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_, T_hu_r_sd_ay~,_O_c_to_be_r_2~,1_9_97__ -_P_ag~e__ 14 S__P__O__R __T_S __ Sophomore- --Senior setter Shadrick during final season named ",' , " , fensi swimrrung. and admits enjoyed and racquetball. tenms, De enSlVe By NIKKI B"LANGER rick has always High School sports for four years. enjoys Admitting thai she doesn't to her impend- that her family is very active. She played like school, Se";QrWriler is looking for Centennial Shadrick forward Player 'ofthe Carrie Shadrick has spiked and served her Her team won the state championship title ing graduation from WMC. Her degree will way through ~or ,three of the four years, and during, her exerci~e educa- with four minors long after graduation. hopes to continue high school and college and JUnior year, they were also ranked nanon- b~ in physi~al educa~ion to physical science, relating ee Wi k College's volleybalJ team, Shadrick Maryland ally. Because of her outstanding volleyball tion. She is interested in a graduate at.agradu- seniors One oftwo assistant on Western in the athletic department position is both a starter and a setter. career, Shadrick was recruited to WMC by ate school, in North or South Carolina. WMC sophomore Tommy Selecky of "A setter is kind of like the quarterback coach Carole Malloy, who Shadrick de- Her biggest dream is to become a volleyball Claymont, Delaware, has been selected the on the football team," Shadrick said. "I set scribes as "very easygoing and caring about coach at the collegiate level. She would also Centennial Conference Defensive Player of up all the plays." the players." like to open her own fitness center after ma- the Week for the games of September 13, This year's volleyball team is "not as Adjusting to college life was difficult at joring in business in graduate school. Selecky made six solo tackles, includ- ing three quarterback sacks for 24 yards in ~~e:t~::~~~~~~: 7.;;'i~c~~;.ding to Shad- ~~~~J:: ::~:;::~~~~~t ~~~ ~:~e~:~~ Football team losses, as Western Maryland routed Juniata 30-8 in a non-conference homegame. . hav::,~~~c~;~~e~~s~es:;,gd~:de~~\:a~ ~~:~~i~~::;~~:~I;;:;~I!~:iCi~:~~el~tt~: remains undefeated The five foot-II, 220-pound inside line- they.will reach the!~ potential soon, she is time for homework. "I learned to study on Continuedfrompage 16 backer also grabbed his first career inter- looking forward to wfien the team will peak. the bus," she said, smiling. streak of IOO-yard performances to four. ception and returned it 17 yards. Despite their disappointments, in their first Since preseason begins on August 19, the Tharpe added 33 yards on 10 attempts, while WMC's defense set a school record by match, the women beat Messiah, which they volleyball team also moves in to their dorms: Sennarini completed 13 of21 passes for 194 holding Juniata to minus-27 yards rushing, haven't done in at least two years. They were earlier than other students, The regular sea- yards with two interceptions. surpassing the minus-23 total the Green also able to beat Johns Hopkins during a tour- son begins on September 2 and goes through The Green Terror defense entered the Terror held Moravian to in 1979. nament,ahhoughWMClostdunngtheregu- November I, If the women make it to game tied for ninth in NCAA Division III in The victory lifted Western Maryland to lar season game to them. regionals and nationals, the season will last rushing defense, allowing only 47 yards per its first 2-0 start since the 1992 team won The volleyball team this year consists of through November. The team has never game, and held Ursinus to that exact total. its first four games. two seniors, two juniors, two sophomores, made it to regionals in Shadrick's three years Sophomore Kory Stauffer connected on 12 Selecky has a team-high of five sacks and nine freshman. Shadrick describes her at WMC. of 30 passes for 113 yards, but was picked after the first two contests and is tied for teammates as more team-oriented and hav- A middle school physical education off three times. the lead in total tackles with twelve and ing the strength, height, and personalities to teacher encouraged Shadrick to join volley- Western Maryland is now 4-0 for the first tackles for a loss with six. win this year. Last year, the team had only ball. "I like the competitiveness, being on a time since 1992. Their next game will be He moved to inside linebacker this year nine or ten players, team, and winning," she said, Shadrick has played at Muhlenberg on October 4 begin- after making 62 tackles at the nose guard A 21-year-old from Ellicott City, Shad- also ran cross-country for many years and ning at 1:00 p.m. position as a freshman in 1996, Ever wonder wh'at the: dlsB IN ON GOOD'GRImm. lyrics of your favorite: song may mean? -If you're a freshman or tuition, most boo~s and' sophomore with good 'fees,plua$ISOperschool grades, apply now, for a month. They also payoff Listen to three-year or two-year with leadership experi- scholarship from Army DJ Poet Lau- ROTC.ArmyROTC ~ enceandofficercreden- to tials impressive '<'o'u.hl,.,., ~ future employers reate on "POETradio," Thurs- days 12-2 pm on ARMYRO'It WMCR! THE SMARTEST COWGE COURSEYOU CAN DKE For detaIIII. call WMC Army ROI'C at 857-2720