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FOOTBALL PANTHERS TO HOST SECOND ANNUAL KWC GOLF SCRAMBLE (October 17, 2000) 

The Kentucky Wesleyan College football team will host a golf scramble on Friday, Oct. 27 at the Summit Golf Club starting at 8 a.m. The cost is $75 per player and all proceeds go to benefit the KWC football program. For more information or to sign you and your team up, please call 270/926-3111.

FOOTBALL TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL CHILD IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM, FREE INKLESS FINGERPRINT KITS TO BE GIVEN AWAY AT GAME ON SATURDAY (October 17, 2000) 

The Kentucky Wesleyan football team will be participating in the American Football Coaches Association's National Child Identification Program at this Saturday's game against Austin Peay at Apollo Stadium, 6 p.m. CT.

This program provides free inkless fingerprint kit for each child. The inkless ID kit allows parents to take and store their child's fingerprints in their own home. The card remains in the parents' possession. If ever needed, this card can give authorities vital information to assist them in their efforts to locate a missing child.

This free child identification kits will be distributed as fans exit the stadium at the end of Saturday's contest.

The AFCA is distributing more than two million Child Identification Kits in college football stadiums nationwide this Saturday. This the largest community service project of its kind in the nation.

BASKETBALL RANKED NO. 2 AND DUNCAN NAMED ALL-AMERICAN FOR THIRD TIME (October 11, 2000) 

Division II Bulletin magazine tabbed Kentucky Wesleyan No. 2 in their preseason basketball top 25 poll and 6-2 senior guard Lorico Duncan as a first-team All-American selection as announced by publisher and editor Gary Rubin.

Florida Southern (32-2) earned top honors followed by KWC, defending NCAA champions No. 3 Metropolitan State (Colo.), No. 4 Southern Indiana, No. 5 Missouri Southern, No. 6 Northern Kentucky, No. 7 Washburn (Kan.), No. 8 Adelphi (NY), No. 9 Salem Teikyo (WVa.) and No. 10 South Dakota.

Rounding out the rest of the Top 25 are No. 11 Wingate (NC), No. 12 Tampa (Fla.), No. 13 Cal State Los Angeles, No. 14 West Chester (Pa.), No. 15 Southern Connecticut, No. 16 Pfeiffer (NC), No. 17 Seattle Pacific (Wash.), No. 18 Fairmont State (WVa.), No. 19 Gannon (Pa.), No. 20 Henderson State (Ark.), No. 21 Winston Salem (NC), No. 22 Cal State San Bernardino, No. 23 American International (Mass.), No. 24 Clarion (Pa.) and No. 25 West Texas A & M.

Division II Bulletin also named Duncan as their preseason Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year. Duncan led the Panthers in scoring (19.6 ppg), assists (4.0 apg) and steals (1.0 spg). He was a third-team All-American honoree and first-team All-Great Lakes Region and All-GLVC selection last season.

NORTHERN KENTUCKY FAVORITE TO REPEAT IN GLVC (October 10, 2000)

If the Great Lakes Valley Conference women’s coaches are correct, the battle is for second place in the 2001 GLVC race. Never has there been a bigger favorite to capture the conference crown than defending NCAA Division II national champion Northern Kentucky (32-2 in 2000). And for good reason.

The Norse return their top nine players and are a clear consensus choice not only to defend their regular season and conference tournament titles, but their national championship as well. NKU won its league games by an amazing average of 17.2 points and should be better this time around.

NKU’s top challengers could be any of three different squads. The coaches pick Southern Illinois Edwardsville (18-9) second, Bellarmine (18-10) third and Southern Indiana (15-12) fourth. Any of the three could emerge as NCAA hopefuls.

Last year’s NCAA entry, Missouri St. Louis (19-11), is picked to finish fifth after losing four starters. Indianapolis (17-12) is picked for sixth after making it to the title game of the GLVC Tournament. The Greyhounds hope to repeat similar success this season. Lewis (17-10) just missed an NCAA bid last year and could also figure in the league race.

Wisconsin Parkside (9-17), Kentucky Wesleyan (12-14), Quincy (6-20) and Saint Joseph’s (6-20) round out the standings. Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne (13-14) has declared Division I status and is not eligible for the conference tournament and championship this season.

The fourth annual GLVC Tournament is scheduled for February 28 through March 3 at Roberts Stadium (12,000) in Evansville, Ind.

2000-01 Great Lakes Valley Conference Pre-Season Women's Basketball Poll

Rk. (first place votes) Pts

1. Northern Kentucky (11) 121

2. SIU Edwardsville (1) 106

3. Bellarmine 99

4. Southern Indiana 88

5. Missouri-St. Louis 76

6. Indianapolis 75

7. Lewis 64

8. IUPU Fort Wayne (not eligible) 58

9. Wisconsin Parkside 32

9. Kentucky Wesleyan 32

11. Quincy 26

12. Saint Joseph’s 15

Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own teams in the poll.

KENTUCKY WESLEYAN SLIGHT FAVORITE TO CAPTURE GLVC BASKETBALL TITLE (October 9, 2000)   

Defending national runner-up Kentucky Wesleyan is a slight choice to capture the 2001 Great Lakes Valley Conference championship, according to a poll by league men's coaches. The women's poll will be release tomorrow.

KWC captured eight first-place votes and 118 points to ease past Southern Indiana (four first-place, 113 points) and Northern Kentucky (102 points) as the favorite. The Panthers (31-3 in 2000) have won the last three NCAA Great Lakes Region championships and appeared in the last three NCAA title games, winning it all in 1999. KWC lost All-American Leroy John to graduation, but return a solid cast coupled with an outstanding group of recruits in hopes to capturing their record eighth NCAA title.

Southern Indiana (25-6) has reloaded once again and is considered the Panthers' top threat. The Screaming Eagles beat KWC twice last season and returns six of its top players in hopes of earning a 16th NCAA bid. Northern Kentucky (26-7) has five of its top six scorers back and looks like a cinch for its sixth NCAA appearance in seven years.

While the coached feel the race belongs to those three teams, any of several teams could emerge as a surprise. Indianapolis (18-10), Lewis (19-8) and Bellarmine (14-13) are picked next and any could vault into the conference elite. All three had solid seasons last year and return solid squads with good supporting casts.

Missouri St. Louis (12-15), Wisconsin Parkside (8-18), Quincy (10-16), Southern Illinois Edwardsville (9-17) and Saint Joseph's (8-18) all hope to make the eight-team GLVC tournament. Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne is not eligible for the league title since it has declared Division I status.

The fourth annual GLVC Tournament is scheduled for February 28 through March 3 at Roberts Stadium (12,000) in Evansville, Ind.

8. IUPU Fort Wayne (not eligible) 46

LISTEN TO ALL KWC FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL GAMES LIVE (October 5, 2000)  

Kentucky Wesleyan Panther fans can hear the live radio play-by-play of all their favorite football and men’s basketball games from any telephone in the world on TEAMLINE. Just dial 800/846-4700 and then enter the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers team code 4230 to access the live games. Charge the call to your credit card and listen to every exciting play as it’s broadcast live on KWC’s flagship radio station — WBIO 94.7 FM flagship radio station.

You can listen as long as you like, and pay only for the time you listen. The longer you listen, the less you pay - as low as 15¢ per minute. Have a group of friends over and share the cost by listening on a speakerphone - the games will sound just like FM radio.

If you are going to be a frequent user of TEAMLINE you can save up to70% by ordering a pre-paid Telephone Season Ticket. For more information, or to order one now, call 1-800-846-4700 and choose option #5 from the main menu.

JASON CLARKE NAMED ASSISTANT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH (October 5, 2000) 

Jason Clarke, assistant women's basketball coach at Armstrong Atlantic State College in Savannah, Ga., for the past two seasons, has been named to the same position at Kentucky Wesleyan College as announced by new head coach Tandy Bradford.

Clarke, 27, served two seasons as the graduate assistant for the Lady Pirates before being elevated to the top assistant's position in 1998. Prior to joining Armstrong Atlantic, he was a student assistant at Virginia Tech University for two seasons.

While at Virginia Tech, the Hokies posted two 20-win seasons and won a Metro conference tournament title in 1994 and a Metro conference regular season title in 1995. Virginia Tech also made back-to-back NCAA appearances in those seasons.

The Yorktown, Va., native will be responsible for the development of the post players, coordinate recruiting efforts, scouting opponents and academic progress. He will also serve as the Panthers head women's golf coach.

Clarke earned his Bachelor’s of Science degree in physical education from Virginia Tech in 1996 and his masters degree in health science from Armstrong Atlantic State in 1998.

NEVY AND TANNER NAMED SOFTBALL ALL-AMERICA SCHOLAR-ATHLETES (October 5, 2000) 

Kentucky Wesleyan third baseman Sandy Nevy and second baseman Alisha Tanner have been named softball All-America Scholar-Athletes by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and Disney's Wide World of SportsTM Complex. Student-athletes must have a 3.5 grade point average to qualify for the honor.

Nevy, a senior from Kent, Wash., led the Panthers in seven offensive categories as a junior last season. They were: batting average (.375), hits (45), runs batted in (18), doubles (13), home runs (5), slugging percentage (.642) and on base percentage (.421). Nevy is majoring in psychology where she has a 3.77 gpa.

Tanner, a junior from Slaughters, Ky., played started in seven of 13 games played last season. Tanner is majoring in communication arts where she has posted a 3.69 gpa.

BASKETBALL PRESEASON RANKED NO. 2 IN NATION, DUNCAN AND THOMAS NAMED ALL-AMERICAN (October 2, 2000) 

Street & Smith’s and Preview Sports selected Kentucky Wesleyan No. 2 in their preseason basketball top 10 poll. Seniors Lorico Duncan and Chris Thomas received All-American recognition.

Street & Smith’s chose Missouri Southern No. 1, followed by KWC, then UC Davis, Florida Southern, Pfeiffer (NC), Washburn (Kan.), Fairmont State (WVa.), defending NCAA Champion Metropolitan State (Colo.), Northern Kentucky and Adelphi (NY).

Preview Sports picked Florida Southern as their top choice then KWC, Metropolitan State, Southern Indiana, Missouri Southern, Wingate (NC), Fairmont State, Northern Kentucky, Washburn and Adelphi.

Both publications chose Duncan, a 6-2 guard, as first-team All-American. Duncan led the Panthers in scoring (19.6 ppg), assists (4.0 apg) and steals (1.0 spg). He was a third-team All-American honoree and first-team All-Great Lakes Region and All-GLVC selection last season.

Street & Smith’s picked Thomas, a 6-8 center, as honorable mention All-American selection. Thomas led KWC in blocks (1.7 bpg), third in rebounds (6.1 rpg) and fifth in points (8.3 ppg) coming off the bench last season.

Ray Harper, 2000 National Coach and GLVC Coach of the Year, returns two starters plus six letterwinners from last season’s 31-3 NCAA runner-up squad that won the GLVC regular season and tournament titles.

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