2008 Woodie Awards
Gorloks 3-0 in SLIAC after pair of wins
By: Will Savage
Issue date: 9/20/07 Section: Sports
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The Gorloks won both of their matches on Sept. 15 to remain undefeated in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Coach Merry Graf sees the wins as stepping stones towards higher achievement.
"One of our goals for this season is to go undefeated and ultimately win conference," Graf said.
By being 3-0 in conference Webster is now tied for first place in the SLIAC standings with Greenville College, who is also 3-0 in conference play.
The first match of the day for the Gorloks was played against the Eureka Red Devils. Webster handled the match well, combining great defense and a well-executed offense. The Gorloks seemed to play better with every serve, as they won the match in three games without running into any trouble. The scores of each game slowly got farther apart as time went on with the Gorloks winning by finals of 30-22, 30-20 and 30-18.
Next, the Gorloks took on the Blackburn Battlin' Beavers who, with a record of 1-9, did not seem like much of a threat, until they played Principia the match before Webster. Principia had been picked to easily handle Blackburn, but the Beavers sent the match into a close game four, nearly forcing a game five.
Unfortunately for Blackburn, their success did not run over into the second match. The Gorloks kept their competitive edge despite the competition and won against Blackburn in three games by scores of 30-20, 30-11 and 30-18.
Webster continues its attempt to remain undefeated in conference play when Lincoln Christian College comes to Grant Gymnasium on Sept. 19. LCC lost its head coach in the offseason; he was replaced with one of the assistant coaches who had been with the program for several years. Because of this, many people do not expect there to be the turnover time that usually occurs when a new coach comes to a program.
Last year, Webster beat LCC in three games. But the fact that Webster is still undefeated and was the coaches' pick to win the conference in the preseason makes the Gorloks the team that everyone is excited to get a chance to beat.
"I expect Lincoln Christian to be scrappy and battle for every point," said coach Graf.
After the Sept. 19 match, the Gorloks will have more than a week to prepare for their next match against McMurray College, another conference opponent.
If they can win against Lincoln Christian, the team be in a very good position to fulfill their goal of being conference champions.
"One of our goals for this season is to go undefeated and ultimately win conference," Graf said.
By being 3-0 in conference Webster is now tied for first place in the SLIAC standings with Greenville College, who is also 3-0 in conference play.
The first match of the day for the Gorloks was played against the Eureka Red Devils. Webster handled the match well, combining great defense and a well-executed offense. The Gorloks seemed to play better with every serve, as they won the match in three games without running into any trouble. The scores of each game slowly got farther apart as time went on with the Gorloks winning by finals of 30-22, 30-20 and 30-18.
Next, the Gorloks took on the Blackburn Battlin' Beavers who, with a record of 1-9, did not seem like much of a threat, until they played Principia the match before Webster. Principia had been picked to easily handle Blackburn, but the Beavers sent the match into a close game four, nearly forcing a game five.
Unfortunately for Blackburn, their success did not run over into the second match. The Gorloks kept their competitive edge despite the competition and won against Blackburn in three games by scores of 30-20, 30-11 and 30-18.
Webster continues its attempt to remain undefeated in conference play when Lincoln Christian College comes to Grant Gymnasium on Sept. 19. LCC lost its head coach in the offseason; he was replaced with one of the assistant coaches who had been with the program for several years. Because of this, many people do not expect there to be the turnover time that usually occurs when a new coach comes to a program.
Last year, Webster beat LCC in three games. But the fact that Webster is still undefeated and was the coaches' pick to win the conference in the preseason makes the Gorloks the team that everyone is excited to get a chance to beat.
"I expect Lincoln Christian to be scrappy and battle for every point," said coach Graf.
After the Sept. 19 match, the Gorloks will have more than a week to prepare for their next match against McMurray College, another conference opponent.
If they can win against Lincoln Christian, the team be in a very good position to fulfill their goal of being conference champions.
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