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The week that is (9.20.2010)

Here is a look at what is coming up for the Bears and Sugarbears this week.

1. Football

The Bears are 3-0!  How we got there isn’t important right now.  All that matters is that we are 3-0, and shouldbe ranked in the Top 25 this week.  The Bears face their biggest challenge of the season this Saturday when they travel to Tulsa to face off against the University of Tulsa Golden Hurricanes at 6 pm.  Tulsa is 1-2 on the season and will be hungry for another win.  The last time the Bears played Tulsa we kept it pretty close and it was a great game.  I expect nothing less this time around.  So far, they are  averaging 36.7 ppg, 189.7 yards rushing per game, and 328 passing yards per game.  Their QB is 78-126-5 on the season.  We will need both our offense and defense to show up in order to win, but it is a winnable game!

2. Volleyball

The Sugarbears improved their record to 9-6 (1-0) with a sweep of the Sugarbear Classic.  UCA sophomore middle blocker Taylor Hammonds, the tournament’s MVP, hit .500 with nine kills and six blocks. Junior outside hitter Jessica Hays recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 15 kills and 12 digs. All-tournament team selection Chloe Smith had 14 kills and four aces and senior Chloe Evans came up with a season-best 15 digs. Freshman setter Marissa Collins, also an all-tournament selection, had 42 assists and four aces.  The Sugarbears will continue their home stretch by facing two SLC foes this week, Sam Houston State on Thursday at 7 and Stephen F. Austin Saturday at 2.  SHSU is 6-9 so far on the season and SFA is 7-8.  We are 1-0 in SLC play, and as I saw on Coach McRoberts’ twitter feed the other day we are only 15 games away from another undefeated SLC season!

3. Men’s Soccer

They are having a rough go of it so far this season with a record of 1-5.  They have played a tough schedule and it doesn’t get any easier as they start conference play (Missouri Valley) this Saturday by hosting Missouri State at 4 pm at the Bill Stephen’s Track/Soccer Complex.  Missouri State is 2-3 on the season after playing some very close games (a 2-3 L to SMU in 2 OT, and 2-1 L to #12 Louisville, they also beat IUPUI 3-0 whom the Bears lost to 2-1).  Hopefully they can pull it together and do well in conference play.

4.  Women’s Soccer

The Bear’s Soccer team has a nice 3-game win streak going that has improved their record to 4-3-1. Their streak includes wins against Prairie View A&M (4-0), Tulsa (1-0), and UAPB (2-1 OT).  The only time they play this week is Sunday (9-26) in Conway vs SIU-Edwardsville who is 5-3-1.  A note from the UCA Women’s Soccer Twitter feed: 13 goals scored this year by 12 different players, including 6 goals by freshmen, including game winner vs. Tulsa and UAPB.

5. Men’s Golf

After a 4th place finish at the NebraskaFairway Club Invitational at ArborLinks Golf Club, the men are back in action today at the UTA/Waterchase Invitational in Fort Worth, TX. Senior Steven Lecuyer finished highest for UCA tied for 4th.

6. Women’s Golf

After a disappointing 10th place finish at the Nebraska Chip-N-Club Invitational have a week off to regroup before the Golfweek Conference Challenge next week.  The showing in Nebraska was disappointing because they finished the first round in fourth place.  Although it appears bad weather may be to blame.  Overall they were led by Sophomore Julie Roth who finished tied for 11th.

7. Cross Country

They will run this week (9-25) at the Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic.  In their first race of the season, they had a pretty good showing by some freshmen.  Both of the University of Central Arkansas’ cross country teams were paced by a pair of freshmen at the UALR Invitational held at the Rebsamen Golf Course on Friday evening. Conway’s Erika Setzler finished second in the women’s 5k race with a time of 19:22.83, while Little Rock’s Kayla Nehus was fifth in 19:35.04. Russellville’s Michael Allen was the Bears’ top finisher in the men’s 5K, placing 14th in 16:15.25 and Amos Gerber of Hot Springs took 16th in 16:33.41.  Also for the women, sophomore Elizabeth Craig finished 20th (20:27.25), sophomore Courtney Efurd placed 22nd (20:36.59). and sophomore Dacey Mitchell was 38th (21:33.76). For the men, sophomore Tony Stewart took 21st place (16:42.25), freshman Jeremiah Fleeman was 25th (16:56.61) and senior Logan Dockery finished 30th (17:09.03).  Also competing in the meet were UALR, Arkansas State, Memphis, Christian Brothers, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Arkansas Tech, Grambling, Hendrix and Henderson State. From: UCAsport.com

UCA gains full Division I membership.

The long wait is finally over for the University of Central Arkansas Athletic Department, which was notified this week by the NCAA that the school has achieved Division I Active Membership.

The notice from the NCAA concludes a five-year transition process for UCA’s administration, players coaches and fans. All UCA athletic teams will now be eligible for postseason play in both the Southland Conference and on the national level beginning this fall.

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To recognize the completion of the reclassification process, the UCA Athletic Department will host a Division I active membership celebration reception at 4:30 Wednesday at Buffalo Alumni Hall on the UCA campus.

Full story here

Branson still getting good press

While college spring football has wrapped up and is waiting on fall camp to get here, NFL teams are currently practicing, and Marquez Branson is still being talked about by the Denver press. He’s seen time at fullback, tight end, H-back and split out wide.

Despite “gale force winds” on Monday, the Broncos continued on with passing camp, and Branson caught one of just a few complete passes of the day:

Tim Tebow completed 2 of 3 including a gorgeous, downwind out pattern to tight end Marquez Branson.

Here’s another account of the day’s action:

Marquez Branson continued to get involved in the offense, taking a few snaps at fullback but mostly participating as a pass-catching tight end. During 7-on-7s, he made one of the only catches of the afternoon despite the wind, leaping over a linebacker to haul in a catch. It even drew “ooohs” from some of the media since so many other passes had fallen incomplete.

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Other stories posted in the forum from the last week:

• Branson means business after earning promotion
• Broncos’ O Stealing from Chargers
• Get to Know: Marquez Branson

Former players getting plenty of press

So, everyone should know by now that Larry Hart was drafted in the fifth round by the Jaguars. The UCASports story quotes Larry saying that they have no plans to move him from his customary defensive end spot. Larry becomes the highest drafted Bear ever (round 5, pick 12, 143 overall) and joins three other defensive lineman that the Jags chose during the draft. The Jaguars own Web site admits that “The post-draft grades aren’t likely to be kind to the Jaguars.”

“We wanted to create more rush. I did not envision drafting four defensive linemen. It just worked out that way,” [General Manager Gene] Smith said.

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Marquez Branson wasn’t drafted last season, but after being signed as a free agent and spending the entire season on the practice squad in Denver, it looks like the timing may be right for him to make the 53-man roster. That’s according to 2nd year head coach Josh McDaniels:

McDaniels says he’s found Scheffler replacement

Josh McDaniels said Friday night the player most likely to replace Tony Scheffler at the Broncos’ “receiving” tight end position is Marquez Branson. Undrafted last year out of Central Arkansas, the 6-2, 241-pound Branson spent his entire rookie season on the Broncos’ practice squad.

“You didn’t see him last year but we have very high expectations and high hopes for him,” McDaniels said.

“He was Antonio Gates and all those guys last year on the (scout) team. Did a nice job for us in terms of showing our defense what we wanted him to do. Learned a lot.”

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And finally, we find out that former Bear baseballer Todd Gossage has found a new home – in Canada. He starts the 2010 season with the Sussex Skyhawks, and independent team in the CanAm League. The season starts Thursday.

Gossage released, Hart getting closer

Baseball America’s transactions list from March 31 shows that the White Sox released Todd Gossage. He spent the 2009 season playing for the Great Falls Voyagers, an advanced rookie league team in the Pioneer League. Gossage played in 37 of 38 games and finished batting .231 with 11 RBI and just two extra basehits on the entire season, both doubles. If you know where Todd may be playing this year, leave it in the comments.

Larry Hart continues his weekly blogging and let everyone know that he’s been on six visits with two more lined up. He and his agent are both starting to feel positively about his possibilities on draft day.

My agent and I are feeling better about the chances of me getting drafted.  I am real excited.