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Men lose to Columbia, Drop William
Baptist
By
Mark Brockett
The Men’s team had a similar week as the
women did as they went 1-1 during this past week’s action. The
team traveled to Columbia on Thursday night and fell to the top
team in the American Midwest Conference, 88-74. The Stars
trailed 37-30 after the first half and deficit couldn’t be
decreased. Coumbia’s Khamari Ballard was too much for the Stars
as he scored a game high 40 points while shooting 12-16 from the
field. Despite the loss, the Stars found great play in Imo
Akhibi, who scored a team high 18 points and 6 rebounds. Also,
Kendrick Carr had 14 points in only 17 minutes of play and Randy
Thomas had 11 points with 2 assists. Saturday brought in
Williams Baptist as part of the second game of a doubleheader
here at UIS. The offensive action was explosive as the Stars put
up a big win, 102-85. A 49-37 half time lead was the difference
in this one as the team kept pace with the Eagles in the second
half. Lincoln James made his return to the UIS gymnasium by
scoring 27 points and Zach May had 22 of his own, including a
4-8 performance from three point land. Akhibi had 21 points as
he has contributed well during his short stint with the team.
The Stars look to get the ball rolling even more this week as
they play in Fulton, MO at Missouri Baptist this Tuesday night
at 7pm. At 10-9 overall and 4-2 in conference play, the Stars
are still a factor in the NAIA this year.
Lady Stars fall to
Missouri Baptist, defeat Williams Baptist
By Mark
Brockett
The week started out as far away from
auspicious than it could, but the women’s basketball team
finished with a big conference win on doubleheader Saturday. The
team lost on the road to Missouri Baptist on Tuesday night,
86-59. The Stars found little success in trying to stop the
offensive play of Missouri Baptist in the first half as they
were outscored 48-32. For the Stars, Audrone Sulskyte recorded
her fifth double-double of the season with 18 points and 15
rebounds. Chikayla Moss added 9 points and 1 assist for the
Stars. Nicole Elkins had 7 points of her own and 10 rebounds.
Saturday brought another opportunity to score a conference win
as the Stars hosted Williams Baptist. The records were thrown
out the window in this one and the game was hard fought
throughout. The Stars led 33-23 at the half and were able to
hold off the opposing offensive efforts in the second half.
Zabrina Harper continued her solid play in the friendly confines
of the “Assembly Closet” as she scored a game high 20 points and
had 7 rebounds and 4 steals. Jessica Lay chipped in 9 points,
along with Sulskyte. The overall record for the team after this
past weekend is 6-17. Up-coming is a match up with William Woods
University in Fulton, MO on Tuesday, February 10th. The tip-off
will be at 7pm.
Sports Briefs
The last day to sign up for
Fencing Instructional Classes is this Thursday, February
12 at 1 pm. Classes meet on Wednesdays from 12:10-12:50 pm in
the UIS Gym from February 18 through March 31. (No class March
17.) Larry Livingston will be instructing an introduction to
foil fencing covering many areas of the sport including: stance,
lunges, parries, attacks, practice bouting, and practice
judging. The fee for both Student and Rec Members is $5. There
are only two spaces available in the class.
The UIS Intramural 5x5 Basketball League entered its
second week on Sunday with another round of three games. The
first game, a closely contested match between Canadian Masterpiece
Theatre and the Stoners, resulted in a 60-54 Canadian Masterpiece
Theatre victory. In game two of the day the Deuce Ballers came
away with a 45-29 win over The Shockers. Let Us Win, Please?
defeated the No Names 54-23 in the third and final game of the
day. Going into week 3, Canadian Masterpiece Theatre is in first
place with a record of 2-0. Let Us Win, Please?, The Shockers,
Deuce Ballers, and the Stoners are all tied with records of 1-1,
and the No Names round out the league with a record of 0-2. Play
will resume on Sunday, February 15 at 2:30 p.m. in the UIS
Gymnasium.
Intramural Sports Badminton
Doubles
play starts this Friday.
Participants should check with the CRS Office for their playing
schedule.
Toning &
Conditioning Fitness Classes
have started in the UIS Gym on Mondays and Fridays from
12:10-12:50 pm taught by Amy Giles. Sessions include exercises
that contribute to cardiovascular health, muscular strength and
endurance, balance, and flexibility. Session A, consisting of 23
classes, runs until April 23 (no class March 15-19). The fee for
Session A is $17 for Rec Members; $43 for Non-Rec Members. The 13
classes in Session B run until March 12. The fee for Session B is
$10 for Rec Members; $25 for Non-Rec Members. Session C, with 10
classes, begins March 22 and ends April 23. The fee for Session C
is $8 for Rec Members; $20 for Non-Rec Members. All classes will
be using a mixture of circuit training, floor exercise, and hand
weights. Register and pay fees at the CRS Office.
The Spring 2004 Milers' Club
is “up and running”
through Sunday, April 25. This free 15-week activity promotes
cardiovascular fitness through unstructured recreational
activities in which participants choose walking, jogging, biking,
or other measurable distance exercises. A 150-mile goal is the
minimum, but a higher goal may be set. Participants need to turn
in weekly exercise slips on Mondays to the CRS Office for the
progress chart. Sign up at the CRS Office.
Send an Email to
RecSports@uis.edu if you want
to be on the 2003-2004 Campus Rec Sports News List
to receive up-to-date information about future events and
activities. Or go to your UIS e-mail account and click on “Public
Folders>All Public Folders>UIS>Announcements” then click on
“Student or Campus” (depending on your status) to read the e-mail
announcements sent out by UIS RecSports.
For more information, contact the
Campus Recreational Sports (CRS) Office located in
the Fitness Center (SLB 118) or call 206-6658.
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