October 8, 2012

Monday, October 8 - Sunday, October 14

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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 Christina Curnias, a member of the women’s soccer team. Read more…

Men’s Soccer

• This week’s matches:
  • Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. (A) – Belmont Abbey
  • Saturday at 7:00 p.m. (H) – Erskine

• Last week’s matches:
  • Barton (W) – 4-2
  • Shorter (W) – 4-3

• Last week the Cobras scored eight goals en route to a pair of victories. The first was a 4-2 win over Barton and the second a 4-3 win over Shorter in their 2012 Homecoming match. This week they will take on a pair of league opponents

Women’s Soccer

• This week’s matches:
  • Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. (A) – Belmont Abbey
  • Saturday at 4:30 p.m. (H) – Erskine

• Last week’s matches:
  • Barton (W) – 3-2 (OT)
  • USC-Aiken (T) – 0-0 (2OT)

• The women went undefeated last week with a come from behind, 3-2 win over Barton in overtime and a 0-0 draw against USC-Aiken in their Homecoming match. This week the Cobras will take to the field against Belmont Abbey and Erskine in a pair of Conference Carolinas matches.

Women’s Volleyball

• This week’s matches:
  • Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. (H) – Erskine- Dig Pink Night
  • Friday at 6:30 p.m. (A) – Queens
  • Saturday at 2:00 p.m. (A) - Pfeiffer

• Last week’s matches:
  • Limestone (W) – 3-0
  • Lees-McRae (L) – 3-1

• Last week the women’s volleyball team split their league matches, defeating Limestone 3-0. This week the Cobras will host their “Dig Pink” match to support breast cancer awareness on Tuesday against Erskine. There will be several items up for auction to raise money for the Side-Out Foundation, including autographed pink volleyballs and pink Coker volleyball jerseys.

Men’s & Women’s Cross Country

• This week’s meet:
  • Royals Challenge at Charlotte, N.C. – Oct. 12

• Last week’s meet:
  • Pre-Conference Meet – women 5 of 6, men 3 of 5

• Stephanie Shaw finished 18^th overall, and set a new Coker school record in the 4k race by finishing with a time of 17:50.88 at the Pre-Conference Meet last week. This week the Cobras return to Charlotte to run in the Royals Challenge hosted Queens University of Charlotte.

Men’s Golf

• This week’s tournament:
  • None

• Last week’s tournament:
  • Cougar Invitational- 5 of 16

• The Coker men continued their exceptional play this fall with another top 5 finish, this time at the Cougar Invitational. Freshman Nicklaus Kennedy came in third overall, shooting 74-69-71 during the three-round event.

Important Upcoming Events

• Taste of Coker – Monday, Oct. 8 at 6:00 p.m.
  • Tickets- $15/individual, $30/couple & $40/family, children 10 and under free with paying adult
  • Tickets are available at the Coker Athletics Office or by calling 843-383-8073
  • For information on sponsorships or to be a cook, contact Ben Beetch at bbeetch@coker.edu or 843-383-8363