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Volume 8, Issue 2

Catawba’s football team entered the final

game clinging to a chance for a share of the

league title and a NCAA II playoff berth.

It was not to be; Lenoir-Rhyne won that

final game. Wrapping up with a winning

season, 6-4 overall and 4-2 in the SAC, this

season produced several standout moments.

In the win at Wingate, receiver Brandon Bunn set school

records with four touchdown catches and 247 yards

receiving. The previous record for receiving yards had

stood since 1968 when Ike Hill posted 215 yards against

Carson-Newman. Also during the Wingate game, Bunn

eclipsed the career touchdown record of Nick Means.

By the end of the season, Bunn tallied a total of 30

touchdowns in his career.

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Mark your calendars for our Blue-White Weekend (including Ladies Night).

We’ll have a very unique Ladies Night program for our women.

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April 1 st & 2nd

MENCatawba’s men will face a daunting

task in 2010-11 to add a fifth straight

NCAA II post-season trip to its resume.

The Indians lost a combined 73% of its

scoring and 62% of its rebounding with the

departure of four key seniors along with

top post player Stephen Coles.

Dominick Reid returns to lead the offense.

The point guard was fourth on the team in

scoring last season at 8.9 points a game and

dished out a team-leading 104 assists.

Joining Reid in the backcourt from last

season is Justin Huntley, Cameron

Lovelace and Trey Shoemaker among

those who played in 20 or more games.

Huntley saw action in every game and

although looked at for defense, the junior

chipped in with nearly four points a game.

Lee Martin and Stuart Thomson are the

only two that return to the front court who

saw action in over half the games. Martin

had a solid freshman season as he averaged

4.7 points and 3.4 rebounds. Thomson

returned after being sidelined a year with

cancer to start 21 contests.

The Indians will look to several newcomers

to step in and fill the void left from last

year’s departed players. Keon Moore will

give Catawba play in the post, while Chris

Watson and Chris Tyree will join the

back court.

WinterOutlooks!

SWIMMINGThe Catawba swim teams look to several returners to lead them in

2010-11. On the men’s side, the Indians graduated it most decorated

swimmer in Patrik Drakes, who twice advanced to the NCAA II Nationals.

Returning to lead the men are Mikael Karlsson and Alex Higganbotham.

Both swam NCAA “B” cut times last season and will look to improve on

those times to grab a spot in the nationals. For the women, Katie Huff,

Ashley Owens and Laurenn Singleton had “B” cut times.

Owens swam in August representing the United States at the

International Paralympic Committee World Championships

in the Netherlands. The sophomore earned four medals,

including three gold. She also helped the U.S. set a new

world record in the 4x100 freestyle relay.

More news & notes:Our Chiefs Club Board of Directors is interacting with our

teams and coaches to thank them for their efforts on the field

or on the court and for their strong work in the classroom.

Our athletes continue to graduate at a higher rate than non-athletes.

Also, Sports Hall of Fame Weekend is set for

April 29th & 30th, 2011.

AshleyOwens

withHead Coach

BetsyGraham

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FOOTBALLcontinued from front

The second individual moment came

in a loss to Tusculum when sophomore

L.J. McCray not only put his name

in Catawba’s record book but the

NCAA II record pages. McCray

became just the seventh player in

NCAA II history (and first at Catawba)

to return two kickoffs for touchdowns in

one game. He had run-backs of 99 and 94

yards, and finished the day with a NCAA

II record 304 yards on six returns.

VOLLEYBALLThe volleyball team finished the

regular season strong with five

straight wins entering the league

tournament, which Catawba hosted.

The late season surge ended with

a five-set loss to Carson-Newman

in the first round of the SAC

Tournament resulting in a

final 14-13 record.

Sophomore Kaitlyn Whitmer and junior

Shay Meeks have been the hitting

leaders. Whitmer has posted 282 kills

with Meeks adding 268. Whitmer has also

added 287 digs, 38 blocks and 15 aces.

Freshman Anna Logan has been a key

in the middle, recording team-leading

totals in blocks (82) and aces (16)

while adding 177 kills.

CROSS COUNTRYBoth cross country teams will run

at the NCAA II Southeast Region

meet after the men finished fifth

and the women sixth at the SAC

Championships. Sophomore Christian

Crifasi ran to second team All-SAC

honors, while the women placed two

freshmen, Olivia Myers and Peyton

Thompson, on the all-conference squad.

Crifasi ran his career-best at the

conference meet and has led the men

in all seven races. He was the top

Division II runner in four of those meets.

Myers was the women’s top runner in the

seven races to date, posting four top ten

finishes which included being runner-up

at the Greensboro meet.

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MEN’S SOCCERThe Catawba men won

10 matches for the first

time since 2006 as the

Indians posted a

10-8-1 record.

Catawba suffered a

narrow 2-1 loss to

league co-champ

Carson-Newman in

the opening round of

the tournament to end its season.

Catawba also won three

conference matches which was

the most since 2005.

Sophomore Carson Smith, one of only nine

returners from a year ago, led the new vamped

lineup with nine goals and eight assists. He was

selected to the all-conference second team at

midfield. Two newcomers, Corey Faughnan and

Kyle Griewisch, finished behind Smith with four goals each.

The Catawba Indians started four new defenders and a freshman

goalkeeper for the majority of the season and posted four shutouts

and allowed just 31 goals over 19 matches.

WOMENThe Catawba women have moved up

one spot in the conference standings

in each of the last three years and if

that continues the Lady Indians will

return to the top four of the league.

Catawba returns nearly its entire squad

from last season, losing just one senior in

Brooke Whitley. Nisha Long is taking

the upcoming season off, while Maggie

Sullivan went down in the pre-season

with a knee injury.

Junior All-conference performer Dana

Hicks had a stellar year for the ladies last

season, averaging a double-double of 15.1

points and 11.2 rebounds. Senior Milica

Ivanovic led the team in three-pointers,

canning 57, while finishing second on the

squad in scoring (13.1), rebounding (5.3)

and assists (55).

Two other regular starters return in guard

Kisha Long and forward Elizabeth

Merritt. Long posted an 8.5 scoring

average a year ago, while Merritt tossed in

3.7 points and pulled down 4.1 rebounds in

her initial season.

Up front, Catawba has depth from Renee

Welfare and Taylor May along with

newcomer Courtney Mull. The Lady

Indians also have plenty of experience in

the back court with Anna Dellapenta

and Jolysa Connor seeing action in 20+

games. Freshman Lauren Lewis will

look to get into the mix at the guard spot.

WOMEN’S SOCCERAfter losing 60% of its goal scoring

from a year ago, the Catawba

women struggled offensively.

The Lady Indians scored 21

goals over 18 matches and

tallied over one goal just

four times. Despite the

lack of scoring, Catawba

went 7-8-3 with 13 of

the matches being

decided by a goal or less.

Two freshmen, Juliana Conte

and Athena Bless, led the

team on offense. Bless

scored six goals, while

Conte had three goals and a

team-high seven assists.

Juniors Erinn Wescoat and

Sydney Robertson finished with five and four goals,

respectively. Conte was named SAC Co-Freshman of the

Year, while senior defender Alexa Baird earned first

team all-conference honors.

Winter

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for kICkoff reTurNS,

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Outlooks!

Roundup!FallSports

news & notes:

Membership is at

448, down from the

previous three years

that were all over 500.

We remain ranked as

the second largest

athletic booster club

in the SAC!

The Catawba 100

played on September

20th raised

$35,000 for our athletic program.

These funds are spent

on needs beyond those

typically budgeted for.

Many of you

contributed to this

effort …THANK YOU!

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