TABLE OF CONTENTS AND QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Table of Contents and Quick Facts ............................ This is Defiance and President’s Welcome ................ DC Athletics Philosophy ............................................. Athletics Facilities .......................................................
QUICK FACTS 1 2 3 4
ATHLETICS STAFF Administrative Staff and Coaching Staff ...................... 5 Head Coach Steve Oberlin . ........................................ 6 2012 YELLOW JACKETS Team Roster ............................................................... 7 Season Preview ......................................................... 8 PROFILE PAGES Profiles .................................................................. 9-12 Trevor Ault .............................................................. 9 Austin Gray ........................................................... 10 Craig Bills ............................................................. 10 Zach Lee .............................................................. 11 Cord Speelman .................................................... 11 Ryan Nelson ......................................................... 12 Tyler Thiel ............................................................. 12 Justin Walker ........................................................ 12 2011 RESULTS Individual and Team Results .................................... 13 2012 MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS The 2012 Defiance College Men’s Tennis Media Guide was written and produced by DC Assistant Sports Information Director, Robby Hamman, using Adobe InDesign CS3 and Photoshop CS3 software. A special thanks to the entire DC men’s tennis coaching staff, Seth Mikel and all former members of the DC Sports Information staff for their assistance in this publication.
GENERAL INFORMATION Institution ........................................... Defiance College Address ....................................... 701 N. Clinton Street ................................................... Defiance, Ohio 43512 Founded ............................................................... 1850 Enrollment ........................................................... 1,070 President ............................................ Mark C. Gordon Nickname .............................................. Yellow Jackets Colors ................................................. Purple and Gold Website .......................................... www.Defiance.edu ATHLETICS INFORMATION Affiliation ............................................ NCAA Division III Conference ...... Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Athletics Website ................. www.DefianceAthletics.com Director of Athletics .............................. Jenni Morrison Athletics Department Phone . ................. 419-783-2342 Athletics Department Fax ....................... 419-783-2369 Sports Information Director ......................... Seth Mikel Alma Mater ....................................... Indiana Wesleyan Phone Number ....................................... 419-783-2566 Email .......................................... smikel@defiance.edu Assistant SID/Tennis Contact ........................... Robby Hamman Alma Mater ......................................................... Bethel Phone Number ....................................... 419-783-2381 Email ..................................... rhamman@defiance.edu Assistant SID. .......................................... David Snider Alma Mater ................................................. Muskingum Phone Number ....................................... 419-783-2381 Email ........................................ dsnider@defiance.edu TENNIS INFORMATION Outdoor Courts ................................ Dix Tennis Facility Indoor Courts . .......... George M. Smart Athletic Center Head Coach ........................................... Steve Oberlin Alma Mater ......................................... Northwest State Years at Defiance .................................................. Fifth Overall Record .................................................... 36-54 HCAC Record . .................................................... 15-16 Phone Number ....................................... 419-956-1215 Email ....................................... soberlin@defiance.edu
The media guide was edited by Robby Hamman and Seth Mikel. Photos were provided by the DC Photo Team.
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THIS IS DEFIANCE AND PRESIDENT’S WELCOME this is defiance college
welcome to defiance
Defiance College, founded in 1850, is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the United Church of Christ, providing outstanding academic programs and co-curricular activities for a student body of nearly 1,100 students.
Dear Fellow Defiance College Fan,
Building on a strong foundation of more than a century of educating citizens for lives of leadership and service, Defiance College provides opportunities for its students to make a meaningful impact on society in the twenty-first century with an educational experience of engagement.
We hope that while you are with us today, you will have the opportunity to explore as many parts of Defiance College as possible and that you will share in the excitement about DC continuing to grow around the nation. This year’s entering freshman class is the largest in recent memory. During the past year, we have seen significant increases in applications, with particular increases in applications from outside Ohio, as we become more and more a college with national reach and scope. In fact, this past year, more than half of the students applying to DC came from outside Ohio, representing 48 states and territories.
The Princeton Review features Defiance College in Colleges with a Conscience: 81 Great Schools with Outstanding Community Involvement. Defiance College has been named for five-consecutive years to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for its commitment to community service, and for the past two years DC has been named a Military Friendly School for providing significant benefits and services to veterans. Defiance College is also one of 119 U.S. colleges and universities selected by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification. The McMaster School for Advancing Humanity was created to provide opportunities for DC undergraduate students and faculty to more closely examine global issues and how they affect the human condition. Faculty and students conducted projects during the 2010-2011 year in Belize, Cambodia and New Orleans. The School serves as the umbrella for the Service Leadership Program developing leadership communication, conflict resolution and cultural awareness; the Carolyn M. Small Honors Program providing opportunities for students to participate in an honors curriculum; and Project 701, a student-run nonprofit organization. Defiance College offers students a world of opportunities to enhance their academic experience, from cultural visits in world-class cities across the continent, to international trips through the DC Global program, all of which open minds to new ideas and cultures and provide insights to help in competition for jobs and graduate school placement. Defiance College is also home of the Hench Autism Studies Program, an innovative, multi-faceted program designed to specifically address the late adolescent years and the transition of individuals with autism to adulthood. Student life is an important part of a Defiance College education. Activities include student government, musical and theater groups, religious organizations, intercultural organizations, honor societies, special interest groups, intramural athletics, and four Greek chapters including a service fraternity. As a national leader in the field of service learning and engagement, DC teaches students to take the knowledge they have gained and use it to change lives for the better – in their communities, in distant villages, and in their careers. Approximately 10,000 men and women across the globe claim Defiance College as their alma mater, and they excel in all walks of life.
The entire Defiance College family joins me in welcoming you to our campus and to today’s game.
Why are students traveling from all around the United States (and other countries as well) to attend DC? I think it is because Defiance College offers students the best of all worlds. At DC, students get the individualized benefits of a student-centered, small college, but they also get a world of opportunities beyond. Let me explain. As a small college, DC works to help students grow as people, providing individualized attention in the classroom, the guidance of Personal Success Plans, mentoring, and assistance geared to the challenges and potential of each student. DC provides this in a rural, caring, and supportive setting, thereby enabling students to challenge themselves in new ways and grow as individuals, leaders, and citizens committed to service. At the same time, however, through a broad array of curricular and extra-curricular activities, DC opens to students an entire world of opportunities, helping students to develop a distinctive Defiance College Resume that will enable them to stand out in the job market and when applying to graduate schools. From a broad-based liberal arts education; innovative programs that link what goes on in the classroom with the realities of the outside world and give students distinctive hands-on experience in their relevant fields; international and domestic travel opportunities; exposure to diverse cultural experiences; the use of technologies to bring the world into the classroom in Defiance; and unique service and research opportunities, DC aims to give students the tools they need to become life-long learners and to make distinctive contributions to a changing world. While you are enjoying today’s events on campus, I hope you will have an opportunity to get to know some of our students individually. They are a wonderful group, with incredible potential. I very much enjoy being part of the Defiance College family with them, as they bring excitement, energy, fresh perspectives, and commitment to service – to name just a few of their many attributes. I want to thank our entire team, including players, coaches, trainers and staff, for the great work they do every day and the numerous ways in which they go “above and beyond” on a regular basis. I also want to thank our alumni, the parents of our athletes, and the various organizations, all of whom donate generously to our athletic programs. Members of the Defiance College Board of Trustees, the Purple and Gold Club, and the Alumni Varsity “D” all contribute immeasurably as well, both as individuals and through their organizations. And the incomparable faculty at DC, together with extremely dedicated administrators and staff, all combine to make DC the special place that it is. We are pleased to have you as our guest at DC today, and I hope that you will return to campus frequently for both sporting events and the numerous cultural and academic events we are so proud to host. Go Jackets!
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Sincerely, Mark C. Gordon, President
DC ATHLETICS PHILOSOPHY The Defiance College intercollegiate athletics program serves as a window of opportunity for all prospective student-athletes to experience an extra-curricular educational and physical activity that fits within the general mission of the college to develop the whole person. The student-athlete will be exposed to a variety of opportunities for personal growth in the areas of intellectual, emotional, spiritual, social and physical dimensions as it relates to each individual and their respective sport. The student-athlete, as a team member, will be involved in a learning community that will strive for excellence both on the field and in the classroom while maintaining a dignity of fair play and continued emphasis on positive sportsmanship. Jointly, the coaches and student-athletes will build an engaged environment that will accentuate the learning process not only within the competitive arena but also within the college campus and the community as a whole. An emphasis will be placed on the impact of participation and personal growth, rather than scoreboard success, in a balanced sports program where equitable sports opportunities will be available to both genders. The student-athletes of Defiance College choose to participate in the intercollegiate athletics program for a variety of reasons but none of which includes athletic related financial aid or the promise of financial security through professional athletic stardom. Through participation in the intercollegiate athletics program, a student-athlete continues to compete for the love of sport, the thrill of competition and the fulfillment of countless intrinsic values. The Defiance College intercollegiate athletics program strives to be an integral and cohesive part of the collegiate learning and living process, appropriately well suited to co-exist with the Defiance College mission statement‌to know, to lead, to serve and to understand.
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ATHLETICS FACILITIES
George M. Smart Athletic center
George M. Smart Athletic center
The Defiance College men’s tennis team hosts all of its outdoor home tennis matches at the newly renovatad Dix Tennis Facility. The facility boasts six newly-surfaced courts and spectator seating. Defiance also opened the George M. Smart Athletic Center, which has four indoor courts for the Yellow Jacket tennis team. The team will be able to practice throughout the winter and host indoor matches and clinics at the complex. Also a part of the complex is a weight room specifically constructed for athletes to be able to accomodate each sport’s needs. The SMART Fitness Center has also moved to the George M. Smart Athletic Center. This features a wide variety of workout equipment from cardiovascular machines to free weights. All DC students and faculty have access to the SMART Fitness Center. The new facility also has an indoor track and three basketball courts that will be specifically used for recreational activity.
Smart Fitness center
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ATHLETICS STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
JENNI MORRISON
Athletics Director 419-783-2380 jmorrison@defiance.edu
KYLE BRUMETT
Assistant AD 419-783-2346 kbrumett@defiance.edu
SETH MIKEL
Assistant AD for Sports Information 419-783-2566 smikel@defiance.edu
CRAIG RUTTER
BRIAN BOVEINGTON
Assistant AD for Athletics Administrative Administrative Assistant Engagement Assistant 419-783-2342 419-783-2374 419-783-2343 crutter@defiance.edu bboveington@defiance.edu mtrubey@defiance.edu
ATHLETIC TRAINING STAFF
KEVIN TONG
Head Athletic Trainer 419-783-2340 ktong@defiance.edu
KATHLEEN WESTFALL
MYRA STOCKDALE
KURT MONEYSMITH
Director of Athletic Graduate Assistant Assistant Athletic Trainer / SWA Training Education 419-783-2393 419-783-2433 419-783-2345 mstockdale@defiance.edu kmoneysmith@defiance.edu kwestfall@defiance.edu
HEAD COACHING STAFF
DEREK WOODLEY
KYLE BRUMETT
CRAIG McCORD
JOHN HARTPENCE
BRIAN SHEEHAN
RYAN KUHN
JASON ALLEN
ALEX VAN DER SLUIJS
JODIE HOLAVA
ATHENA MILLER
Baseball Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball CC/Track and Field Football 419-783-2341 419-783-2346 419-783-2391 419-783-2385 419-783-2378 dwoodley@defiance.edu kbrumett@defiance.edu cmccord@defiance.edu jhartpence@defiance.edu bsheehan@defiance.edu
Men’s Lacrosse 419-783-2475 rkuhn@defiance.edu
MICHELLE TRUBEY
FRED MOORE
CRAIG RUTTER
Men’s Golf 419-783-2342 fmoore@defiance.edu
Women’s Golf 419-783-2374 crutter@defiance.edu
STEVE OBERLIN
BRIE HAGERTY
Women’s Lacrosse Soccer Softball Swimming and Diving Tennis 419-783-2808 419-783-2588 419-783-2379 419-783-2459 419-783-2387 jallen@defiance.edu avandersluijs@defiance.edu jholava@defiance.edu amiller@defiance.edu soberlin@defiance.edu
Volleyball 419-783-2326 bhagerty@defiance.edu
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COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH Steve Oberlin Fifth Season Northwest State College (419) 783-2387 soberlin@defiance.edu
Steve Oberlin enters his fifth season as the head coach of the Defiance College men’s and women’s tennis programs. The Northwest State alum was promoted to head coach after serving as an assistant for both squads during the 2006-2007 campaigns. Oberlin has 17 years of tennis coaching under his belt, and has experience coaching both tennis and basketball at the high school and collegiate levels. The past two seasons, the Stryker High product served as an assistant coach for DC’s women’s basketball squad. Oberlin graduated with a degree in business management from Northwest State.
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TEAM ROSTER
(L to R): Ryan Nelson, Zach Lee, Craig Bills, Trevor Ault, Tyler Thiel, Austin Gray, Justin Walker, Cord Speelman, Head Coach Steve Oberlin
2012 Roster Name
Trevor Ault Craig Bills Austin Gray Zach Lee Ryan Nelson Cord Speelman Tyler Thiel Justin Walker
Trevor ault
Year Hometown High School
Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr.
Oregon, Ohio Rockford, Ohio Maumee, Ohio Sherwood, Ohio Oregon, Ohio Bryan, Ohio Bryan, Ohio Oak Harbor, Ohio
craig bills
Clay Parkway Maumee Fairview Clay Bryan Bryan Hunt
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SEASON PREVIEW The Yellow Jacket men’s tennis team is hoping for a bounceback season after a disappointing 2011 campaign. Defiance has a nice mix of returning veterans and young, up-and-coming freshmen heading into the 2012 season. The Purple and Gold are led by head coach Steve Oberlin, who is entering his fifth season as the men’s head coach. Oberlin guided the Jackets to a 15-8 overall record during the 2008-2009 campaign and attained a Hearthland Collegiate Athletic Conference record of 6-2. Defiance will look to replicate this success the upcoming season. Senior Trevor Ault sets the lineup for DC at one singles and one doubles. The senior has had an illustrious career as a Yellow Jacket and is scattered throughout the record book for DC tennis. Ault is the only Yellow Jacket to have ever gone undefeated in singles and doubles play in the HCAC in the same season. The Oregon, Ohio native also has the most regular season wins in doubles in a season and only trails his older brother, Tyler Ault, for career all-time victories. Another senior that will be counted on heavily is number two singles player, Austin Gray. The senior has steadily gained playing time and experience each year and has now moved up to the two singles spot. Junior Craig Bills and sophomore Cord Speelman each return for their second year as a part of the DC tennis team. Bills will look to become a more consistent performer in his second season of play, and Speelman will try to build on his successful freshman season. Speelman totaled the most HCAC singles victories of any Yellow Jacket during the 2011 season. Key additions to the 2012 squad are sophomore Zach Lee and freshmen Ryan Nelson, Tyler Thiel and Justin Walker. Each of these newcomers could make a dramatic impact on the upcoming season for the Jackets.
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MEET THE JACKETS Trevor Ault
Senior Oregon, Ohio - Clay HS 2011 at Defiance: Played all but one match at the number one singles position … Posted an 8-12 mark at one singles for the year … Led the team in singles wins with eight and doubles wins with eight … Named All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference for third-consecutive season. 2010 at Defiance: Went 25-11 during sophomore campaign ... Bolstered DC’s lineup at No. 4 singles and No. 2 doubles ... Posted an unblemished 6-0 mark in league singles matches ... Earned second-straight bid onto the All-HCAC Team ... Repeated as an HCAC All-Academic selection. 2009 at Defiance: Posted a combined mark of 35-9 in first collegiate season ... Went 17-5 in singles action ... Turned in 18-4 clip at No. 3 doubles ... Went 15-0 in HCAC competition ... Named Honorable Mention All-HCAC ... Named Academic All-HCAC. High School: Four-time letterman at Clay High under head coach Walt Ralph ... Two-time district qualifier ... Selected First-Team All-Toledo City League ... Named academic allconference performer ... Voted as Clay High School’s Scholar Athlete of the Year as a senior. Personal: Son of Tim and Darci Ault ... Brother of former men’s tennis standout Tyler Ault ... Cousin of current DC baseball player Bryn Lehman ... Majoring in communications with a minor in business administration.
Year 2009 2010 2011 Career
Singles #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 - 1-0 1-0 - 15-5 - - - 13-4 - 8-13 0-1 - - - 8-13 1-1 1-0 13-4 15-5
#6 - - - -
Total #1 17-5 - 13-4 - 8-13 8-15 38-22 8-15
Doubles #2 - 12-7 - 12-7
#3 18-4 - - 18-4
Total 18-4 12-7 8-15 38-26
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MEET THE JACKETS Austin Gray
Senior Maumee, Ohio - Maumee HS 2011 at Defiance: Competed in 22 matches between two, three and four singles … Played all but one doubles match at the two spot. 2010 at Defiance: Became regular at No. 5 singles and No. 3 doubles slot in lineup as a sophomore ... Picked up three victories in singles action. 2009 at Defiance: Notched a victory in lone match of rookie season, winning at No. 6 singles. High School: Lettered three seasons at Maumee High. Personal: Son of Peter and Sharon Gray ... Cousin of former DC volleyball standout Sara Porter ... Majoring in graphic design.
Year 2009 2010 2011 Career
Singles #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 - - - - - - - - - 3-15 - 1-8 4-8 0-1 - - 1-8 4-8 0-1 3-15
#6 1-0 - - -
Total #1 1-0 - 3-15 - 5-17 - 9-32 -
Doubles #2 - - 4-18 4-18
#3 - 1-18 0-1 1-19
Total 1-18 4-19 5-37
Craig Bills
Junior Rockford, Ohio - Parkway HS 2011 at Defiance: Played 21 matches between the four, five and six singles positions … Totaled 22 matches at three doubles … Compiled six doubles and five singles victories. High School: Attended Parkway High. Personal: Son of Allan Bills and Karla Butler ...Double majoring in psychology and social work.
Year 2011 Career
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Singles #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 - - - 1-0 1-8 - - - 1-0 1-8
#6 3-8 3-8
Total #1 5-16 - 5-16 -
Doubles #2 - -
#3 6-16 6-16
Total 6-16 6-16
MEET THE JACKETS Zach Lee
Sophomore Sherwood, Ohio - Fairview HS High School: All-Academic Green Meadows Conference honoree at Fairview High … District Seven All-Academic Team member … Member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Grandson of Ferrel and Sally Lee … Majoring in early childhood education.
Cord Speelman Sophomore Bryan, Ohio - Bryan HS
2011 at Defiance: Played matches at all three doubles spots throughout the season … Totaled three wins at four singles and four wins at five singles … Registered the most Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference singles victories on the team as a freshman. High School: Lettered twice at Bryan High under head coach Mitchell Owens ... Helped team to the Ohio State Tournament Semifinals ... Won Northwest Ohio Athletic League Championship in doubles ... Member of Academic Honors Program. Personal: Son of Karen Wilson and John Speelman ... Majoring in business administration with a concentration in marketing.
Year 2011 Career
Singles #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 - - - 3-6 4-6 - - - 3-6 4-6
#6 0-1 0-1
Total #1 7-13 7-9 7-13 7-9
Doubles #2 0-1 0-1
#3 1-6 1-6
Total 8-16 8-16
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MEET THE JACKETS Ryan Nelson
Freshman Oregon, Ohio - Clay HS High School: Attended Clay High. Personal: Major is undecided.
Tyler Thiel
Freshman Bryan, Ohio - Bryan HS High School: Letterwinner during senior season at Bryan High under head coach Mitchell Owens. Personal: Son of Margaret and Chris McCarty … Double majoring in athletic training and wellness and corporate fitness.
Justin Walker Freshman Oak Harbor, Ohio - Hunt HS
High School: Lettered for four years at Hunt High in North Carolina under head coach Chris Beneck … Named First-Team All-Big East Conference … Member of Future Business Leaders of America … National Technical Honor Society member. Personal: Son of Ken and Ginger Walker … Majoring in sport management with concentrations in marketing and business administration.
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2011 RESULTS
2011 DC mEN’S TENNIS rESULTS Overall: 4-20 HCAC: 0-8 Home: 2-7 Away: 0-5 Neutral: 2-8
Date 2/19 3/2 3/6 3/7 3/7 3/9 3/9 3/11
Opponent Result at Baldwin-Wallace L, 9-0 at Trine L, 9-0 vs Regis W, 8-1 vs Wittenberg L, 8-1 vs Mt. Union L, 8-1 vs Grand Rapids L, 6-3 vs Bridgewater L, 9-0 L, 8-1 vs Elizabethtown
Name
#1
Trevor Ault Mike Ross Austin Gray Mark Vandevender Cord Speelman Craig Bills Jaiden Henderson Chance Brown DC TOTALS
8-12 0-1 8-13
Team
#1
Ault/Speelman Ault/Ross Gray/Vandevender Ross/Speelman Ross/Gray Ross/Bills Speelman/Bills Bills/Brown Bills/Henderson DC TOTALS
Date 3/19 3/29 4/7 4/9 4/9 4/10 4/13 4/14
#2
0-1 4-8 1-8 5-17
DOUBLES
7-9 1-6 8-15
#2
4-17 0-1 0-1 4-19
Opponent Result HANOVER* L, 8-1 HEIDELBERG L, 7-2 MANCHESTER* L, 5-4 at Franklin* L, 5-0 L, 5-2 vs Mt. St. Joseph* GOSHEN L, 5-4 FINDLAY L, 8-1 CENTRAL STATE W, 9-0
OVErALL SINgLES
#3
#4
#3
TOTALS
0-1 4-8 3-7 7-16 0-1 4-1 1-6 1-7 0-2 6-17
0-1 1-10 3-6 1-0 5-17
#5
Date 4/16 4/16 4/20 4/21 4/23 4/23 4/27 4/30
0-1 4-6 1-8 1-1 6-16
Opponent at Transylvania* vs Earlham* at Central State at Anderson* GRAND RAPIDS ROSE-HULMAN* vs Manchester vs Transylvania
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0-1 3-8 1-9 1-0 5-18
Result L, 9-0 L, 9-0 W, 8-1 L, 7-2 L, 8-1 L, 9-0 W, 5-1 L, 5-1
TOTALS 8-13 4-10 5-17 4-18 7-13 5-16 2-10 1-0 36-97
7-9 1-6 4-18 0-1 0-1 4-1 1-6 1-7 0-2 18-51
hEArTLAND COLLEgIATE AThLETIC CONFErENCE
Name
#1
Trevor Ault Mike Ross Austin Gray Mark Vandevender Cord Speelman Craig Bills Jaiden Henderson DC TOTALS
2-5 2-5
Team
#1
Ault/Speelman Gray/Vandevender Ross/Gray Ross/Bills Bills/Brown Bills/Henderson DC TOTALS
#2
0-2 0-5 0-7
DOUBLES
2-6 2-6
#2
0-6 0-1 0-7
SINgLES
#3
#4
#3
TOTALS
0-2 1-4 1-6 1-0 0-5 0-1 1-6
0-1 2-4 2-5 2-6 0-6 0-1 1-0 0-5 0-1 3-19
#5
1-0 0-7 1-7
#6
0-1 0-7 0-8
TOTALS 2-5 0-2 0-7 1-5 3-4 0-8 0-7 6-38
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