CHICAGO -- Freshman forward Kyle Kurfirst (Western Springs, Ill./ Lyons Township) scored the only goal of the match in the 53rd minute (pictured above) as the University of Chicago defeated the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 1-0 in non-conference men's soccer action Sunday at Stagg Field.
Senior midfielder Alan Pikna (Wauwatosa, Wis./ Wauwatosa West) recorded the assist on Kurfirst's goal, his second of the year.
Chicago held the Warhawks to two shots on goal, as freshman netminder Elek Lane (Eau Claire, Wis./ Memorial) needed to make only one save to record the shutout.
Team Records
With its second straight win, Chicago raised its record above the .500 mark at 7-6-1. Wisconsin-Whitewater slipped to 10-7, losing for only the second time in its last six contests. The Warhawks entered the game as the sixth-ranked team in the NSCAA North Region.
Beyond the Box Score
The 1-0 win ended the Maroons' five-game losing streak in games decided by one goal. Chicago improved to 4-6 in one-goal affairs on the season.
Sunday's match was the Maroons' final non-conference tilt of the season. Chicago finished the year 7-2-2 in non-league play.
Chicago improved to 3-1-1 at Stagg Field.
With Sunday's win, the Maroons snapped a four-game series losing streak and took an 8-7-1 all-time lead in the rivalry.
Both of Kurfirst's goals this season have been game-winners.
With his assist, Pikna has registered a point in three of his last four games.
Lane's shutout was his fifth of the campaign.
Prior to the start of the match, former All-American Pat Barry participated in the captains coin toss. Friday night, Barry (1999-2001) became the first UChicago men's soccer player inducted into the University's Athletics Hall of Fame.
Up Next
Chicago returns to University Athletic Association play Friday afternoon when it entertains Case Western Reserve University at 3 p.m. Friday's game marks the start of a three-game season-ending UAA homestand.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Swimming & Diving Opens Season at Wheaton
WHEATON, Ill. -- The University of Chicago men's and women's swimming & diving teams opened their 2011-12 campaigns with dual meet victories Saturday at Wheaton (Ill.) College. The men won 166-82, while the women prevailed 145-105.
Results At A Glance
Chicago's men won all individual events and both relays. In the women's race, the Maroons took six of nine individual events and both relays.
Individual Winners - Men
Andrew Salomon (Fr. - Park Ridge, Ill./ Maine South)
200 freestyle (1:46.25), 500 freestyle (4:53.31)
Henry Kimball (Fr. - Boca Raton, Fla./ Boca Raton)
1000 freestyle (10:15.11)
Marius Aleska (Sr. - Riverside, Ill./ Riverside Brookfield) (pictured)
50 freestyle (21.88)
Eric Hallman (So. - Oak Park, Ill./ Oak Park River Forest)
200 IM (2:00.40)
Charles Du (Jr. - Richmond Heights, Mo./ Clayton)
200 butterfly (2:04.11)
Nicolas Santoro (Sr. - Barrington, Ill./ Barrington)
100 butterfly (49.05)
Robert Vanneste (Sr. - St. Petersburg, Fla./ St. Petersburg IB)
200 backstroke (2:04.49)
Andrew Angeles (Fr. - Pasadena, Calif./ Loyola)
200 breaststroke (2:06.95)
Individual Winners - Women
Vivian Yuen (So. - Cupertino, Calif./ Monta Vista)
200 IM (2:13.12), 200 backstroke (2:10.15)
Jennifer Hill (Fr. - Urbana, Ill./ Urbana)
50 freestyle (24.88)
Kit-Ying Ho (Fr. - Johns Creek, Ga./ Northview)
200 butterfly (2:14.92)
Tara Levens (Sr. - Palo Alto, Calif./ Gunn)
100 freestyle (54.50)
Cathy Chen (So. - Potomac, Md./ Churchill)
200 breaststroke (2:35.02)
Team Records
Both teams are now 1-0 on the season.
Notes
Chicago improved to 28-13 (men) and 30-13 (women) in dual meet competition in six years under Head Coach Jason Weber.
Saturday's meet was the only road dual of the season for the Maroons, who will return home for their next seven events (four duals, two invitationals, and one triangular).
Up Next
Chicago hosts the Illinois Institute of Technology next Saturday (Oct. 29) at 1 p.m.
Results At A Glance
Chicago's men won all individual events and both relays. In the women's race, the Maroons took six of nine individual events and both relays.
Individual Winners - Men
Andrew Salomon (Fr. - Park Ridge, Ill./ Maine South)
200 freestyle (1:46.25), 500 freestyle (4:53.31)
Henry Kimball (Fr. - Boca Raton, Fla./ Boca Raton)
1000 freestyle (10:15.11)
Marius Aleska (Sr. - Riverside, Ill./ Riverside Brookfield) (pictured)
50 freestyle (21.88)
Eric Hallman (So. - Oak Park, Ill./ Oak Park River Forest)
200 IM (2:00.40)
Charles Du (Jr. - Richmond Heights, Mo./ Clayton)
200 butterfly (2:04.11)
Nicolas Santoro (Sr. - Barrington, Ill./ Barrington)
100 butterfly (49.05)
Robert Vanneste (Sr. - St. Petersburg, Fla./ St. Petersburg IB)
200 backstroke (2:04.49)
Andrew Angeles (Fr. - Pasadena, Calif./ Loyola)
200 breaststroke (2:06.95)
Individual Winners - Women
Vivian Yuen (So. - Cupertino, Calif./ Monta Vista)
200 IM (2:13.12), 200 backstroke (2:10.15)
Jennifer Hill (Fr. - Urbana, Ill./ Urbana)
50 freestyle (24.88)
Kit-Ying Ho (Fr. - Johns Creek, Ga./ Northview)
200 butterfly (2:14.92)
Tara Levens (Sr. - Palo Alto, Calif./ Gunn)
100 freestyle (54.50)
Cathy Chen (So. - Potomac, Md./ Churchill)
200 breaststroke (2:35.02)
Team Records
Both teams are now 1-0 on the season.
Notes
Chicago improved to 28-13 (men) and 30-13 (women) in dual meet competition in six years under Head Coach Jason Weber.
Saturday's meet was the only road dual of the season for the Maroons, who will return home for their next seven events (four duals, two invitationals, and one triangular).
Up Next
Chicago hosts the Illinois Institute of Technology next Saturday (Oct. 29) at 1 p.m.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Volleyball Wins 3 of 4 at Elmhurst Invite
ELMHURST, Ill. -- The 16th-ranked University of Chicago volleyball team won three of four matches Friday and Saturday at the Elmhurst College Invitational.
Chicago opened the weekend with a 25-19, 25-11, 26-24 win over Simpson College (12-17). Senior outside hitter Colleen Belak (Louisville, Ky./ Presentation) and junior middle blockers Caroline Brander (River Forest, Ill./ Trinity) and Katie Trela (Glencoe, Ill./ Regina Dominican) each had six blocks in the victory.
Brander then hit 19 kills and added seven blocks as the Maroons defeated Wheaton (Ill.) College (16-12) 25-14, 25-17, 24-26, 25-18 in Friday's second contest. Belak (11), Smalls (10), and sophomore outside hitter Morgan Clark (Purcellville, Va./ Loudon Valley) (10) also hit double-digit kills.
Chicago won Saturday's first match over the University of Wisconsin-Platteville (19-12) 25-14, 26-24, 25-19 behind nine kills from Brander and Smalls.
No. 19 Elmhurst (25-9) then handed the Maroons (27-4) a 25-19, 26-28, 25-21, 25-21 loss in the tournament finale. Smalls hit a team-high 16 kills, while Clark totaled 14.
Junior libero Samantha Brown (Louisville, Ky./ Mercy Academy), who averaged 5.5 digs per set on the weekend, was named to the all-tournament team.
Chicago will remain idle until it travels to Manhattan for the University Athletic Association Championship Nov. 4-5.
Chicago opened the weekend with a 25-19, 25-11, 26-24 win over Simpson College (12-17). Senior outside hitter Colleen Belak (Louisville, Ky./ Presentation) and junior middle blockers Caroline Brander (River Forest, Ill./ Trinity) and Katie Trela (Glencoe, Ill./ Regina Dominican) each had six blocks in the victory.
Brander then hit 19 kills and added seven blocks as the Maroons defeated Wheaton (Ill.) College (16-12) 25-14, 25-17, 24-26, 25-18 in Friday's second contest. Belak (11), Smalls (10), and sophomore outside hitter Morgan Clark (Purcellville, Va./ Loudon Valley) (10) also hit double-digit kills.
Chicago won Saturday's first match over the University of Wisconsin-Platteville (19-12) 25-14, 26-24, 25-19 behind nine kills from Brander and Smalls.
No. 19 Elmhurst (25-9) then handed the Maroons (27-4) a 25-19, 26-28, 25-21, 25-21 loss in the tournament finale. Smalls hit a team-high 16 kills, while Clark totaled 14.
Junior libero Samantha Brown (Louisville, Ky./ Mercy Academy), who averaged 5.5 digs per set on the weekend, was named to the all-tournament team.
Chicago will remain idle until it travels to Manhattan for the University Athletic Association Championship Nov. 4-5.
Football Wins Big on Homecoming
CHICAGO -- Junior wide receiver Dee Brizzolara (Aurora, Ohio/ Aurora) scored two of the Maroons' six touchdowns -- setting two school records in the process -- as the University of Chicago football team celebrated Homecoming with a 41-17 win over Kenyon College before a capacity crowd Saturday at Stagg Field.
Brizzolara's two touchdowns gave him 37 for his career and increased his lifetime scoring total to 224 points, both Chicago modern era records (since 1969).
Chicago (5-2) used some offensive trickery to build a 21-10 first quarter lead. The Maroons scored the game's first points on a 1-yard Brizzolara run off a double reverse.
After Kenyon answered with a 1-yard Brett Williams plunge to even the score at 7-7, senior tailback Francis Adarkwa (Wheaton, Ill./ Wheaton-Warrenville South) threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to junior quarterback Kevin Shelton (Hickory, N.C./ Hickory) to put the Maroons on top for good, 14-7.
Shelton pitched the ball to Adarkwa, who then stepped back and threw to a wide open Shelton for the touchdown. Adarkwa added a 1-yard touchdown run late in the opening stanza.
Chicago scored the only points of the second quarter on a 7-yard scoring strike from sophomore quarterback Vincent Cortina (Belmont, Mass./ Belmont) to Brizzolara (pictured) at the 3:20 mark.
On the first play from scrimmage in the second half, senior cornerback Emmett Carrier (Glen Ellyn, Ill. Benet Academy) picked off Kenyon quarterback Dan Shannon's pass and brought it 34 yards to the end zone for his second touchdown return of the year and third of his career.
Williams, who finished the day with 136 yards on 32 carries, scored Kenyon's (0-7) final touchdown from 5 yards out midway through the third quarter.
Chicago closed out the scoring on a 1-yard plunge by freshman running back Zak Ross-Nash (Allendale, N.J./ Northern Highlands) with 7:02 left in the game. Ross-Nash gained 82 yards on 17 carries on the afternoon, while Adarkwa rushed for 73 yards on 15 attempts.
The win was the Maroons' third in four home games this season and their ninth consecutive home win over an unranked opponent. Chicago also won for the 29th straight occasion at Stagg Field when taking a lead into the fourth quarter.
The Maroons kick off University Athletic Association play next Saturday when they travel to Cleveland to take on Case Western Reserve University.
Brizzolara's two touchdowns gave him 37 for his career and increased his lifetime scoring total to 224 points, both Chicago modern era records (since 1969).
Chicago (5-2) used some offensive trickery to build a 21-10 first quarter lead. The Maroons scored the game's first points on a 1-yard Brizzolara run off a double reverse.
After Kenyon answered with a 1-yard Brett Williams plunge to even the score at 7-7, senior tailback Francis Adarkwa (Wheaton, Ill./ Wheaton-Warrenville South) threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to junior quarterback Kevin Shelton (Hickory, N.C./ Hickory) to put the Maroons on top for good, 14-7.
Shelton pitched the ball to Adarkwa, who then stepped back and threw to a wide open Shelton for the touchdown. Adarkwa added a 1-yard touchdown run late in the opening stanza.
Chicago scored the only points of the second quarter on a 7-yard scoring strike from sophomore quarterback Vincent Cortina (Belmont, Mass./ Belmont) to Brizzolara (pictured) at the 3:20 mark.
On the first play from scrimmage in the second half, senior cornerback Emmett Carrier (Glen Ellyn, Ill. Benet Academy) picked off Kenyon quarterback Dan Shannon's pass and brought it 34 yards to the end zone for his second touchdown return of the year and third of his career.
Williams, who finished the day with 136 yards on 32 carries, scored Kenyon's (0-7) final touchdown from 5 yards out midway through the third quarter.
Chicago closed out the scoring on a 1-yard plunge by freshman running back Zak Ross-Nash (Allendale, N.J./ Northern Highlands) with 7:02 left in the game. Ross-Nash gained 82 yards on 17 carries on the afternoon, while Adarkwa rushed for 73 yards on 15 attempts.
The win was the Maroons' third in four home games this season and their ninth consecutive home win over an unranked opponent. Chicago also won for the 29th straight occasion at Stagg Field when taking a lead into the fourth quarter.
The Maroons kick off University Athletic Association play next Saturday when they travel to Cleveland to take on Case Western Reserve University.
Women's Cross Country Wins North Central Invite
WINFIELD, Ill. -- The 33rd-ranked University of Chicago women's cross country team led the four-team field at the North Central College Cardinal Open Friday afternoon.
Chicago featured four of the top seven runners, including the top finisher, junior Julia Sizek (Dayton, Ohio/ Oakwood) and the runner-up, sophomore Elise Wummer (Castro Valley, Calif./ Castro Valley).
Sizek (pictured) crossed the line with a three-mile time of 18:23, followed by Wummer in 18:33.
Junior Elsbeth Grant (Chapel Hill, N.C./ East Chapel Hill) placed fifth overall (18:46), while senior Ali Klooster (St. Louis, Mo./ University) finished seventh (19:02).
The Maroons will play host to the 2011 University Athletic Association Championship Saturday at Montrose Harbor in Chicago.
Chicago featured four of the top seven runners, including the top finisher, junior Julia Sizek (Dayton, Ohio/ Oakwood) and the runner-up, sophomore Elise Wummer (Castro Valley, Calif./ Castro Valley).
Sizek (pictured) crossed the line with a three-mile time of 18:23, followed by Wummer in 18:33.
Junior Elsbeth Grant (Chapel Hill, N.C./ East Chapel Hill) placed fifth overall (18:46), while senior Ali Klooster (St. Louis, Mo./ University) finished seventh (19:02).
The Maroons will play host to the 2011 University Athletic Association Championship Saturday at Montrose Harbor in Chicago.
Men's Cross Country Takes 2nd at North Central Open
WINFIELD, Ill. -- The 10th-ranked University of Chicago men's cross country team finished second among six teams at the North Central College Cardinal Open Friday afternoon.
Sophomore Sam Butler (Wyndmoor, Pa./ Germantown Friends) was the Maroons' top runner, placing seventh overall with a three-mile time of 15:21. Sophomore Griffin Brunk (Carmel, Ind./ Carmel) and senior Robert Cooper (Glen Ellyn, Ill./ Glenbard South) finished ninth (15:25) and 11th (15:28), respectively.
The Maroons will play host to the 2011 University Athletic Association Championship Saturday at Montrose Harbor in Chicago.
Sophomore Sam Butler (Wyndmoor, Pa./ Germantown Friends) was the Maroons' top runner, placing seventh overall with a three-mile time of 15:21. Sophomore Griffin Brunk (Carmel, Ind./ Carmel) and senior Robert Cooper (Glen Ellyn, Ill./ Glenbard South) finished ninth (15:25) and 11th (15:28), respectively.
The Maroons will play host to the 2011 University Athletic Association Championship Saturday at Montrose Harbor in Chicago.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Coville Nets Two as Maroons Blank Concordia
CHICAGO -- Senior midfielder Stanton Coville (Powell, Ohio/ Olentangy Liberty) scored two goals and assisted on another as the University of Chicago men's soccer team defeated Concordia University Chicago 4-0 Thursday night at Stagg Field.
Chicago, which snapped a five-game losing streak, scored the only goal it would need in the 13th minute on senior midfielder Alan Pikna's (Wauwatosa, Wis./ West) fifth goal of the season. Pikna took a feed from freshman forward Kyle Kurfirst (Western Springs, Ill./ Lyons) and slipped a shot past Cougar netminder John Gehm.
Coville made it 2-0 in the 37th minute on a shot from 10 yards out off an assist from freshman forward Nic Lopez (Tulsa, Okla./ Cascia Hall).
Coville tallied his second goal of the game and eighth of the season just 39 seconds into the second period. Kurfirst collected his second assist of the evening as he fed Coville in the box.
Junior midfielder Steven Chase (Cumberland, Maine/ Greely) capped the scoring off an assist from Coville in the 52nd minute. Chase's goal was his third of the year.
Chicago (6-6-2) outshot the Cougars by a 25-4 margin. Gehm made several point blank stops to keep Concordia (3-13-1) in the match in the first half. He finished the night with six saves.
Freshman Elek Lane (Eau Claire, Wis./ Memorial) made one save in 87 minutes for the Maroons, before giving way to sophomore Mason Harless (Plymouth, Minn./ Robbinsdale Armstrong) for the final 2:53.
Thursday's match marked the first meeting between the two schools.
The Maroons host the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in their final non-conference game of the year Sunday at 1 p.m.
Chicago, which snapped a five-game losing streak, scored the only goal it would need in the 13th minute on senior midfielder Alan Pikna's (Wauwatosa, Wis./ West) fifth goal of the season. Pikna took a feed from freshman forward Kyle Kurfirst (Western Springs, Ill./ Lyons) and slipped a shot past Cougar netminder John Gehm.
Coville made it 2-0 in the 37th minute on a shot from 10 yards out off an assist from freshman forward Nic Lopez (Tulsa, Okla./ Cascia Hall).
Coville tallied his second goal of the game and eighth of the season just 39 seconds into the second period. Kurfirst collected his second assist of the evening as he fed Coville in the box.
Junior midfielder Steven Chase (Cumberland, Maine/ Greely) capped the scoring off an assist from Coville in the 52nd minute. Chase's goal was his third of the year.
Chicago (6-6-2) outshot the Cougars by a 25-4 margin. Gehm made several point blank stops to keep Concordia (3-13-1) in the match in the first half. He finished the night with six saves.
Freshman Elek Lane (Eau Claire, Wis./ Memorial) made one save in 87 minutes for the Maroons, before giving way to sophomore Mason Harless (Plymouth, Minn./ Robbinsdale Armstrong) for the final 2:53.
Thursday's match marked the first meeting between the two schools.
The Maroons host the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in their final non-conference game of the year Sunday at 1 p.m.
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