Contact:             Doug Aiken
                           (714) 997-6900

Release Date:   October 2, 2003

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 

Upcoming Events Calendar
 
Date
Day
Team
Opponent/Event
Site
Time
10/3 Fri. Women's Soccer Whittier Home 7:30 pm
10/4 Sat. Men's Water Polo Caltech Classic Pasadena TBA
Football Willamette (OR) Salem, OR 3:00 pm
Cross-Country Biola Invitational La Mirada 4:15 pm
10/6 Mon. Men's Water Polo BYU-Hawaii Home 6:00 pm
Men's Soccer Caltech Home 7:00 pm
Women's Volleyball La Verne La Verne 7:30 pm
10/8 Wed. Women's Volleyball Cal Lutheran Thousand Oaks 7:30 pm

Chapman Hall of Fame To Induct Two Next Saturday

ORANGE - In a ceremony and banquet to be held on campus on October 11, Chapman University will induct its two newest members into the Chapman Athletics Hall of Fame. This will be the 24th annual induction ceremony. There are currently 75 members enshrined in the institution’s Hall.

A standout track and field star and basketball player for the Panthers, Art Bias graduated from Chapman College in 1958. Bias led Chapman’s basketball team to great heights in the late ‘50’s as the team posted a record of 45-23 during his playing days under legendary basketball coach Don Perkins. He set a school record of 38 points in a game versus Whittier during the 1956-57 season. Since, only six Panthers have eclipsed that mark in a game. Bias was also a fantastic track and field athlete, setting a school record in the triple jump, as well as placing as high as second in the country at the NAIA finals in 1957. Interestingly, Bias’s son, Tim, earned All-Tournament honors at the Redlands Tournament 40 years after Art earned the same honor during his playing days.

After his days at Chapman, Bias joined the Army and continued to compete on basketball and track and field teams. Student athletics has remained a part of his life throughout his professional career as he has gone on to coach basketball and track at three different high schools, along with a seven-year run as head basketball coach at the University of La Verne in the 1970’s. He currently serves as the director of athletics at Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California.

For the second consecutive year, Chapman will induct a softball player into its Hall of Fame. Sandra Olivas played third base for the Panthers from 1989-92 and earned All-America honors twice while leading the nation in home runs in both her sophomore and junior years. Chapman, then competing at the Division II level, was 150-65 during her four years and won a California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) title in 1991. In that same year, Olivas was named the most valuable player of the CCAA. She was named Chapman’s Female Student-Athlete of the Year in 1992.

Now Sandra Stradling since marrying, she teaches second grade in Chino, California and is a mother of two sons, Scott (10) and Jacob (4).

The ceremony and banquet will be held on Saturday, October 11 at 5:00 pm. The guests of honor will then be recognized in a special ceremony during halftime of the Panthers’ football game versus Lewis & Clark (OR) that evening. For more information, contact the Chapman University athletics department at (714) 997-6691.
 

Last Week’s Results:

Football
 
Date Opponent Result Record
9/27 Redlands L, 16-17 1-3

Redlands 17, Chapman 16 – The University of Redlands Bulldogs rallied from a 16-0 deficit and scored 17 unanswered points in the second half to edge the Chapman University Panthers, 17-16, in front of 2,376 at Ernie Chapman Stadium last Saturday night.

The game was all Chapman for the first two and a half quarters of play. The Panther defense made four interceptions to thwart two likely Bulldogs’ scoring drives. And the Chapman offense, led by Patrick Josten’s (Irvine/University High) 225 passing yards and two touchdowns, made a handful of big plays to put Chapman on top early in the third quarter. Josten connected on 18-of-32 of his pass attempts, including an 80-yard touchdown bomb to Lorenza Wilson (Moreno Valley/Valley View High), to put Chapman up 16-0. Wilson finished with four catches for 121 yards. Randell Hill (Lake Forest/El Toro High) snatched two of the four Panther interceptions and currently leads the team with three picks on the year.

With 6:30 to play in the third quarter, Redlands took advantage of a momentum-changing play that began with Chapman defensive lineman Dave Roth (Santa Margarita/Capo Valley Christian High) intercepting Redlands’ quarterback Brian Sapp. Roth motored 23 yards before Redlands stripped the ball and recovered the fumble at Chapman’s 35-yard line. Four plays later the Bulldogs scored their first touchdown of the night. Redlands struck again early in the fourth quarter, with a second touchdown. Kyle Beach’s 42-yard field goal with 9:16 remaining in the game gave Redlands a 17-16 advantage, which proved to be the difference.

The Panthers and Bulldogs exchanged strong defensive stands throughout the remainder of the game. With Chapman moving toward field goal range in the final minute, Josten was sacked for a 10-yard loss on the game’s final play to preserve the Bulldogs victory.

For the second time in as many weeks, the Panthers travel to the northwest, this time to face the Willamette University Bearcats. The Bearcats are 2-2 this season, having defeated Redlands, 35-17 in Redlands, their only common opponent with Chapman thus far. Willamette is coming off a difficult road loss, 41-19 at Menlo last weekend. This will be the sixth meeting between the two teams since 1997, while Willamette has never lost to the Panthers, posting a 5-0 series record. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:00 pm.
 

Men’s Soccer
 
Date Opponent Result Record
9/29 Hope International W, 2-1 4-6

Chapman 2, Hope International 1 – Chapman snapped its four-game losing streak with an impressive 2-1 win over visiting Hope International. The Panthers, who have been bitten by early goals in five of their first nine games this season, struck early with a goal of their own tonight as junior forward Brock Schermerhorn (San Juan Capistrano/ Aliso Niguel High) scored his team-best fifth goal of the season in the seventh minute of play. Junior defender Jay Faulk (Long Beach/Millikan High) added his first career-goal in the 83rd minute and it proved to be the game-winner when the Royals rallied for their first goal of the game four minutes later, breaking up Chapman's shutout bid. Hope International was forced to play a man short for the final 30 minutes of the game when goalkeeper Mark Abate earned a red card for taking out a Chapman forward on a breakaway. The Panthers out-shot the Royals, 22-7, including 13-1 in the first half.
 

Women’s Soccer
 
Date Opponent Result Record
9/26 Point Loma L, 0-1 6-2
10/1 @ Redlands W, 2-1 (OT) 7-2

Point Loma 1, Chapman 0 – After a 6-0 start to the season, Chapman's women's soccer team lost its second consecutive game to visiting Point Loma Nazarene, 1-0. It was the first time the Panthers have been shutout this season - entering the game with a 2.4 goals per game offense. The loss was also a rarity on Chapman's home soil and is just the third time in its past 33 games the team has suffered a home defeat. Maddie Tantillo scored the game's only goal in the 15th minute, blistering a shot from 20 yards out into the upper left corner of the goal. It was the Sea Lions' fifth consecutive win via shutout and they have not allowed a goal in 475 consecutive minutes of play.

Chapman 2, Redlands 1 – Junior midfielder Alyce Perry (Las Vegas, NV/Bonanza High) scored the game-winning goal two minutes into the first sudden-victory overtime period, giving the Panthers a 2-1 win over West Region rival Redlands. Chapman, which currently ranks third in the West and 18th in Division III, took an early lead on a Shari Lambert (Murrieta/Murrieta Valley High) goal in the 11th minute of play. Lambert also assisted on Perry’s game-winner and currently leads the team with five assists. Perry had assisted on Lambert’s goal, as well. The Bulldogs forced overtime with their first and only goal in the 68th minute. They out-shot the Panthers 11-5 in the game, but sophomore goalkeeper Mallory Dominguez (San Pedro/Mary Star High) made five saves in the win. Chapman improved to 3-1 in in-region play.
 

Women’s Volleyball
 
Date Opponent Result Record
9/27 @ Pomona-Pitzer W, 3-1 4-9

Chapman 31, 23, 30, 30, Pomona-Pitzer 29, 30, 28, 19 – After splitting the first two games on the road, Chapman won a tightly contested third game, 30-28, before cruising in the fourth game, 30-19, to defeat host Pomona-Pitzer in West Region action. Four Panthers reached double-digits in kills, led by senior outside hitter Jenny Busch (San Juan Capistrano/St. Margaret’s High) who tallied a Chapman season-best 16 kills. Busch also led all players with 26 digs, boosting her season total to 216 – just 15 shy of her career-high. Chapman currently ranks 22nd in Division III in digs per game with 22.31 (through 12 matches). Junior middle blocker Sara Naumann (Oxnard/Oxnard High) recorded 12 kills and 21 digs and junior setter Renee Garand (Fullerton/Sunny Hills High) tallied 50 assists in the win.
 

Men’s Water Polo
 
Date Opponent Result Record
9/27 @ La Verne L, 2-8 4-3

La Verne 8, Chapman 2 – The Panthers were shutout in the first half, trailing the Leopards 6-0, and never recovered. Junior James Foley (La Habra/Sonora High) and sophomore Garrett Potter (Mission Viejo/Mission Viejo High) each scored a goal in the second half in the loss. Potter also made three steals on defense. Foley currently leads the Panthers with 12 goals in seven games. Senior goalie B.J. Ploessel (Cypress/Los Alamitos High) made eight blocks in the cage. The loss propelled La Verne from ninth to seventh and past Chapman in the Division III rankings. The Panthers fell from eighth to ninth in the country.
 

Cross-Country
 
Date Event Top Performers Time
9/27 @ Cal Lutheran Invitational Women - 6th (5K)
4. Kelly Crampton 21:30.6
34. Brittany Goettesch 23:47.7
40. Frances Ross 24:48.2
Men (8K)
18. Peter Silverman 31:38.2
52. Jeff Harris 38:31.7