Contact: Jack Hire, Director of Sports Information
Phone: (740) 587-6546
Fax: (740) 587-6362
E-mail: hire@denison.edu
Edited: November 7, 1999
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DENISON UNIVERSITY BIG RED WOMEN'S SOCCER REPORT
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DATE: November 7, 1999
EVENT: 1999 NCAA Division III Regional Semifinals
SITE: Lynchburg, Va.
OPPONENT: North Carolina Wesleyan College Battling Bishops
FINAL SCORE: North Carolina Wesleyan 2, Denison 0
HEAD COACHES:
DENISON: Gail Murphy
NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN: Kelly Walters
SCORING BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Tot.
DENISON ........................................... 0 ..... 0 ..... 0
NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN ........................... 1 ..... 1 ..... 2
GAME SUMMARY:
NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN CLAIMS REGIONAL CROWN WITH 2-0 WIN OVER DENISON
LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Freshman Shannon Becker (Durham, Pa.; Palisades) scored
on a 40-yard free kick in the eighth minute of play to lead North Carolina
Wesleyan to a 2-0 victory against Denison in the final of the NCAA
Division III Women's Soccer Southeast Regional, Sunday at Shellenberger
Field. The victory improves the Battling Bishops' overall record to
17-1-4 and gives them a berth in the NCAA quarterfinals where they will
meet the winner between Macalester and Chicago.
North Carolina Wesleyan took a 1-0 lead into halftime on Becker's game-
winner. The Bishops then got an insurance goal from senior Alexa
Kapetanakis (Raleigh, N.C.; Millbrook) when she passed Denison keeper Liz
Clapacs (Euclid, Ohio; Hawken) on a one-on-one situation in the 75th
minute.
NC Wesleyan keeper Jennifer Foreman (Stamford, Conn.; Wilton) posted her
second shutout in as many days, collecting six saves in the process.
Clapacs tallied five saves while giving up two goals.
SCORING SUMMARY:
1st Half
NCWC, Shannon Becker (unassisted) 8th min. .............. NCWC 1 - DU 0
2nd Half
NCWC, Alexa Kapetanakis (Jamie Funk) 75th min. .......... NCWC 2 - DU 0
SCORING BY TEAM: Goals Assists Points
DENISON: no scoring
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TOTALS .................. 0 ........ 0 ........ 0
NC WESLEYAN: Shannon Becker .......... 1 ........ 0 ........ 2
Alexa Kapetanakis ....... 1 ........ 0 ........ 2
Jamie Funk .............. 0 ........ 1 ........ 1
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TOTALS .................. 2 ........ 1 ........ 5
GOALIES:
DENISON: Elizabeth Clapacs (5 saves, 2 goals) - 90 mins.
NC WESLEYAN: Jennifer Foreman (6 saves, 0 goals) - 90 mins.
TEAM SHOTS ON GOAL:
DENISON: 6
NC WESLEYAN: 7
TEAM CORNER KICKS:
DENISON: 1
NC WESLEYAN: 6
TEAM FOULS:
DENISON: 3
NC WESLEYAN: 6
CAUSATIONS/EJECTIONS:
DENISON: none
NC WESLEYAN: none
RECORDS:
DENISON: 18-2-0 overall
NC WESLEYAN: 17-1-4 overall
