2008 Woodie Awards
View this section's front page!When the ship that is the Slippery Rock women's soccer set out on its journey this season, it knew there would be some rough waters. The only question was how the crew would manage when that time came. After going winless during a recent three-game span, the Rock's ship looked as if it was losing steam.
When your team boasts the conference's leading rusher, it is safe to say that you have a good running game. But what does it say when your team has three of the top 10 rushers in the conference? It says trouble, the three-headed monster type, for opposing defenses.
The Slippery Rock men's cross country team ran with the big boys at the Penn State Invitational and performed extremely well. The Penn State Invitational included teams from Wake Forest University, located in North Carolina, to Guelph University, which is located in Guelph, Ontario.
The Slippery Rock men's soccer team moved into second place in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference on Tuesday after defeating Shippensburg 4-1. Shippensburg jumped out ahead of the Rock in the 26th minute of play when Jason Miller tapped one past Rock goalie Greg Blum.
Consistency and momentum seemed to be the keys for the Rock volleyball team's 4-0 mark in the Tiffin tournament last weekend. Unfortunately for the Rock, those factors didn't seem nearly as strong in the team's 3-1 loss against Edinboro on Tuesday. With the loss, the Rock stands at 17-12 overall and 1-6 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
It's time for a change. Your fantasy football team is 0-6, 1-5, or 2-4 and you're looking up at the leaders of your league wondering went wrong. Maybe you're 2-4, and drafted LaDainian Tomlinson first overall only to watch in horror as he was, well, not LT during the first four weeks of the season.
It's not about the guts or the glory. It's about the experience, and above all, it's all about fun. This year, more than 4,500 of Slippery Rock's students have chosen to participate in one of the many intramural sports leagues offered by Campus Recreation.
Ladies and gentleman, Slippery Rock field hockey is in the win column. While most of the student body was gone for fall break, SRU finally snapped its 29-game losing streak with a win over visiting Millersville 3-1 on Oct.
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