October 15, 2012

Monday, October 15 - Sunday, October 21

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Cobra Spotlight

The "Cobra Spotlight" is a weekly highlight of a student-athlete at Coker College. Each week we take a different athlete from a different sport and display Thad Sulek, a member of the men’s cross country team. Read more…

Men’s Soccer

• This week’s matches:
  • Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. (H) – North Greenville
  • Saturday at 7:00 p.m. (H) – Queens

• Last week’s matches:
  • Belmont Abbey (W) – 1-0
  • Erskine (W) – 1-0 (OT)

• After a pair of 1-0 victories last week, the Cobra men have now won eight of their last nine, including winning four in a row. This week they will look to continue their streak with a pair of Conference Carolinas home matches against North Greenville and Queens.

Women’s Soccer

• This week’s matches:
  • Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. (H) – North Greenville
  • Saturday at 4:30 p.m. (H) – Queens

• Last week’s matches:
  • Belmont Abbey (L) – 1-0
  • Erskine (W) – 2-0

• The women picked up their third win in the last six matches last week with a 2-0 victory over Erskine. This week the Cobras will host North Greenville and Queens in a pair of conference matches. Currently, sophomore goalkeeper Lizz Morris is ranked No. 2 in the nation in saves with 124.  

Women’s Volleyball

• This week’s matches:
  • Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. (H) – Francis Marion

• Last week’s matches:
  • Erskine (L) – 3-1
  • Queens (L) – 3-0
  • Pfeiffer (L) – 3-0

• Women’s volleyball hosts local rival Francis Marion University on Tuesday night in their lone match of the week. The SAAC Committee will be selling rally towels for $2 at the match with proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Men’s & Women’s Cross Country

• This week’s meet:
  • Conference Carolinas Championship at Charlotte, N.C. – Oct. 19

• Last week’s meet:
  • Royals Challenge – women 23 of 25, men 15 of 21

• After two strong finishes at the Royals Challenge the cross country teams will hit the trails for the Conference Carolinas Championship this week. Josh Petterson, Tom Sizeland and Dylan Bates set the pace for the men’s team at the Royals Challenge with three times under 27-minutes, while Naomi Watson had her best time of the season at 21:57.

Women’s Golf

• This week’s tournaments:
  • Patsy Rendelman Invitational at Salisbury, N.C. – Oct. 15-16
  • Montreat Invitational at Brevard, N.C. – Oct. 20-21

• Last week’s tournament:
  • None

• The Coker women hit the links for two tournaments this week. First they will begin the week at the Patsy Rendelman Invitational in Salisbury, N.C. Then they will close out the week at the Montreat Invitational in Brevard, N.C. These tournaments will be the final tournaments of the fall season for the Cobra women.

Important Upcoming Events

• SAAC Committee’s Week of Wishes
  • This week the Coker Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will be sponsoring their week of wishes for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Throughout the week the SAAC Committee will be at various Coker Athletic events raising money for Make-A-Wish.
  • Tuesday at women’s volleyball- SAAC will be selling rally towels for $2/towel. They will also be raffling off an iPod. Raffle tickets are $1/ticket or 6 tickets for $5.