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October 19,
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Keats Baldwin passed for 180 yards and two touchdowns against Southern Arkansas.
Singleton continues to
break records at UWG
Bv Nicholas Kirby
Staff Writer
nk ir by 1 @my. westga.edu
The West Georgia
Braves volleyball team is
on the verge of making
their second consecutive
trip to the Gulf South
Conference tournament
and a major reason i
for their success
has been the play of
Senior outside hitter
Stephanie Singleton.
The Arlington,
Texas native leads
the team in all major
offensive categories this
season and she is well
on her way to possibly
becoming the greatest
player in the history
of the West Georgia
volleyball program.
No school record
has been safe this year.
In the fourth match of
the season, Singleton
broke Kim Facklam’s
career mark for digs. A
week later, Singleton
surpassed Teresa Paini to
become the all time leader
in kills. Earlier this month,
she took over the school
records for service aces
and attacks, but she is not
done yet.
Having already
amassed 480 kills this
season, Singleton only
needs 68 more to break
Tricia Taylor’s single
season record, which has
stood for 12 years.
Coming into the
Sports
matches, Singleton did
not know how close she
was to breaking a record,
and it was not until after
a match that she learned
that she did set anew
milestone for UWG.
“Mostly, 1 didn’t know
until afterwards. I didn't
know the numbers that I
had to beat or anything, but
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Stephanie Singleton
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my parents always knew,”
said Singleton.
The career record
for kills is the one that
Singleton is most proud
of. “That’s the best one,”
said Singleton.
Before coming to
West Georgia in 2002,
Singleton was a breakout
star at James W. Martin
High School in Arlington.
In her senior year,
Singleton was named First
Team All District and
was named Martin High
Offensive and Defensive
Player of the Year.
In Singleton's first
year as a Brave, the team
only won two matches,
but a turnaround was
imminent.
The following year,
the team went 21 -13, but a
4-10 finish in Conference
play kept West Georgia
out of the tournament.
In 2004, everything
came together for
the Braves and the
team finished the
season with its best
record in eight years
at 23-7 and qualified
for the Conference
tournament for the first
time since 1998.
During the 2004
season, the Braves
also defeated
defending national
champion North
Alabama in one of
tjje biggest victories
in school history. It
was only the seventh
time since 1981
that West Georgia had
defeated North Alabama,
and Singleton said that
the win was the highlight
of her career as a Brave.
After she graduates,
Singleton says that
Volleyball will still play a
role in her life.
“I’m thinking about
going to Graduate School
and being a Graduate
Assistant and then maybe
coaching eventually,”
Singleton said.
By Bobby Moore
Sports Editor
rmoo re 7 @ my. westga.edu
The last time the
Braves played in a
game that was televised
regionally on CSS, the
defense put on a show
against Carson-Newman,
but the offense was not
able to produce.
Last Saturday night’s
televised game was a
different story, as UWG
was dominant on both sides
of the football in their 31-14
victory over the Southern
Arkansas Muleriders.
On the first play of the
game, Braves quarterback
Keats Baldwin hooked
up with wide receiver Jay
Holbrook for a 43 yard
completion. Four plays
later, asl -yard field goal by
Adi Brkic gave the Braves
a 3-0 lead.
On the Braves’ next
posession, wide receiver
Beau Whitmire made
an acrobatic catch in the
end zone for a 29-yard
touchdown reception.
Before the end of the
first half, the Muleriders
would mount an 11
play, 80-yard drive that
would result in a 5-yard
touchdown run by tailback
D.D. Holyfield.
On their first posession
of the second half, it looked
Fastbreak and Z-6ers both
continue their dynasties
By Steven Gilley
Staff Writer
sg i l ley 2 @ my. westga.edu
Women’s
Championship
The Women’s
Intramural flag football
playoffs began last week,
as six teams fought to
be crowned champions.
Making it to the Semi
finals were the Fastbreak,
Locos, Alpha Gamma
Delta, and Phi Mu.
Fastbreak and
Locos advanced to
the championship, but
Fastbreak won 26-13 in
a rematch of last year’s
match up.
Playing well in the first
half, the Locos drove up the
field easily, executing the
option, led by quarterback
Christel Templeton.
However, a critical turnover
stopped their drive and
turned the tide.
After an interception
on defense, receiver
Deanna Jackson attacked
the Locos on offense,
catching a 20-yard
touchdown pass to help
her team to an early lead.
With the first half
winding down, Locos
receiver Kara Davis
caught a touchdown pass.
Unable to score the extra
point, Fastbreak led 7-6
at halftime.
The Fastbreak defense
forced Locos to punt
early in the second half
and their offense struck
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like Southern Arkansas
was well on their way to
taking the lead, following
a 49-yard run by Holyfield,
but a forced fumble by
UWG linebacker Brandon
Jamison was recovered by
Adam Carter at the Braves’
4 yard line.
After the Braves were
unable to gain a single
yard, Southern Arkansas
forced the Braves to punt.
The 37-yard punt by Jeff
Carpenter was returned for
15 yards by Terrence Hoye
to the UWG 26 yard line.
Two plays later,
Muleriders quarterback
Josh San Filippo hit Hoye
for an 18-yard touchdown
reception, giving Southern
Arkansas a 14-10 lead.
The Braves were able
to throw a counter-punch
as Channing Price caught
a 42-yard touchdown pass
only four plays later.
On the Muleriders’
next drive, they were
unable to counter the
Braves’ touchdown, as
kicker David Korff’s 38
yard field goal attempt
went wide right.
In the fourth quarter,
Braves tailback Abe Felix
put the game out of reach.
First, he scored on a
52-yard touchdown run to
make the score 24-14.
Late in the quarter
he would break another
again, going ahead 13-6
on a touchdown run from
Deanna Jackson.
Giving up on running
the option, the Locos went
to the air on a long 60-
yard touchdown pass to
receiver Fran Abernathy.
They tied the score 13-13
with the extra point.
With under a minute
on the clock, Fastbreak
drove up the field
connecting with Vanessa
Vencol catching three
straight passes.
Finalizing their drive,
quarterback Shalonda
Jordan connected with
Deanna Jackson for her
third touchdown, giving
Fastbreak the lead.
Attempting to make
a miraculous comeback,
the Locos quickly went
to the air, but defensive
back Tiffany Smith sealed
the win for the Fastbreak,
scoring a touchdown on
an interception.
Men’s Championship
The Men’s flag
football playoffs began
last week, showcasing the
best teams in the league.
The top four teams were
Z-6ers, Dream Team, Pi
Kappa Phi, and Chi Phi.
Every playoff game
drew a huge crowd, as
each team played with
relentless effort.
In the Semi-finals,
Dream Team defeated
Chi Phi 12-7 and Z-6ers
defeated Pi Kappa Phi
touchdown run, this one
from 11 yards out, making
the final score 31-14.
In the game, Felix
rushed for 173 yards on
21 carries and scored two
touchdowns. Javari Taylor
added 57 yards rushing as
the UWG rushing attack
compiled a combined 227
yards on the ground.
Baldwin went 6-for
-15 in the game, but he was
able to pass for 180 yards
and two touchdowns with
no interceptions.
On defense, Kelvin
Morris earned GSC
Defensive Player of the
Week honors with his
performance. The senior
from Timmonsville, SC
was responsible for eight
solo tackles, 13 total
tackles, three tackles for
loss and a sack.
“Our defense stood up
and rose to the occasion
and played a great second
half,” Braves head coach
Mike Ledford said.
With the win, the
Braves improved to 5-
3 on the season. More
importantly, the Braves
are 5-1 in the GSC, putting
them in a five way tie for
first place.
The Braves will return
to action on Saturday
afternoon at 4 p.m. when
they visit the Henderson
State Reddies.
41-13, avenging their loss
from last year.
Heading into the
championship game, both
teams were undefeated, but
the Z-6ers overmatched
the Dream Team, winning
35-20.
On their first drive,
Z-6ers quarterback Matt
Bowers was unstoppable,
running in circles to evade
his defenders. Later, he
connected with receiver
Blake Austin for a 45
yard touchdown pass.
After an interception
by defensive back
Matthew Kuehl, Bowers
exposed Dream Team
defense again, finding
receiver Landon Odom
for another touchdown.
Linebacker Zach
Romain helped his team
tremendously, breaking
up passes and catching
an interception to stop a
critical drive.
After the interception,
receiver Blake Austin
caught his third touchdown
pass. Dominating on both
sides of the field, Z-6ers
went up 35-6 at the end of
the first half.
In the second half,
Dream Team switched
quarterbacks and was
determined to rally.
Playing with a sense
of panic, they drove up
the field three times, led
by quarterback Chris
Bridges. However,
they were unable to
recover from the Z-6ers’
dominating first half.