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UMass Weekly Sports Update
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Aug. 28, 2001
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Field Hockey 0-0/0-0 Atlantic 10 Conference
Up Next: The field hockey team takes on the University of New Hampshire (0-2) on Friday, Aug. 31, at 4:00 p.m. in Durham, N.H., and Northeastern (0-0) on Monday, Sept. 3, at 5:00 p.m. at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Mass.
A Look Back: The Minutewomen finished the 2000 season with an overall record of 19-4 and a 5-0 record in the Atlantic 10. UMass captured its fifth consecutive Atlantic 10 Championship title and finished eighth in the national rankings. Anke Bruemmer (Koelm, Germany) and Zowie Tucker (Neath, South Wales) earned second-team All-America Honors and head coach Patty Shea was named Northeast Region Coach of the Year.
Check This Out: This season the Minutewomen are looking to capture their sixth consecutive Atlantic 10 Championship...UMass was voted first in the preseason Atlantic 10 Coaches Poll.
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Men's Soccer 0-0/0-0 Atlantic 10 Conference
Up Next: The men's soccer team travels to Raleigh, N.C., this weekend for two matches against Atlantic Coast Conference teams. The Minutemen take on No. 13 Duke on Saturday, Sept. 1, at 3:30 p.m., before playing host N.C. State on Sunday, at 1:00 p.m.
A Look Back: The Minutemen dropped a 2-0 decision to No. 5 North Carolina in Chicopee, Mass., on Saturday, Aug. 2. The Tar Heels got on the board early in the affair with goals in the second minute of the contest and another in the tenth minute. After the early outburst by UNC, UMass played a solid 80 minutes. The Minutemen had several scoring opportunities in the second half, giving the crowd of 1,017 something to cheer about. UMass' best chance to put something past Tar Heel goalkeeper Michael Ueltschey came when Jeff Deren (Chicopee, Mass.) put a shot off the post in the 69th minute.
Notes: Senior goalkeeper Bryan O'Quinn (Feeding Hills, Mass.) begins this season with nine career shutouts. With his next blanking, O'Quinn will enter the school's top five all-time in that category, and will become the first goalie since 1994 to post double-digit shutouts in a career...senior forward Fred Kinateder (Waukesha, Wis.) needs only seven goals to move into the school's top 10. Kinateder posted a career-high 10 goals in 1999 before adding four last season. Even with the drop off in production, Kinateder was second on the team in goal scoring for the third consecutive season...two Minutemen earned preseason accolades from the coaches of the Atlantic 10. Senior back J.R. Pouncey (Houston, Texas) garnered first-team all-conference honors, while freshman Travis Cooke (Castleton, N.Y.) was selected to the preseason all-rookie squad.
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Women's Soccer 0-0/0-0 Atlantic 10 Conference
Up Next: The women's soccer team opens its regular season with a match against Boston College (0-0/0-0 Big East) Saturday, Sept. 1, at Agawam High School at 7:00 p.m.
A Look Back: Holy Cross defender Sara Simeone scored at the 74:22 to break a scoreless tie and lead the Crusaders to a 1-0 victory over UMass in exhibition action at Huntington High School Saturday, Aug. 25. Holy Cross forward Lynette Zickl drew UMass goalkeeper Julie Podhrasky (Dallas, Texas) out of the net and then crossed the ball to Simeone who had an empty net to shoot at. Midfielders Brooke Bartlett (Clifton Park, N.Y.) and Martha Conover (Liverpool, N.Y.) led the UMass attack with three shots apiece. Podhrasky finished with four saves in the game while Holy Cross goalkeeper Christine Arsenault had three.
Check This Out: The Minutewomen are 19-3-1 in season openers with three of those wins coming over Boston College (1992, '93 & '94)...UMass holds a 14-0-1 advantage over the Eagles since the series began in 1979...Saturday's game will be the first between the two teams since the 1994 season opener...heading into this season, Brooke Bartlett is 15 assists shy of Kara Green's career record of 37.
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Volleyball 0-0/0-0 Atlantic 10 Conference
Up Next: The volleyball team opens the 2001 season this Friday, Aug. 31 as it hits the court against UConn (20-13/ 7-4 Big East) in the IKON Husky Invitational at 2:00 p.m. in Storrs, Conn. On Sept. 1 the Minutewomen take on Texas Christian (15-18/6-10 Western athletic) at 2:00 p.m. and California (13-15/6-12 Pac-10) at 7:00 p.m.
A Look Back: The UMass volleyball team finished the 2000 season with a 14-13 record overall and a 10-6 mark in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Minutewomen finished tied for fourth in the A-10 and missed a play-off appearance by one match. Senior Rebecca Hasson (Riverside, Calif.) garnered all-conference honors while setting the school record for most solo blocks in a season with 32.
Check This Out: The Minutewomen welcome 11 newcomers to the 2001 squad including athletes from Australia, Brazil and the Czech Republic...UMass returns six women from last year's team including seniors Janeen DeMarte (El Paso, Texas), Lymarie Llovet (Arecibo, Puerto Rico), Lauren Vander Veen (Oakland, Calif.) and Celia Wiste (Chino, Ariz.), junior Clare Baxter (Miami, Fla.) and sophomore Natia Small (Los Angeles, Calif.).
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Men's Water Polo 0-0/0-0 Collegiate Water Polo Association
Up Next: This upcoming weekend (Sept. 1-2) the Minutemen will open up the 2001 campaign by traveling to Annapolis, Md., to participate in the Navy Invitational. Last season, UMass went 2-2 during this same tournament.
A Look Back: Last season, the University of Massachusetts men's water polo team finished off its ninth consecutive 20-win season by going 25-12. The Minutemen will be returning the top seven points leaders from a season ago in seniors Carlos Ramos (Anasco, Puerto Rico), Adam Moore (Sinking Spring, Pa.), Mike Foley (Tustin, Calif.), Greg Trayer (Reading, Pa.) and Evan Lutz (Laguna Hills, Calif.), as well as juniors Justin Houck (Reading, Pa.) and Chad Arnold (Mohnton, Pa.).
Check This Out: Head coach Russ Yarworth is now 307-114 in his 14 seasons at the helm of the Minutemen...senior goalie J.R. VanderWall (Rockford, Mich.) is now second all-time at UMass with his .590 career save percentage and 6.23 goals against average ...Foley is fifth all-time with a .532 save percentage...Moore's 12 blocks last season were the most in any UMass single-season.
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