Hannah Greene | Sports Editor
Men’s Football started Fall Term with 125 total points, averaging about 31.25 points per game, equivalent to about four touchdowns. In the game against Azusa Pacific on Sept. 21 — our first GNAC conference opponent — the Wolves put up the fight for a win, making their record 1-2. It was a touchdown-difference game with the Wolves finishing at a 42-36 score.
The team moved on to Saturday, Sept. 28 and played Central Washington University, bringing home another win to make their record a 2-2. In the past, Central Washington has put the Wolves to quite a test, beating them twice during conference play last year by nearly five touchdowns per game. This is the first win against Central in Ellinsburg since 1998.
Coming up — Oct. 5 the Wolves play at home against our neighbor Canada, Simon Fraser.
The team will face a new opponent — Oct. 26 against the Mustangs from Midwestern State Texas, and will no longer be competing against Humboldt State University as they have left the GNAC conference.
The men’s and women’s Cross-Country teams, who are consistently successful at Western, began their seasons with strong performances at the first annual Ash Creek Invitational. The women placed second overall behind Division I University of Oregon, keeping strong throughout the entire race to stake eleventh-place, fifteenth-place and seventeenth-place. The men placed eleventh overall with an average time of 21:04, comparatively to University of Oregon’s 17:58.
To continue their streak, at the Sundowner Invitational, both men and women placed in the top five. Their next race is not far from home at Willamette University on Oct. 5.
New year, new coach, new team? Women’s Soccer gained a new head coach, Kasey Bingham, who is turning the program around. They started off their season strong with three consecutive wins before two losses to Adams State University and Cal State Monterey Bay, losing only by one goal each game. The team faced one tie and continued to heat up with two wins at home game matches, finishing in overtime against California State Dominguez Hills. This past week, Sept. 26 and 28, the Wolves left home to start their conference play against MSU Billings ending in a 1-0 loss and a 1-1 tie against Northwest Nazarene.
Will women’s soccer continue to only win at home, or will they bring their A-game on the road?
Women’s Volleyball started their season slow with many hiccups, losing eight games and winning only two. GNAC started early for the volleyball team on Sept. 17, resulting in a loss against Concordia. Following that loss, the Wolves continue to lose their conference games, holding a record of 0-4. Their next home matches are Oct. 10 and 12 against Alaska and Alaska Anchorage.
Women’s softball is currently preparing for season that will begin Oct. 12 against Clackamas Community College.
Contact the author at howlsports@wou.edu
