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Paci 4 Tin War Whoop
Wfdnksda Nov. 122003
Sports
Keenum resigns as athletic director to focus on football
Football
Stove Keenum has relinquished his
duties is director ol athleties but will
continue in his capacity as the liuli.ms
head loolball coach MeMurry
I mversity president l)r lohn Kussell
announced Monda
"We will begin a national seanh tor a
lull-tune athletic director immediately."
Dr Kussell said No timetable has been
set to luxe the new athletics director in
place
' I have been pleased with the
progress ol our loolball team this year.
but lor our athletic program to go to the
not level we need a lull-tune athletic
director." I)r Kussell said
I ndcr Keenum 's direction the
McMurrv athletics program has finished
in the upper-third nationally in the pres-
tigious NAC DA Directors I up as well
as first or second among American
Southwest C onlcrence schools a pro-
gram that reeognies the best overall
athletics department In addition
MeMurry teams have won numerous
conlerence championships appeared in
NC AA postseason competition and student-athletes
have achieved scores ol
all-conlerence. -region and -America
accolades
the 2IHH loolball team has uppecl its
record to 4-S overall Iron) 0-10 the pre-
vious season the second-best won-lost
improvement in school history
"It's been challenging It s been
esuiing And. at tunes it's been over
whelming." Keenum said relerrmg to
his tune serving as both MeMurry's top
athletic department olllcial and lootball
coach since Match 2001 "It's time to
pass the baton I loth obs. coaching and
being an administrator are such that
they reiiiue lull-tune locus ol two indi-
viduals I look lorward to concentrating
on what it is I love to do coaching
loolball
'I in evened about the direction that
oui lootball program is headed "
V-ball team falls in tournament
but breaks records on the way
MeMurry was swept
I mm the mcrican
Southwest C onlcrence
Vollevball C hanipionslup
Tournament Nov o m
Sherman by the I ast
Div ision's U I ranked team
I lie Indians couldu t
come up with the upset and
lost in three games ( 10-22.
30-21. 10-21) to host
Austin C ollcgc m the semi-
final round Austin I ollcgc
ended Us season a day later
with an upset loss to I ast
Teas Baptist Umversitv
McMurrv's Lvndsav
llewcllvnhad fl kill's and
Kan Mctuhhad 10
1 lewellyn was named to
the All-Tournament leant
The loss brings to an end
a historic season lor the
Indians and it also ends a
stellar college-career lor
1 lewellvn
C oach C'ammie I'etree.
the wmningest coach in
McMurrv vollevball histo-
ry marked her I M) career
victorv in a game against
Howard I'avne on Oct 2H
Not onlv did C oach I'etree
lead her leam to a second-
consecutive season ol 20-
plus wins but she led them
to their third consecutive
ASC tournament
lheb.ick-io-b.ick 20-
plus wins is the llrst in
McMurrv history and this
season's 22 wins m the
second most in school lus-
lorv I'etree has twice been
named S( coach ol the
I lewellvn set numerous
McMurrv school records
over the last three games
ol her senior season Prior
to the tournament she set
MeMurry records lor kills
m a season (4 If)) career
kills ( I.I SJ). season
attacks (1. 029 career
attacks (2.SI1)). and career
blocks (1f)S) She also set
a McMurr record lor
blocks in a game with 10
against Howard I'avne
In addition to her All-
lournament selection at
the ASC C hampionships
she was All-Tournament at
the All-Dig Country
I lassie and at the Austin
C ollcgc C lassie
McMurrv tuiiior outside
hitler. Danielle Holm won
her third ASC west divi-
sion specialist ol the week
award on Nov 4 lor her
record-selling final week
ol regular season plav
She set McMurrv maiks
lor season digs (ssO) .md
career digs ( 1. 4 Hi) She
had more than 10-digs
against Howard I'avne on
Oct 2S
I our McMurr) volley
ball players were singled
out eight dillcrcnt times
over the season as ASC
west division plaers ol the
week In addition to
Holm's three honors.
I lewellyn was twice hitler
ol the week. Abbey
Hester was twice setter ol
the week and Meuth was
once hitler ol the week
WW Photo Tyler Harrell
Llewellyn hits the ball ngamst Howard Payne
The win earned Petree her 150th victory and
sent the Indians back to the ASC tournament
Dirty dozen at top of pack
n ' 4 . t tw
?5-fe-"
WW Photo Tyler Harrell
I he Dirty Doen won (lie men's
ll.iK-luothull inti annual chauipi-
onship wild a li:inl-foii;lit victoi v
in the Nov. 4 cli.iinpionship f.imt
against the Dee's. IheDirl.v Docn
won 14-1.1. At tell. Dirlv Doen's
.losh Lee noes up loi si puss dining
the yaine.
'I lie Dirlv Dozen will plav in the
Regional lotiiiiaiucnl in Waco this
weekend.
In women's llay-loollull. the Soceei
(J's also will advance lo Hie regional
loin nanu'iit uhi'i healing Delia llela
In win the Women's ( hanipionship.
In the rcciealiun league the Stall
liilection lio.it llu lliiniii'is to el.iim
An -QP Hie elianipionsliip.
Soccer
Dream season ends with loss
McMurr s dream season ended
in a nightmare at the American
Southwest C onlcrence men s soc-
cer tournament Nov (. when the
Indians were upset by the I ast
Division's 112 team
T he Oarks. which went on to
win the ASC championship shut
out the Indians 1-0 in the semifinal
round at the U 1 1) Soccer C oinples
McMurr) was the tournament's it
seed and had been ranked tl I in the
NC AA Division III Central Ucgion
poll
I he Indians who linished the
season 1 1-s-l had a historic sea
son earning their first West
Division title and going undclcalcd
against West Division opponents
C'-O-l) Ihev weie making their
third consecutive appear nice in the
SC lournament and weie ruling a
12-ganie winning streak
I he soccer team iceeived Us lirst
ranking ((MO) in the C entral Ucgion
Poll in late October and moved up
lo4 on Oct 2') I he leam set
school records lor consecutive wins
and regular season wins
During the regular season.
McMurrv beat the Oarks I aglcs
0-0. but the I aglcs started tourna-
ment pi j with a strong first hall
that McMurrv was unable to over-
come even though the Indians led
in shots ( 17-ls) ind corner kicks
(ll-S) llardin-Sunmons
University the West Division's t!2
seed also lost its semi-linal match
m overtime 1-2
McMurrv midfielder. Matt
Keddinglon. anil delensiv email.
Michael McCoimiek. were named
to the Ml-louru uncut leam
In addition Michael Kupe. a
sophomore lorwaid was the West
Division s final Ollensive l'la)e'i ol
the Week lor his plav in a Nov 2
victor) over Austin C ollcgc Kupe
scored ihe gauie-wmning goal with
a little nunc than 1 minutes loll in
the game
Indians can 't
stop tough
Cowboys '
ground game
MeMurry lost to crosstovvn
rival llardin-Sunmons
Saturday when the Cowboys
strong ground game gave the
v isitors an edge on a drizzly
and overcast afternoon
HSU's Lance Moore rushed
lor 232 yards on 25 carries and
scored three times to lead the
No 20 Cowboys over the
Indians 43-2 1 MeMurry falls
to 4-5 overall and 4-4 in ASC
play while HSU improves to
7-2(7-1 in ASC) and keeps
alive its hopes for a division
title
MeMurry took a 14-7 lead
after the opening quarter on a
Jordan Neuman 17-yard run
and a Chris Sanders 1 5-yard
dash into the end nine. Hut
just seven seconds into the sec-
ond quarter Moore scored his
second TD Iron) 21 yards out
to help tic it
The key play ol the game
came on the Cowboys' next
possession when the Indian
delense thought they stopped
them on downs on 4th-anil-l at
the McM 47 Hut the otllcials
ruled that Moore had enough
lor a first down keeping the
drive alive On the next play
I ISU benefited Irom a pass
interlerence call and eventually
scored on a 2-yard plunge by
Moore his final TD ol the day
lor the go-ahead score 20-14.
That series seemed to deflate
the Indians as the Cowboys
reeled oil 23 points in the third
to put the game out of reach.
MeMurry closed to within
2S-21 after a 62-yard TD
reception by I nc Davis and his
extra-point kick with II min-
utes and 34 seconds left in the
third
The Cowboys defeated their
crosstovvn rivals lor the 16th
straight time
While MeMurry couldn't
pull oft the surprise-victory
over I ISU. the Indians did win
a hard-lought game against Sul
Koss State. 21-19 on Nov. 1 in
Alpine
Ihe victory was MeMurry's
third-consecutive road win In
order to advance the streak to
lour MeMurry will have to
beat div ision-leadmg Mary
Ilardin-Haylor Saturday at 2
p m in Helton
MeMurry football players inspire children
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I very little kid's dream
growing up is getting to meet
a superstar
In try and help lulllll that
dream some ol MeMurry's
loolball players have gone
beyond the three-hour prac-
tices and lour-hour games to
help a group ol young
Abilene kids meet their
dreams
The players have olun-
leeied their tune around prac-
tices and games to read to lit-
tle kids and to help prepare a
seen and eight year old llag
lootball team lor Saturday
morning games
Ihe Indians have sent 10
dillcrcnt players out to
Hassetti I Icnienlary to read lo
the kids The players read to
the kids Irom noon until 1 00
p m
Members ol this group
include Smiley Marline ae
Young Karl Scott Adam
I lores Jerry 1 bonus Clark
Jackson KC I lope Aaron
Roan Dorian Gentry Todd
Ritchie Jerad 1'iersoii Malt
VHVR" "4'aM
1 PHI
I I mm
lice one night a week
Iron) 7-8 p m and
play every Saturday
morning
The team won its
league with a 5-0-1
record. Coach
Stluum said
Helping out with
the practices were.
Pablo Demos Jell
Titus Leon Molina
Matt llollman Karl
WW Photo Tyler Harrell SAeo" Joh Schmil.
IUMW1I Dlimil
I'ilBlKsif V
llollman. Josh Sclinut I'ablo
Herrio RH Latimer and
Ronald Dement
1 hese players go out to the
elementary wearing their jer-
seys Ihey not only read to the
elementary kids but also try lo
inspire them
"1 his was a good opportunity
Anthony Brown (at left) sots up
across from a young football
player while Joff Titus above
dashes through the youngsters
Tho football players helped
train a team of 7- 8 yoar olds.
lor the
players lo get involved" said
MeMurry lootball Coach
Schaum
I he Indians have also helped
a seven and eight year old llag
lootball team throughout the
semester
1 he "Green Goblins" prac-
Andy Hell Jared
Pierson Joey I ratio
Aaron Roan Clark
Jackson Gav in
I lurtli Robert
MacDonalil I nc
Dav is Colby Witt.
Diondrc Shamlin
and Brandon Willis
"The kids are hav ing tons of
I tin with the football players"
Coach Schaum said
The lootball team has con-
tributed many hours to volun-
teer work this semester and
have most importantly inspired
children
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