The Arkansas State Women's basketball team came out cold in the second half and fell behind rather quickly to the UALR Lady Trojans.
Sophomore forward Chastity Reed scored 27 points as the Lady Trojans won their 27th consecutive game at the Jack Stephens Center.
The Lady Trojans outscored the Lady Red Wolves 34-16 in the second half.
Junior Jazmine Taylor led ASU in scoring with 13 points in the game on Saturday. The Lady Red Wolves have yet to win a conference game after falling to both Florida International and Arkansas Little Rock.
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Saturday, December 20, 2008
Ark St vs UALR (MEN)
The Red Wolves own a 42-22 series lead over the Trojans. ASU is 7-3 against UALR in their last 10 meetings including splitting the two-game series last season. ASU beat UALR at the ASU Convocation Center on Jan. 5 77-62, but fell to the Trojans at the Jack Stephens Center 82-52.
The Arkansas State Red Wolves are 8-2 on the season and 1-0 in conference after beating FIU 61-41 in their league opener Thursday. Junior Donald Boone leads ASU with 12.3 points per game and leads the team with 16 steals. Eric McKinney is second on the squad scoring 8.9 ppg whil leading ASU with 6.9 rebounds per game (69 total) and has 21 blocked shots.
UALR opens its conference slate by hosting the Red Wolves on Saturday. The Trojans have gone 7-3 in their non conference schedule but have gone 2-3 in their last five games. In their contest, UALR pushed Memphis to the limit but eventually fell 59=51.
Sophomore guard Matt Mouzy leads UALR in total points while averaging 13.2 per game and leads the team with 14 steals. Junior forward Mike Smith leads the Trojans with 59 rebounds averaging 6.6 a game.
ASU is 8-9 in SBC road-openers dating back to 1991.
Much of ASU's early success this season has been due to the tough defense the Red Wolves have played. ASU has held opponents to a combined .363 shooting percentage, while holding eight of their 10 opponents to shooting under 38 percent from the field.
Missouri State was the only team to outrebound the Red Wolves this season.
It is time for a Wolf attack in Little Rock!
The Arkansas State Red Wolves are 8-2 on the season and 1-0 in conference after beating FIU 61-41 in their league opener Thursday. Junior Donald Boone leads ASU with 12.3 points per game and leads the team with 16 steals. Eric McKinney is second on the squad scoring 8.9 ppg whil leading ASU with 6.9 rebounds per game (69 total) and has 21 blocked shots.
UALR opens its conference slate by hosting the Red Wolves on Saturday. The Trojans have gone 7-3 in their non conference schedule but have gone 2-3 in their last five games. In their contest, UALR pushed Memphis to the limit but eventually fell 59=51.
Sophomore guard Matt Mouzy leads UALR in total points while averaging 13.2 per game and leads the team with 14 steals. Junior forward Mike Smith leads the Trojans with 59 rebounds averaging 6.6 a game.
ASU is 8-9 in SBC road-openers dating back to 1991.
Much of ASU's early success this season has been due to the tough defense the Red Wolves have played. ASU has held opponents to a combined .363 shooting percentage, while holding eight of their 10 opponents to shooting under 38 percent from the field.
Missouri State was the only team to outrebound the Red Wolves this season.
It is time for a Wolf attack in Little Rock!
Arkansas State Red Wolves vs UALR Trojans (WOMENs)
Arkansas State continues Sun Belt Conference play Saturday afternoon as the Lady Red Wolves prepare for Little Rock for a match up against in-state rival UALR. Arkansas State is 5-5 on the season and 0-1 in SBC play after falling 63=51 at home against Florida International Wednesday night in the home conference opener.
The loss to FIU snapped a 14-game home conference winning streak for ASU. UALR is 8-2 entering Saturday's game and tonight's game is the conference opener for the Trojans.
Arkansas State has won 40 of the 46 meetings between the two programs, but has not won consecutive games against UALR since winning nine straight from 2001-02 to 2005-06. The Red Wolves hold a 15-4 advantage in games played in Little Rock, but ASU has never won in its three trips to the Stephens Center.
PROJECTED STARTERS
ASU RED WOLVES
Guard Jazmine Taylor (Memphis)
Guard Brittney Hiles (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Guard Veronica Smith (East St. Louis, Illinois)
Forward Shay Scott (North Little Rock)
Forward Lyndsay Schlup (California, Missouri)
UALR TROJANS
Guard Asriel Rolf (Dallas)
Guard Anshel Cooper (Marion, Ark.)
Forward Chastity Reed (New Orleans)
Center Marian Kursh (Fort Smith, Ark.)
The loss to FIU snapped a 14-game home conference winning streak for ASU. UALR is 8-2 entering Saturday's game and tonight's game is the conference opener for the Trojans.
Arkansas State has won 40 of the 46 meetings between the two programs, but has not won consecutive games against UALR since winning nine straight from 2001-02 to 2005-06. The Red Wolves hold a 15-4 advantage in games played in Little Rock, but ASU has never won in its three trips to the Stephens Center.
PROJECTED STARTERS
ASU RED WOLVES
Guard Jazmine Taylor (Memphis)
Guard Brittney Hiles (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Guard Veronica Smith (East St. Louis, Illinois)
Forward Shay Scott (North Little Rock)
Forward Lyndsay Schlup (California, Missouri)
UALR TROJANS
Guard Asriel Rolf (Dallas)
Guard Anshel Cooper (Marion, Ark.)
Forward Chastity Reed (New Orleans)
Center Marian Kursh (Fort Smith, Ark.)
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Quote of the night
"The referees never see the first punch, but they always see the second," head coach John Brady said Thursday after the 61-41 win over conference foe Florida International.
Brady was referring to when forward Shawn Morgan intentionally hit a Florida International player after the FIU player hit Morgan. The intentional foul was Morgan's fourth foul of the night. It came almost immediately after Morgan picked up his third foul.
His actions got him the bench for most of the remainder of the game. Brady said he would not tolerate stupid mistakes, especially when you have a 17 point lead.
Referring to the movie "50 First Dates" was also pretty funny too.
Brady was referring to when forward Shawn Morgan intentionally hit a Florida International player after the FIU player hit Morgan. The intentional foul was Morgan's fourth foul of the night. It came almost immediately after Morgan picked up his third foul.
His actions got him the bench for most of the remainder of the game. Brady said he would not tolerate stupid mistakes, especially when you have a 17 point lead.
Referring to the movie "50 First Dates" was also pretty funny too.
Ark St 61 FIU 41
8:03 Donald Boone leads all scorers with 11 points and Mike Lance came off the bench with seven points in the first half. ASU shot 43 percent from the field in the first half. ASU holds a 33-21 lead during Thursday's conference opener against Florida International.
8:04
The second half gets under way and FIU gets things started with a nice pick and roll by the two big guys underneath. Freddy Asprilla fed it to Nikola Gacesa to cut the lead to ten.
8:05
Shawn Morgan answers right back with his second bucket off the night to get the lead back to 12. He has five points.
8:07
Ifeany Koggu draws a foul and makes the basket. But his fall to the floor prevents him from going to the line. Daniel Bryant shoots for him but misses.
8:09
Asprilla pulls down a rebound for FIU and puts back in to cut it 37 to 25. ASU's Eric Mckinney answered right back though with a basket of his own and the lead goes back to 14.
Bryant palms the ball and the Red Wolves turn it over to FIU.
8:11
Donald Boone tips a pass away and causes his own fast break to get a Simmions "Super Slam". ASU is now up 41 - 25 with less than 15 minutes left in the game.
8:13
The Red Wolves have racked up 34 blocks so far this season through seven games. Junior Eric Mckinney leads the Red Wolves with 19 blocked shots, which ranks second in the Sun Belt.
Mckinney has one block tonight. Shawn Morgan, who is second on the team with seven blocks, also has a block tonight.
8:18
Offensively, ASU continues to show signs of weakness. But they make up with good defensive efforts at the other night. Tonight has not been as bad as in previous games but every so often glimmers of offensive struggles do appear.
8:24
FIU's Freddy Asprilla picked up a double double at the 11:12 minute mark. He has 10 points and 10 rebounds. Asprilla is 6-10 and weighing in at 280 pounds. He has a football attributes to him but plays center for the Golden Panthers.
8:26
Shawn Morgan picks up his fourth foul of the night after a "controversial" intentional foul call. Nikola Gacesa made both of the free throws to cut the lead to 48 - 33 with under nine minutes left in the game.
8:28
A fast break was halted when ASU was called for stepping out of bounds in front of the student section. ASU regained possesion after an over the back foul was called on Jonas Karosas. Karosas finds a place on the bench as he now has four fouls.
8:31
With eight minutes left in the game, ASU now has a 17 point lead over conference foe Florida International. Nick Taylor gets called for walking and ASU will regain possesion.
Time out on the floor. 7:33 left in the game.
8:34
Boone now has 15 points in the game which leads all scorers. Michael Lance picks up his fifth basket of the night and now has 12 points in the game. Lance and Boone have definitely been the "surprise" leaders of the team. Everybody knew Shawn Morgan would do well. It's refreshing to see new talent take it upon themselves to lead this program.
8:40
Boone steals another pass. Boone now has four steals to go along with his 15 points. ASU leads FIU 56 - 35 with under four minutes left in the game. Eric McKinney has 12 points tonight.
8:44
Freddy Asprilla of FIU has definitely been a dominate force for the Golden Panthers tonight. But one player can not help a team win. Most of his points have been from rebounds. It doesn't have a quick step.
8:46
Boone steals another. With 20 seconds left in the game ASU is up by 20 points. This is their biggest win on the season.
8:47
Arkansas State 61 Florida International 41 FINAL
8:04
The second half gets under way and FIU gets things started with a nice pick and roll by the two big guys underneath. Freddy Asprilla fed it to Nikola Gacesa to cut the lead to ten.
8:05
Shawn Morgan answers right back with his second bucket off the night to get the lead back to 12. He has five points.
8:07
Ifeany Koggu draws a foul and makes the basket. But his fall to the floor prevents him from going to the line. Daniel Bryant shoots for him but misses.
8:09
Asprilla pulls down a rebound for FIU and puts back in to cut it 37 to 25. ASU's Eric Mckinney answered right back though with a basket of his own and the lead goes back to 14.
Bryant palms the ball and the Red Wolves turn it over to FIU.
8:11
Donald Boone tips a pass away and causes his own fast break to get a Simmions "Super Slam". ASU is now up 41 - 25 with less than 15 minutes left in the game.
8:13
The Red Wolves have racked up 34 blocks so far this season through seven games. Junior Eric Mckinney leads the Red Wolves with 19 blocked shots, which ranks second in the Sun Belt.
Mckinney has one block tonight. Shawn Morgan, who is second on the team with seven blocks, also has a block tonight.
8:18
Offensively, ASU continues to show signs of weakness. But they make up with good defensive efforts at the other night. Tonight has not been as bad as in previous games but every so often glimmers of offensive struggles do appear.
8:24
FIU's Freddy Asprilla picked up a double double at the 11:12 minute mark. He has 10 points and 10 rebounds. Asprilla is 6-10 and weighing in at 280 pounds. He has a football attributes to him but plays center for the Golden Panthers.
8:26
Shawn Morgan picks up his fourth foul of the night after a "controversial" intentional foul call. Nikola Gacesa made both of the free throws to cut the lead to 48 - 33 with under nine minutes left in the game.
8:28
A fast break was halted when ASU was called for stepping out of bounds in front of the student section. ASU regained possesion after an over the back foul was called on Jonas Karosas. Karosas finds a place on the bench as he now has four fouls.
8:31
With eight minutes left in the game, ASU now has a 17 point lead over conference foe Florida International. Nick Taylor gets called for walking and ASU will regain possesion.
Time out on the floor. 7:33 left in the game.
8:34
Boone now has 15 points in the game which leads all scorers. Michael Lance picks up his fifth basket of the night and now has 12 points in the game. Lance and Boone have definitely been the "surprise" leaders of the team. Everybody knew Shawn Morgan would do well. It's refreshing to see new talent take it upon themselves to lead this program.
8:40
Boone steals another pass. Boone now has four steals to go along with his 15 points. ASU leads FIU 56 - 35 with under four minutes left in the game. Eric McKinney has 12 points tonight.
8:44
Freddy Asprilla of FIU has definitely been a dominate force for the Golden Panthers tonight. But one player can not help a team win. Most of his points have been from rebounds. It doesn't have a quick step.
8:46
Boone steals another. With 20 seconds left in the game ASU is up by 20 points. This is their biggest win on the season.
8:47
Arkansas State 61 Florida International 41 FINAL
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
News Reporting Story: Governor Mike Beebe
Below is a story written by News Reporting Student Todd Fogle:
Arkansas State! Red Wolves! The fans at an ASU Red Wolves home football game stand up and shout back and forth in support Among those fans howling for the Red Wolves is Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe who graduated from ASU in 1968 with a degree in political science.
He said he usually only misses one or two games, but attends all of the home games he can. This year Beebe said he has not missed any. If he does, it is usually because of a time conflict.
“I make time. I make a priority on a Saturday afternoon or evening to go to Jonesboro,” he said about finding time for traveling from Little Rock for the games.
The governor has four season tickets and has been sitting in the same seat for more than 30 years in the front row of his section. He started attending the games after he graduated from law school at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
It varies whom he sits with from game to game. Sometimes it is only family, while for others some of his friends join him.
Chancellor Robert Potts said Beebe “doesn’t come to socialize. He comes for the game.”
Beebe said people are friendly but are mostly interested in the game.
“Most of the time, except at halftime, folks don’t pay any attention to me. They are watching the game and so am I.”
Potts said, “We are just so pleased he comes up to our games…we respect his privacy.”
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Sources: www.mikebeebe.com
Robert Potts: (870) 972-3030
Mike Beebe (501) 682-2345
Arkansas State! Red Wolves! The fans at an ASU Red Wolves home football game stand up and shout back and forth in support Among those fans howling for the Red Wolves is Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe who graduated from ASU in 1968 with a degree in political science.
He said he usually only misses one or two games, but attends all of the home games he can. This year Beebe said he has not missed any. If he does, it is usually because of a time conflict.
“I make time. I make a priority on a Saturday afternoon or evening to go to Jonesboro,” he said about finding time for traveling from Little Rock for the games.
The governor has four season tickets and has been sitting in the same seat for more than 30 years in the front row of his section. He started attending the games after he graduated from law school at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
It varies whom he sits with from game to game. Sometimes it is only family, while for others some of his friends join him.
Chancellor Robert Potts said Beebe “doesn’t come to socialize. He comes for the game.”
Beebe said people are friendly but are mostly interested in the game.
“Most of the time, except at halftime, folks don’t pay any attention to me. They are watching the game and so am I.”
Potts said, “We are just so pleased he comes up to our games…we respect his privacy.”
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Sources: www.mikebeebe.com
Robert Potts: (870) 972-3030
Mike Beebe (501) 682-2345
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Thanksgiving Revisited
Because my parents hate big city living, during my holiday break I had no access to internet. Therefore I was unable to update the blog. So I thought I would write some things that caught my eye in the world of sports during the break.
ARKANSAS STATE DEFEATS NORTH TEXAS
In an article from the Jonesboro Sun, Matt Robertson wrote, "ASU’s Marcus Brown intercepted UNT quarterback Giovanni Vizza with under a minute to play to ensure the win after North Texas had driven across midfield. Arkansas State (6-5 overall 4-2 SBC) will face Troy this Saturday" to decide who will go to the New Orleans Bowl on December 21. "UNT running back Cam Montgomery, who had 121 yards and two TDs, ripped off scoring runs of 26 and 29 yards on the Mean Green’s first two possessions of the second half to give North Texas a 28-24 lead," the article said.
ODD CAREER MOVE
I was up late one night and I flipped it to ESPN News. I was surprised to see former WWE 'heel' and commentator Jonathan Coachmen on ESPN. It just seems odd that a guy who used to "wrestle" with people named Hornswoggle is now doing highlights for the most trusted source for sporting news. Sure it was four in the morning but if the check said ESPN I wouldn't complain.
END OF A CAREER
Sylvester Croom was hired at Mississippi State five years ago and it was the first time that the SEC had hired an black man as a head coach. Croom resigned from MSU not 24 hours after losing to Ole Miss 45-0 on Saturday. Croom finished 21-38 at Mississippi State.
ARKANSAS DEFEATS LSU
I only caught the last three seconds. But that was more than enough. I watched as the LSU kicker shank the field goal with the clock running out. 31-30. You'd think U of A had won the national championship. Arkansas is still 5-7. There is no doubt that it was a good come back win and Casey Dick was player of the game after only playing a half. But it was still painful to watch. LSU should have won.
ARKANSAS STATE DEFEATS NORTH TEXAS
In an article from the Jonesboro Sun, Matt Robertson wrote, "ASU’s Marcus Brown intercepted UNT quarterback Giovanni Vizza with under a minute to play to ensure the win after North Texas had driven across midfield. Arkansas State (6-5 overall 4-2 SBC) will face Troy this Saturday" to decide who will go to the New Orleans Bowl on December 21. "UNT running back Cam Montgomery, who had 121 yards and two TDs, ripped off scoring runs of 26 and 29 yards on the Mean Green’s first two possessions of the second half to give North Texas a 28-24 lead," the article said.
ODD CAREER MOVE
I was up late one night and I flipped it to ESPN News. I was surprised to see former WWE 'heel' and commentator Jonathan Coachmen on ESPN. It just seems odd that a guy who used to "wrestle" with people named Hornswoggle is now doing highlights for the most trusted source for sporting news. Sure it was four in the morning but if the check said ESPN I wouldn't complain.
END OF A CAREER
Sylvester Croom was hired at Mississippi State five years ago and it was the first time that the SEC had hired an black man as a head coach. Croom resigned from MSU not 24 hours after losing to Ole Miss 45-0 on Saturday. Croom finished 21-38 at Mississippi State.
ARKANSAS DEFEATS LSU
I only caught the last three seconds. But that was more than enough. I watched as the LSU kicker shank the field goal with the clock running out. 31-30. You'd think U of A had won the national championship. Arkansas is still 5-7. There is no doubt that it was a good come back win and Casey Dick was player of the game after only playing a half. But it was still painful to watch. LSU should have won.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Ark St 28 FAU 14 FINAL
Although most of Arnold's yards came during "garbage" time, Arnold picked up his third 1,000 yard season during the 28-14 win over FAU on Saturday. Arnold is the first player in ASU history to have three 1,000 yard seasons.
ASU's first four home crowds of the 2008 season all rank among the top 10 in ASU Stadium history. It is the first time in ASU history that the football team played four home games each in front of 20,000 or more spectators during the same season. The combined crowds for ASU's first three games this season (94, 680) is the largest for any four games played at ASU Stadium.
However, the attendance for the game against FAU on Saturday was 10,845 was the lowest on the season.
Junior quarterback Corey Leonard finished 19 of 27 for 280 yards with three touchdowns. Junior running back Reggie Arnold rushed for 150 yards. He has 3,022 yards in his career with two games remaining.
Corey Leonard rushed for 45 yards on 14 carries and Derek Lawson rushed for 22 on five carries.
Junior wide receiver Brandon Thompkins finished with 98 yards on six catches with one touchdown. His 98 yards leaves with one yard short of becoming the 12th player in ASU history to record 1,000 career receiving yards. With Thompkins needs seven more receptions to take over 10th place for the most receptions in ASU history.
A.J. Carrington led the defense with 6 tackles while Van Dolah had five unassisted tackles.
Arkansas State gets back to .500 (5-5, 3-2) with the 28-14 win over FAU, who drops to 5-6 and 3-3 in the Sun Belt.
Troy needs to defeat Louisiana-Lafayette to claim sole possession of 1st place in the Sun Belt. That game begins at 6 p.m. Both Lafayette and Troy are 4-1 in the Sun Belt.
Check www.asuherald.com later for the complete story plus pictures.
ASU's first four home crowds of the 2008 season all rank among the top 10 in ASU Stadium history. It is the first time in ASU history that the football team played four home games each in front of 20,000 or more spectators during the same season. The combined crowds for ASU's first three games this season (94, 680) is the largest for any four games played at ASU Stadium.
However, the attendance for the game against FAU on Saturday was 10,845 was the lowest on the season.
Junior quarterback Corey Leonard finished 19 of 27 for 280 yards with three touchdowns. Junior running back Reggie Arnold rushed for 150 yards. He has 3,022 yards in his career with two games remaining.
Corey Leonard rushed for 45 yards on 14 carries and Derek Lawson rushed for 22 on five carries.
Junior wide receiver Brandon Thompkins finished with 98 yards on six catches with one touchdown. His 98 yards leaves with one yard short of becoming the 12th player in ASU history to record 1,000 career receiving yards. With Thompkins needs seven more receptions to take over 10th place for the most receptions in ASU history.
A.J. Carrington led the defense with 6 tackles while Van Dolah had five unassisted tackles.
Arkansas State gets back to .500 (5-5, 3-2) with the 28-14 win over FAU, who drops to 5-6 and 3-3 in the Sun Belt.
Troy needs to defeat Louisiana-Lafayette to claim sole possession of 1st place in the Sun Belt. That game begins at 6 p.m. Both Lafayette and Troy are 4-1 in the Sun Belt.
Check www.asuherald.com later for the complete story plus pictures.
"Black-Out" is overdone
Is anyone else as sick of "black-outs," or "white-outs" as I am?
I have no problem with school spirit. In fact, I encourage it. But a "black-out" is done by everybody. Georgia did a "black-out" earlier this season when they played Alabama. They were blown out by Alabama at home on "black out" night. Middle Tennessee did a "black - out" this season too. Do we really want to copy our Sun Belt foe? I know I don't.
The other problem with our "black-out" is the fact the game is at 2 p.m. Kinda hard to "black-out" the sun. Plus it is extremely cold. It is a lot to ask for everybody's winter coats to be black. It is going to be more of a spotted "black-out."
Georgia Tech did a "white-out" during Thursday's game at home on ESPN. Check out the article that was written the day after the scheduled "white-out" day. Where our fans be any better? Probably not. It is a lot to ask of Arkansas State fans.
Plus hunting season has started. There is no way we have 20,000 fans this time. It's a sad fact. Hunting is more important than ASU football.
GO STATE
I have no problem with school spirit. In fact, I encourage it. But a "black-out" is done by everybody. Georgia did a "black-out" earlier this season when they played Alabama. They were blown out by Alabama at home on "black out" night. Middle Tennessee did a "black - out" this season too. Do we really want to copy our Sun Belt foe? I know I don't.
The other problem with our "black-out" is the fact the game is at 2 p.m. Kinda hard to "black-out" the sun. Plus it is extremely cold. It is a lot to ask for everybody's winter coats to be black. It is going to be more of a spotted "black-out."
Georgia Tech did a "white-out" during Thursday's game at home on ESPN. Check out the article that was written the day after the scheduled "white-out" day. Where our fans be any better? Probably not. It is a lot to ask of Arkansas State fans.
Plus hunting season has started. There is no way we have 20,000 fans this time. It's a sad fact. Hunting is more important than ASU football.
GO STATE
Ark St v FAU: FINAL HOME GAME
Arkansas State plays its fifth Sun Belt Conference game and final home game of the season Saturday when it hosts Florida Atlantic for Senior day. The Red Wolves will try to snap a three-game skid and get to .500.
The Red Wolves have a home record of 3-1 on the season while Florida Atlantic has a 2-4 road record. After dropping five of its first six games, the Owls have won their last four games, including a 40-29 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette last weekend.
The Red Wolves and Owls have met just three times since their first meeting in 2005, which ASU won 3-0 in overtime at ASU Stadium. However, the Owls have won the last two seasons to take a 2-1 advantage in the series.
Fans were encouraged to "black-out" the stadium for the final home game against FAU. ASU is asking for fans to wear anything black to show their support for the team and seniors that will be playing in their last game at ASU stadium. They want to finish the season strong and show off the great fan support of this season.
ASU will have 16 seniors take the field Saturday for their final game at ASU stadium. ASU's 2008 seniors are:
DEFENSE: Dominique Williams (DB), Brian Flagg (DE), Anthony Harris (DE), Page Fill (DL), Ben Owens (LB)
OFFENSE: Mark Clemons (OL), Brandon Ciaramitaro (OL), Zach Eichenberger (OL), Matt Mandich (OL), Sean Marshall (OL), Travis Hewitt (QB), Vernon Catlin (TE), David Johnson (TE), Kevin Jones (WR), Richard Neal (WR)
SPECIAL TEAMS: Brett Shrable (P)
The Red Wolves have a home record of 3-1 on the season while Florida Atlantic has a 2-4 road record. After dropping five of its first six games, the Owls have won their last four games, including a 40-29 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette last weekend.
The Red Wolves and Owls have met just three times since their first meeting in 2005, which ASU won 3-0 in overtime at ASU Stadium. However, the Owls have won the last two seasons to take a 2-1 advantage in the series.
Fans were encouraged to "black-out" the stadium for the final home game against FAU. ASU is asking for fans to wear anything black to show their support for the team and seniors that will be playing in their last game at ASU stadium. They want to finish the season strong and show off the great fan support of this season.
ASU will have 16 seniors take the field Saturday for their final game at ASU stadium. ASU's 2008 seniors are:
DEFENSE: Dominique Williams (DB), Brian Flagg (DE), Anthony Harris (DE), Page Fill (DL), Ben Owens (LB)
OFFENSE: Mark Clemons (OL), Brandon Ciaramitaro (OL), Zach Eichenberger (OL), Matt Mandich (OL), Sean Marshall (OL), Travis Hewitt (QB), Vernon Catlin (TE), David Johnson (TE), Kevin Jones (WR), Richard Neal (WR)
SPECIAL TEAMS: Brett Shrable (P)
Monday, November 10, 2008
Still Can't Win on the Road
The Arkansas State Football team lost to FIU on Saturday by a score of 22-21. For some reason ASU has a problem winning on the road. I thought our road blues were settled when we defeated Texas A&M earlier this fall but it's ugly head has resurfaced once again.
I got to give credit to FIU though. The play to give them the go-ahead touchdown was pretty impressive. Here is Matt Robertson's description of the play from the article in Saturday's Jonesboro Sun:
Where was the defense on this play? Number one rule about protecting a lead late in the game. NEVER LET A MAN GET BEHIND YOU. Mertile was wide open down field. Number two rule: expect the unexpected.
I do not know enough of the English language to describe how angry I am that we loss this game. We just blew pretty much any chance we had of winning the Sun Belt.
ASU needs to grow some balls and start firing people who are unable to do their job. Period.
I got to give credit to FIU though. The play to give them the go-ahead touchdown was pretty impressive. Here is Matt Robertson's description of the play from the article in Saturday's Jonesboro Sun:
Hilton took a handoff from quarterback Paul McCall, dropped the football and had to reverse his field to pick it up as it bounced in the opposite direction. Running wildly to his left and under heavy ASU defensive pressure, Hilton launched a rocket to Mertile all alone in the end zone. Rivest’s point-after put the Golden Panthers up by the slimmest of margins.
Where was the defense on this play? Number one rule about protecting a lead late in the game. NEVER LET A MAN GET BEHIND YOU. Mertile was wide open down field. Number two rule: expect the unexpected.
I do not know enough of the English language to describe how angry I am that we loss this game. We just blew pretty much any chance we had of winning the Sun Belt.
ASU needs to grow some balls and start firing people who are unable to do their job. Period.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
No good at home
The Red Wolves have never had problems at home. No matter what sport it is (besides soccer) home has always fair better at home. Until now.
The Arkansas State Red Wolves volleyball team is struggling at home as of late. They have now lost three games in a row at home. It started at Denver, North Texas and now UALR.
Freshman middle blocker Cayla Fielder led ASU with eight kills in the match, sophomore outside hitter Kristen Catalane added seven kills while senior outside hitter Mafo Joelle and sophomore middle hitter Christin Baker each added six kills. Junior defensive specialist Heather Bowman had 10 digs and sophomore setter Laura Bennett led both teams with 29 assists.
With the win, UALR improved to 23-6 on the season and 12-4 in SBC West play and avenged last week’s 3-2 Red Wolves victory in Little Rock. Arkansas State fell to 20-10 on the year and 9-7 in league play with the loss.
“UALR played very driven tonight and came up here to do a job, and they did,” ASU head coach Craig Cummings told Sports Information. “My hat is off to Coach (Van) Compton for getting her team ready to play. We’ve got a few days off before we go to North Texas next week, and we can get back our competitiveness and the attitude that is required to be successful.”
Arkansas State is off until next week, when the Red Wolves hit the road for the final two matches of the regular season. ASU travels to North Texas Nov. 14 before closing out the regular season at Denver Nov. 16. With their nine conference wins, the Red Wolves have secured a berth in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, scheduled for Nov. 20-22 in Miami, Fla.
On the road, however, the volleyball team is a totally different team on the road. They defeated New Orleans, Louisiana-Lafayette and Louisiana-Monroe on the road in back-to-back games. At the time New Orleans had not lost at home. So why is this team is so much better on the road? Home is just not so sweet for this team.
The Arkansas State Red Wolves volleyball team is struggling at home as of late. They have now lost three games in a row at home. It started at Denver, North Texas and now UALR.
Freshman middle blocker Cayla Fielder led ASU with eight kills in the match, sophomore outside hitter Kristen Catalane added seven kills while senior outside hitter Mafo Joelle and sophomore middle hitter Christin Baker each added six kills. Junior defensive specialist Heather Bowman had 10 digs and sophomore setter Laura Bennett led both teams with 29 assists.
With the win, UALR improved to 23-6 on the season and 12-4 in SBC West play and avenged last week’s 3-2 Red Wolves victory in Little Rock. Arkansas State fell to 20-10 on the year and 9-7 in league play with the loss.
“UALR played very driven tonight and came up here to do a job, and they did,” ASU head coach Craig Cummings told Sports Information. “My hat is off to Coach (Van) Compton for getting her team ready to play. We’ve got a few days off before we go to North Texas next week, and we can get back our competitiveness and the attitude that is required to be successful.”
Arkansas State is off until next week, when the Red Wolves hit the road for the final two matches of the regular season. ASU travels to North Texas Nov. 14 before closing out the regular season at Denver Nov. 16. With their nine conference wins, the Red Wolves have secured a berth in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, scheduled for Nov. 20-22 in Miami, Fla.
On the road, however, the volleyball team is a totally different team on the road. They defeated New Orleans, Louisiana-Lafayette and Louisiana-Monroe on the road in back-to-back games. At the time New Orleans had not lost at home. So why is this team is so much better on the road? Home is just not so sweet for this team.
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