Published: November 02, 2009 12:25 am         

Metro Roundup: Drake ends ISU women’s soccer season with 3-1 win

Des Moines — Indiana State’s women’s soccer team saw its season come to end Sunday afternoon when the Sycamores lost 3-1 to host Drake in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.

The Bulldogs opened the scoring in the 15th minute when Elizabeth Woerle scored her eighth goal of the season on a shot from the top of the penalty box.

In a span of just under five minutes, Indiana State was narrowly denied a pair of goals, both shots by freshman Casey Allbright. In the 27th minute Allbright received a pass on the run from senior Katlin Owens and knocked the ball past the Drake goalkeeper at the top of the penalty box, but a Bulldog defender was able to get to the ball just before it crossed the goal line. In the 31st minute, Owens once again found Allbright open on the left wing, but Allbright was deemed offsides by the side official before her shot reached the back of the net.

Over the first 45 minutes of the game, Indiana State and Drake both took four shots each, with the Sycamores holding a 2-1 shot on goal advantage.

The third time was the charm for Allbright and the Sycamores, who tied the game just minutes into the second half. Sophomore Morgan Wendlandt sent a free kick into the Drake penalty box and, after a short period of both teams attempting to control the ball, the ball fell at Allbright’s foot. Allbright cracked a shot that the Drake goalkeeper saved, but the rebound came out again to Allbright, who beat the Bulldog goalie to the right post for her third goal this season.

Just under two minutes later, Indiana State was whistled for a foul in the penalty box, setting up a penalty kick for the Bulldogs. Woerle stepped up to take the shot, but was denied at the lower left post by Sycamore goalkeeper Taylor Nelson.

Drake scored the game winner with 2:12 remaining in the game off the head of Bailey Dorrington. As Indiana State pushed forward looking for a tying goal, Laura Moklestad broke away for Drake’s final goal 75 seconds later.

For the game, Indiana State took 10 shots with five on goal. Nelson played all 90 minutes in goal for the Sycamores, making four saves.

With the loss, Indiana State ended its season at 5-10-3. Drake advanced to the MVC semifinals to face top-seeded Illinois State. Third-seeded Creighton beat sixth-seeded Evansville, and will face second-seeded Missouri State

on Friday.

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In other ISU soccer news:

• Bianchi honored — In a vote conducted by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America, Indiana State senior midfielder Erin Bianchi has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Five first team.

Bianchi currently holds a perfect 4.0 GPA in nursing while totaling four goals and one assist during the 2009 season. She now is eligible for ESPN The Magazine’s All-America selections. Bianchi is a two-time Academic all-conference selection, earning an honorable mention selection after her sophomore season and first-team honors last year.

Volleyball

• Rockville stats — Two Rockville High School players earned career milestones on Saturday as the Rox’ season ended in the championship match of the Class A Wes-Del Regional.

Beth Mahurin currently has a school-record 1,079 kills, and setter Courtney Eldridge finished with a school-record 1,539 assists.



Rockville 25 25 25

Randolph Southern 13 22 17

Highlights — For Rockville, Beth Mahurin had 25 kills, 6 blocks, 4 digs and 2 aces; Courtney Eldridge had 31 assists, 3 digs, 2 kills, 13 points and 2 aces; Lindsey Greene had 20 digs, an assist, 6 points and 3 aces; Emily Hardman had 6 digs, 2 kills, 13 points and an ace; Ashley Stevens had 2 digs, a kill, 7 points and an ace; Raeann Sutherlin had 6 kills, a block and an assist; Scooter Christman had 6 digs; and Hillary Woodard had 3 digs, a kill and a block.



Rockville 21 14 l8

Wes-Del 25 25 25

Highlights — For Rockville, Beth Mahurin had 8 kills, 5 digs, 4 blocks, 2 assists and an ace; Courtney Eldridge had 14 assists and 2 kills; Lindsey Greene had 11 digs, an assist and an ace; Emily Hardman had 3 kills, 2 digs and an ace; Hillary Woodard had 3 kills; Raeann Sutherlin had 2 kills and an assist; Scooter Christman had 2 digs; and Ashley Stevens had an ace.

Next — Wes-Del moved on to Saturday’s Clas A state championship semifinals. Rockville finished 27-5, including its first-ever regional victory.

Racing

• Championship decided — The final races of the season were run Saturday at Crossroads Dragway, with one 2009 championship decided on the last day.

Terry Tapscott bested Bob Paul to take super pro honors and claimed the championship at the same time by a narrow margin over Jeremy Lawson.

Other winners were Kenny James in pro class and Zach Gosnell in sportsman class. Thad Mann took the pro title and Jeff Lathrop took sportsmanship honors.

A picnic for racers and their families followed the racing with food provided by the Pound family.

Information concerning the postseason banquet and the 2010 season may be found at www.crossroadsdragway.com.



2009 class champions

Super pro — Terry Tapscott.

Pro — Thad Mann.

Sportsman — Jeff Lathrop.

Saturday’s results

Super pro — Terry Tapscott of Paris, Ill., 1972 Chevelle, def. Bob Paul of Westfield, Ill., 1982 S-10; semis: Ron Hayman.

Pro — Kenny James of Terre Haute, 1967 Camaro, def. Jeff Smith of Seelyville, 1977 Aspen; semis: Gary Hoggatt.

Sportsman — Zach Gosnell of Terre Haute, 1980 Camaro, def. Jeff Lathrop of Terre Haute, 1970 Nova; semis: Chad Eaton, Holden English.

Soccer

• Flyers finish with 2-1 weekend — The Terre Haute Flyers U14AA girls completed their fall season by winning two and losing one at the Fusion Fall Festival.

The loss came first, 1-0 to the Elkhart Flames on Saturday morning, followed by a 2-1 win over the Fusion and a 3-1 decision Sunday against the Indy Force.

Kathryn Ruark scored both Saturday goals, one on an assist from Kaleigh Sutliff and the other off Katherine Senseman’s corner kick. She also scored twice Sunday, once unassisted and once from Abby Pigg’s indirect kick.

Senseman had the other goal on Sunday, assisted by Kelsey Thomas. Ruark, Thomas and Sutliff shared time in goal for the team, which finished 8-3.



Other team members are Merit Bell, Mary Blemker, Madeline Kerr, Miranda Lucas, Mallory Sanders, Katie Schmidt, Emily Stephanian, Morgan Strahm and Bailee Williams. Greg Ruark and Scott Thomas were the coaches.