After an intense match up against Kenyon College, the Fighting Scots field hockey team came away with another North Coast Athletic Conference win after winning their game in overtime.
The Wooster volleyball team started the season a dismal 2-6. However, after a recent hot streak, the team is back over .500 with a 10-9 record after a splitting two matches this weekend, beating North Coast Athletic Conference foe Kenyon College (0-8 NCAC, 0-17 overall) at home but falling to Malone College (8-6) at the Timken Gymnasium.
Sports editor Sara Brown sat down with midfielder Chantal Koechli '10, leads the women's soccer team in goals, assists and points this season. Koechli reflectes on last year's season and gave her thoughts on what the team needs to do to finish strong in their 2008 season.
After carrying a strong 8-2 record into conference play this past weekend, the women's soccer team had hoped to start strong against a stout Wittenberg University team. However, for the second year in a row, the Scots were not able to come up with a win in their conference opener.
It was supposed to be an easy tune-up before a tough rivalry matchup against Case Western Reserve University. The Fighting Scots football team had plenty of momentum going into the match-up, winning its first three games of the season. Against one of the weaker teams in the conference, Earlham College, the Scots were supposed to score early and often against the Quakers.
With the men's soccer team entering its third week of conference play posting a mediocre 1-1 record against North Coast Athletic Conference opponents, the Scots knew they would have to raise their level of play in order to make some noise late in the season. While the team (2-2 NCAC, 5-6-1 overall) was unable to beat a tough Wittenberg University team, they were able to come out on top against the Oberlin Yeomen on the road.
Lily Maria "Doc" Sexton passed away last Friday, Oct. 3. Sexton, who was a champion for the advancement of women's athletics, died at the age of 89.