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.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
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.
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