Truman Athletics: News and Notes
Issue date: 10/29/09 Section: Sports
Football: Sternberg eyes sack record
Senior linebacker Eric Sternberg is closing in on the Truman single-season sack record. Sternberg added two sacks to his total during Saturday's overtime loss to Emporia State University. He has nine sacks this season to lead the MIAA. He also ranks sixth in Div II. His nine sacks this season are the most for a Bulldog since Ernie Myerson had nine in 1987. Elijah Lockhart set the all-time record for sacks in a season by a Bulldog with 12 in 1982.
Sophomore defensive back Michael Elliot finished Saturday's overtime loss to Emporia State University with a season-high 15 tackles. Elliot is second on the team with 85 tackles, two behind senior safety Demetrius Lavant's 87. Levant and Elliot are second and third respectively in the MIAA in tackles.
Basketball: MIAA preseason polls released
The preseason MIAA basketball polls were released Tuesday with very little love for Truman. The men and women both were listed in last place by the media and coaches.
Emporia State University was first in the women's media and coaches polls. On the men's side, Southwest Baptist University was selected first by the media andUniversity of Central Missouri was selected first by the coaches.
The Bulldog men went 1-19 in the MIAA last season, while the women finished 5-15 in the conference. Both teams missed the MIAA Tournament. The men open the regular season against Culver Stockton College on Nov. 16. The women begin the season against Hannibal-Lagrange College on Nov. 17. Both games will start at 7:30 p.m. and will be played at Pershing Arena.
Women's Soccer: Winning streak reaches 10
The women's soccer team has won 10 matches in a row, the most since 2003. The 2003 team won 12 matches in a row and finished with an overall record of 18-2-1. The most matches any Bulldog team has won in a row is 13, a mark set by the 2001 team.
Truman also has recorded 11 shutouts this year. The Truman record for shutouts in a season is 15, set in 2001 and 2004. Sophomore goalie Jayne Grisham has eight of those shutouts. Lauren Davis holds the record for shutouts by a Truman goalie with 15 in 2001.
Men's Soccer: Brown dishes out assists
Sophomore forward Jonathan Brown has become a master at dishing out goals to teammates this year. This weekend, he assisted four goals and added another goal himself. Three of his assists came on corner kicks that either set his teammates up for a header or gave them control of the ball. Brown credits the team's preparation for the team's success off set plays.
"You know, over the summer I think Coach [Cochran] and [Assistant Coach] Joe Nick worked hard on coming up with some new routines for corner," Brown said. "Last year we were just kind of putting it in the box and hoped that we were kind of going to get the end of it, but this year we've worked a lot harder."
In 11 games this season, Brown has recorded eight assists, which puts him in a tie for fourth of all Truman players in the last 10 seasons. It is the most assists by one player since senior midfielder Martin Clayes' 16 in 20 games during the 2005 season.
Senior linebacker Eric Sternberg is closing in on the Truman single-season sack record. Sternberg added two sacks to his total during Saturday's overtime loss to Emporia State University. He has nine sacks this season to lead the MIAA. He also ranks sixth in Div II. His nine sacks this season are the most for a Bulldog since Ernie Myerson had nine in 1987. Elijah Lockhart set the all-time record for sacks in a season by a Bulldog with 12 in 1982.
Sophomore defensive back Michael Elliot finished Saturday's overtime loss to Emporia State University with a season-high 15 tackles. Elliot is second on the team with 85 tackles, two behind senior safety Demetrius Lavant's 87. Levant and Elliot are second and third respectively in the MIAA in tackles.
Basketball: MIAA preseason polls released
The preseason MIAA basketball polls were released Tuesday with very little love for Truman. The men and women both were listed in last place by the media and coaches.
Emporia State University was first in the women's media and coaches polls. On the men's side, Southwest Baptist University was selected first by the media andUniversity of Central Missouri was selected first by the coaches.
The Bulldog men went 1-19 in the MIAA last season, while the women finished 5-15 in the conference. Both teams missed the MIAA Tournament. The men open the regular season against Culver Stockton College on Nov. 16. The women begin the season against Hannibal-Lagrange College on Nov. 17. Both games will start at 7:30 p.m. and will be played at Pershing Arena.
Women's Soccer: Winning streak reaches 10
The women's soccer team has won 10 matches in a row, the most since 2003. The 2003 team won 12 matches in a row and finished with an overall record of 18-2-1. The most matches any Bulldog team has won in a row is 13, a mark set by the 2001 team.
Truman also has recorded 11 shutouts this year. The Truman record for shutouts in a season is 15, set in 2001 and 2004. Sophomore goalie Jayne Grisham has eight of those shutouts. Lauren Davis holds the record for shutouts by a Truman goalie with 15 in 2001.
Men's Soccer: Brown dishes out assists
Sophomore forward Jonathan Brown has become a master at dishing out goals to teammates this year. This weekend, he assisted four goals and added another goal himself. Three of his assists came on corner kicks that either set his teammates up for a header or gave them control of the ball. Brown credits the team's preparation for the team's success off set plays.
"You know, over the summer I think Coach [Cochran] and [Assistant Coach] Joe Nick worked hard on coming up with some new routines for corner," Brown said. "Last year we were just kind of putting it in the box and hoped that we were kind of going to get the end of it, but this year we've worked a lot harder."
In 11 games this season, Brown has recorded eight assists, which puts him in a tie for fourth of all Truman players in the last 10 seasons. It is the most assists by one player since senior midfielder Martin Clayes' 16 in 20 games during the 2005 season.
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