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Thursday, September 25, 2014 B2 The Delta Statement Quarterback Tyler Sullivan went 41 for 64 for 502 yards. Photo by Elisabetta Zengaro The Lady Statesmen cross country team shows off their award after winning the invitational. Photo by Elisabetta Zengaro The DSU golf team won the Derrall Foreman Intercollegiate team title. Photo by Elisabetta Zengaro Casey Osborne scored two touchdowns for Delta State. Photo by Elisabetta Zengaro O.B. Taylor Assistant Sports Editor T he Delta State Statesmen earned a good start to their Gulf South Conference campaign by defeating the Valdosta State Blazers 49-32 at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium in Valdosta, Ga., on Sept. 20. The game started off with a good start by the Blazers. They scored the first touchdown of the game at the 10:31 mark when quarterback Jake Medlock rushed through the Statesmen’s goal line to put his team up 6-0. The Blazer’s extra point was blocked by Delta State defensive back Jordan Howard, which resulted in that score line. The next drive was riddled by short passes by Statesmen redshirt-sophomore quarterback Tyler Sullivan. It led to a 37-yard touchdown pass that Sullivan completed to junior wide receiver Casey Osborne to force his side a 7-6 lead with 8:23 left in the first quarter. A few moments later, Delta State kicked the ball off to Valdosta State which resulted in a fumble forced by Delta State defensive back Jon Knox, when he tackled Vincent Dallas. The fumble was recovered by Knox’s teammate Artavius Morgan, and he recovered it on the 14-yard line. A few seconds later, Sullivan scored a touchdown for the Statesmen when he ran 5 yards to the goal line. It made the score 14-6 Delta State with 7:19 left to play in the first quarter. Things went from bad to worse for Valdosta State during kickoff once again. The Blazers turned the ball over when Statesmen linebacker Ronnie Smith tackled Blazers’ running back Nick Davis and forced the fumbled. It was recovered by Statesmen linebacker Joreco Beckwith at the 44-yard line. A few seconds later, Delta State scored again when Sullivan threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Justin Leavy which made the score 21-6 with 6:54 left in first quarter. In the second quarter, Valdosta State kicker Anthony Pistelli kicked a 26-yard field goal in the 14:00 mark to put his side 21-9 down. He kicked a 49-yarder to put his side 21-12 down at the 5:37 mark. After Sullivan and his offense failed to get things going on offense on the next drive after Pistelli’s second field goal of the game, the Blazers were right back in the game. Blazers’ quarterback Kaleb Nobles completed a 10-yard touchdown pass to receiver Donovan Bolden to put his side 21-19 down with 4:16 left in the first half. With 1:43 left in the first half, Statesmen halfback Timothy Foy scored a 3-yard touchdown to put his side up 27-19. Sciorrotta’s attempt at the extra point was good, and the Statesmen now had a 28-19 lead. Valdosta State responded back with a Nobles 1-yard touchdown pass to Austin Scott with no time left in the first half. The score at halftime was 28-26, with Delta State leading Valdosta by one point. In the second half, the Blazers didn’t fare very well. They gave up a rushing touchdown which was ran by running back D’Juan Bellaire for 12 yards to put the score 35-26 Delta State with 11:38 left in the third quarter. After failing to score in their next drive, it got worse for Valdosta State. Their defense gave up an 85-yard touchdown pass that Sullivan threw to Osborne to put the Statesmen up 42-26 with 8:10 left in the third quarter. With 3:45 left in the game, the Blazers’ quarterback threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Chris Anderson. The two point conversion failed which made the score 42-32 Delta State leading VSU. The Blazers’ hopes of victory were dashed when Nobles threw an interception which was caught by Statesmen defensive back Romelo Wilson. The Hawaiian native ran the interception for a 31- yard touchdown to help his side secure a 48-32 victory. Statesmen quarterback Sullivan was 41 for 64 passing for 502 yards with three touchdown passes and two interceptions. He also ran 10 times for 26 yards and a touchdown. Running back Bellaire ran the ball 19 times for 78 yards and a touchdown averaging 4.1 yards per run. Junior receiver Osborne caught nine passes for 192 yards and three touchdown passes. He terrorized the Blazers’ defensive backs with his tactics of speed and mastering the nine catches he caught. Leavy caught five passes for 100 yards and earned a touchdown in the game. Senior receiver Ricky Hunt caught seven passes for 46 yards. Jarvis York also caught seven passes in the game against the Blazers. On defense, redshirt junior defensive back Jon Knox had a solid game in the tackle category while forcing a fumble during a kickoff in the first quarter. He collected seven in the game. Sophomore linebacker Wilson Curtis also had a solid game collecting seven tackles while forcing two of them for a loss. The Statesmen are 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the Gulf South Conference. Head Coach Todd Cooley was pleased about his team’s superb effort against a tough Valdosta State side. The Statesmen will return to Parker Field-McCool Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 27, to take on Central State on Pig Pickin’ Day. Kickoff time is at 6 p.m. It will be the Statesmen’s first game on the new turf. Delta State defeats Valdosta State in conference opener Elisabetta Zengaro Editor in chief A combination of endurance and experience led the Lady Statesmen to a first place finish in the Lady Statesmen Cross Country 5K Invitational at the DSU Derrall Foreman Golf Course on Saturday, Sept. 20. For the first time in six years, the Lady Statesmen hosted their first home race with more than 24 college and high school teams and over 400 runners. The Lady Statesmen had a strong start to the race, but leadership from the senior-most runners on the team, Tressa Lamb and Mary Katherine Chunn, propelled the Lady Statesmen to a first place win across the finish line. Lamb and Chunn were the Lady Statesmen’s top runners in the race and set the pace for the rest of the team. Chunn claimed first place in the race with a time of 20:07, breaking her personal best time for the second consecutive race in a row. Chunn was also the Lady Statesmen’s top runner in the Fleet Feet Invitational (5K) at Huntsville, Ala., on Sept. 13, finishing 31st overall with a time of 20:24 (her previous personal best time), but ran 17 seconds faster than that to keep the Lady Statesmen in the running for first. As a transfer from Blue Mountain College, Chunn enters her first season as a Lady Statesman, but her consistency and competitive drive have already proven to be a key aspect of the team. Chunn was one of the top three runners in all her races at Blue Mountain College, where she helped lead the Lady Toppers to the NAIA National Championship qualifying race in the 2010-2011 season, and so far, she continues to make headlines as a top runner and leader for Lady Statesmen cross country. Not far behind Chunn was fellow teammate, Lamb, who finished the race third overall with a time of 20:20 seconds—12 seconds faster than the previous race. As the Lady Statesmen’s only senior, Lamb has been Lady Statesmen win first place in DSU cross country invitational running with the Lady Statesmen since her sophomore year in 2011, where she helped lead the Lady Statesmen to a second place finish in the UAH Fleet Feet/Earl Jacoby Memorial 5k and a fourth best finish by a non-NCAA DI program in the Vanderbilt University Commodore Classic. Lamb then helped guide the Lady Statesmen to a fourth place finish in the 2012 GSC Championship and came in 62nd at the NCAA South Regional with a time of 25:14. Lamb posted her personal best times in two races and finished in the top 20 twice throughout the 2013 season. She was only eight seconds behind fellow teammate Chunn in the Fleet Invitational (5K) in Huntsville, Ala., on Sept. 13, to finish as the second top runner for the Lady Statesmen and 35th overall, while helping to secure the Lady Statesmen a ninth place finish in the race. While Chunn and Lamb posted the best times for the Lady Statesmen, other key performances by fellow teammates Tori McDonald, Maria Arzate and Anna Poteet, kept the Lady Statesmen ahead of the competition. McDonald finished the race as the Lady Statesmen’s next top runner, crossing the finish line in just under 21 minutes at 20:51 to secure a ninth place finish. McDonald’s time of 20:51 was a career best. Azarte finished just two seconds later to claim the 11th spot at 20:53. Poteet came in 17th to round out the top 20 runners, with a time of 21:12 and set a personal record beating her best time from her freshman year. Hannah Register and Madison Nash came in 24th and 38th respectively. The Lady Statesmen finished the race with a combined total of 41 points and time of 1:43:23 to win the race. Of the teams that participated in the college women’s 5K, Mississippi College and Millsaps College were the Lady Statesmen’s toughest competition. The Lady Statesmen’s newest Gulf South Conference rival, Mississippi College, came in second place with 58 points and a time of 1:44:28. The Lady Choctaws robbed the Lady Statesmen of an eighth place finish at the Fleet Feet 5K, but the Lady Statesmen proved the better team this time. They will continue to face the Lady Choctaws throughout the season and will travel to Clinton, Miss., later in the season for the Mississippi College DII Challenge 5K. Coming off a sixth place finish at the SAA Cross Country Conference Championship last season, the Lady Majors of Millsaps College had one of the most senior squads with four seniors and two juniors leading the team, but managed only a third place finish. Mississippi Valley State University came in fourth, Henderson State University came in fifth, Jackson State University came in sixth, Belhaven University was seventh and Stillman College finished the race in eighth place. Following the conclusion of the college women’s 5K race was the college men’s race, high school girl’s race and high school boy’s race. The last time the Lady Statesmen hosted a home race was in 2008, where 23 college and high school teams came to compete. Over 400 high school and collegiate runners participated in the event, and the Lady Statesmen came in third overall. The Lady Statesmen will travel to Jacksonville, Ala., to compete in the Jacksonville State University XC Invitational 5K on Oct. 4. The race is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. DSU men’s golf team finishes first Florian Mondoloni Sports Editor T he men’s golf team won the Derrall Foreman Intercollegiate team title on Sept. 19 and 20, at Par 72, 6,515-yard Cleveland Country Club. Seven teams participated in the tournament. The final ranking from one to seven was Delta State University (score of 825, -39), Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (835, -29), Central Alabama CC (852, -12), Delta State Green (860, -4), Arkansas-Monticello (867, +3), Mississippi College (886, +22) and East Mississippi (888, +24). Two Statesmen had very good scores, Chad Cupples and Reed Lindsey. The team was facing a 13 stroke deficit going into the second day of the tournament, but their scores helped to make the comeback possible. Cupples finished 10 under par, which means he finished at 62. Lindsey finished with a seven-under, which means 65. Lindsey shot 16-under 200, which made him earn the medalist honors. Cupples was second with a 15-under 201, which made him get All-Tournament laurels. Brad Thornton played for DSU Green and made seven-under 209. The Statesmen will return to competition at Columbus, Ga., to play against CSU Columbus State University on Sept. 29-30.
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 B2 The Delta Statement
Quarterback Tyler Sullivan went 41 for 64 for 502 yards. Photo by Elisabetta Zengaro
The Lady Statesmen cross country team shows off their award after winning the invitational. Photo by Elisabetta Zengaro
The DSU golf team won the Derrall Foreman Intercollegiate team title. Photo by Elisabetta Zengaro
Casey Osborne scored two touchdowns for Delta State. Photo by Elisabetta Zengaro
O.B. TaylorAssistant Sports Editor
The Delta State Statesmen earned a good start to their Gulf South Conference campaign by defeating
the Valdosta State Blazers 49-32 at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium in Valdosta, Ga., on Sept. 20.
The game started off with a good start by the Blazers. They scored the fi rst touchdown of the game at the 10:31 mark when quarterback Jake Medlock rushed through the Statesmen’s goal line to put his team up 6-0.
The Blazer’s extra point was blocked by Delta State defensive back Jordan Howard, which resulted in that score line.
The next drive was riddled by short passes by Statesmen redshirt-sophomore quarterback Tyler Sullivan. It led to a 37-yard touchdown pass that Sullivan completed to junior wide receiver Casey Osborne to force his side a 7-6 lead with 8:23 left in the fi rst quarter.
A few moments later, Delta State kicked the ball off to Valdosta State which resulted in a fumble forced by Delta State defensive back Jon Knox, when he tackled Vincent Dallas.
The fumble was recovered by Knox’s teammate Artavius Morgan, and he recovered it on the 14-yard line.
A few seconds later, Sullivan scored a touchdown for the Statesmen when he ran 5 yards to the goal line. It made the score 14-6 Delta State with 7:19 left to play in the fi rst quarter.
Things went from bad to worse for Valdosta State during kickoff once again.
The Blazers turned the ball over when Statesmen linebacker Ronnie Smith tackled Blazers’ running back Nick Davis and forced the fumbled. It was recovered by Statesmen linebacker Joreco Beckwith at the 44-yard line.
A few seconds later, Delta State scored again when Sullivan threw a 44-yard touchdown pass
to senior wide receiver Justin Leavy which made the score 21-6 with 6:54 left in fi rst quarter.
In the second quarter, Valdosta State kicker Anthony Pistelli kicked a 26-yard fi eld goal in the 14:00 mark to put his side 21-9 down.
He kicked a 49-yarder to put his side 21-12 down at the 5:37 mark.
After Sullivan and his offense failed to get things going on offense on the next drive after Pistelli’s second fi eld goal of the game, the Blazers were right back in the game.
Blazers’ quarterback Kaleb Nobles completed a 10-yard touchdown pass to receiver Donovan Bolden to put his side 21-19 down with 4:16 left in the fi rst half.
With 1:43 left in the fi rst half, Statesmen halfback Timothy Foy scored a 3-yard touchdown to put his side up 27-19. Sciorrotta’s attempt at the extra point was good, and the Statesmen now had a 28-19 lead.
Valdosta State responded back with a Nobles 1-yard touchdown pass to Austin Scott with no time left in the fi rst half. The score at halftime was 28-26, with Delta State leading Valdosta by one point.
In the second half, the Blazers didn’t fare very well.
They gave up a rushing touchdown which was ran by running back D’Juan Bellaire for 12 yards to put the score 35-26 Delta State with 11:38 left in the third quarter.
After failing to score in their next drive, it got worse for Valdosta State. Their defense gave up an 85-yard touchdown pass that Sullivan threw to Osborne to put the Statesmen up 42-26 with 8:10 left in the third quarter.
With 3:45 left in the game, the Blazers’ quarterback threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Chris Anderson. The two point conversion failed which made the score 42-32 Delta State leading VSU.
The Blazers’ hopes of victory were dashed when Nobles threw an interception which was caught by Statesmen defensive back Romelo Wilson. The Hawaiian native ran the interception for a 31- yard touchdown to help his side secure a 48-32 victory.
Statesmen quarterback Sullivan was 41 for 64 passing for 502 yards with three touchdown passes and two interceptions. He also ran 10 times for 26 yards and a touchdown.
Running back Bellaire ran the ball 19 times for 78 yards and a touchdown averaging 4.1 yards per run.
Junior receiver Osborne caught nine passes for 192 yards and three touchdown passes. He terrorized the Blazers’ defensive backs with his tactics of speed and mastering the nine catches he caught.
Leavy caught fi ve passes for 100 yards and earned a touchdown in the game. Senior receiver Ricky Hunt caught
seven passes for 46 yards. Jarvis York also caught seven passes in the game against the Blazers.
On defense, redshirt junior defensive back Jon Knox had a solid game in the tackle category while forcing a fumble during a kickoff in the first quarter. He collected seven in the game.
Sophomore linebacker Wilson Curtis also had a solid game collecting seven tackles while forcing two of them for a loss.
The Statesmen are 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the Gulf South Conference. Head Coach Todd Cooley was pleased about his team’s superb effort against a tough Valdosta State side.
The Statesmen will return to Parker Field-McCool Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 27, to take on Central State on Pig Pickin’ Day. Kickoff time is at 6 p.m. It will be the Statesmen’s first game on the new turf.
Delta State defeats Valdosta State in conference opener
Elisabetta ZengaroEditor in chief
A combination of endurance and experience led the Lady Statesmen to a fi rst place
fi nish in the Lady Statesmen Cross Country 5K Invitational at the DSU Derrall Foreman Golf Course on Saturday, Sept. 20.
For the fi rst time in six years, the Lady Statesmen hosted their fi rst home race with more than 24 college and high school teams and over 400 runners.
The Lady Statesmen had a strong start to the race, but leadership from the senior-most runners on the team, Tressa Lamb and Mary Katherine Chunn, propelled the Lady Statesmen to a fi rst place win across the fi nish line.
Lamb and Chunn were the Lady Statesmen’s top runners in the race and set the pace for the rest of the team.
Chunn claimed fi rst place in the race with a time of 20:07, breaking her personal best time for the second consecutive race in a row. Chunn was also the Lady Statesmen’s top runner in the Fleet Feet Invitational (5K) at Huntsville, Ala., on Sept. 13, fi nishing 31st overall with a time of 20:24 (her previous personal best time), but ran 17 seconds faster than that to keep the Lady Statesmen in the running for fi rst.
As a transfer from Blue Mountain College, Chunn enters her fi rst season as a Lady Statesman, but her consistency and competitive drive have already proven to be a key aspect of the team.
Chunn was one of the top three runners in all her races at Blue Mountain College, where she helped lead the Lady Toppers to the NAIA National Championship qualifying race in the 2010-2011 season, and so far, she continues to make headlines as a top runner and leader for Lady Statesmen cross country.
Not far behind Chunn was fellow teammate, Lamb, who fi nished the race third overall with a time of 20:20 seconds—12 seconds faster than the previous race.
As the Lady Statesmen’s only senior, Lamb has been
Lady Statesmen win first place in DSU cross country invitational
running with the Lady Statesmen since her sophomore year in 2011, where she helped lead the Lady Statesmen to a second place fi nish in the UAH Fleet Feet/Earl Jacoby Memorial 5k and a fourth best fi nish by a non-NCAA DI program in the Vanderbilt University Commodore Classic.
Lamb then helped guide the Lady Statesmen to a fourth place fi nish in the 2012 GSC Championship and came in 62nd at the NCAA South Regional with a time of 25:14. Lamb posted her personal best times in two races and fi nished in the top 20 twice throughout the 2013 season.
She was only eight seconds behind fellow teammate Chunn in the Fleet Invitational (5K) in Huntsville, Ala., on Sept. 13, to fi nish as the second top runner for the Lady Statesmen and 35th overall, while helping to secure the Lady Statesmen a ninth place fi nish in the race.
While Chunn and Lamb posted the best times for the Lady Statesmen, other key performances by fellow teammates Tori McDonald, Maria Arzate and Anna Poteet, kept the Lady Statesmen ahead of the competition.
McDonald fi nished the race as the Lady Statesmen’s next top runner, crossing the fi nish line in
just under 21 minutes at 20:51 to secure a ninth place fi nish. McDonald’s time of 20:51 was a career best.
Azarte fi nished just two seconds later to claim the 11th spot at 20:53.
Poteet came in 17th to round out the top 20 runners, with a time of 21:12 and set a personal record beating her best time from her freshman year.
Hannah Register and Madison Nash came in 24th and 38th respectively.
The Lady Statesmen fi nished the race with a combined total of 41 points and time of 1:43:23 to win the race.
Of the teams that participated in the college women’s 5K, Mississippi College and Millsaps College were the Lady Statesmen’s toughest competition.
The Lady Statesmen’s newest Gulf South Conference rival, Mississippi College, came in second place with 58 points and a time of 1:44:28. The Lady Choctaws robbed the Lady Statesmen of an eighth place fi nish at the Fleet Feet 5K, but the Lady Statesmen proved the better team this time. They will continue to face the Lady Choctaws throughout the season and will travel to Clinton, Miss., later in the season for
the Mississippi College DII Challenge 5K.
Coming off a sixth place fi nish at the SAA Cross Country Conference Championship last season, the Lady Majors of Millsaps College had one of the most senior squads with four seniors and two juniors leading the team, but managed only a third place fi nish.
Mississippi Valley State University came in fourth, Henderson State University came in fi fth, Jackson State University came in sixth, Belhaven University was seventh and Stillman College fi nished the race in eighth place.
Following the conclusion of the college women’s 5K race was the college men’s race, high school girl’s race and high school boy’s race.
The last time the Lady Statesmen hosted a home race was in 2008, where 23 college and high school teams came to compete. Over 400 high school and collegiate runners participated in the event, and the Lady Statesmen came in third overall.
The Lady Statesmen will travel to Jacksonville, Ala., to compete in the Jacksonville State University XC Invitational 5K on Oct. 4. The race is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m.
DSU men’s golf team finishes first
Florian MondoloniSports Editor
The men’s golf team won the Derrall Foreman Intercollegiate team title on Sept. 19 and 20, at
Par 72, 6,515-yard Cleveland Country Club.
Seven teams participated in the tournament. The fi nal ranking from one to seven was Delta State University (score of 825, -39), Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (835, -29), Central Alabama CC (852, -12), Delta State Green (860, -4), Arkansas-Monticello (867, +3), Mississippi College (886, +22) and East Mississippi (888, +24).
Two Statesmen had very good scores, Chad Cupples and
Reed Lindsey. The team was facing a 13
stroke defi cit going into the second day of the tournament, but their scores helped to make the comeback possible. Cupples fi nished 10 under par, which means he fi nished at 62. Lindsey fi nished with a seven-under, which means 65.
Lindsey shot 16-under 200, which made him earn the medalist honors. Cupples was second with a 15-under 201, which made him get All-Tournament laurels. Brad Thornton played for DSU Green and made seven-under 209.
The Statesmen will return to competition at Columbus, Ga., to play against CSU Columbus State University on Sept. 29-30.
