Brinkman’s goals lift ETSU women past USC Upstate, 2-1Sophomore midfielder Kelly Brinkman (Clearwater, Fla.) scored a pair of goals in less than three minutes midway through the first half, lifting the ETSU women’s soccer team to a 2-1 win over Atlantic Sun Conference foe USC Upstate Tuesday evening at County University Soccer Stadium.
With the win, ETSU improves to 5-6 overall, 3-2 in A-Sun play, while USC Upstate falls to 3-9, 1-4.
Defensively, ETSU goalie Megan Masch (Virginia Beach, Va.) had three saves on the night and the Bucs did not allow a score for 89 minutes of game play. However, in the final minute of the match, the Spartans’ Kay Knepp did manage to slip a shot past Masch on a cross from teammate Brandi Manley, giving the Spartans their only score of the night.

Blue takes a 3-1 lead in 10th annual Blue/Gold World Series

The Blue team took a 3-1 lead in the 10th annual Blue/Gold World Series Wednesday afternoon defeating the Gold squad 7-4 at Cardinal Park.
Ty Sarchet (Honolulu, Hawaii) and Dustin Plumlee (Powell, Tenn.) combined to throw two scoreless innings for the Blue team as they held on to win their third straight in the series.
Offensively, Byrne led the Gold team with three hits including two doubles, while Hoilman and Betterson each had two hits for the Blue squad.
Game five of the series is scheduled for Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at Cardinal Park.

Rotich ties record with sixth A-Sun Runner of the Week

Although he is only a junior, Kenneth Rotich (Nairobi, Kenya) tied a conference record for Atlantic Sun Runner of the Week awards, as he picked up his sixth such award after his performance at the Greater Louisville Classic, the conference office announced on Wednesday.

Rotich, an engineering technology major, continued to show why he is one the top cross country runners in the Atlantic Sun Conference at the 2008 Greater Louisville Classic from E.P. “Tom” Sawyer Park on Saturday morning.
Rotich entered the race on a hot streak after winning back-to-back individual titles, but his bid for a third straight crown was snapped, as he finished sixth overall.
The Kenyan sensation still had a strong showing, in such a dominate field of 294 runners, and ended the 8K race in 24:10. Rotich’s six Runner of the Week awards ties him with former Belmont star William Kemey. Rotich and the men’s team return to action when the Buccaneers test the waters at the ISU Pre-National meet on Saturday, Oct. 18 in Terre Haute, Ind.
The Atlantic Sun Conference is an 11-member league committed to Building Winners for Life, with a focus on academic and athletic integrity and a balance between the two for the student-athlete, and maintaining a high level of sportsmanship.
Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun encompasses six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast.
The A-Sun consists of Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.

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