices for future competitions Luis Montoya Staff Writer
The Men’s Rams Soccer Club is a new soccer team that is rising and though the year is just beginning, they have already began practicing and improving for future matches. “I started Rams Soccer Club because I had a deep passion to see a group of talented players come together to compete against other college students,” president of the team Miguel Torres said. “I understand not everyone was able to play sports in high school or at the collegiate level and this organization provides the opportunity to those interested in traveling and competing with a team.” The team practices on Sundays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Monday and Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the campus green. “What I love about the team is that you get to meet new people who love the same sport as you,” freshman Christian Dempsey said. “I played soccer in high school and I’m glad I get to play in college as well.” Their team does not require professional players but guys who have an interest for the sport.
“I did not play soccer in high school,” sophomore Layne Olijar said. “But I played when I was younger and I look forward to coming out here to the field to get better. We all have a love for the sport.” The team is currently looking for sponsors, from mainly local businesses. “I plan to have periodic practices that will condition members to perform to the best of their abilities,” Torres said. “Honestly, I leave the drills and activities to the coach who has more knowledge about the sport than I do. The team is looking great for its first semester as a student organization. The only thing we need now are team jerseys.” Junior Samson Judges coaches the team. Freshman Alan De Santiago said his favorite thing so far about the team is meeting new people outside of class. “Soccer is a sport where size doesn’t really matter much,” vice-president Carson Collins said. “All you need is to practice. And as they say, practice makes perfection.” With each practice the team grows and progresses more. “I look forward to competing with other colleges and showing our skills and talent,” junior Edward Reyes said. “Hopefully, with more practice we can reach a good potential.”
See SOCCER, page 2
Actress transforms into Mina after cutting off 18 inches of hair
Student feels attuned to character due to personal experience Valerie Lugo Staff Writer Sabrina Idom, a sophomore and theatre major, fully immersed herself into the world of Mina, a young, 28-year-old woman who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer in the play “keepingabreast,” written by ASU alumni Jackie Rosenfeld. In the play, Mina has to decide whether or not to have a mastectomy. To prepare for the role, Idom went as far as to cut 18 inches of her hair off.
“I used to have my hair to the middle of my back,” Idom said. “Dr. Doll came up to me asked, ‘how do you feel about cutting off all your hair?’ and I said ‘I don’t know!” Idom waited two weeks before going to get her hair cut. Idom said that cutting her hair helped her relate to Mina, but it was nowhere near on the same level as actually having breast cancer. Doll, director of the play, felt that Idom cutting her hair was crucial to the role of Mina. “It helped for Sabrina to feel lighter and not have anything to withdraw or hide behind,” Doll said. Idom said that the role of Mina
See IDOM, page 2
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Contributed Photo Mina, played by Sabrina Idom, converses on stage with Dmitri Millero, who is cast as Idom’s dad and Arianna Gonzales, who plays the role of Idom’s mother.
Look out for story on Coach Tom Dibbern and track news on page 2 Turn to page 3 to see the 2015 Homecoming nominees Check out the pictures from the Make-A-Wish event and Brisket Cook-Off on page 4 Read about soccer’s winning streak on page 6
FEATURES
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Coach returns after leading winning athletes Focus now on winning conference Championship
Alana Edgin Managing Editor ASU has many alumni, but not many return with an impressive number of coaching awards like assistant track and field coach Tom Dibbern. Dibbern grew up around athletics, as his father was a high school coach. He also said his father and Coach James Reid, ASU interim athletic director and head coach of track and field, inspired him to become a coach. In 2001, he graduated from ASU with a major in kinesiology and a minor in history, along with a third place in triple jump in the Lone Star Conference outdoor championship. “Coach Dibbern was a guy that had been with me for several years prior to him taking the head coaching position in Commerce,” Reid said. “He was an athlete of mine here at ASU and was an assistant coach with me for 10 years prior to him leaving in the fall of 2013.” After a fruitful career at Texas A&M-Commerce, Dibbern returned to his alma mater in July 2014. For the past two years, he worked as a head coach for track and field at TAMC with big accomplishments to add to his extensive resume. “I had never really had a strong desire to be a head coach, but when A&M Commerce called, I decided to give it a go,” Dibbern said. “I came back to San Angelo because I accomplished what I set out to do at Texas A&M-Commerce. I also have many family and friends in this area.” During his two years at TAMC, Dibbern’s track and field teams were highly successful with 30 AllAmerican athletes and the first ever LSC Men’s team to win both the indoor and outdoor conference titles in the same season. He also won LSC Men’s Coach of the Year, U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association’s South Central Regional Men’s Coach of the Year and the Texas Track & Field Coaches
Contributed Photo Coach Tom Dibbern, once an ASU athlete, has also coached at Texas A&M-Commerce, Oklahoma Baptist University, Hastings College in Nebraska. Association Collegiate Coach of the Year. “I have had good athletes and I have managed not to screw them up,” Dibbern said. His favorite event in track and field is the men’s decathlon and women’s heptathlon because the whole sport is represented in one single event. His favorite part of coaching is seeing the results of student athletes improving at ASU. “He was a true ‘Angelo State’ guy, he loves the school and program and is a great coach,” Reid said. “I knew that he would be able to come into our program and it would be a seamless transition and we would be able to continue our track and cross country programs heading in the right direction.” Both Dibbern and Reid hope to keep the track and field program running well for this upcoming season. Reid believes that the track and field staff has the background and experience to help make both the
men’s and women’s teams better. “We first want to concentrate on winning a conference championship with both the men’s and women’s track teams, and find ourselves as a top 5 team at the national meet,” Reid said. “The women are trying to win their tenth overall outdoor conference championship and eighth in a row, while the men are going to try and get back on top like we did in 2013, after finishing second and third the last two years.” While the women’s track and field team graduated some big scorers, they remain hopeful and believe in the talent of their recruits. “We had a really good recruiting class and feel confident that we can compete well again this year,” Reid said. “The men are a mixture of veteran ASU guys, plus some talented new freshman and transfer student athletes that will have to mesh well to put together a championship team.”
SOCCER page 1 The team isn’t competing because they just started, but plan to compete in the future. “What I look forward to is to compete in our first tournament against other Texas universities and to win a tournament before the semester ends,” Torres said. “Also, I can’t wait to see Rams Soccer Club become an official club sport at ASU. Those are the main goals I have for the organization; it is only a few but it will require a lot of work.”
Above: Carlos Tovar, junior, winds up to pass the ball over to his fellow teammate. Left: President of the Men’s Soccer Club Miguel Torres and coach of the club Samson Judges, converse about the club’s members and game winning strategies during practice. Right: Benjamin Carney, sophomore, dribbles the ball down the field during practice in attempt to make a goal.
IDOM page 1 was very personal to her because her grandmother has stage three breast cancer, which has spread to her lymph nodes. Idom said that it was interesting to see the different experiences. Her grandmother is 68, so it contrasts greatly to Mina. It put things into a new perspective for Idom. For Idom, acting isn’t simply becoming someone else. “It’s taking your experiences and forming that with your character,” Idom said. Doll said she did a really great job portraying Mina, she knows the play solidly, and she’s really bright.
Photos by Josh Lopez “Sabrina’s performance conveyed the pain, not only physically, but also emotionally,” sophomore and theatre education major Julia McDaniel said. “She really conveyed the amount of importance we put into a woman’s body, especially their breasts, and how it defines us as individuals.” In the future, Idom would like to do a show where she plays multiple characters and see where it takes her. “For me, it’s cathartic to be able to let those emotions out on stage,” Idom said, “Keepingabreast is a really Contributed Photo vulnerable show.” Idom and her husband Doug, played by Dmitri Millero, share an intimate moment on stage.
FEATURES
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Friday, October 16, 2015
Angelo State,
making dreams come true....
“We keep moving forward, opening new doors and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” -Walt Disney
2015 Homecoming Court
Nijah Adams
Myiam Barrera-Osuna
Hyatt Berkman
Nicole Birdsong
Bryan Boykins
Calli Bradshaw
Shannon Choi
John Cuellar
Ilana Dancel
Kailey Davis
Yahir Desantiago
Ryne Dierschke
Michon Dunn
Brooke Estes
Chelbee Farnen
Yanet Garcia
Darian Glenn
Lovelia Gomez
E Jusso
Peyton LaBauve
Matthew Lammons
Ian Macklin
Katie MacLeay
Michele McCartney
Reagan Mitchell
Jacob Nichols
Jackson Rebrovich
Hakeem Regis
Craig Tipton
Dundy Walker
Homecoming Finalists.... Brandy Yarbrough
Shannon Choi Kailey Davis Yanet Garcia Katie MacLeay Reagan Mitchell
Yahir Desantiago Ryne Dierschke Darian Glenn Peyton LaBauve Hakeem Regis
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Friday, October 16, 2015 NEWS Homecoming raises money for sick child Page 4
Make-a-Wish and ASU work to help girl accomplish dream Valerie Lugo Staff Writer
There are dreams and aspirations that a person can only hope to accomplish throughout their lifetime. For twelve-year-old Abby Galindo, one of these dreams consists of going to France. Abby was diagnosed with Gorham’s disease, a rare disorder that has changed her life. This disease is also known as Gorham vanishing bone disease and phantom bone disease. It is skeletal condition of unknown cause, characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of distended, thin-walled vascular or lymphatic channels within bone, which leads to resorption and replacement of bone with angiomas and/or fibrosis. Today, treatments are only in the experimental stage. Abby’s mother, Laurie, describes her daughter as someone who’s always had an extremely prominent artistic side. In order to help make Abby’s dreams into a reality, ASU banded together with the Make-aWish Foundation to help the cause. Students all around campus were encouraged to go out and support the possibility of making Abby’s dream become true on Oct. 11. For only a few dollars, students, staff members and any others in attendance, were encouraged to pay money to dunk students into some fresh, chilly water.
Chelsea Swaim, an upperclassman studying biology at ASU, was put in contact with the Make-AWish spokesperson in San Angelo. “I’ve always wanted to help people,” Swaim said. “This was really special for all of us. We got help from other members of the committee and we take turns helping out, but I organized this part of it.” The event went on for a vast majority of the day and was constantly rotating with fresh waves of new people. There was music vibrating loudly throughout the speakers, delicious food, comfortable chairs and tables filled with friendly faces. One of the special guests in attendance was Abby herself. “The entire atmosphere at the Make-a-Wish event made me feel really happy,” freshman and prenursing student Emma Rackard said. “The staff was welcoming and I thought what they were doing for Abby was really great.” Abby said she has always enjoyed art. “There’s a place in France where some of the artists can spend time together and show off their work. We’d really like to take Abby there,” Laurie said. The event was successful, and while the amount of money raised for Abby’s trip is still undetermined, Swaim says that people can still donate money for Abby at football games and at the Homecoming pep rally. “What I love about ASU is that we can really come together to do something special for someone in need,” Rackard said.
Greeks win brisket competition The Annual Brisket Cook-Off started homecoming on Oct. 11 at the pavilion. Sponsored by the homecoming committee, the cook-off is a friendly competition where student organizations fight out in the grill, with all profits going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. “One of my favorite memories of the cook-off is hanging out with friends,” senior Geoffrey Johnston said. "I also liked dunking people as well.” There were 13 organizations involved this year. Tri-Beta won the cook-off, Delta Zeta took second place and Brock and Bridle took third. The judging part of the competition is chosen by four judges and what they look for is original and exquisite taste. The winner of the cook-off gets points added to the organizations for homecoming week. Delta Zeta freshman Maria Bravo said she has always had a niche for making food and enjoyed cooking at the event. Bravo said she liked the bonding aspect and friendship between the organizations. “Without Lambda Chi allowing us to use their second smoker there wouldn’t have been any way that we would have even had a brisket to present,” Bravo said.
Photo by Josh Lopez Freshman Xavier Drury takes a splash into the dunk tank at the Make-A-Wish event.
Photo by Josh Lopez Tri Beta seniors Laura Cruz, Ben Alexander and Ian Macklin laugh around the barbeque pit at the cook-off.
Pro-Life becomes pro-cupcake Friday 10/16 San Antonio Sculptor continues in Carr Education-Fine Arts Building Psi Chi T-Shirt sale starting in Academic Building, Room 004 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Golden Exes Luncheon in Legrand Alumni and Visitors Center at 11:30 a.m. Salmon Sculpture Symposium in Carr Eldon Black Recital Hall at 1:30 p.m. Alumni Awards Dinner in UC CJ Davidson at 6 p.m. Run Through Sign Contest in Junell Center at 6:30 p.m. Volleyball vs. Texas A&M Commerce at 7 p.m. Pep Rally in Junell Center at 8 p.m. ASU Bonfire at Homecoming Bonfire Site at 9:30 p.m.
Saturday 10/17 Financial Aid Answers in Plaza Verde Vista Room at 10 a.m.
Photo by Josh Lopez Tabitha Tobias, sophomore, gives away cupcakes in the University Center from the student organization Pro-Life Rams. KELLY page 1
was a unanimous decision within the athletic department, and choosing to debut them at the homecoming game makes the tribute extra special since it is the biggest event of the season. “Homecoming brings everybody that has ever played here or went to school here together,” Clayton Callicutt, defensive lineman, said. “It gives everybody a chance who has ever stepped through these doors to have that moment of astonishment in remembrance.” The tribute at the homecoming can be described as historic, said Washington
Kelly passed away at the age of 83 on Nov. 15, 2014. When the Rams won the Lone Star Conference Playoff Championship last season they dedicated the win to Kelly. ASU renamed the physical fitness facility to the Ben Kelly Center for Human Performance in May 2014 and the lower weight room at the Junell Center was named the Ben and Alvetta Kelly Weight Room in September 2014 honoring Kelly and his wife for all of their contributions to the ASU community.
Homecoming Parade downtown at 11 a.m. Volleyball vs. Texas Women’s University at 1 p.m. Ram Jam featuring Austin Moody in LeGrand Alumni and Visitors Center at 4:30 p.m. Football vs. Texas A&M Kingsville at 7 p.m.
Tuesday 10/20 UCPC Spray Can Art between UC and Porter Henderson Library at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday 10/21 Professional Internship and Job Fair in UC at 10 a.m. LGBT History Celebration in UC at 11:30 a.m.
Thursday 10/22 Volunteer: Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue at 2 p.m. Planetarium: Secret Lives of Stars in the Vincent Nursing-Physical Science Building at 7 p.m. Planetarium: Earthquake: Evidence of a Restless Planet in Vincent Nursing-Physical Science Building at 8 p.m.
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OPINIONS
Friday, October 16, 2015
New life to “Twilight”
Alana Edgin Managing Editor Many people hate “Twilight” by Stephanie Meyer for a variety of reasons; the main two being sparkly vampires and Bella’s damsel in distress act. However, with last week’s tenth anniversary addition of “Twilight,” Meyer decided to show people Bella’s damsel in distress persona would be the exact same if she was actually a he. This is how Meyer’s new “Life and Death” came to be.
In “Life and Death” all the genders have been switched except for Bella’s parents, which Meyer explains in a foreword for readers. Now Bella is Beaufort Swan, and Edward is Edythe Cullen and there are small changes due to the genders switching, but the major events are the exact same. It was intriguing to see Meyer recreate the characters that brought her to fame, and she proved that Bella was not a damsel in distress. Bella was simply human and in love with a super powered immortal. By making Beau, she challenged gender stereotypes. Even while I read it, I was surprised how he never once felt like a man in distress while still going through the same dangerous experiences that Bella did. Meyer also solved the plot holes from Beau being a guy with a different ending than the original. This alternate ending is so sweet, but sad at the same time. Readers who enjoyed Bella and Edward should definitely give Beau and Edythe a shot.
How Dominic got his name Nancy Michaelis Contributor Several years ago I stood on the sidewalk watching the ASU homecoming parade where my nephew marched with the ROTC. Cheering on the blue and gold and the assortment of floats filled with energetic students, I was suddenly brought up short. I was shocked. I was grinning and I was proud. The float that just passed featured the mascot, the ram, with his name in gold: Dominic. In 1962, as a student at San Angelo Junior College, I named the ram. Definitely a grin-able moment. I have since been thinking some might like to know the story of that name. Not sure I could remember all the details, I went to the archives of San Angelo Standard Times where I remembered an article with a picture. The 1962 microfiche has disappeared. Then I went to the ASU library to the archives of the Ram Page and found what I was looking for. The Circle K Club sponsored a “Name the Ram” contest. Out of over 50 entries they selected mine: Dominic. I received several nice prizes—a silver pitcher donated by Nathan’s Jewelers and a Parker Pen and Pencil set donated by Wagner Office Equipment, Inc.—and an article and picture in the newspaper with me and the club officers: Douglas Brooks, president; Jimmy Smith, vicepresident; Jerry Wood, secretary; Lynn Derrick, treasurer; and Frank Grounds, Student Council representative. Just seeing their names in print brings back so many fond memories. But the question is how and why “Dominic”? First, Rambouillet, the ram breed Dominic is, is a French breed. At the time I was taking French with Dr. Fraser, so it seemed a good opportunity to explore French names. I remember sitting in my Carr Hall dorm room with my Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary that Dr. Bloodworth highly recommended would be most beneficial for our
college career—and she was right— going through names at the back of the book and trying them out on my roommate and suite mates to much humming and hawing and laughter, but it was Dominic that I settled on. The Singing Nun’s French folk song “Dominique” inspired me because it is telling the story of St. Dominique was popular. It was the sixties and many of us were into folk music and guitars and hootenanny gatherings—at least I was. I am proud to see that the name has continued on to the university. A little research shows that it is a name to be proud of both on the field and in the classroom. Dominique was the founder of the Dominican Order known for dedication and education. All his life he set an example for charity, humility, and empathy, qualities to strive for as a student, as an athlete, as a leader, as a person going about daily life. Not bad for a mascot. The Rambouillet sheep as a breed began in 1786 and 1799 when the King of Spain sent 359 selected Merino rams and ewes, producers of the world’s finest wool and highly protected by the Spanish government, to the French national sheepfold in Rambouillet, France, to help improve their stock, where they have been bred since 1801. This is a hardy breed. It can weather the scarce brush of Texas and the extreme cold of Wisconsin. It produces both meat and wool of high quality with little feed. In size it is the largest of the fine wool sheep. ASU’s mascot Dominic, a Rambouillet ram, is a mascot with a heritage and a name to be proud of. Dedication, education, austerity, hard work, charity, humility, empathy, hardiness, efficiency and quality— all characteristics espoused by Dominique, the monk, and by the Rambouillet sheep, are ones of which any student would be proud.
What is your favorite part of Homecoming? “My favorite part about homecoming are the themes. I really like the different and fun themes that the organizations do everything based off of—like the Dr. Seuss and the Disney. It’s also really fun to see how they incorporate it all into that theme.”
Mariela Rodriguez Senior “My favorite part of homecoming is the parade.”
Cristian Campuzano Senior “The parade. It shows a lot of character.”
Alexia Rodgers Freshman “I would have to say the spirit everyone shows going to the football game. Everyone is going crazy.”
Garrett Smith Sophomore “It’s my first year so I think my favorite part will be the parade and decorating the floats and just everything that comes with the week.”
Lacey Patterson Freshman
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Volleyball holds up kill streak Rambelles show no signs of slowing down Chris Cole Staff Writer Rambelles’ volleyball continued their winning streak at home against Midwestern State on Oct. 9 and Cameron on Oct. 10 winning 3-0 in both games and pulling a double sweep, making it their eleventh sweep this season. These were two important victories for the Belles as they follow up from the loss against Kingsville back on Oct. 2. This being their first loss in the conference, the team has shown resolve and determination in their ferocious comebacks against Midwestern and Cameron. “I’d like to think we’ve recovered from the Kingsville match,” outside hitter Mallory Blauser said. “It was a momentary lapse. We’re bouncing back now.” Blauser held 13 kills on Friday’s game and 12 kills on Saturday. Middle blocker Morgan Seaton said the team has used the loss as a chance to work harder in the gym. There were a couple of instances against Midwestern where Seaton was already in the air before the setter had set the ball up for her, making her sudden hits all the more surprising
for both the opponents and the audience. “Every match Morgan is getting better and better,” Head Coach Chuck Waddington said. “We still have a lot of work to do in the conference this season, but I think we’re working in the right direction.” Wishing to go undefeated, Seaton said, “I’m not a very powerful hitter, so I have to be quick.” The high energy within the Junell Center undeniably worked in the Belles’ favor, psyching out their opponents and giving them confidence. Junior Austin Gibson said he tries to make it to all the home games, and is hopeful for their season. “I like watching the Belles’ play, they’re really good and they have some strong hitters,” Gibson said. “I think they have a chance to make it all the way through the conference this season, and I don’t think anyone’s tied with them right now. I think they’ll beat Kingsville next time too.” These wins put the Belles 17-4 for the season and 6-1 in the Lone Star Conference. The Rambelles play again Friday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Junell Center and again Saturday, Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. “We can’t just show up and win, we have to File photo by Josh Lopez compete,” Waddington said. “Every team that The Belles celebrate a point scored against West Texas faces us wants to beat us. We have a target on our A&M University. Their next game will be the “Dig back now. If we come in the wrong way, with the Pink” game on Friday, Oct. 16. wrong mentality, we’ll lose.”
Belles kick it up with four game win streak Team breaks their first half blues against Midwestern Alana Edgin Managing Editor The year of the Ram and Rambelles continued in Wichita Falls on Oct. 9 with Rambelles’ soccer extending their winning streak against Midwestern State. In the fourth straight win for the Belles, the team started and ended strong by destroying their first half blues to attack the MSU net. The Belles’ first half was strong defensively and set MSU on edge, limiting the opposition to only two attempted shots in the first half. Neither of the MSU shots reached the net due to the Belles’ defense. MSU fouled, allowing defender Shay Williams to have a free kick. Williams’s kick went straight past the defense to midfielder and forward Demi Tsambasis, who sent the ball sailing to the net for the first goal of the night and the last goal of the half. The score was 1-0, ASU on top. MSU reorganized their defensive and offensive strategies for the second half, firing off four shots, with only two reaching the net. While they may have upped their game, they were still no match for the Belles, who kept them off the board. Goalkeeper Shantel Wittke saved the ball three times in the second half, including a crucial save that would have tied the game with three minutes left. With the Belles still in the lead, and Wittke’s
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File photo by Summer Almaguer Analise Watson, freshman, keeps her eye on the ball after her header to another teammate. This week’s offensive LSC player of the week was Demi Tsambasis, this is her first in her ASU career and she is the third Belle to win one.
reflexes at the net, the team would have been able to win. But a score of 1-0 was not good enough for the Belles, and the offensive aimed for more. One minute left in the game. Forward and midfielder Sierra Anderson shot, but was blocked. The ball went to Tsambasis, who shot and scored again. The Belles held off MSU for the last minute of game time and secured a win with a score of 2-0, making MSU the victim of their seventh shutout and fourth straight win. Statistic leaders for this game were Tsambasis with two goals, Anderson with four shots and Wittke with
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three saves. This game puts Tsambasis in a third place tie with teammate midfielder Haley Mendel for most goals in the season in the Lone Star Conference with six goals. Anderson is ranked fifth in the LSC for most assists with five assists for the season. The Belles are currently ranked as the No. 5 team in the LSC and have a 4-1-0 record for conference. Their overall record for the season is 10-1-1.
Top 25 matchup ends in loss Rams come up short second week in a row Alana Edgin Managing Editor
After mounting a comeback late in the fourth quarter, the No. 16 Rams fell to No. 15 Texas A&M-Commerce 3835. The high-scoring first half started off with a 2-yard rushing touchdown by quarterback Kyle Washington. The Lions quickly responded with 14 unanswered offensive points, later after a scramble, Washington’s pass was picked off and returned for a touchdown putting the Lions up 21-7. Both teams went blow for blow in the second quarter, but the Rams were unable to pull ahead despite wide receiver Mark Munson’s touchdown and defensive lineman Clayton Callicut’s fumble recovery in the end zone, his third touchdown of his career. The first half finished with a score of 31-21. In the second half the Ram’s defense held strong, not allowing an offensive touchdown the rest of the game. Both teams were without an offensive touchdown in the third quarter, with the Lions scoring on a 1-yard punt return. Mid-way through the fourth quarter the Ram’s offense came alive. With 7:40
left in the game the Rams were able to cut the lead down to 10 points. The Lions were held to three and out on their following drive allowing the Rams’ offense to go to work as Washington worked his magic and found wide receiver Donovan Thompson for a 30 yard touchdown. Nocking the lead down to 3. The Rams were unable to stop the Lion’s offense as they completed three first downs, icing the game. Defensive lineman John Siliga led the defense while reaching a season high of ten tackles, one tackle for loss and a sack. The defensive line showed their talents in this game. Jeremy Johnson and Jonathan Shannon made nine stops each. Clallicutt, Ryan Clapsaddle and Dominique McCoy each recorded seven tackles. Both teams combined for 834 total yards on offense, with the Ram outgaining the Lions 467-367. Statistic leaders for this game were Washington, going 24-of-54, two interceptions and three touchdowns and John Siliga with ten tackles and a sack. Trevor Stafford scored his first career touchdown as well. Rams will play Texas A&M Kingsville for homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. at LeGrand Stadium at 1st Community Credit Union Field.