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Post by Raider Alumni on Apr 5, 2009 23:36:31 GMT -5
I don't get your post. We averaged over 5000 fans a game last year. Only 700 of them were students, so the vast majority of our fans were paying customers.
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Post by marylandraider on Apr 7, 2009 9:14:19 GMT -5
Question.....what is the first day we could announce a signing? Also, the burning question seems to be point guard or post player. Any inside read on which way the coaching staff is looking?
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Post by Big D on Apr 7, 2009 18:46:22 GMT -5
Question.....what is the first day we could announce a signing? Also, the burning question seems to be point guard or post player. Any inside read on which way the coaching staff is looking? April 15 is the start of the late signing period. Coaches can't comment on a player until they receive a signed LOI. We have several offers out to forwards and guards. We will sign whoever accepts first.
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Post by Glory Days on Apr 22, 2009 6:33:06 GMT -5
Semester system better fit for Wright State athletesBy Marc Katz Wednesday, April 22, 2009 The semester system being installed at Wright State beginning in 2012 should help the basketball, soccer and volleyball teams, especially the men’s basketball team. Under the current quarters system, several games are played when the bulk of the students are on break. Okay, so you’re saying, “How many students go to the games anyway?” Well, it’s not just the games. Basketball and soccer players are left on a basically deserted campus, and while teammates don’t always interact with a large number of other students, it can get pretty boring walking around empty buildings. Last season, six home games were played by the men’s hoop team while the campus was at rest. The year before, it was seven. Under the semester system, the winter break will come later and be shorter. In the spring, baseball will be helped since exams will be finished prior to the league tournament, and softball will be helped in the fall because warmer practice days will be available. www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-sports/wright-state-university-raiders/semester-system-better-fit-for-wright-state-athletes-90250.html
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Post by Raider4Life on Apr 28, 2009 21:33:53 GMT -5
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Post by Sixth Man on Apr 29, 2009 6:15:50 GMT -5
Tennis coach excited about agile German importBy Marc Katz Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Wright State’s new tennis coach, Sean McCaffrey, was looking for players when a friend who works for the United States Professional Tennis Association told him about a youngster in Wernigerode, Germany. “I was told he was very talented and a lot of schools were looking at him,” McCaffrey said. So McCaffrey went to the online video and liked what he saw of Tore Waldhausen. “We did quite a bit of e-mailing, and he liked what we had to offer,” McCaffrey said. So Waldhausen will be with the Raiders by the end of the summer, and McCaffrey says he will be a wonderful addition to the team. Waldhausen is a two-time German Junior National Champion and is ranked No. 73 in his country among the 18-under players. “He’s about 6-foot-4 and he moves like he’s about 5-2,” McCaffrey said. “He has impeccable footwork and is a great all-around athlete.” Jefferson bows out Fred Jefferson coached his final golf match at the Horizon League championships Tuesday, April 28. Sophomore Charlie Doll finished second, and the Raiders took fifth in the seven-team event. Jefferson guided the Raiders for 24 seasons, winning six conference championships, making the NCAA tournament five times and moving the team from Division II to Division I in 1989, when future PGA Tour player Frank Lickliter was on the team. Jefferson was league coach of the year five times. Diamond honors Baseball senior Kory Twede had the hot bat last week, going 12-for-18 (.667) to earn Horizon League player-of-the-week honors. He hit three homers, four doubles, scored seven runs and knocked in 10 in four games. He had a slugging percentage of 1.389 and his on-base percentage was .667. Equally impressive was junior Sharon Palma, who led the softball team to a three-game sweep of Loyola. Palma, league pitcher of the week, won all three games, pitching 19 2/3 innings while allowing only six earned runs. Ferguson extension Women’s soccer coach Pat Ferguson recently was granted a four-year contract extension through 2013-14 after going
46-23-9 over four seasons. He has had four 10-win seasons, the first time that has happened in program history. During Ferguson’s tenure, the Raiders have had 12 all-lLeague selections and nine players named to the league’s academic honor roll. www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-sports/wright-state-university-raiders/tennis-coach-excited-about-agile-german-import-99553.html
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Post by Sixth Man on May 1, 2009 18:04:26 GMT -5
Raiders Hire Davis as Men's Soccer Coach May 1, 2009 Bryan Davis, an assistant coach at George Washington University, has been named the head men's soccer coach at Wright State University, Raider Director of Athletics Bob Grant announced Friday. Davis, who served as an assistant coach for three seasons at George Washington after serving as a volunteer assistant for the Colonials' program in 2005, comes to WSU with great experience in all facets of the game. Davis worked with the squad's goalkeepers and assisted head coach George Lidster with recruiting, training, scheduling, budgeting, fundraising, alumni outreach and monitors the team's academic progress. A major component of his duties at GW was heading up the recruiting efforts which landed the Colonials with the 27th best recruiting class in 2008, according to College Soccer News. The highest-ranked class in George Washington history included Brice Carr (US U17 Residency Program), and Yoni Berhanu (2008 Atlantic 10 rookie of the year). In fact, one of his earliest recruits , Andrew Stadler, ranked in the top ten in scoring nationally with 14 goals on his way to being named an NSCAA First Team All Region. "Bryan has shown he is ready for this challenge through his successes at GW and his willingness to work hard for the student-athletes he coaches," said Wright State Senior Associate Athletic Director Roderick Perry. "We were impressed by Bryan's background, experience and knowledge of the game. We look forward to having him become a member of the Raider family and helping him succeed at WSU." Under Davis' coaching in 2006, goalkeeper Greg Yahr ranked 10th in the nation and second in the A-10 with a 5.57 saves per game average. Davis came to GW from Milwaukee where he served as the head coach of Waukesha West High School from 2003-04. With Davis at the helm, Waukesha West earned a top-five state ranking in 2004 and a ranking of 12th in the region. In his first season he mentored former Colonials Greg Yahr and Thomas Stuber and junior Mike Briscoe. "I am thrilled to become part of Wright State University's athletic family as the men's soccer coach," Davis said. "Wright State's great history of commitment to academic and athletic excellence is exactly why I want to be here. I look forward to getting to work right away with the student-athletes. This group has a tremendous opportunity to help take the men's soccer program to new levels of success." Davis also has coaching experience with several Olympic Development Programs. The Wisconsin native has been on staff of the Virginia ODP for the last three years and was a coach for Wisconsin ODP in 2004. Davis worked with the Region I ODP program after coaching in Region II in 2005. In addition, Davis served as the director of the Elite Team Camp and the Elite Goalkeeper Academy. He holds NSCAA National and Advanced National Diplomas, a USSF B License and National Goalkeeper License to go along with NSCAA Level I and II Goalkeeper Diplomas. Recently, Davis was also head coach for the U18 Potomac Academy Team and on staff with the Potomac Soccer Club. His U-15 boys' team finished third in the nation at the 2005 U.S. Youth Soccer National Championship. Davis played for the University of Cincinnati in 1997 and the University of Wisconsin in 1998, graduating from Wisconsin in 2001. www.wsuraiders.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/050109aab.html
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Post by Glory Days on May 1, 2009 21:49:01 GMT -5
5/1/2009 May Daze brings crowdsNIKKI FERRELL WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY — Wright State’s annual May Daze event, where vendors and student organizations set up booths with food, games and free stuff, was held inside yesterday due to rain, but students still packed the atrium. In the past, the event has been known mostly for “After Daze”, so dubbed by students who hold parties in nearby Fairborn apartments over the weekend following May Daze. However, Wright State Police Department (WSPD) Assistant Police Chief David Finnie said that he has seen After Daze cool down quite a bit since he started at WSPD in 1999. “Well, I could tell you that arrests have gone down over the years. We’ve been doing a lot of education over the years whether it’s with The Guardian [student newspaper] or with the Community Oriented Policing Program,” said Finnie. No statistics were available at press time, but articles in The Guardian since 2001 have marked the same trend. The Guardian has also published a number of pre-May Daze articles in past years, including one from 2008 with the headline “How not to get busted at May Daze this year.” The article listed advice from WSPD as well as Student Legal Services and Judicial Services. Besides everyone’s advice to follow the law, the article listed a few tips from Student Legal Services such as how to spot an undercover officer and how to conduct yourself toward police. “Well, you know what? We want people to drink responsibly and, of course, when they’re of age - 21 or over - and we’ve always tried to encourage people to have their parties inside their residences,” said Finnie. He added that patrolling is more difficult when students are outside - a problem that he expected the dreary weather to help lessen this year. “[This] weather really does help cut down on the foot traffic,’ Finnie said. Finnie estimated that arrests made at After Daze in the past years are most commonly for underage consumption/possession and drunk and disorderly by intoxication. “What we hate to see is people consuming alcohol and then they can’t control themselves…that’s when we get concerned about both male and female students because we don’t know what will happen after that [if we leave them],” said Finnie. Some of the events at 2009’s May Daze included face painting, giant inflatables, circus performers and impromptu mud volleyball. xeniagazette.1upmonitor.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=164007&TM=80692.04
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Post by Glory Days on May 2, 2009 6:57:03 GMT -5
New Wright State soccer coach has big plansBy Marc Katz Staff Writer Saturday, May 2, 2009 FAIRBORN — Growing up in Milwaukee, Bryan Davis often wandered over to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee soccer field and watched “the Panthers get hammered by Wright State and coach Greg Andrulis.” Davis would like that to continue happening, only with him as head coach of the Raiders, which became official Friday, May 1, when the George Washington University assistant was introduced to the team by telephone. “Coach Andrulis (now at George Mason, near GW’s Washington, D.C., campus) has been a mentor to me,” Davis said. “He really has glowing things to say about Wright State.” Andrulis, who coached the Raiders from 1985-96, never had a losing season in 12 years. In the 13 seasons since he has left, WSU has had two winning records (and two at .500) — just one under Mike Tracy, who resigned following last season. “There’s a great bunch of kids at Wright State now,” said Davis, one of six finalists, who previously met with the team. “I think it can win right now. “Not to put down GW, but the turf here has run its course, there are no lights and no stands. And we recruited a top-30 team to this (No. 27 by a soccer source in 2008). I feel a lot better about the weapons I have at Wright State.” Davis first played a year at the University of Cincinnati in 1997, then a year at Wisconsin before injuring his hip and “becoming a coach at a young age.” He’s only 30 now, but has a resume stuffed with high school, Olympic Development Program teams and three years of work at GW. “I’m excited about this,” Davis said. “I’m a Midwest guy. I’m not coming to a place to leave.” Davis plans to arrive on campus Monday. His first official day of work will be Tuesday. www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-sports/wright-state-university-raiders/new-wright-state-soccer-coach-has-big-plans-104431.html
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Post by Glory Days on May 6, 2009 6:12:50 GMT -5
WSU AD looking for ways to make cuts less painfulBy Marc Katz Staff Writer Wednesday, May 6, 2009 By the end of June, Wright State athletics director Bob Grant will know how much of his approximate $9 million budget will have to go. “I’ve had more meetings with the (WSU) president and provost than ever before,” said Grant, who was hired last July. “I don’t know eventually what we’re going to do.” What Grant does not want is to cut any of WSU’s 17 varsity sports, impose an across-the-board budget trim or lose staff. That may not be possible to avoid, but eliminating flying trips in favor of busing, cutting back hotel stays and trimming equipment budgets will happen. “I don’t want to cut sports,” Grant said. “You do that and you not only upset the teams, you upset everyone who has ever played the sport. Wherever we go to cut, people are going to be unhappy.” Grant cringes when he reads what other schools are doing. A Monday, May 4, New York Times story cited the University of Cincinnati cutting men’s track, cross country and swimming; Massachusetts dropping its ski teams and Pennsylvania’s Kutztown University eliminating men’s soccer and swimming. The list goes on. Winning softball trend Wright State is the No. 3 seed in the Horizon League double-elimination softball tournament Thursday-Saturday (Sunday, if needed) at Pendleton, Ind., just northeast of Indianapolis. “Two years ago, we were picked to finish seventh in the league and we finished seventh, then won the league tournament,” WSU coach Mike Larabee said. “Last year, we were picked to finish third, finished third and we won the tournament. “This year, we were picked to finish third, and we finished third. I hope the pattern stays the same.” Wright State’s first game, at 8 p.m. Thursday, will be against the winner of No. 4 Loyola and No. 8 Detroit. Academic standouts Add six WSU student-athletes to the Horizon League’s winter All-Academic teams (3.2 gpa or higher), including Nathan Demchuk, junior, biological sciences; Matt Rippl, senior, mechanical engineering; Kelsey Cooper, senior, English/language arts education; Erin Stevning, sophomore, middle childhood education; and Krystyna Wieczerzak, sophomore, biological sciences, all from swimming and diving as well as indoor track and field’s Nicole Kamann, junior, nursing. Demchuk, Rippl and Kamann have been honored twice, Cooper three times. www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-sports/wright-state-university-raiders/wsu-ad-looking-for-ways-to-make-cuts-less-painful-108615.html
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Post by Sixth Man on May 7, 2009 18:03:19 GMT -5
Six Raiders Receive All-Horizon League Softball Honors May 6, 2009 Six members of the Wright State softball team were honored as the All-Horizon League teams were announced Wednesday in Carmel, Indiana. Three Raiders were selected to the First Team in junior designated player/pitcher Allison Cox, sophomore third baseman Louie Haney and sophomore second baseman Justine Shilt, while junior shortstop Kristen Bradshaw and junior pitcher Sharon Palma were each chosen to the Second Team. Freshman first baseman China Frost rounded out the WSU honorees as she was named to the All-Newcomer Team. Cox (Chillicothe, OH/Zane Trace) came on strong during Horizon League play, batting .328 with five home runs and tied for the team lead with 19 RBI. She also recorded three wins and as many saves in such games with a 1.84 earned run average. Named as the League's Pitcher of the Week on April 6 and Player of the Week on April 20, Cox is fifth in the conference in runs batted in (33) and ninth in home runs with six. Haney (Springfield, IL/Chatham-Glenwood) was one of the top hitters in the League this season, leading the League in hits (68) and was third in batting average (.382), sixth in on-base percentage (.431) and ninth in total bases (81). She also was fifth in runs scored (37) and only trailed fellow teammate Bradshaw in fielding assists with 124. A .388 hitter in conference play, Haney was selected as the League's Player of the Week on March 3. Shilt (Greenville, OH/Greenville) led the Raiders in both home runs (9) and RBI (38) this season as she ranked third and first in the League in those two categories, respectively. She also paced the conference in total bases (98) and was third in slugging percentage (.598), hits (56) and doubles (11), fifth in fielding assists (110), seventh in runs scored (30) and 10th in batting average (.341). Bradshaw (Portsmouth, OH/Northwest) put together another solid season for the Raiders as she led the League in fielding assists (157) and was second in triples (3), third in runs scored (40), fourth in total bases (86), eighth in hits (51), home runs (7) and RBI (30) and 10th in stolen bases (13). She is now WSU's career leader in runs scored (119), home runs (22), total bases (292), RBI (129) and fielding assists (449). Palma (Grand Rapids, MI/Northview) finished second in the League in wins with 18 and ranked third in strikeouts (119), fourth in innings pitched (161.2) and sixth in ERA (2.86). The lefthander, who was named the League Pitcher of the Week on April 27, went 11-5 in conference play with a 2.61 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 88.2 innings. Frost (Spokane, WA/Shadle Park) started 27 of the final 33 games at first base for the Raiders and made 36 starts at the position overall, leading the League in putouts with 344. She hit .317 in conference play, including two hits in the series finale at Green Bay and in both games of the doubleheader at Loyola. Wright State (32-19 overall, 16-8 Horizon) opens Horizon League Tournament play on Thursday, May 7, as the #3 seeded Raiders take on the winner of #4 Loyola and #9 Detroit at 8 p.m. Eastern at Legends Field in Pendleton, Indiana. The double-elimination tournament continues through Saturday, May 9, with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. www.wsuraiders.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/050609aai.html
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Post by Raider Alumni on May 12, 2009 18:44:53 GMT -5
Roster short, but spring is goodBy Marc Katz May 12, 2009 FAIRBORN — Basketball coach Brad Brownell likes to use the spring to work his players in smaller groups, and he certainly had a smaller group this spring, although it doesn’t seem to concern him. “We’ve had a good spring,” Brownell said today as he took a short lunch break. “I like this team, although we’ve had some guys out.” Guard John David Gardner, of course, won’t be able to participate in a full practice until probably the fall, following hip surgery that he hopes will fix an ailment that kept him out of the final third of last season. Then there’s the comeback of guard Vaughn Duggins, who played in only four games before a broken finger on his right hand forced him to take a medical red-shirt year. He also decided to have minor ankle surgery during his time off, and now has been bothered by a hamstring, which has kept him out of some practices. Scott Grote has also missed most of the spring practice sessions, first with a knee surgery, then his elbow, which was recently cleaned out. That leaves six healthy bodies for Brownell and his staff, including Todd Brown, Ronnie Thomas, Cory Cooperwood, Troy Tabler, Cooper Land and N’Gai Evans. Eventually, that group will be joined by recruits Tyler Koch, Darian Cartharn and Paul Darkwa, but not until after the quarter ends the second week of June. There is also one roster spot to be filled, but Brownell isn’t certain if he’ll be able to fill it. He would like to hand out his final scholarship, but wants to make sure he gives it to the right player. He doesn’t want to hand out a scholarship just because he has one. www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/wrightstatesports/entries/2009/05/12/roster_short_but_spring_is_goo.html
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Post by Raider Alumni on May 13, 2009 21:17:39 GMT -5
Raiders finish baseball regular season at homeBy Marc Katz Wednesday, May 13, 2009 It’s academic achievement night Friday at Nischwitz Stadium, where the Wright State baseball team will finish its regular season with a single game against Cleveland State followed by a Saturday doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. It also provides a good chance to see junior Quentin Cate, who went 15-for-21 (.714) in five games last week, four of which the Raiders won. Cate, who is from Cambria, Calif., knocked in 11 runs, scored seven and hit a home run in each of four straight games. He has an 18-game hitting streak. Game time Friday is 6:30. The Raiders are 28-25 overall and
13-10 in the Horizon League, which begins its tournament May 20 in Lorain. Haney all-tourney WSU won league softball tournaments in 2007 and 2008, but the Raiders’ streak ended last weekend when they went 2-2 in the HL tourney. Sophomore third baseman Louie Haney was named to the all-tournament team after going
8-for-15 (.533), scoring six runs and driving in three. Haney finished with 76 hits on the season, second most in school history. She also scored 43 runs, fourth on the WSU list. Cleveland State won the tournament and NCAA bid. Lloyd qualifier Freshman Cassandra Lloyd won the Horizon newcomer of the year award after winning the 100-meter hurdles in the recent league meet. Her league- and school-record time of 13.79 seconds was faster than her time of 13.85 seconds at the Miami Invitational on April 11, which qualified her for the NCAA Mideast Regionals in Louisville, Ky.,May 29-30. Lloyd is only the sixth individual WSU athlete to qualify for the NCAAs. The others were Frank Lickliter (golf, 1988-89), Amanda Dieter (swimming, 1992-93 and 1993-94), Amy Hutchinson (diving, 1994-95), Justin Thornton (swimming, 1998-99) and Tiffany Brigham (outdoor track, 2007-08). APR looks good Wright State’s Academic Progress Rate report came back satisfactory from the NCAA. Each sport must record a multiyear APR of at least 925 or face the loss of scholarships. While none of WSU’s sports did exceptionally well — and softball was on the low end with a score of 929 due to a revamping of its roster a couple years ago — none were in danger of dropping below the necessary score. www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-sports/wright-state-university-raiders/raiders-finish-baseball-regular-season-at-home-117315.html
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Post by Raider Rowdies on May 15, 2009 19:41:49 GMT -5
Raiders Hand Out Team and Departmental Awards May 15, 2009 The Wright State University Athletic Department presented its team and major departmental awards Friday night in ceremonies taking place during the Raider baseball game against Cleveland State at Nischwitz Stadium. The Dr. Michael Cusack LifeSkills Award for community service was given to former men’s soccer player and current Student-Athlete Advisory Council president Anthony Smerk for his time and effort connected to SAAC through the years. The Terry Hall Coach of the Year Award as voted by the head coaches was presented to head swimming and diving coach Sion Brinn. The men’s swimming team placed second in the Horizon League while the women’s squad placed third. Long-time golf coach Fred Jefferson was given the Tony Tononi Raider Award for his long service to the student-athletes and in recognition for his many accomplishments, including six conference champions and four appearances at the NCAA Division I Regionals. The Dr. Carl Benner Scholar-Athlete Awards given to juniors or seniors with the highest grade point average went to four individuals with GPAs of 4.0: Kyle Fetters (cross country/track) in environmental sciences, Kevin Sheehan (cross country/track) in biological sciences, Kurt Throckmorton (cross country/track) in biological sciences and Tina Paunicka (volleyball) in mass communications. The Don Mohr Male Athlete of the Year and Peg Wynkoop Female Athlete of the Year as voted by SAAC went to Nathan Demchuk of swimming and Cassandra Lloyd of track. Demchuk was the league champ in the 200 back stroke and the 400 IM in which he set new school and league records. This year he also set a new school benchmark in the 1000 freestyle while leading his team to a second place finish. Lloyd set a new school and league mark in the 55 meter hurdles during the indoor season and a new outdoor league record in the 100 hurdles as she qualified for the NCAA outdoor regional meet. www.wsuraiders.com/genrel/051509aab.html
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Post by Raider Rowdies on May 16, 2009 8:30:23 GMT -5
WSU Athletics Hosts Golf Outing
DAYTON -- The Wright State Athletic Department will host its 27th Annual Pacesetter Golf Outing on June 1 at Country Club of the North in Beavercreek. The event will include a lite breakfast, golf, lunch and various awards. Each golfer will also receive a gift bag and a chance to golf with men's basketball coach Brad Brownell.
There are still a limited number of available openings. Please call Jack Leopard (937) 775-3511 if you are interested in playing. Registration begins at 8 am with a shotgun start at 9 am.
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