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SPORTS Wednesday, September 11,2002 - Page II Iverson's value goes Women's soccer looks to get back far beyond the court on track in 2002 campaign John Monroe outlines the GREG LEDHRER Sports Editor value of the trouble-ridden The McDaniel College from Fletcher to secure their first Weimer. "We controlled the half win of the season by a 2-1 count. 76ers star Shaquille O'Neal's retail sales women's soccer team enters their The team continued their strong of the Mary Washington game, but we just need to take more shots on were down. While rival Nike uses the fi- Since inking a 10-year deal 2002 campaign with optimism for defensive play on September 5 on the goal." nesse, laid-back. blue-collared (worth $48 million) with "AI" in a strong season. the road against Villa Julie College. While the Green Terror are not Following a disappointing 8-10 style of Michael Jordan to gener- 1996, Reebok has reversed its slide The game was a defensive stale- scoring a considerable amount of season marred by injuries and in- ate brand loyalty and prestige, in the $13.6 billion market for mate throughout, as both teams points, it has been their defense that experience, theteam lost only one Reebok International Ltd. uses brand-name athletic shoes thanks failed to score in the first half. In has carried the team and they look Allen Iverson's cornrow hairstyle, to strong sales of Iverson's ''The senior and returns with all of their the second stanza, the Green Ter- to have a great season in confer- tattoos and "hip-hop" image to sell Answer" shoe brand and his pres- main contributors from a year ago. ror picked up goals from sopho- enceplay its sneakers, which is not a bad ence as the cornerstone of it's The team began the season with mores Laura Cavey and Niki Green thing at all. "Rbk" collection. a non-conference road match Lepson and used smothering de- Money makes the world go The Canton, Mass. manufac- against Eastern Mennonite Univer- fense to take a 2-0 shutout around. Why try to portray a false turer has a lot invested in Allen, the sity. Fletcher picked up her second as- Terror Sports image just to bring in money for a 2001 National Basketball Points were hard to come by in sist off the season on the Cavey company when being you is just as Association's Most Valuable the first half as both team played score. Schedule acceptable and is rather commend- Player, because they converted his tight defense, but the opposition McDaniel faced their toughest iog? contract to a lifetime agreement in was able to strike first with a late challenge of the early season on Even now, the #2 athletic shoe- November. goal at the 4:40 mark to take a 1-0 September 7 against ranked foe; Football maker might benefit from his "rap Did you know that roughly lead at the lialf. Mary Washington. @Susquehanna sheet." $150 million (5 percent of Unfortunately for McDaniel, In the home opener, the Green Eastern Mennonite took control in Terror struck first with an early ~eptember 14th, I pm Police issued warrants for the Reebok's sales in 2001) was tied arrest of the 76ers' star point guard, to Allen Iverson shoes and cloth- the second half with three goals in goal at the 17:57 mark from Lepson who is accused of bursting into a ing? He's more important to route to a 4-1 victory. The Green on Fletcher's third assist of the sea- Itw:en'ssoccer man's Cobbs Creek apartment with Reebok than Michael Jordan is to Terror's lone goal on the day was son, but the opposition followed @VillaJulie a gun in his waistband in search of Nike. scored by freshman Samantha with a score ten minutes later to tie eptember 11th, 4pm his wife, Tawanna. Allen was recently accused and Smith on a pass from sophomore the game at I-I. While negative publicity from charged with a misdemeanor of Brooke Weimer. The score remained tied into the Women's soccer until The Green Terror looked to get ~he case would disable the market- making terroristic threats but the back on the winning track on Sep- second half Jill Palmieri Mary Washington's snuck Ing power of some professional status of a final verdict is currently @Goucher College athletes, it probably will bolster pending. tember I against another non con- the ball past Green Terror junior September II th, 4:30pm sales of Iverson's clothing and shoe Meanwhile, Reebok rakes in ference foe, Bridgewater College. goalie Candice Kuligowski for the lines with Reebok. another $150 million in light of The opposition struck first in go ahead score as McDaniel suf- Field Hockey the first half, but McDaniel re- fered a slim 2-1 defeat. Kuligowski Allen has already helped turn their highly touted asset being un- around a flagging.,. compeux, derfirefor erraignmentona possi- s~~d w!_t-ha goal from Weimer had four saves in a lqsing effort. @NotreDame The team has heard criticism Iverson received his contract when bly severe indictment. on a pass from sophomore Dawn their lack of scoring last season and for ~eptember II th, 4:30pm Fletcher to tie the game at halftime other NBA superstars were failing Hopefully, all will go well. at I-I. it has continued into the 2002 cam- to boost sales, even the colossal We'll keep you posted. Cross Country The second half saw domi- paign. The team is optimistic that nance from the Green Terror as they can find a way to solve the Green Terror Challenge they kept Bridgewater away from problems eptember 14th, !0:30am their goal and picked up a goal "We are improving on it," said Main Street ~olleyball College @Elizabethtown ~eptember II th, 7pm Deli Main··~ Are You interested in Sports? ~Street~ ,*,,~.-,-.. ~Deli ~ Do you like to write? (. _...)1 II'''' Do you want to try ..d.\lf~1 something new? 410-848-8996 Free Delivery Do you like to take photography? on-Sat 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. If you said yes Purchase any sandwich and to any of these receive free french fries you may want to 17 East Main St. join the Phoenix staff. sports Westminster, MD Call x8600 for Senior forward Melissa Merson controls the ball [or the Green Terror detai Is women's soccer team.