This Week in Frostburg Sports

Football:

Due to the impending weather resulting from the approaching Hurricane Florence, the NJAC matchup between Frostburg State and Christopher Newport was cancelled. The game will be rescheduled for a later date in the season. D3football.com recently released their two-week version of the Top 25 Poll and the Bobcats are ranked 6^th. The Bobcats are currently 2-0 with their record so far this season. The next game the Bobcats will play, following the cancellation from this weekend, is an NJAC conference game against Rowan University at Bobcat Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 22.

Men’s & Women’s Cross Country:

The cross-country team did not compete this week. Their next race will be at the Messiah College Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 22. Senior Robbie Romano was named Capital Athletic Conference Men’s Cross-Country Athlete of the Week, after his performance at the Westmoreland CCC Invitational last weekend.

Men’s Soccer:

The Bobcats improved 2-4 for their record for the season, while four different Bobcats scored in the shutout on Wednesday, Sept. 12 against Penn State Altoona at Bobcat Stadium. First-year Kaps Kapende, sophomores Andre Lakanu and Randy Putnam, and junior Blake Geatz all put points on the board during the game. The Bobcats outshot the Lions 36-5, 20-1 of those shots being on goal. On Saturday, Sept. 15, the Bobcats traveled to Washington & Jefferson to take on the Presidents. The Bobcats progressed their record to 3-4, with their second win of the week, outscoring the Presidents 2-1. The two goals were scored by sophomore Mo Odolla and senior Alferid Kemal. First-year goalkeeper Joel Assal made three saves on Saturday. The next game for the Bobcats will be on Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 5 p.m. when the Dickinson College Red Devils travel to Frostburg for the nonconference matchup.

Women’s Soccer:

On Wednesday, Sept. 12, the Bobcats played the McDaniel College Green Terror at Bobcat Stadium. The teams were evenly matched on the shooting aspect of the game, as both teams took 12 shots, each with five shots on goal. The only difference in the game was that the Terror were able to sneak two shots past senior goalkeeper Rhianna Lapen, who made three saves in the loss.

On Saturday, Sept. 15, the Bobcats took their home field again to play against Baldwin Wallace. The Bobcats record changed to 1-4, after suffering a narrow loss 2-1 against the Yellowjackets on Saturday afternoon. The next game will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. as the Bobcats will take on the Bridgewater College Eagles at Bobcat Stadium.

Volleyball:

The Bobcats welcomed Gettysburg’s volleyball team to the court on Wednesday, Sept. 12 for a 7:30 p.m. contest. The match went to five sets, but Gettysburg was able to get the best out of five (26-28, 25-20, 13-25, 25-21, 10-15). After this loss, the Bobcats are at 5-5 for their record this season. Junior Biamba Tshitenge led the Bobcats in kills with 13, while also having six blocks. Junior Katie Onyundo led with 35 assists and junior Cori Smothers led with digs at 41.

The Bobcats traveled over the weekend to Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio to participate in the Hiram Tournament. The first two games, played on Friday night, were against Kenyon College from Gambier, Ohio (25-27, 19-25, 14-25) and Hiram College (10-25, 23-25, 20-25). While both matches resulted in a 0-3 loss for the Bobcats, they had two more chances to play on Saturday against John Carroll University (University Heights, Ohio) (14-25, 15-25, 14-25) and Kalamazoo College (Kalamazoo, Mich.).

Field Hockey:

Frostburg’s field hockey team played in one game this week, when they traveled to Eastern Mennonite University on Wednesday, Sept. 12. The score resulted in a 2-3 loss for the Bobcats. The two goals were scored by seniors Ashleigh Myers and Molly Pickard. Junior goalkeeper Sierra Smizer made five saves in the contest. After having this weekend to prepare for their next competition, the Bobcats will host Goucher College on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m.

Men’s & Women’s Swimming:

The Frostburg swim team is set to begin practicing for the 2018-2019 season on Monday, Sept. 17. The first meet is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. at Frostburg’s pool against Gallaudet University.

Men’s & Women’s Tennis:

The tennis team was scheduled to play McDaniel College on Saturday, Sept. 15, but the match was postponed due to the bad weather over the weekend. The next fall matchup will take place on Saturday, Sept. 22 at Hood College in Frederick, Md.

Spring Sports Update:

Some of the spring sports teams started their fall ball seasons this week, including women’s lacrosse, men’s lacrosse, and baseball. This is an exciting time for these athletes as they are working on developing the necessary skills on and off the field, as well as in the weight room, to be able to perform at their best ability when the spring semester arrives, and they are competing with their in-season opponents.