2008 Woodie Awards
Sports Articles
'KNOW' SOLUTION
All-American running back, Heisman hopeful scores three times
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ATHENS, Ga. - Nick Bellore and the CMU defense saw a lot of things out of opposing offenses over the last two years. But the sophomore linebacker saw just about everything from Georgia's Knowshon Moreno on Saturday. The All-American tailback juked, spun, danced and even hurdled his way around defenders, leading the No.
'Real' CMU doesn't show
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ATHENS, Ga. - It's not easy to figure out Central Michigan football these days. On one hand, the team is on a 15-2 stretch in Mid-American Conference play over the last two years. It won its championship game by more than 20 points each year and its offense dominates opposing defenses.
Soccer wins N.Y. tournament
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The women's soccer team's junior trio of forwards Stephanie Martin, Molly Gerst and Amanda Waugh put CMU in an early position to win Sunday. Waugh assisted on Martin's goal and Gerst assisted Waugh's to give Central a 2-0 lead within the first 10 minutes in the team's 3-0 win against Cornell at the St.
Season starts with two losses
Stanford, Syracuse combine for 11 goals
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The field hockey team started off its season by dropping its first two games. On Friday, the team dropped an 8-3 decision against No. 18-ranked Syracuse at home and then lost 3-2 to Stanford on Sunday in Ann Arbor. Despite the team's two losses, coach Cristy Freese said CMU did show some promise.
Western gets first conference win
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Western Michigan 29, Northern Illinois 26 Western Michigan (1-1 overall, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) earned its first conference win of the season after defeating Northern Illinois 29-26. Junior running back Brandon West rushed for a career-high 175 yards on 25 carries.
Schultz leads volleyball to tournament win
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Freshman middle blocker Kaitlyn Schultz led the volleyball team to tournament championship on Saturday and was named tournament most valuable player. CMU won the Country Inn and Suites Challenge on Saturday at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The team lost one set in its three matches.
Kiprotich leads team again with third-place finish
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It was the same story, just a different weekend for Sammy Kiprotich. The sophomore crossed the finish line at 26 minutes, one second to lead the men's cross country team at the Great American Legends meet while placing third overall. Kiprotich said the team regrouped after not running together last week.
Pimlott's two goals lead team in first game
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The Central Michigan University men's club soccer team started its season with a 6-1 home win against Eastern Michigan on Saturday. "We needed this win to start this year," said freshman Ryan Pimlott. "We were looking for the strong win." Pimlott led the team with two goals but midfielder Jerome Ingrand started the scoring off of a cross form sophomore forward Jay McConnell, at the 15-minute mark.
Oklahoma, Florida win
No. 8 West Virginia shocked by East Carolina, 24-3 in Greenville, N.C.
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No. 4 Oklahoma 52, Cincinnati 26 Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford threw for five touchdowns as the Sooners beat Cincinnati on Saturday at Norman, Okla. Bradford threw two interceptions but also had 395 yards, the third time he's reached that mark. On a key third-and-9 play with Oklahoma leading just 28-20 in the third quarter, Bradford lobbed the ball deep down the right sideline to freshman receiver Ryan Broyles, who jumped to take it away from two defenders for a 43-yard catch.
