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Student fee makes campus greener

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news@dailyhelmsman.com Students can help Tiger Blue Go Green by using their “green fee” to make the campus more eco-friendly.

The “green fee” is a $10 fee that students have been paying since 2007. It funds proposals for initiatives that help make the campus “greener.” Unlike other fees that students pay to the University, they can come up with their own idea to help campus become environmentally friendly by writing a proposal and potentially getting the green fee used to fund their project.

“Many have great entrepreneur skills, and this is a great way to express themselves and benefit the school while doing it,” said Amelia Mayahi, sustainability coordinator at the University of Memphis.

John Hochstein, professor of mechanical engineering, has used the green fee to fund several of his initiatives. He is currently working on a project that will take landscape waste and turn it into electricity.

The process takes landscape waste and turns it into pellets that can be burned. The pellets are put into a “gasifier” to burn into synthetic gas and the synthetic gas burns to make electricity.

“We think it’s a way to make the University’s systems more efficient,” Hochstein said. “We think that we can make it cleaner and more economically [friendly] at the same time.”

This year, the green fee is projected to support other chemical recycling projects as well as campus sustainability initiatives that promote healthier living through recycling

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Students can get a different view of the city by renting bikes through a new bike share program coming to the University of Memphis this fall.

Amelia Mayahi, sustainability coordinator, partnered with Doug Campbell, a faculty member in the department of economics, to come up with a proposal for the Tiger Bikes Program. Similar bike share programs that are used at schools such as Rhodes College and the University of Mississippi sparked the idea.

The due came up with the idea for the program about two years ago. Campbell is the faculty adviser of the cycling club and promotes bicycle riding on campus and around the city of Memphis.

“I’m a regular bike commuter to campus,” Campbell said. “I’ve been biking to campus for four years now.”

For $35 per semester, the Tiger Bikes Program will allow students to rent a bike from the University for periods of two weeks at a time.

After two weeks, the renter must take a 24-hour break but can rent in up to two-week incre-

within a month, the University will launch its new bike share program. The program will give students the opportunity to rent a bike for two weeks at time.

UT Pike chapter suspended

By Michelle Corbet

news@dailyhelmsman.com The “butt chugging” saga, as it may be remembered at the University of Tennessee, concluded with the suspension of the Pi Kappa Alpha chapter and the fraternity house being shut down.

UT Vice Chancellor for Student Life Timothy Rogers announced Friday that the UT Pike chapter will remain under suspension for a minimum of two years.

The chapter president agreed to surrender its charter when he and the chapter made a plea bargain with UT Student Judicial Affairs, pleading guilty to charges of student misconduct, including underage drinking at a party where an alcohol enema allegedly took place.

Alexander Broughton, who was admitted to UT Medical Center with a blood-alcohol level of more than .40

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percent, told police in an interview that occurred four days after the party that he remembered playing a drinking game, but he denied participating in an alcohol enema.

After an investigation by the UT Police Department, an empty plastic bag was found in front of the bathroom door, bloody tissues were found on the sink and countertop and two of the toilet stalls had blood on the floor.

Broughton, 20, from Memphis, told the police that the blood was the result of a fight, but UTPD investigators concluded otherwise.

Pike national headquarters, located in Memphis, issued a statement Friday echoing the decision made

by UT. The statement said it was “unfortunate” that a group of initiated members “tarnished Pi Kappa Alpha’s reputation” and the national organization

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Drowsy Driving Driving while tired possible cause of vehicle accidents by young adults

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news@dailyhelmsman.com Signs along interstates tolling annual driving-related deaths report there have been more than 700 deaths this year, and the number grows weekly.

In addition to deaths being due to well-known causes such as driving under the influence, motorcyclists in the wrong place at the wrong time and drivers and passengers not wearing seatbelts, some of the deaths were caused by drowsy driving.

A study done by the American Automobile Association in 2010 showed that approximately 37 percent of people have reported falling asleep while driving and 11 percent reported that they have fallen asleep Tiger Babble Politics

behind the wheel within the past year.

Kathi Wright, founder of the Kyle W. Kiihnl Foundation, knows the dangers of drowsy driving firsthand.

Kyle Kiihnl was her 17-year-old nephew, killed by another driver his age who fell asleep while driving.

According to Wright, there are 100,000 sleep-related crashes a year.

Of those crashes, 71,000 people are injured and 1,500 die.

“It’s probably higher than that because drowsy driving mimics drunk driving to the extent that many accidents are written up as drunk instead of drowsy,” Wright said.

The Kyle Kiihnl Foundation has been raising awareness for drowsy

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Bicycle commuting: Map shows states’ population of bike riders

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By John Platt MCT

Commuting to work by bicycle is a way to exercise and support the environment, but different states embrace it in different ways, according to a new interactive map put out recently by BikeGuard, an online bicycle registry.

According to the map — which uses statistics and data from the 2010 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Commerce — the highest percentage of bicycle commuters is in Washington, D.C., where 3.13 percent of workers take bikes to their jobs. On the far end of the spectrum, Arkansas has the lowest percentage of bike commuters at 0.06 percent.

The map — which lets viewers see the results in any U.S. state — also displays how much each state spends to fund cycling and pedestrian projects on a per capita basis. The highest amount was in Alaska, which spent $10.79 per person on biking and pedestrian projects. Despite its proximity to D.C., Maryland had the lowest per capita spending: $0.45 per person.

Viewers can also use the map to see how much bike commuting has grown in the past few years.

In the District of Columbia for example, usage of two-wheeled

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Bikers ride uphill in Amarillo, Texas. An analysis by BikeGuard, an online bike registry, shows some states embrace bicycle riders more than other states. transportation methods has nearly doubled from about 1.75 percent since 2005.

The detailed information on each state comes with several links to blogs and other resources where viewers can find out more about bike commuting in their area.

The information also shows how bike commuting rates vary by gender. Nationwide, the data shows that 74 percent of bike

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commuters are men, compared to 26 percent who are women. This isn’t always the case, however: In Idaho the ratio is 56.8 percent men to 43.2 percent women.

“We’re really surprised to see some of these findings,” BikeGuard creator Rivka Fogel said in a prepared release. “We’ve been hearing about the relatively few women biking to work, but seeing it reflected in hard numbers is a different thing entirely.”

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driving by speaking to the Maxwell Driving School classes and small church and school groups. The group will host its Eye Opener 5k Run/Walk and Family Fun Run on Oct. 20.

“We urge drivers to pull over in a well-lit location to have a caffeinated beverage and take a nap,” Wright said.

Caffeine takes about 20 minutes to take effect, so by the time a driver wakes up from a nap, he will have enough energy to make it somewhere safe.

Unlike with alcohol or drugs that can be tested for and found, it is difficult to determine drowsiness as the exact cause of an accident.

“It is really hard to spot after a crash,” Knoxville AAA representative Don Lindsey said. “Unless they admit to it, there’s no way to actually know.”

Drowsy driving is an issue that affects mainly young males between the ages of 16 and 24, the study showed.

“Most people tend to think it’s the older people that are affected,” Lindsey said, but with the youth working “swing shifts and two different jobs,” there is a lot for them to balance.

“Culturally, guys tend to push themselves harder,” Lindsey said.

Driving drowsy is comparable to drugs and alcohol in some ways because all three are impairments.

“They have similar affects — first affecting judgment and then physical control over the car,” Lindsey said.

Being awake for 24 hours is the same as driving with a .08 blood alcohol level — the limit of being legally drunk.

“Sleep is an appetite just like being hungry and needing air — at some

Three men were convicted Friday of murdering a University of Memphis student three years ago.

Lavino Horne, 19, Charles McClain, 21, and Leterpa Mosley, 20, were found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Tederrial Hancock.

Hancock, then a sophomore at the U of M, was found dead behind the wheel of his car at the Hollywood branch library on the night of Nov. 11, 2009. He was shot seven times in the neck and chest.

A fourth defendant, Quantel Stubbs, testified for the prosecution. He told the court that the four had planned to rob Hancock on the

night of the murder. He testified that McClain lent Horne a gun shortly before the robbery, although he did not see him fire the weapon.

Stubbs testified in the hope that he will receive consideration when his case goes to trial Oct. 4.

The sentencing date for Horne, McClain and Mosley is set for Oct. 29.

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As election day looms, voter ID law critics seek out unregistered

By Michelle Corbet

who might not meet eligibility requirements under a spate of new Republican-backed laws that opponents say create new barriers to voting in the name of stopping fraud.

With the Nov. 6 election just weeks away, early voting under way in most states and only a few days remaining for voters to register, the get-out-the-vote efforts have taken on increasing urgency.

Whether it’s knocking on doors, passing out fliers, collecting petition signatures or driving voters to get the proper documents, volunteers are working furiously to counter the new laws that disproportionately impact the elderly, poor and minority voters.

In Ohio, volunteers have traveled by van to nine cities, registering 3,500 black voters.

In Georgia, a group has helped more than 100 Atlanta homeless shelter residents get photo IDs in

news@dailyhelmsman.com University of Memphis students are tuning in with five other Tennessee universities to watch the first round of presidential debates Wednesday night.

The political science department, Pi Sigma Alpha political science honor society and assistant professor Heather Larsen-Price’s political science class organized a viewing and discussion of the debates with five Tennessee universities via satellite.

The presidential debates will be shown on-screen Wednesday in the Michael D. Rose Theatre Lecture Hall from 7 to 10:30 p.m.

Students will have the chance to participate in live polls and discussions with neighboring universities.

Student representatives from Tennessee State University, East Tennessee State University, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, UT at Chattanooga, UT at Martin and the U of M will have the opportunity to represent their school and weigh in on the big screen, Larsen-Price said.

Before the presidential candidates step up to the microphone, the U of M College Republicans and College Democrats will have five to seven minutes to describe to students what their candidate should talk about during the debate, said political science instructor Lisa Huffstetler.

Pre-debate and post-debate polling questions will be administered through polleverywhere. com to provide live feedback of each school’s views before and after the debates.

“Debates usually change people’s minds,” Larsen-Price said. “I want to see if people are open-minded, to see if through the information provided they change their minds after the debate.”

Larsen-Price said she wants students to be deliberate, motivated and involved in the presidential election.

“What I’m hoping to accomplish is students to be interested in the election with an open mind and truly listen to what candidates have to say,” she said. n

By Tony Pugh MCT

As legal challenges to voter identification laws slowly wind their way through the courts, opponents of the controversial measures aren’t just sitting around waiting for judicial relief.

They’re hitting the streets in a grassroots effort to make sure affected voters have the documents they’ll need to cast their ballots in November.

“When you put Americans’ backs against the wall, we tend to rise and we tend to fight a little harder,” said John Jordan, an NAACP elections consultant in Philadelphia, where a new state law requires voters to have government-issued photo identification documents.

From Pennsylvania to South Carolina to Florida, a loose network of civic, religious, labor and civil rights groups are working to find, educate and register voters

the last month.

And in 33 Florida counties, hundreds of black churches are moving their “souls to the polls” early voting campaign to Sunday, Oct. 28 after election laws eliminated Sunday voting on the weekend before Election Day and imposed other restrictions as well.

“We’re asking churches if they will stand together and continue to make the statement that you will not suppress our vote,” said Salandra Benton of Titusville, Fla., head of the Florida affiliate of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation.

The federal courts have weighed in, striking down a Texas voter ID law because it would have hurt minorities and placed “strict, unforgiving burdens on the poor.” A South Carolina law is being challenged as well.

In Philadelphia, more than 140 organizations have formed the

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Pennsylvania Voter ID Coalition to help residents prepare for the new law, which is also under legal challenge.

When 53-year-old Gregory Jackson of Portland, Ore., heard that 750,000 Pennsylvanians may lack the required ID, he took a week of vacation and flew to Philadelphia to help with voter outreach.

An energy efficiency specialist, he spent a week stuffing information packets, attending voter education events, registering voters at a soup kitchen and soliciting volunteers for coalition events.

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ister to vote, while making sure they had the proper identification. He left town with a hoarse voice but a sense of satisfaction.

“I talked to a lot of people,” Jackson said. “There were a lot who just flat out said they weren’t going to vote ... because their vote’s not heard. And we turned a bunch of those people around and got them to register and got them to commit to getting their valid IDs.” Since 2011, Pennsylvania and seven other states have passed voter laws requiring governmentissued photo IDs, according to the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law. Polls have shown that Americans generally support having voters provide photo

identification. Republicans say the laws are needed to stop voter fraud.

“The unfortunate reality is that ... election fraud has been woven into the political fabric of the community, tainting elections, skewing results, disenfranchising legal voters and compounding voter cynicism for far too long,” wrote Horace Cooper, adjunct fellow at the conservative National Center for Public Policy Research.

Arizona officials recently announced that nine people were under investigation for illegally voting twice — in Arizona and another state — in the 2010 general election.

“When we find the rare instance of voter fraud, we vigorously prosecute the offenders to

ments after that. Students don’t have to limit their riding to just around campus because for the

rental period, it is “their bike,” Mayahi said. She wants students to use the bikes on trails and to commute around the city.

“It’s a great way to get exercise,” Campbell added.

This is a pilot year for the Tiger Bikes Program. The program will begin with 50 bikes, but the amount will increase based on demand. Along with the bike, students will be provided a helmet, lock and chain. They will also have to participate in “Rules of the Road,” a presentation that will demonstrate bicycle safety.

“I am getting so many positive responses that I can’t see how it wouldn’t be attractive to students,” Mayahi said.

Both Campbell and Mayahi said they think there will be a high demand for the first 50 bikes, potentially resulting in a waiting list.

Mayahi said the bike share program will help with the parking congestion on campus.

“I think that instead of making parking lots and parking spaces we should find alternate means of transportation, and this is one of those options,” she said.

Before students can check out a bike, they have to sign a waiver that says they are responsible for any damages that the bike has when it is returned, but they do not have to pay for any regular

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“The fraternity reserves the right to pursue expulsion proceedings against these individuals in accordance with its Constitution,” Pike international fraternity said in a release.

UT will not consider reinstalling the fraternity until the spring of 2015, and could decide to extend the suspension further, Rogers said.

Rogers said the “40 or so” Pike members living in the fraternity house at 1820 Fraternity Park Drive in Knoxville, Tenn., have until 5 p.m. on Oct. 7 to “vacate the property and find alternative living arrangements or request to be housed in UT housing.” n

the fullest extent of the law,” said Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett.

Numerous studies and investigations have shown that voter fraud is a rare occurrence. An exhaustive analysis of more than 2,000 reported cases since 2000 found 10 instances of voter impersonation, the only kind of voter fraud that the new laws would prevent.

That’s one case for every 14.6 million eligible voters, according to the study by News21, a national investigative reporting project.

Republican officials made headlines earlier this year with claims that nearly 12,000 noncitizens were on the voter rolls in Colorado and up to 180,000 in Florida.

Colorado numbers ended up

amounting to 141. The non-citizen totals in Florida were 207.

The Brennan Center estimates that in 2008, more than 21 million U.S. citizens — 11 percent — lacked state-issued photo identification.

But 25 percent — about 5.5 million — of African-American voters, a key element of the Democratic base, didn’t have the documents, according to Barbara Arnwine, executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Voter ID laws and others that restrict voting opportunities could prevent or discourage up to 10 million Latinos from voting and registering, according to a new study by The Advancement Project, a multi-racial civil rights group. n

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The University’s bike share program will give students an easier way to get around campus by allowing them to rent a bike for $35 per semester. maintenance. If the bike is stolen, they do not have to pay for it if they file a police report.

The Tiger Bike Shop is another addition that will accompany the bike share program. Currently the Printing Services Building, located on the corner of Southern Avenue and Houston Street, the bike shop will offer some free bike

repair services to students.

The Tiger Bikes Program should begin around the end of October or beginning of November. To find out more about the Tiger Bikes Program, visit the information booth at Tiger Blue Goes Green today in the Student Plaza from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. n

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“I turn off the water while I’m brushing my teeth.”

“I recycle the paper every morning and recycle all of my bottles.”

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U of M makes a splash at sustainability conference

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news@dailyhelmsman.com Two University of Memphis representatives caught the eye of participants of the sustainability conference in Rio de Janeiro this summer with a paper they authored.

The U of M was “given the spotlight on the world’s biggest stage for sustainable development at universities,” wrote U of M’s sustainability

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Mayahi said the idea for the green fee came from the Environmental Action Club. Universities in the area, such as the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, the University of Mississippi and Western Kentucky University have similar sustainability programs, and the Environmental Action Club “wanted to see more sustainability initiatives on campus, but the funding was l o w ,”

coordinator Amelia Mayahi in a conference write-up. She and architecture professor Jennifer Thompson represented the University at Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.

There were three goals according to the conference website: “To secure renewed political commitment to sustainable development, to assess progress towards internationally agreed goals on sustainable develop-

Mayahi said.

“There is a huge wave of sustainability programs in higher education now, and they are integrating sustainability into every aspect of the campus, and that’s what we’re trying to do,” Mayahi said.

The TIGUrS garden on campus, which allows students to volunteer and offers free “home-grown” fruits and vegetables that can be picked when ripe. This program, as well as the new Tiger Bikes Program that will allow students to rent bikes to use around the city, are results of green fee initiatives this year.

The green fee is also used to fund “green internships” that get undergraduate students involved

ment and to address new and emerging challenges.”

The U of M was one of 57 colleges in attendance, and one of eight chosen to give a presentation.

Mayahi described the U of M as “an international icon” at the conference, which featured universities from Finland, China, the Netherlands, India and Australia.

The paper by Thompson and Mayahi explains how all elements

in sustainability programs on campus or with companies in the area.

Nicole Smith, junior management and information systems major, has one of these internships. She is working on campus in the sustainability office under Mayahi.

“As far as the internships go, they are putting students in positions that can help them, but also help companies become more environmentally friendly,” Smith said. n

of a university campus — students, faculty and staff — can work together to create a system for sustainable development.

“The goal is to create a culture of sustainability where it is at the heart of all we do as a campus and that we become more connected and transparent in that goal to create

a healthier and safer environment,” Mayahi said.

Thompson recently finished a recycle zone project in which she replaced an under-used outdoor space with a 100 percent sustainable environment, complete with seating, pathways, landscaping and one-of-akind recycle bins. n

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This is the title of a book written by Christian philosopher Francis Schaeffer. God does exist. Every one of you intrinsically knows this is true. Some try to hide behind the facades of agnosticism or atheism, but they have to consciously and persistently deny the plain evidence, both external and internal. Some try to deny the existence of God because they don’t want to live life on His terms. They want to be autonomous.

However, God has not hidden Himself. He has not been silent. He has abundantly revealed His existence, in several ways. He has plainly revealed Himself in His creation. Even those who persistently deny Him, intrinsically know that a supremely wise and powerful Being lies behind the created universe. The attempts to deny this are irrational and ludicrous, and would be humorous if the ultimate destiny of eternal souls were not a sobering reality. Richard Dawkins wrote, “Biology is the study of complicated things that give the appearance of having been designed for a purpose.” Francis Crick wrote, “Biologists must constantly keep in mind that what they see was not designed, but rather evolved.” This is doubly amazing when we consider that Crick was one of the discoverers of the incredibly complex and intricately designed DNA. Sadly, men like these are described in Romans 1:20, “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse.”

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The University of Memphis

Tuesday, October 2, 2012 • 7

Sports

Volleyball team wins, loses over weekend

By Bryan Heater

bheater@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis volleyball team split a pair of matches over the weekend.

In Friday night’s game, the Tigers (6-12, 1-3 Conference USA) took down the Tulane University Green Wave in four sets. The Green Wave ran out to an early 6-2 lead in the first set, but Memphis answered with a 6-2 run of its own, evening the score at 8-8. With the score notched at 10, the teams battled back and forth until a 5-1 Tiger run sealed the deal to take the first set 25-23.

Neither team led by more than two points in the second set. With the Tigers up 24-23, Tulane prevented the match point to even the score.

Memphis persevered with a kill from senior Maja Kostic on the next play, followed by senior Altrese Hawkins’ kill to give the Tigers the second set 26-24.

Tulane fought back to take the third set, building a 9-4 lead that swelled to 16-9. Memphis pulled to

18-15 but never got closer, dropping the third set 25-19. The loss did not seem to phase the Tigers. Up 12-7 in the fourth set, the Tigers saw Tulane go on a 9-2 run to take the lead 16-14. With the score tied at 21 and Lauren Hawkins serving, Altrese Hawkins pounded four kills in the last five points for Memphis to give the Tigers a 25-22 victory in the set and a 3-1 match win.

Sunday, the Tigers fell to the University of Texas at El Paso Miners in a reversal of Friday’s contest. The Miners took the first set handily 25-15 and followed it up with a 25-20 win in the second set.

Memphis came out of the break with a 26-24 victory in the third set, but the Miners ended any hopes of a comeback with a 25-19 win in set four to take the match 3-1.

Altrese Hawkins led the Tigers with 36 kills in both games. The Tigers return to action Friday at 7 p.m. at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse.

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Tigers draw at Kentucky

By Bryan Heater

bheater@dailyhelmsman.com The Tigers struck first and last, but the University of Kentucky Wildcats struck twice in between as the University of Memphis men’s soccer team came away from Lexington with a 2-2 tie in its second Conference USA game of the season.

Memphis (3-4-2, 0-1-1 C-USA) struck first in the 16th minute off the foot of junior forward Mark Sherrod.

Sherrod played the ball inside the box and beat the goalkeeper to net his teamleading fifth goal of the season, which gave the Tigers a 1-0 advantage.

“I’ve been really happy with the way we’ve been playing,” head coach Richie Grant said. “We’re on the front foot in most games, but we are a little disappointed with the results. We put Mark in some wonderful situations against Kentucky and he scored.”

The score stayed at 1-0 until the second half. In the 63rd minute, Kentucky’s Jacob Kemper found Tyler Riggs open in the box. Riggs then beat Memphis junior goalkeeper Conor Hurley to even the score at 1-1.

Two minutes later, the Wildcats stormed ahead to take a 2-1 lead.

Charles Pettys shot the ball past Hurley to the far post to give Kentucky the

advantage.

Down 2-1 in the 77th minute, Memphis came back to equal the score. After a free kick by the Tigers was deflected, sophomore forward Benjamin Ciosanski gathered the rebound and fired the equalizer for his first career goal.

The score did not change during the Tigers’ fifth overtime match on the season. Memphis created several scoring chances for Sherrod during the two overtime periods, but the shots missed wide and were saved to end the game in a 2-2 tie.

“I thought the (players) showed great character to go on the road to a tough Kentucky team who had just beaten Louisville away,” Grant said. “I’m pleased that we came away from the game with something, but as a squad we had a couple opportunities to win that match.”

Memphis turns to Missouri State University on Wednesday. Grant said the Bears are a solid team that will test the Tigers’ offense.

“They are very organized and very tough to break down,” Grant said. “Their best form of attack is their defense. We will have to be really good with our movements and opportunistic with our chances.”

Game time is slated for 7 p.m. in Springfield, Mo. n

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Softball team wins

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Women’s soccer team continues winning streak

By Meagan Nichols

sports@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis softball team walked away from the weekend with two wins and a loss.

The Tigers earned their first wins of the season Friday night against Christian Brothers University in a doubleheader but fell to National Pro Fastpitch AllStars on Saturday in the team’s first exhibition matches.

“The team played pretty smart so far and the mistakes I saw were physical mistakes, not mental,” said head coach Natalie Poole. “It is easier to correct the physical mistakes.”

The Tigers defeated CBU in back-to-back matches 9-0 and 4-1 at the Tiger Softball Complex.

Sophomore pitchers Sara Pearson and Jordan Richwood combined for 24 strikeouts for the Tigers.

The U of M held CBU to seven hits.

“Everyone got at bat so I got to see all of the team at the plate and I was really pleased with everything I saw,” Poole said.

Saturday, the Tigers took on the National Pro Fastpitch AllStars at Gameday Baseball’s First Tennessee Fields in Cordova. NPF held the Tigers to 5-0 through six innings of play. The Tigers’ only run of the game came in the seventh inning when junior Ashleigh King sent the ball flying to the left field wall, which brought home freshman Wheeler Hill to score the sole run for the Tigers and the final run of the game to close it out 5-1.

Poole said the team played well overall but had some bad throws from the outfield that cost the team.

“The NPF team was great competition and some of the girls on that team have competed nationally and internationally,” she said.

Poole said she is positive about the offensive presence this year and is happy with the team chemistry and work ethic she has seen thus far.

The U of M softball team will travel to Clarksville, Tenn., to face off in another doubleheader on Sunday against Austin Peay State University.

“We have to continue to make adjustments from [what] went wrong this past week,” Poole said. n

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Members of the women’s soccer team celebrate a goal against Southern Miss Golden Eagles.

By Meagan Nichols

sports@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis women’s soccer team defended their home field as they took down East Carolina University and Marshall University this past weekend at Mike Rose Soccer Complex.

The matches earned the Tigers (8-3-0, 4-0-0 C-USA) their sixth straight win.

“Every day we are getting closer and closer to our goal of being on the same page and playing for each other and for the jersey on

our back,” said head coach Brooks Monaghan.

The Tigers faced off under the lights Friday night against ECU (6-5-0, 2-1-0 C-USA). Junior Christabel Oduro got things started for the Tigers in the 57th minute of play with an assist from sophomore Carly Cassady to put the U of M up 1-0. ECU bounced the ball off the U of M goal three times but was unable to connect.

Freshman goalkeeper Christa Strickland had three saves for the Tigers and freshman Emily Adamic earned her first career goal in the 64th minute with an assist from

sophomore Natalia Gomez-Junco to shut out ECU 2-0.

“I thought it was a tough game,” Monaghan said. “East Carolina is extremely dangerous and we dodged a few bullets, but we played well and we deserved to win.”

The Tigers returned to the field Sunday to take on Marshall (6-60, 2-2-0 C-USA). The inclement weather did not slow down the Tigers, who made quick work of Marshall. Freshman Tine Schryvers recorded a hat trick and sophomore Kaitlyn Atkins, senior Taylor Isenhower, freshman Madison Oyer and Oduro each

contributed a goal to help clench the Tigers’ 7-1 victory.

“It’s always great to score the amount of goals we scored,” Monaghan said. “And Marshall is a good team that works their tails off.”

Oduro continued to rack up the honors after her performance this past weekend. She was named the Conference Offensive Player of the Week and the C-USA Player of the Week by CollegeSportsMadness. com. Oduro was also named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week.

This is the fourth time Oduro has been named the C-USA Offensive Player of the Week while at the U of M and the second time she has been recognized by Top Drawer Soccer. She scored her 28th career goal this weekend, tying her with former Tigers’ player Skoko Mikami for the fourth highest amount of career goals.

Oduro is the third player on the Tiger squad this season to earn C-USA honors.

Monaghan said Oduro is a special player and that he hopes when a player receives recognition it gives them more confidence.

“I think it’s great anytime anyone on the team gets an award, but everyone knows they couldn’t do it without the team,” Monaghan said.

The Tigers hit the road for their first away games this weekend against Colorado College on Friday and the University of Texas at El Paso on Sunday. Friday’s match is set for 5 p.m. while Sunday’s contest kicks off at 2 p.m. n

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