Freshman
wideout Jason Anderson goes up for a ball in the Deacs’ 38-33 loss
to Georgia Tech Nov. 17. The Deacons ended the season with a 38-35 win
over Northern Illinois Nov. 24. Photo by Chris Carlstrom/Old
Gold and Black.
Deacs
end year with win, become bowl-eligible
By
Mike Scott
Grab your beer and cigarettes, put on an ugly shirt and cut your hair
into a mullet, the Deacons are going bowling … maybe. The Demon
Deacon football team became bowl eligible thanks to a 38-35 victory
over Northern Illinois Nov. 24 at Groves Stadium. While they may not
end up with a place to play in the postseason, the win culminates a
remarkable turnaround in Head Coach Jim Grobe’s first season, as
the team tripled its win total from last year’s 2-9 campaign, finishing
with a winning record at 6-5.
Deacs
squeak past Gophers in barnburner
By
Jordan Webster
Senior guard Broderick Hicks hit only one shot from the field in the
Deacons’ Nov. 27 matchup with Big Ten opponent Minnesota, but he
made it count.
Hicks drilled a three-pointer from the baseline to give his team an
80-79 lead with 58 seconds left in regulation, and the Demon Deacons
held on to knock off the Gophers, 85-79, in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
In the three-year history of the tournament, the Deacons are one of
only two teams to retain perfect 3-0 records, joining defending national
champion Duke. The top-ranked Blue Devils cruised past No. 7 Iowa, 80-62
on Nov. 27. (Michigan State remains 2-0, following the postponement
of their Nov. 28 game against Virginia).
Deacs
getting to the heart of the matter
By
Jordan Webster
Maybe you didn’t expect a team of grizzled, experienced veterans
– five seniors and a junior comprise the core of the rotation –
to play like this early in the season. Maybe you should.
Deacons
fall just short of championship game
By
Jim Gleitman
It offered as much drama as Hamlet and kept its observers anxiously
on the edge of their seats. It was just one of those games that had
it all. In fact there is not much more one could ask from the Final
Four Field Hockey matchup between the Deacs and the Maryland Terrapins
that had been referred to as “the Championship game.” However,
in the end it was the Terrapins that got the best of the Deacs for the
third time this season with a 3-2 double-overtime victory in Kent, Ohio,
on Nov. 17 in the semifinals of the NCAA Field Hockey Tournament.
Volleyball
ends season on winning note
By
Vanessa St. Gerard
The Deacon volleyball team ended its season with two victories at the
Turkey Classic held at the University of Alabama, to end the 2001 campaign
with a 20-11 overall record, and 10-7 in the ACC.
Deacons
downed by No. 1 Connecticut
By
Matt Gallagher
So, there’s a reason why Connecticut is ranked No. 1 in the country
in women’s basketball. The Huskies descended upon Lawrence Joel
Coliseum Nov. 26 to face off against a Demon Deacon squad which was
coming off three solid outings--and had a 2-1 record to show for their
efforts. Nevertheless, Connecticut breezed its way through the game,
rolling to an 88-38 victory.
Demon
Deacons end season with overtime loss
By
Lisa Ferguson
The Deacs finished their fall season falling 2-1 to William & Mary
in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 16 in Charlottesville,
Va.
Both teams had a few shots in the first half, but not until the 43rd
minute did William and Mary forward Jordan Krieger get the Tribe on
the board with an unassisted goal from 12 yards out.
Deacs
fall to American in NCAA Tournament
By
Margaret McKenzie
A 3-0 defeat at the hands of American University in the NCAA Tournament
brought the 2001 season to an end for the men’s soccer team. Despite
playing at Spry Stadium and enjoying a first-round bye, the Deacs could
not capitalize on the home field advantage in the second -ound game
on Nov. 25.
