This week in sports:

PATRICIA SHEEHAN STAFF WRITER PJS723@CABRINI EDU

Phillies hopes dashed with loss

The Phillies game against the New York Mets was quite a downpour at Citizens Bank Field Monday, Sept. 26. Phillies fans are anxious due to the wild-card entry. They game was delayed by 2 hours and 35 minutes due to the rain delay.

Former Phillie Roberto Hernandez, who now plays for the Mets, was a challenge for the Phills. Hernandez pitched two scoreless innings.

Brett Myers’seven solid innings suddenly gained four runs in the eighth to shock the Phillies, 6-5. This ruined the Phillies hopes of making the playoffs. By the ninth inning with two outs, Chase Utley doubled and Bobby Abreu walked. The game ended with a final score of 5-6, New York Mets.

E-A-G-L-E-S

According to phillysports.com, the Philadelphia Eagles are currently standing with a record of 3-1. Fans are excited, but how are the Eagles holding up so early in the season? The team was tired and injured after the game against the Oakland Raiders Sunday, Sept. 26.

Ann Tye, a senior business administration major and the Captain of Cabrini’s field hockey team, is confident in her teammates this year.

“This year there is something special about this team. When we get on the field, we all work together to achieve the same goal, and that is winning and playing our best. I also think our coaches not only provide us with field hockey knowledge, but encourage us to be better people in everything we do. And that is why I think we will be successful this year,”Tye said.

Tye is a positive and hardworking person from Plymouth Meeting, Pa., and went to Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School, where she played field hockey each year.After graduating, she went to LaSalle University,and while she didn’t play field hockey there, in her sophomore year,she transferred to Cabrini and joined the team after speaking with Jackie Neary, who is now her field hockey coach.

“The transition from LaSalle to Cabrini was a lot easier because of field hockey.Igot to know the girls in preseason before classes started and felt really comfortable with the team,” Tye said.

Tye has been playing sports for a large part of her life, trying out sports like soccer,basketball, and softball at earlier ages. While she said that soccer in particular was fun, it was after trying field hockey that she decided she liked this game best.

“The reason I stayed with field hockey in high school was mainly because of my teammates and my coach. It was an outlet for me especially after classes, and still is today,” Tye said.

Tye has been playing field hockey for Cabrini since her

“I’ve been very fortunate to have transfer students and athletes come in, but by far Tye has had one of the biggest impacts on the teams I coach.”

Tye, when asked about her coach, described her method as putting emphasize on athletics, family,morals, and academics.

This year, Tye looks forward to seeing the Lady Cavaliers compete in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference championships. Another goal for Tye is to find a career related to her major and minor, business administration and human resources respectively, after she graduates from Cabrini.

Tye has described the sport of field hockey as one that requires a lot of physical and mental toughness. When she was asked what her favorite thing about playing field hockey was, she said that being surrounded by good people makes practice and games all worth it in the end.

“The events that hold the most meaning to me during my field hockey career is just being with the team. We work hard and have fun, it doesn’tget much better than that,” Tye said.

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Field-goal kicker, Davis Akers is usually accurate from 50 yards in but was sure he couldn’t hit anything from 31 yards Sept. 26.

“This is the type of game that when you talk about the Philadelphia Eagles and the struggle of getting to our goal, which is the Super Bowl, this would be a great story,” quarterback Donovan McNabb said.

Atthe fourth quarter the Raiders had a 10-point lead and Eagles fans were getting nervous. Maneuvering a third-and5 play, McNabb passed to receiver Terrell Owens gaining 14 yards to Oakland’s 17.

David Akers displayed tears of joy after his 23-yard field goal with nine seconds remaining to break a 20-20 tie.

The ball was spiked by McNabb with 12 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Akers eagerly limped onto the field.

“When you go out there, you know it’sgoing to hurt for only one second and then the game is over,” Akers said. “I said, ‘Let’s do it right now. Let’s suck it up one time and kick it.’”

NASCAR host race in Delaware

On Sunday, Sept. 25 NASCAR hosted a thrilling race at Dover International Speedway in Dover,Del. Lowes driver Jimmie Johnson won gaining 400 MBNARacePoints for his team. This score beat new driver Kyle Busch and his team, Hendrick Motorsports.

“We lost [the title] last year by eight points,” said Johnson. “Hopefully this year we’ll make the right decisions and I won’t make many mistakes on the track.”

Flyers trounce Islanders

The Flyers beat the New York Islanders 5-3 in an exhibition game Tuesday, Sept. 27.

Two of Philadelphia’sgreatest offseason acquisitions, former NHLMVP Peter Forsberg and Derian Hatcher were not able to play in that game. Forsberg was out due to an ankle injury and Hatcher has a sprained left knee; the Flyers were also missing their captain Keith Perimeau who was injured Monday, Sept. 26 during the team’s practice. Primeau suffered a bruised left shoulder.

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Jason Blake of the Islanders scored 16 seconds into the game. Alexei Yashin scored with a power-play goal for the Islanders, who are 2-3.

Mike Richards scored on a power play.Sharp scored with 1:41 left to tie the game.

Flyer Kim Johnsson, scored in the second period. Yashin tied it with his second goal, and Donald Brashear scored the goahead goal for Philadelphia on a wrist shot 26 seconds later. The Flyers toppled the Islanders, winning the exhibition game with a score of 5-3.