Contact:             Doug Aiken
                           (714) 997-6900

Release Date:   November 7, 2003

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 

Upcoming Events Calendar
 
Date
Day
Team
Opponent/Event
Site
Time
11/7 Fri. Women's Swimming Mills Home 6:00 pm
Women's Volleyball Alliant International Home 7:00 pm
11/8 Sat. Women's Swimming Caltech Pasadena 11:00 am
Football La Verne La Verne 1:00 pm
Women's Soccer Cal State Hayward Home 1:00 pm

Last Week’s Results:

Men’s Soccer
 
Date Opponent Result Record
11/1 Colorado College T, 1-1 7-8-1
11/3 Cal Lutheran L, 0-2 7-9-1

Chapman 1, Colorado College 1 – The Panthers and Tigers played to a 1-1 tie Saturday night in an evenly and well-played match by both West Region independents. After a scoreless first half that featured just 11 shots, the two teams exchanged flurries of scoring opportunities in the second half. Colorado College took four shots in the first ten minutes of the second half, including two that were saved by sophomore keeper Efrain Rodriguez (Santa Ana/Saddleback High). Chapman then turned around and dominated the next ten minutes with four shots and a pair of corner kicks. The Panthers broke the scoreless tie in the 77th minute on a goal from junior forward Tony Ferrari (Yorba Linda/Esperanza High), but the Tigers came back with just over a minute to play in regulation on a goal from Nick Zinn. Ferrari’s goal places him tied for 17th on Chapman’s all-time scoring list with 43 career points. Colorado out-shot Chapman 4-2 in overtime, but neither could put the game away.

Cal Lutheran 2, Chapman 0 – Chapman found itself in familiar territory entering the second half versus rival Cal Lutheran. The Kingsmen led by two goals after one half of play each of the previous two meetings between the two teams, but in 2001 and 2002, the Panthers rallied with three second half goals to win. The 2003 version of this rivalry offered no such comeback for Chapman, as it fell 2-0 to Cal Lutheran in its regular season finale. The Kingsmen scored two early goals to take the lead for good and maintained the shutout despite being out-shot, 18-7. The loss gives the Panthers just their third losing season in eight years under head coach Eddie Carrillo. Junior forward Brock Schermerhorn (San Juan Capistrano/Aliso Niguel High) finished the 2003 season – his third as a Panther – ranked seventh in Chapman history with 69 career points and tied for fifth in career goals with 27. He will enter his senior year needing 34 points to tie the all-time school record for career points.
 

Women’s Soccer
 
Date Opponent Result Record
11/3 Cal Lutheran L, 0-1 13-4

Cal Lutheran 1, Chapman 0 – Division III's 16th-ranked Chapman team lost just its second game at home this season, a 1-0 defeat to West Region-rival Cal Lutheran on Monday evening. The Regals snapped a scoreless tie with a goal from Aubreigh Hutchinson in the 82nd minute to earn the road victory. Sophomore goalkeeper Mallory Dominguez (San Pedro/Mary Star High) made four saves on the first 11 shots that she faced, not including a Cal Lu shot that deflected off the crossbar in the first five minutes of the second half. The loss is the second in Chapman's past nine games and first to Cal Lutheran since 2000.
 

Women’s Volleyball
 
Date Opponent Result Record
11/1 Cal Lutheran W, 3-0 13-11

Chapman 31, 30, 33, Cal Lutheran 29, 23, 31 – With its second consecutive three-game sweep and third in four matches, Chapman continued its hot play and assured itself of a winning record this season. The Panthers defeated visiting Cal Lutheran to win their fourth straight match and ninth in their past ten matches. Chapman also earned a season sweep over the Regals, having won its previous match in Thousand Oaks last month. Senior outside hitter Darby Stern (Topanga Canyon/Viewpoint High) led Chapman offensively with 14 kills and four service aces. Stern broke her own school record for service aces in a season tonight – she has 47 with one match to play. Junior middle blocker Sara Naumann (Oxnard/Oxnard High) led the team with 23 digs and made four solo blocks. Chapman’s clinching of a winning record marks a significant turn around for a team that began the season 4-10 after 14 matches, including nine losses to teams ranked in the Division III top-25.
 

Men’s Water Polo
 
Date Opponent Result Record
11/1 @ Redlands L, 4-7 8-15
11/2 @ Claremont W, 8-5 9-15

Redlands 7, Chapman 4 – Division III’s second-ranked Bulldogs were too much for Chapman in Redlands on Saturday. The Panthers entered the fourth quarter tied at 3-3, before Redlands pulled away with four consecutive goals. Junior James Foley (La Habra/Sonora High) led the Panthers with two goals and four steals. Sophomore Garrett Potter (Mission Viejo/Mission Viejo High) assisted on three of Chapman’s four goals in the loss.

Chapman 8, Claremont 5 – The Panthers concluded their regular season on a high note. The unranked Chapman squad upset the fourth-ranked Stags, 8-5, on the road on Sunday. The win propelled the Panthers back into the Division III top-ten, currently ranked ninth. James Foley scored five goals to give him a team-high 50 for the season. Sophomore Jameson Burmeister (Yorba Linda/Esperanza High) scored a pair of goals, assisted on two more, and grabbed three steals for Chapman, which built a 3-1 halftime lead and thereafter never trailed. Senior goalie B.J. Ploessel (Cypress/Los Alamitos High) played in what may have been his final game as a Panther and went out with a bang – recording 16 blocks in the upset win. Ploessel leaves Chapman with school records for blocks in a game (20 vs. Whittier; 10/11/03), season (272; 2003), and career (814).
 

Women’s Swimming
 
Date Event/Opponent Top Performers Result
11/1
 		 @ Cal Baptist Relays
 		 300 Fly Relay
Kati Wise, Katie McGraw,
Jody Marinovich		 2nd; 3:14.40
 
300 Breast Relay
Wendy Martinovich, Kristina Eich,
Kati Wise		 2nd; 3:42.05