This Week in Athletics

This Week in Walsh University Athletics

Monday, August 25, 2008

Fri. 29 Men’s Soccer (H) Comfort Inn/Subway Classic
 vs. University of Cumberlands 7 pm

 Women’s Soccer vs. Bethel at USF Classic 4 pm

 Volleyball at Cornerstone Tournament
 vs. Goshen 4 pm, Aquinas 8 pm

Sat. 30 Football at Trinity 1:45 pm (EST) 900 AM WCER, 640 AM WHLO

Men’s Soccer (H) Comfort Inn/Subway Classic
 vs. Mid-Continent University 7 pm

 Women’s Soccer at University of St. Francis 2 pm
 Volleyball at Cornerstone Tournament

 vs. Indiana Tech 12, Davenport 2 pm

Cross Country (M & W) at Case Western Reserve Sudeck Classic 11 am

FOOTBALL: Cavs Open 14th Season at Trinity
Walsh opens its 14th season on Saturday, at Trinity International, in a Mid-States Football Association crossover game. Head Coach Jim Dennison (93-48, 13 yrs., 173-110-2 26 yrs.) begins his 27th on the sidelines overall, and 14th at Walsh, as the only head coach in Cavalier history.

The Cavs suffered their first losing season in the history of the program last year, finishing 5-6.  In 2008, Dennison returns 32 letter winners and 13 starters.  Walsh recently named quarterback Marc Pullen (6-2, 205, Sr., Akron, OH/Ellet) as the offensive Captain and defensive lineman Keith Anderson (6-1, 290, Sr., Toledo, OH/Scott) as the defensive Captain.

The Cavs are 10-3 in season openers, and lost 49-7 at West Liberty State in their first game last season.  On the road, the Cavs are 4-2 in openers.  The Cavs lead the all-time series 4-2 with Trinity and won 43-10 at Fawcett Stadium last year.  The game will be broadcast live on the Walsh University Football Network (AM 900 WCER, News-Talk 640 WHLO AM and www.wcer.us). Game time is 2 pm (EST) with the pre-game show starting at 1:45.

CROSS COUNTRY: Men and Women Open at Sudeck Classic
Walsh’s men’s and women’s cross country teams open the season on Saturday at the Sudeck Classic (11 am), hosted by Case Western Reserve University.  The men, coached by Dan McCallion (32nd yr.) finished 49-14 last year, while the women, under Al Campbell (10th yr.) finished 37-28.

MEN’S SOCCER: Cavs Open 38th Season at Home 
Walsh’s men’s soccer opens its 38th season, by hosting the Comfort Inn/Subway Classic this Friday and Saturday. On Friday, Mid-Continent meets Ohio Dominican University at 4:30 pm, with the Cavaliers playing the University of Cumberlands at 7 pm.  On Saturday, Ohio Dominican University battles the University of Cumberlands at 4:30 pm, while Walsh plays Mid-Continent at 7 pm.

Veteran Head Coach, Tim Mead (280-194-31) returns 16 letter winners for his 27th year on the bench.  The Cavs finished 8-7-2 last year.

WOMEN’S SOCCER: Cavs Open 20th Season at USF Classic

Walsh’s women’s soccer celebrates the opening of its 20th season at the University of Saint Francis (IN) Classic this Friday and Saturday.  The Cavs open the year against Bethel College at 4 pm on Friday and meet host USF at 2 pm on Saturday.

Head Coach Ed Vargo (64-57-7, 7 yrs.) returns eight letter winners and six starters from Walsh’s 13-3-2 2007 team.  Walsh’s 13 wins were the second highest win total in school history for a single season.

VOLLEYBALL: Cavs Open 31st Season at Cornerstone Tournament
NAIA 17th ranked Walsh opens its 31st season at the Cornerstone University Tournament this Friday and Saturday.  The Cavs play two matches on each day, and open with Goshen College (4 pm) and Aquinas College (8 pm) on Friday.  On Saturday, the Cavs meet Indiana Tech (12 pm) and Davenport University (2 pm).

Head Coach Krista Singleton (111-37, 4 yrs.) returns eight letter winners from the 29-9 2008 team.