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| Mountaineers saddle fifth ranked Furman
Paladins, 13-10 |
by by James Nix
Editor-in-Chief
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There was no miracle play to save the Mountaineers
from fifth ranked Furman University Saturday, but rather
a good all around performance.
Appalachian
State University defeated the Paladins 13-10, the first Mountaineer
win at Paladin Stadium since 1995.
“We
were just gelling good,” sophomore quarterback Richie
Williams said.
Williams’ one-yard rushing touchdown in the second
quarter put Appalachian ahead 10-7 at the half and ultimately
led to the win.
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Midnight Madness gives teams way to thank
fans with free food
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by Brad Norman
Staff Writer |
The first day colleges
are allowed to have coach-supervised basketball practices
is Oct. 18.
Schools around the nation
have an event dubbed Midnight Madness, where teams hold an
open gym practice at 12:01 a.m., the very first minute they
are allowed to practice.
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| Rugby Rucktoberfest Summary |
by Michael Trivette
Staff Writer |
North Carolina State University
captured its second consecutive Rucktoberfest Championship
in the final match against the University of Central Florida.
The Wolfpack would hold out to win 13-10, in double overtime,
against the Golden Knights of Central Florida.
The final marked the conclusion of Rucktoberfest, in which
the men and women’s rugby teams from Appalachian State
University sponsor a two-day rugby tournament.
The tournament was held at State Farm fields Saturday and
Sunday, and featured teams from the southeastern United States.
“The tournament ran real smoothly and everyone had
a great time,” senior Greg Schwartz said.
This year marks the fourth consecutive year that Appalachian
has hosted Rucktoberfest. Each year, the men and women’s
rugby teams donate half of all proceeds to a local charity.
In 2000, proceeds went to the Watauga Hunger Coalition. In
2001, proceeds benefited the Red Cross 9-11 Relief Fund and
in 2002 proceeds went to the Watauga Rescue Squad.
This year’s proceeds will benefit the Watauga Hunger
Coalition as well as the OASIS Women’s Group.
“We raised over $1,000 this year, and that money will
benefit both charities,” Schwartz said. “We’re
really happy with the amount of money that we received from
the tournament and T-shirt sales and it’s great that
we have the opportunity to give to both charities.”
Each team paid $350 to compete on both Saturday and Sunday,
Schwartz said.
“We still had a great time even though we didn’t
get a chance to play for the championship,” Schwartz
said.
Appalachian’s men’s team has two competing teams:
the A team and B team.
On Saturday, the men’s A team went 3-0 while the B
team went 4-0.
The A team defeated the University of North Carolina at Charlotte,
University of North Carolina at Wilmington and Winthrop University.
The three victories set the Mountaineers up for a semifinal
match on Sunday against the University of Central Florida.
During the semifinal match the Mountaineers dealt with a
string of costly penalties during the second half.
A questionable call by the referee gave the Golden Knights
of Central Florida the ball back with the chance to win.
The call was made after the Appalachian fans were too loud
and taunting the opposing team.
Central Florida would go on to score a try with 10 seconds
remaining to win the semifinal match 19-17.
“We took a lot out of this tournament,” Schwartz
said. “Our new players learned a lot about the game
of rugby and as a result, we now have more depth to our team.”
The tournament gave the new players a chance to gain experience
on the playing field.
“It was a learning experience for all of us and everyone
gained a lot of knowledge about rugby from playing this weekend,”
freshman Andrew Pearson said. “We learned how to play
hard-nose rugby and we had a lot of fun doing so.”
On the women’s side, the Mountaineers went 1-1-1 on
Saturday. The women defeated the University of Georgia, tied
the University of Central Florida, and lost to the University
of Florida.
The Mountaineers defeated Western Carolina University on
Sunday.
“We played really well,” junior Lisa Dombroski
said. “It was a good learning experience for all of
us as well as for the new players on the team.”
“Being at home this weekend, the tournament gave us
the chance to work on some new things on the field and try
some new stuff out,” Dombroski said.
“Rucktoberfest went well and we did well raising money
for the charities,” Dombroski said.
Coming into the weekend, the Mountaineers held a record of
1-1 after defeating Elon University and losing a match at
Furman University.
The women’s team will travel to Gainesville, Fla. this
weekend to compete in the Gator Invitational.
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